Bengaluru

Covid-19: Bengaluru's IISc announces 15-day lockdown

All academic, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities including classes, examinations, seminars, libraries and project works in the nation's premier institute to be shut for 15 days, in effect from March 14.

Mar 16, 2020

East Bengaluru residents in a fix after water tanker operators call for strike till March 20

Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) said it will provide water if the residents arrange for the water tankers for transportation.

Mar 16, 2020

Coronavirus in Bengaluru: Infosys vacates its office after employee comes in contact with a COVID-19 suspect

The IT giant Infosys has on Friday, 13 March, suspended its Bengaluru office, evacuating its entire staff after one of its employees came in contact with a suspected coronavirus case. The company informed that the office was sanitized as a "precautionary measure".

Mar 14, 2020

Bengaluru schools, colleges, cinemas shut for a week amid Covid-19 fears: CM Yediyurappa

During an emergency meeting of State Ministers and senior officials, over Coronavirus, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said that all malls, cinema halls, pubs, wedding ceremonies and other large gatherings have been banned for a week.

Mar 13, 2020

Karnataka ADGP, Senior IPS officer Charan Reddy passes away

Senior IPS officer, ADGP, CID Charan Reddy passed away in Bengaluru on March 13 at Mahaveer Jain Hospital. Scroll to read more about the journey of the Senior IPS officer.

Mar 13, 2020

Google employee in Bengaluru tests positive for COVID-19

After Dell India and Mindtree, this is the third case where an employee of a tech giant has been diagnosed with coronavirus in the count

Mar 13, 2020

Watch | MP minister Jitu Patwari loses calm, scuffle with Bengaluru police officer follows

The Congress party claims six of their ministers and 16 MLAs are being held captive at a Bengaluru resort and Jitu Patwari went there to "rescue" them.

Mar 12, 2020

Loud 'explosion' triggers panic among residents near Electronic City in Bengaluru

A loud noise triggered panic among the residents in Electronic City, Bengaluru on Thursday, March 12, according to sources from the area.

Mar 12, 2020

Coronavirus in Karnataka: State Govt issues stern guidelines to contain Covid-19 cases

Karnataka Govt issued a notification for tackling coronavirus in the state with guidelines for both hospitals and citizens

Mar 11, 2020

Coronavirus in India: Man suspected to be infected, dies in Karnataka's Kalaburagi; test result awaited

A 76-yr-old man died in Karnataka following treatment for severe illness after he came back from a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia; swab samples sent to NIV Pune

Mar 11, 2020

MP govt crisis: 19 Congress MLAs, MPs lodged in Bengaluru resort seek police protection

As many as 19 Madhya Pradesh Congress rebel legislators (MLAs) and Members of Parliament (MPs) sought police protection during their stay in the city, a party source said on Tuesday, March 10.

Mar 10, 2020

COVID-19: Four positive cases in Bengaluru

Earlier, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday said three positive coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Bengaluru.

Mar 10, 2020

Fact-check: Has there been an outbreak of cholera in Bengaluru?

As per the reports doing the rounds, many patients have tested positive for cholera in the last few days in Bengaluru.

Mar 9, 2020

Tumakuru car accident: 13 killed, 5 critical after two cars collide on Bengaluru-Mangaluru highway in Karnataka

Among the dead, 10 were from Tamil Nadu and three from Bengaluru. All of them were pilgrims who were on their way to Dharmasthala in Karnataka.

Mar 6, 2020

Bengaluru doctor rapes girlfriend in hotel room, films her to blackmail her

A Bengaluru doctor raped his girlfriend at a hotel room and threatened her with a video he had filmed if she approached the police.

Mar 5, 2020

The dramatic arrest of police impostor who harassed three women in Bengaluru

Identified as Naresh, the impersonator misbehaved with a group of three women in Bengaluru last month.

Mar 4, 2020

Hyderabad techie working in Bengaluru tests positive for coronavirus

Coronavirus has reached Delhi, Jaipur and now Telengana with a Bengaluru techie, who belongs to Hyderabad, being tested positive, with the aviation regulator DGCA stating that all passengers coming from Italy and Iran would undergo thermal screening

Mar 2, 2020

'Debate, discussion shatter conditions clouding truth': Prez Ram Nath Kovind addresses conclave in Bengaluru

President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the fourth edition of 'The Huddle' – annual thought conclave of the Hindu in Bengaluru today on February 22, 2020.

Feb 22, 2020

Have RCB's social media handles been hacked? Here's the truth

There has been huge speculation on social media about the sudden disappearance of pictures from RCB's Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook handles.

Feb 12, 2020

BBMP buys German bins for Indian trash, spends whopping ₹55 crore in Bengaluru

Even though Karnataka is the among the largest producers of Iron ore in the country, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike has installed 400 new dustbins worth Rs 55 crore imported all the way from Germany.

Feb 7, 2020