In a soul stirring incident coming in from Bengaluru, a merely one-day baby girl abandoned by the rode side and badly bitten by ants was rescued by a lady cop who decided to not only save her life but also breastfeed her. The police woman named Sangitha S Halimani went beyond[Read More…]
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Bengaluru: Dressed up cows made to walk on fire as a part of Makar Sankranti celebration
India’s harvest festival Makar Sakranti highly celebrated among Hindus marks the advent of spring and is celebrated by kite-flying and other regional festivities in the month of January across the country. Among the many regional customs of celebrating the festival, Bengaluru men decorated cows and walked them over hay set ablaze. Cows dressed[Read More…]
Australia to play 2 T20Is, 5 ODIs in India
Mumbai, Australia will begin their India tour with a Twenty20 International (T20I) in Bengaluru on February 24 and will also play five ODIs from March 2, it was announced on Thursday. The home series comprises two T20Is and five ODIs. The first T20I will be held on February 24 at[Read More…]
Karnataka temple tragedy: Toll rises to 14, Driver saves 35 lives by mistake
Chamarajnagar: 35 women devotees who were on their way to Sulawadi Maramma Temple in Chamarajnagar district had landed at another Maramma Temple in Rampura after the driver took them there by mistake. Earlier more than 90 people were admitted to hospital after eating the poisonous Prasad. 14 people have reportedly[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia consulate office in Bengaluru soon, says ambassador
Bengaluru: Saudi Arabian Ambassador Doctor Saudi Mohammed Alsati met with the Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy at Vidhan Saudha on Tuesday. After the meeting both the leaders agreed to open a consulate office in Bengaluru shortly. Mohammed Alsati stated that nowadays several people are traveling from the Karnataka to Saudi Arabia.[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Unable to cure migrane, doctor kills mother & sister; attempts suicide later
A 43-year-old doctor identified as Govinda Prakash, allegedly killed his mother and sister by administering them an insulin overdose and attempted to commit suicide in the same manner on Saturday morning. As per the many reports, a purported suicide note revealed that the doctor could not find the cure for the migrane[Read More…]
Dell hosting women entrepreneur network meet in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Global computer maker Dell Technologies is hosting for the first time in India its Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) meeting in this tech hub on Tuesday to focus on women funding women, said the US-based firm on Monday. “The event brings innovators, investors and influencers who dedicate to build[Read More…]
Google’s hyper-local social network app ‘Neighbourly’ enters Delhi and Bengaluru
Neighbourly, Google‘s social network app which was earlier launched in Mumbai, has now been rolled out in Delhi and Bengaluru. This Google app allows users to communicate crucial information to people in their neighbourhood. The app is currently available only on the Android platform and has in just a span of[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Car carrying four collides with Pejawar seer’s vehicle, octogenarian couple dies
A couple in their 80s lost their lives when their car collided with a vehicle carrying Sri Vishwesha Teertha of Pejewar Mutt of Udupi on the Chintamani highway near Bengaluru. The accident occurred around 7.45 am. While four others sustained injuries in the accident. In the accident, Ramakrishnaiah, aged 85,[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Search operation underway to trace missing Omani family
A search operation has been launched by police, a year after an Omani woman went missing along with her three minor children from the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. Pinjarewale Sabera Shaikh Husain, aged 30, landed at the airport on September 5, 2017, from Oman. Her children included two girls[Read More…]
Karnataka: Horrific! Women killed her daughter and commit suicide with parents
Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a woman killed her daughter and commits suicide with her parents on Monday in the Vidyaranyapura police station area. The deceased have been identified as Sudharani 29, her daughter Monika 6, and her parents Janardhan 52, and Sumitra 45. Police have recovered a suicide note[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Women create comic strip to depict sexual misconduct faced in Yoga class
As #MeToo hit the shores of India, women from all walks of life have stepped forward in sharing their unfortunate experience of sexual misconduct they experienced. Adding to the incidents and big bag of ordeal, recently 10 women from Bengaluru came together and created a comic strip, describing how they[Read More…]
Union Minister Ananth Kumar’s health condition critical
Bengaluru: Union minister for parliamentary affairs HN Ananth Kumar, who had come down to the city a few days ago after undergoing treatment in London, continues to be in a “precarious” condition according to sources in the BJP. The chemicals and fertilizers minister is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital[Read More…]
