The data referenced in this report comes from AQI.in, confirming yesterday’s AQI-IN reading of 46 as the month’s cleanest air quality measurement in Bengaluru.Bengaluru residents experienced a cool and damp morning on September 18, 2025, with forecasts predicting moderate rain throughout the day.The temperature will range between 20.1°C and 25.9°C, with a 95% chance of…
Bengaluru: Four years after Bescom lineman Basavaraj Muthathi (34) was electrocuted while repairing a power line in Tumakuru, his widow and two young daughters have secured relief from the consumer court.The II Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bengaluru urban, has directed New India Assurance Company Ltd to release Rs 10 lakh with 8% interest…
Bengaluru: With Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) empowered to annex areas from Bengaluru’s outskirts in the future, Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is planning to expand its city bus services. The corporation aims to extend services up to a 40km radius from the GBA boundary, compared to the current 25km coverage. BMTC Board recently approved the…
Bengaluru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah‘s relentless efforts to include the Kuruba community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list has hit a political roadblock, with his latest bid being stymied by the influential Valmiki community. An official-level meeting scheduled Tuesday by the ST welfare department — to examine a proposal to classify Kurubas from Bidar, Kalaburagi, and…
Bengaluru: The Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan (SNSPA), launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to prioritize women’s health by providing comprehensive screening, saw a jumpstart Wednesday: City-headquartered Narayana Health conducted 11,786 free ECG screenings for women in a single day across its 20-plus hospitals and healthcare centres. The record-breaking drive focused on raising awareness about…
Bengaluru: Half a dozen scaled startup operators told TOI they have no plans to move their headquarters away from Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road (ORR), even as poor road conditions and long commutes are emerging as a serious concern for companies in the tech corridor. The executives, who did not want to be named, said shifting…
Bengaluru: Ovarian cancer spreads when groups of cells, known as spheroids, break away from the original tumour and float through the abdomen. These cell clusters are surprisingly complex. Some look like solid, misshapen lumps, while others form smooth, hollow structures resembling berries.For years, scientists have wondered how these forms arise and whether they affect how…
Bengaluru: The first tender floated by Greater Bengaluru Authority’s (GBA) planning and coordination department ended in controversy when its expression of interest (EOI) for designing the authority’s logo and flag was cancelled abruptly.The EOI, published on Sept 3, invited professional designers and agencies to submit concepts for GBA and five newly constituted corporations — Central,…
The Tunga Bhadra (TB) reservoir in Vijayanagar district accumulated 31.61 TMC of silt, the highest in the state. BENGALURU: Unlike in previous years, this year’s bountiful monsoon brought much-needed relief across Karnataka. However, the cheer is overshadowed by a worrying trend—the shrinking storage capacity of the state’s major reservoirs due to heavy siltation. A recent…
BlackBuck CEO Rajesh Kumar Yabaji NEW DELHI: Rajesh Kumar Yabaji, co-founder and CEO of BlackBuck, a Bengaluru-based digital trucking platform that connects shippers with truckers across India, known for transforming freight logistics through technology, has announced the company will move out of its Bellandur office after nine years, citing poor roads and long commutes for…
