Bengaluru: News
25 Jan 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka bandh over Mahadayi river dispute disrupts normal life
A state-wide bandh disrupted life in Karnataka. Pro-Kannada outfits called for a bandh demanding PM Narendra Modi's intervention in the inter-state Mahadayi river water row with neighbouring Goa.
24 Jan 2018
KarnatakaMahadayi dispute: Two bandhs in 10 days to hit Karnataka
In a bid to resolve the Mahadayi water dispute, pro-Kannada organizations have called for two bandhs in the state over the next two weeks. While January 25 will witness a state-wide bandh, the second bandh on February 4 will only be for Bengaluru.
23 Jan 2018
KarnatakaBengaluru faces cold spell, temperature dips by two degrees
As soon as the residents of Bengaluru thought summer was almost round the corner, the city witnessed a sudden dip in mercury making the temperature fall by at least two degrees.
23 Jan 2018
KarnatakaBengaluru police make ISI mark helmets mandatory from February 1
After taking action against half-helmets and insisting children need to wear helmets too, Bengaluru traffic police has now decided to make ISI mark helmets mandatory for all motorists.
20 Jan 2018
KarnatakaBengaluru lake fire doused by Army after seven hours
After the civic administration of Bengaluru failed to douse the fire at Bellandur lake on Friday, Army had to be called in to take control of the situation.
19 Jan 2018
PolandKempegowda International Airport to get in-house Waste Management plant soon
Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport(KIA) that generates over 20 tonnes of waste every day, will soon set up its own in-house integrated Solid Waste Management plant(SWM).
19 Jan 2018
KarnatakaBengaluru's Bellandur lake catches fire once again
The infamous Bellandur lake in South East Bengaluru once again caught fire on Friday morning around 10 am, as nearby residents spotted smoke emitting from the severely-polluted lake.
19 Jan 2018
NetflixStart-up opens first theater for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
Bengaluru-based start-up TERIFLIX has opened the first mini-theatre for screening content from video streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
17 Jan 2018
KarnatakaBengaluru: Video of drunk-mob attacking woman and men goes viral
A shocking video of a group of men, mostly drunk, attacking three persons in a motorbike in the lanes of Bengaluru's Indira Nagar area has gone viral almost after a fortnight of the incident.
10 Jan 2018
MoonISRO-TeamIndus contract terminated: End of India's private Moonshot mission?
India's only Google Lunar XPRIZE (GLXP) finalist, Bengaluru's space-tech startup TeamIndus's Moonshot mission hit a major roadblock.
08 Jan 2018
DelhiFire breaks out at Bengaluru bar, five employees killed
Five employees of the Kailash Bar and Restaurant in Bengaluru's Kalasipalya died when a fire broke out.
30 Dec 2017
Sexual HarassmentJasmeen Patheja: Collecting clothes to share stories of sexual abuse
The one question that haunts every sexual harassment survivor is: What were you wearing?
25 Dec 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: Techie mysteriously goes missing; left home to meet OLX-buyer
Ajitabh Kumar, a 29-year-old Bengaluru-based software engineer, had gone missing last Monday (18 December) in a rather mysterious manner.
20 Dec 2017
DelhiHow did an Afghan sex-worker get Aadhaar card as 'Delhiite'?
Even as activists wage war on Aadhaar based on its many alleged flaws, another case has come to light that might strengthen their case.
15 Dec 2017
KarnatakaProtesters threaten mass-suicide if Sunny Leone's New Year bash happens!
In a shocking turn of events, protests against the New Year bash of Sunny Leone continue. Members of pro-Kannada group, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Yuva Sene burnt posters of the actress, saying that her participation in the program is an insult to their culture.
12 Dec 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru Central Prison inmates to get Aadhaar, bank accounts
Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara prison is gearing up for a new project: issuing Aadhaar cards to its inmates.
06 Dec 2017
Crime Against WomenBengaluru Ola driver allegedly molests woman, threatens her
TimesNow has reported that an Ola driver in Bengaluru allegedly held a woman hostage and molested her in the cab.
01 Dec 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: Man rescued after 51hrs, to be booked for trespassing
In a freak incident, a Bengaluru man fell into a ditch at Karnataka's Gaganachukki waterfalls on Saturday afternoon.
21 Nov 2017
KarnatakaSiddaramaiah's convoy blocks ambulance again, patient forced to walk
Once again, Karnataka CM Siddaramaih has managed to display his VIP mentality when his convoy blocked an ambulance, forcing a patient to walk to the hospital.
