Bengaluru: News

12 Oct 2017

Jaipur

How much do metro rides in Indian cities cost?

Two days ago, Delhi Metro fares were hiked for the second time in five months. The final result: a 100% hike over the period.

12 Oct 2017

Karnataka

Bengaluru: Karnataka gears up for Vidhana Soudha's diamond jubilee

Karnataka is all set to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Vidhana Soudha on October 25th.

09 Oct 2017

Aadhaar Card

Soon, use Aadhaar to check in at Bengaluru Airport

Aadhaar-enabled screening at airports will soon be a reality, and if things go according to plans, Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport will lead the new system.

26 Sep 2017

Selfie Deaths

Bengaluru NCC cadet drowns in pond while friends click selfies

On Sunday, a 17-year-old NCC cadet from Bengaluru's National College drowned in a pond, even as his friends were busy taking selfies.

25 Sep 2017

Consumer Court

Bengaluru: Overcharging Rs. 21 on water-bottle costs mall-outlet Rs. 12,000

A Bengaluru consumer court awarded Rs. 12,000 compensation to a man who was overcharged for a Kinley water-bottle by a mall-outlet owner.

23 Sep 2017

India

Bengaluru: Free, subsidized treatment saves lives of 50 Thalassemic children

The lives of as many as 50 children suffering from Thalassemia have been saved by two Bengaluru-based NGOs and a hospital.

23 Sep 2017

Andhra Pradesh

Fake IT company cheats 50 employees; no salaries, security-deposit refund

At least 50 employees of a fake IT company in Bengaluru have been duped after the firm downed its shutters without paying five months' salaries and refunding security deposits it collected.

23 Sep 2017

Murder

Bengaluru: I-T Officer's son murdered by family-friend and neighbor

Police said Bengaluru Income Tax Officer Niranjan Kumar's 19-year-old son, Sharath, who was abducted for Rs. 50L ransom ten days ago, was strangled to death by the kidnappers.

22 Sep 2017

DNA

SC allows abortion of 17-year-old Bengaluru rape victim

Two minor rape victims, a 17-year-old Bengaluru girl and a 13-year-old Delhi girl, have been permitted by the Supreme Court to abort their fetuses.

22 Sep 2017

Karnataka

Bengaluru: New cab-hailing app Namma TYGR launched

Namma TYGR, a cab-hailing app, is soon going to take on app-based cab services like Uber, Ola, and TaxiForSure in Bengaluru.

22 Sep 2017

India

Bengaluru: Jayant Sinha inaugurates Boeing India's new engineering centre

Expanding its operations, global aerospace major Boeing has opened an additional facility at Boeing India Engineering and Technology Center in Bengaluru.

22 Sep 2017

WhatsApp

Bengaluru: Income Tax Officer's abducted son found dead near lake

Bengaluru Police found the decomposed body of Income Tax officer Niranjan Kumar's 19-year-old son, Sharath, near the Ramohalli lake on the outskirts of the city.

21 Sep 2017

Bengaluru Airport

Bengaluru Airport Metro Link: BMRCL revises alignment, saving Rs. 1000cr

After submitting the detailed project report for the Airport Metro Link, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited said it revised the alignment near Cantonment Railway Station, linking Shivajinagar and Pottery Town metro stations.

21 Sep 2017

WhatsApp

Bengaluru: Boy dies after falling from friend's 18-floor apartment building

Polas, a Class-12 student, mysteriously fell to his death from the 18th floor of his friend's apartment complex, the Prestige Shantiniketan building in Bengaluru's Whitefield.

21 Sep 2017

Karnataka

SC allows 17-year-old Bengaluru rape survivor to abort 24-week fetus

The Supreme Court has given its nod to a 17-year-old rape survivor's pregnancy termination, allowing the Bengaluru victim to abort her 24-week fetus.

20 Sep 2017

Bengaluru

Bengaluru: BMTC staff goes on strike after driver's suicide attempt

NS Madhu, a 35-year-old bus driver in Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison after being harassed by superiors over route-allotment.

20 Sep 2017

Karnataka

Bengaluru receives 1,133mm rain till September; exceeds average annual rainfall

In the first nine months of the year itself, Bengaluru has received a rainfall of 1,133mm (until 19 September), which is much higher than its annual average level.

20 Sep 2017

Elon Musk

Bengaluru tech start-up wins $1mn in Elon Musk-backed competition

Chimple Learning, a two-year-old Bengaluru-based technology start-up, has become one of the finalists of "Global Learning XPRIZE" competition, winning a $1mn milestone prize.

19 Sep 2017

Climate Change

Bengaluru Lake Frothing: Centre seeks CPCB's response over phosphorus pollution

Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake frothing has turned the Centre's attention to high phosphorus content in laundry detergents, bars, and industrial cleaners.

