Bengaluru: The 17th edition of Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) will take place from Jan 29 to Feb 6 at Cinepolis, Lulu Mall, in Rajajinagar, west Bengaluru. The festival, themed ‘Woman: As She Is’, will feature around 225 films from nearly 70 countries. Bengaluru Headlines Today — The Biggest Updates You Need to Know. It…
Bengaluru: As admission season kicks off, applying to a college/university in Bengaluru is turning out to be an expensive proposition. With application forms in many colleges now hovering around Rs 1,000, students applying to multiple colleges to secure a seat are finding the costs quickly adding up.One of the costliest application forms is from Christ…
Bengaluru: A fire broke out at a two-wheeler showroom in TC Palya near KR Pura Wednesday night, gutting 20 vehicles. Fire and emergency services officials suspect the blaze was caused by a short circuit. No casualties were reported.Police said the incident occurred between 10.30pm and 10.45pm at a Honda two-wheeler showroom, which had closed for…
Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes doesn’t speak about India like a visitor would. He speaks like someone who belongs. Having travelled to the country many times over decades — first as a player, later as a coach, and now as a resident for part of the year — his relationship with India has evolved…
The govt has decided to set up a special enquiry team (SET) to look into the episode involving unverified sleaze videos allegedly linked to suspended DGP K Ramachandra Rao. According to home dept sources, SET will be headed by an IPS officer of the rank of ADGP and is mandated to verify the authenticity of…
Bengaluru: A city court has sentenced five men to life imprisonment for publicly hacking a man to death and injuring two others in Channakeshavanagar, Parappana Agrahara, in March 2011. They were each fined Rs 1.15 lakh.Basavaraju was hacked to death on the night of March 21, 2011, after a trivial fight at a local bar….
Bengaluru is set for a classic dry winter day on Thursday, January 22, 2026, featuring bright sun, clear skies, and comfortable temperatures, with an afternoon high of 26.9°C and an early-morning low around 14.1°C, alongside virtually no chance of rain; however, air quality remains a concern as yesterday’s AQI (India) was 106, a poor category…
Bengaluru: Electronics City-based firm Hical Technologies Wednesday announced the launch of Corporate Commute — an integrated solution that encourages employees to use public transport through effortless onboarding, automated eligibility and seamless commuting incentives.The deployment is part of STAMP: Nudging Commuter Behaviour, led by WRI India and Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF), in collaboration with BMRCL and…
Bengaluru: Calls to the national cybercrime helpline (1930) have risen sharply in the state over the last four years, reflecting growing awareness on how to report online frauds promptly. Data from Karnataka police shows calls jumped from 1.3 lakh in 2022 to 24 lakh in 2025. According to official records, 1,30,330 victims of cybercrimes across…
BENGALURU: Calls to the national cybercrime helpline (1930) have risen sharply in the state over the last four years, reflecting growing awareness on how to report online frauds promptly. Data from Karnataka police shows calls jumped from 1.3 lakh in 2022 to 24 lakh in 2025.According to official records, 1,30,330 victims of cybercrimes across the…
