Bluehill.vc founders (Left) Manu Iyer and Sridhar Parthasarathy Bengaluru: Chennai-based venture capital firm Bluehill.VC has closed its maiden fund at Rs 400 crore, including a Rs 50 crore greenshoe option. The fund will back early-stage companies working in defence, space, semiconductors, energy and advanced manufacturing.A greenshoe option allows a fund to raise more capital than…
A Karnataka bandh called for Thursday saw little impact across most of the state. BENGALURU/MYSURU/MANDYA: The call for Karnataka bandh Thursday over the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu had little impact on daily life in most parts of the state, but sparked intense protests in Mandya, where farmers and pro-Kannada groups blocked roads…
Bengaluru plans to introduce paid annual permits for on-street residential parking (File photo enhanced with AI) BENGALURU: The city is all set to put a price on one of its most contested public resources, road space.Under the proposed Greater Bengaluru Authority Parking Rules, 2026, residents who want to park their cars on the road outside…
Food safety drive by FDA continues in Bengaluru on Thursday Bengaluru: Expired food ingredients and misbranded products were among the violations detected by Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) officials in the kitchen of Apollo Hospitals on Bannerghatta Road Thursday.Officials found expired raw materials, including rava, icing sugar, maida and bakery products, stored in the…
A new bill requires prior government approval for private events on state property. BENGALURU: The cabinet Thursday cleared a bill making prior govt nod mandatory for organising private functions, rallies and meetings on govt premises in the state.While the move is being seen as an attempt by the Congress govt to put the brakes on…
By R Prashanth VidyasagarThe Army’s oldest engineers have a museum in Bengaluru. And it’s quite a story. A road most of us have travelled, a sign that beams through rain and shine, and, of course, the men rowing on Ulsoor Lake. The MEG Circle opposite the lake — or Army Circle, as many locals know…
The 220th Lalbagh Flower Show turns the spotlight on Karnataka’s history this Independence Day weekend with the theme The Glory of the Ganga Empire. The exhibition pays tribute to the Western Ganga dynasty, which ruled parts of present-day Karnataka for nearly six centuries. The centrepiece is a floral recreation of the 1,200-year-old Panchalingeshwara Temple Complex…
This Independence Day weekend, Bengaluru is opening up spaces across the city to celebrate the country through history, culture, music, art and food. From a first-of-its-kind public celebration at Vidhana Soudha and the annual Lalbagh Flower Show to cyclists tracing the map of India and a cantonment-inspired brunch, August 15 and 16 offer plenty of…
Namma Metro’s Yellow Line was originally slated to have 15 trainsets for full-fledged operations, but the 15th and final trainset was delivered only in July 2026 Bengaluru: A year after its launch, Namma Metro’s Yellow Line has emerged as a key public transport link to Electronics City, one of Bengaluru’s major IT corridors.In its first…
Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda has directed officials to begin white-topping works on Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Oct and complete them by Jan 2027, while also rolling out a series of pedestrian and traffic-management measures along the corridor for the Rs 450-crore ORR redevelopment project.At a review meeting Thursday, the minister…