19 Sep 2017

Bengaluru

IFB to pay Rs. 84k compensation over defunct washing machine

A Bengaluru consumer court has ordered household appliance maker IFB Industries to pay Rs. 84,000 to a consumer in a case related to a defunct washing machine as the company didn't comply with its warranty norms.

19 Sep 2017

Uber

Uber apologizes for sexist 'Wife Appreciation Day' message in Bengaluru

Uber feeds on sexism, again. And apologizes, again. This time, it sent a text to men in Bengaluru, asking them to 'appreciate their wives' by letting them 'take a day off from the kitchen' and use offers on UberEATS food service.

18 Sep 2017

Karnataka

Protests against Hindi bring together activists, politicians in Karnataka

The protest against the "imposition" of Hindi in Karnataka has gone a step further with Kannada activists and politicians coming together to plan the further course of action.

18 Sep 2017

X

No more creative memes from Bengaluru Police on Twitter!

After gaining massive popularity for innovative memes on social media, including those on Game of Thrones, Narcos, and Harry Potter among others, Bengaluru Police would now stick to the conventional methods of reaching out to citizens on Twitter.

18 Sep 2017

Road Accidents

Bengaluru: Car race by minors on expressway kills 17-year-old

A midnight car race by three teenagers on Bengaluru's Hosur Road Elevated Expressway resulted in the death of one them near Roopena Agrahara.

16 Sep 2017

Data Leak

User data from ATMs across Bengaluru stolen, European tourists arrested

Several ATMs in Bengaluru, including one at Kempegowda International Airport, have been compromised, police reports said.

13 Sep 2017

Delhi

Bengaluru: Minor allegedly assaulted by security guard in school premises

Safety of students in schools has been called into question with one after another instance of crime inside premises.

12 Sep 2017

Lucknow

ISB, IIMB organize doctoral consortium for training new B-School faculty

The Indian School of Business (ISB) and the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) partnered for organizing a consortium on training doctoral candidates about to begin their careers as B-School faculties.

11 Sep 2017

Namma Metro

Bengaluru: Namma Metro passengers left without mobile-connectivity in underground sections

Several Bengaluru Namma Metro commuters are frustrated as they are unable to get mobile connectivity in the underground section of the Purple Line.

08 Sep 2017

Myntra

Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan's house burgled; Rs. 1cr valuables stolen

Unidentified burglars stole valuables worth Rs. 1cr from Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan's Lavelle Road residence in Bengaluru.

08 Sep 2017

Karnataka

Gauri Lankesh Murder: Rs. 10L reward to anyone providing leads

Karnataka Government is offering Rs. 10L reward for anyone who would provide clues in the murder of renowned journalist Gauri Lankesh.

08 Sep 2017

Nitin Gadkari

Gauri Lankesh murder: Political blame game begins

Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Union Law Minister condemned Rahul Gandhi for the comments he made against BJP and RSS in the matter of veteran journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder.

07 Sep 2017

Karnataka

Bengaluru: New malls threateningly tower over old shops in Majestic

Decades-old shops in Bengaluru's Majestic are facing some serious competition as many parts of the neighborhood are getting a dramatic facelift, with swanky new malls "looming" over the area.

07 Sep 2017

GST

Bengaluru: Handloom and handicraft manufacturers organize "Tax Denial Satyagraha"

"Tax Denial Satyagraha" was held at Bengaluru's Town Hall to oppose GST on khadi products and items made from coir, jute, and grass.

07 Sep 2017

Karnataka

Mangaluru: BJP organizes padayatra after cops deny permission for bike-rally

After BJP was denied permission to organize a bike rally in Karnataka's Mangaluru, the party leaders decided to embark on a walkathon from Jyothi Circle to the DC Office in the city.

07 Sep 2017

Bihar

Bihar: Local journalist Pankaj Mishra shot at, condition critical

Two days after senior journalist Gauri Lankesh was murdered at her home in Bengaluru, Pankaj Mishra, a journalist with Hindi Daily 'Rashtriya Sahara', was shot at in Bihar's Arwal.

06 Sep 2017

Karnataka

No breakfast at Indira Canteen for K'taka Congress President Parameshwara

Karnataka Congress President G Parameshwara conducted a random check at the Indira Canteen in Bengaluru's Ganganagar.

06 Sep 2017

Karnataka

Bengaluru: Two medical aspirants' parents cheated of Rs. 30L

Bengaluru police have registered fraud cases against three middlemen allegedly posing as agents in the city's medical colleges and cheating the parents of two medical aspirants in separate incidents.

06 Sep 2017

Startups

Bengaluru: Start-up that helps civic bodies prepare for natural disasters

Visual computing technology firm VizExperts said municipal agencies in Bengaluru have no system in place to get prepared for natural disasters.