ED searches Amnesty office in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched the human rights body Amnesty International India’s headquarters in Bengaluru, an official said on Thursday. “We have been conducting searches at Amnesty’s office in Bengaluru and its Director’s (Aakar Patel) residence in the city since this afternoon,” an ED source told IANS. “We will[Read More…]
Deepika Padukone Ranveer Singh’s Bengaluru reception date and venue REVEALED
Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh will host their wedding reception in Bengaluru on November 21, 2018 at The Leela Palace Hotel. After months of speculations, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh finally announced on Sunday that they will get married on November 14 and 15. The couple will get married at Lake Como in Italy in[Read More…]
IndiGo to commence Bengaluru-Hong Kong flights from December
New Delhi: Low-cost passenger carrier IndiGo wil operate daily non-stop flight between Hong Kong and Bengaluru effective December 11, 2018. “We are delighted to announce Hong Kong as the 15th destination in our international portfolio. One of the world’s biggest financial hubs, Hong Kong constitutes a strategic market for us,”[Read More…]
US firm Ametek opens India tech centre in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The US-based Ametek Instruments on Friday said it opened its India arm’s technology solutions centre here to spur growth of its electronic instruments and electro-mechanical products business. “We have invested $5.5 million (Rs 41 crore) in setting up the centre to design products and select the equipment to meet[Read More…]
Air India to launch Bengaluru-London flight services from November
New Delhi: National passenger carrier Air India will launch direct flight services from Bengaluru to London with effect from November 17, 2018. According to Air India, the service will be operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. “The non stop flight will fulfill the long standing demand of IT professionals[Read More…]
Corporators surrender, now statues to end garbage menace
Bengaluru: Tired of observing people still littering garbage on road sides despite numerous fines, rules and warnings, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palika (BBMP) this time decided to come up with a rather costly ‘solution’. A BBMP corporator decided to install statues of prominent personalities at black spots. According to the report[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Newly elected Deputy Mayor Ramila Umashankar dies of heart attack
Bengaluru’s new Deputy Mayor Ramila Umashankar died following a massive heart attack early on Friday, said an official. She was 44. “Ramila died after a massive cardiac arrest around 12.50 a.m. at a private hospital in the city,” Bengaluru civic corporation official L. Suresh told IANS. She is survived by[Read More…]
No truth in Congress charge Rafale deal snatched HAL jobs: Nirmala
Bengaluru, Oct 1 (IANS) Terming the Congress charges false and based on half-truths, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has denied that the Rafale deal had snatched jobs from the Indian aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). “There is no truth in the Congress allegations on the Rafale deal as they are[Read More…]
Google launches project to preserve, digitise Indian Railways’ culture
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) In a first-of-its-scale heritage mapping and digitisation project, Google and Ministry of Railways on Friday launched a project that aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the Indian Railways. The two-year digitisation project “The Railways-Lifeline of a Nation” is a comprehensive digital document viewable on[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Block education officer cleans school toilet due to shortage of cleaning staff
After a row of media reports over deteriorating maintenance and unhygienic atmosphere of primary schools after since rain, Kempaiah B P, a block education officer personally cleaned a toilet at the Kannada Lower Primary School Kanumanahalli in Bangarpet taluk, Karnataka on Wednesday. “I visited the school and found that two[Read More…]
Fuel price hike: Karnataka bus fares at its highest, commuters worried
The warfare between the BJP and the opposition has gone berserk from the roads to social media. Congress has launched a protest against the increasing petroleum prices. Thousands of people came out to protest against the rising fuel prices on Monday during Bharat Bandh. The Karnataka government had announces to[Read More…]
Amid controversy, government to hold Aero India 2019 air show in Bengaluru
The Government has decided to hold the Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru from 20-24 February 2019. This five-day event will combine a major trade exhibition for the aerospace and defense industries with public air shows. Besides global leaders and big investors in the aerospace industry, the show will also see participation by think-tanks from across[Read More…]