20 Nov 2017
InfosysNandan Nilekani pledges to donate half his wealth to charity
Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini pledged half of their wealth, estimated at $1.7 billion, to charity this weekend.
17 Nov 2017
KarnatakaEveryday 22 fined for smoking in public in southeast Bengaluru
In a bid to control smoking at public areas, nearly two dozen individuals in Bengaluru were fined everyday till mid-October for smoking in public.
16 Nov 2017
IndiaBengaluru fourth deadliest city for motorists
This year, approximately 500 individuals have died so far navigating Bangalore's streets, making it the nation's fourth-deadliest city for motorists.
16 Nov 2017
EmploymentDid you know interest on PF post employment is taxable?
Whether you have resigned, retired or were fired, interest on your provident fund account is taxable in the year of credit after employment.
16 Nov 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: Private doctors on indefinite strike from today
About 6,000 private hospitals/clinics in Bengaluru have shut down their OPD services and elective surgeries indefinitely in protest against amendments proposed to the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Bill.
16 Nov 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru teen abducted, gang-raped for 10 days; four arrested
A teen girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped at a lodge in Bengaluru for 10 days, city police revealed on Wednesday.
15 Nov 2017
TransgendersBengaluru: Mayor promises bus passes, home loans for transgender community
After a meeting with the Bengaluru's transgender community, Mayor Sampath Raj promised them that the BBMP would meet all of their demands.
14 Nov 2017
IndiaBengaluru company picked by Facebook for marketing mix modelling partnership
RainMan Consulting, a Bengaluru-based marketing analytics company, has become one of the primary firms in Asia to join hands with Facebook as a marketing mix modelling partner (MMM).
12 Nov 2017
Sasikala NatarajanI-T freezes 100 bank accounts linked to Sasikala's nephew
I-T sleuths have reportedly frozen at least a hundred bank accounts associated to Jaya TV MD Vivek Jayaraman, VK Sasikala's nephew.
12 Nov 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka Home Minister: Gauri Lankesh's killers will be revealed soon
Two months after the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru, an SIT is nearing the end of its investigation and will reveal its findings in a few weeks, Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy said.
11 Nov 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru's own mini Niagara Falls to be ready by January
Bengaluru's famous Lalbagh botanical gardens will soon have mini-Niagara falls on its premises.
10 Nov 2017
IndiaKarnataka government approves IT employees' union, what does it mean?
At a time when India's Information Technology employees are grappling with job losses, Karnataka's massive IT-sector is going to witness some drastic changes.
10 Nov 2017
BengaluruBengaluru: Iconic Big Kids Kemp closing its door
The iconic shopping destination of MG road, Big Kids Kemp will down its shutters on Friday.
09 Nov 2017
IndiaBengaluru beats San Francisco in confidence to undergo digital transformation
India's Silicon Valley, Bengaluru has been ranked first, ahead of San Francisco, for the confidence of its business leaders in their digital environment based on people's skills and infrastructure.
08 Nov 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru witnessing worst power crisis
Unscheduled power cuts ranging between 4 to 10 hours has disrupted normal life in several parts of Bengaluru.
24 Oct 2017
FacebookBengaluru AI start-up develops speech-to-text technology supporting 9 Indian languages
Bengaluru-based Liv.ai Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-up has developed a speech-recognition technology that converts speech-to-text for those who don't speak English.
16 Oct 2017
WiproBengaluru Wipro techie attacked allegedly for trying to save cows
Violence over cow protection works both ways. This time, a female techie with Wipro in Bengaluru was assaulted allegedly for complaining about cow slaughter.
16 Oct 2017
RainfallBengaluru Rains: City witnesses wettest year in 115 years
Heavy rains over the last two months made 2017 Bengaluru's wettest year in 115 years, according to India Meteorological Department.
14 Oct 2017
SiddaramaiahGauri Lankesh murder: SIT releases sketches of prime suspects
The SIT probing the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh has released sketches of two main suspects.
14 Oct 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: Couple dead, 3 feared drowned in heavy rainstorm
Heavy rainfall in Bengaluru's Kurubarahalli and Lagere on Friday night led to the death of a couple due to a wall collapse.
13 Oct 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: Bus stops to display real-time information
The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Communication (BMTC) has planned to launch digital bus-information displays at 251 bus stops in the city.
