Bengaluru: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) on Saturday floated a tender for the preparation of a detailed project report (DPR) to extend Metro services to Tumakuru. The 59.6km line will be an extension of the currently operating Green Line, which runs from Madavara to Silk Institute.With the Bommasandra-Hosur Metro extension moving at a snail’s…
Bengaluru: The city is set for a major overhaul of its outdoor advertising landscape as the urban development department has released the draft Greater Bengaluru Area (Advertisement) Rules, 2025. The proposed framework replaces the existing 2024 bylaws and introduces a strict, centralised, auction-driven system that aims to curb illegal flexes, improve aesthetics, and significantly boost…
Bengaluru: Ever experienced taking another person’s bag by mistake instead of yours and losing all important documents? Such a scene unfolded at Indiranagar Metro station last Thursday morning, after two passengers ended up accidentally switching their bags from the X-ray scanner.Pramod (name changed) placed his two bags — one black and the other blue —…
Bengaluru: It is rare for a global IT firm to attract two activist investors in less than a decade, but Cognizant has drawn scrutiny from both Elliott Management and Mantle Ridge — each pushing for stronger growth, sharper margins and greater shareholder value. In 2016, Elliott pressed the company to re-evaluate its cost structure, board…
Bengaluru: An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 55-year-old man in a village under Vijayapura police station limits of Bengaluru district.Police stated that the girl’s parents had rented a house from the accused. On the day of the incident, the mother left the child with the neighbour, a woman tenant, while she went to…
Bengaluru: The new value education textbook introduced by the department of school education and literacy is earning praise for breaking long-standing taboos in classrooms.The book takes a bold, activity-based approach to topics such as gender stereotypes, transgender identities, puberty, emotional safety, and child abuse—areas rarely addressed in state syllabus schools.Developed by the Department of State…
The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.On November 16, 2025, Bengaluru is experiencing a pleasant, partly cloudy day with temperatures ranging from 16.3°C to 26.4°C, following yesterday’s moderate air quality (AQI 96), which marked the cleanest reading…
Bengaluru: City police arrested a 38-year-old man after he allegedly robbed a cab driver of his vehicle, cash and mobile phone at knifepoint in north Bengaluru Friday night.Manzoor Abdul Basith, alias Dhoond, a resident of Shivajinagar, was arrested based on a complaint filed by KV Pradeep, 29, from Mysuru.According to Pradeep’s complaint, Manzoor approached him…
Bengaluru: Paediatricians in the city have documented what is said to be India’s first known case of an ultra-rare genetic disorder — Pseudo-TORCH syndrome associated with the USP18 gene — in an 11-year-old girl. Reported by doctors at the state-run Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH), this is also believed to be just the…
Bengaluru: The long-awaited second phase of ramp construction at the busy Hebbal flyover junction is now in its final stages and is expected to be completed by mid-Dec, according to sources at Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). This upcoming segment will connect the Tumakuru Road loop — located within the tree park adjacent to the junction…
