Former commissioner of Police Bangalore Bhaskar Rao IPS joined BJP today . The Aam Aadmi Party suffered a significant setback when its prominent leader in Karnataka, Bhaskar Rao, joined the BJP, just ahead of the assembly elections this year. This move came less than a year after Rao had joined AAP as its Karnataka vice-president and following his …

The first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting of the Indian Presidency will take place on 24-25 February 2023 in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The G20 Finance Track has several workstreams including global economic outlook and risks, international financial architecture, financial inclusion, infrastructure development and financi…

A bottle was thrown at singer Kailash Kher during a concert in Hampi, Karnataka on Sunday, reportedly due to anger from the audience over the singer only singing Hindi songs. Two locals, Pradeep (22) and Surah (21), were arrested and their statements have been recorded by police. The incident occurred at the closing ceremony of the Hampi Utsav, a…

Bengaluru city, has always been known for its chequered history, gentle people, refined culture, and salubrious climate. Bengaluru brags 67,000 registered IT businesses, making it India's largest IT cluster and provides employment to nearly 2 million people. The city is trending in social media because of the heavy rainfall this year. This se…

Bengaluru: BJP's Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri has been elected as the Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly. Kageri was unanimously elected by the Legislative Council.

Vishweshwar is a legislator from Sirsi in the Uttara Kannada district. This is the sixth time he has been elected to the legislature. He was also the Speaker of the Assembly during 1994…

Samsung has opened its biggest mobile store worldwide in Bengaluru. The 33,000-square-foot experience centre will also sell wearables and consumer electronics, and showcase the South Korean giant’s innovations spanning virtual reality, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things. Samsung India’s business head Mohandeep Singh said the company w…

Bengaluru is the second most congested city among major metros of Southeast Asia, including Delhi, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Hanoi and Manila, warns a recent survey. And the situation will only get worse if measures are not taken to check it.

The survey by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) measures the response from 300 commuters in each of the growing cities…

Chief minister Siddaramaiah asked the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) on Friday to drop Hindi from its signage.

This means only Kannada and English will be on all signboards.