Bengaluru: The city is set to get a dedicated busking platform for singers, musicians, and performers, with UnboxingBLR Foundation hoping the initiative will strengthen Bengaluru’s creative ecosystem while bringing public spaces to life.Called The Music Scene, the initiative will be launched on July 24 at the open space outside Sobha Mall on Church Street, with…
Bengaluru: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) uncovered a cryptocurrency fraud with an estimated value of 35 million USD (over Rs 300 crore), exposing a network of self-styled crypto influencers who duped foreign investors by promising heavily discounted digital tokens that were never fully delivered.ED initiated investigation under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), based on…
In multiple projects of Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), missing fire clearances and incomplete safety systems are turning dream homes into potential hazards. Bengaluru: Even as the city’s skyline rises with state-built housing, a basic question looms large — are these homes safe to live in? In multiple projects of Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), missing fire…
Bengaluru: Bangalore Development Authority’s (BDA) Open House Meeting (OHM) initiative, launched to resolve long-pending citizen grievances, has made a promising start, though official data suggests there is still considerable ground to cover.Launched in Aug 2025 and conducted by BDA’s Citizen Action Cell (CAC), the initiative had heard 3,092 of the 5,829 grievances registered across the…
Bengaluru: Commuters travelling on Namma Metro’s Green Line faced major inconvenience Tuesday morning after a power failure disrupted train services for more than 45 minutes during peak hours.Train operations between Yeshwantpur and Madavara were suspended from around 8am following the breakdown, affecting nine stations between Goraguntepalya and Madavara. During the disruption, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation…
Bengaluru: The high court stayed investigation in two criminal cases against a law student from Bengaluru, registered following his tweet over the daylight killing of a woman recently.Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order after hearing Tejaswi Surya, Bengaluru South MP who appeared for petitioner K Kiran in one of the cases, and Girish Bharadwaj, another…
After the Supreme Court’s ruling, CM DK Shivakumar said his govt was committed to completing GBA polls by the year-end Bengaluru: More than 11 years after Bengaluru last elected its civic representatives, uncertainty continues to surround elections to the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority despite the Supreme Court extending the deadline till…
Bengaluru: The mystery surrounding the disappearance of a 61-year-old woman ended in horror after police found her body stuffed in a suitcase from Ramohalli Lake, west Bengaluru, Tuesday afternoon.The deceased, Jayamma, a resident of Challaghatta, was a homemaker. A group of people who had gone near the lake for a funeral found the red-coloured trolley…
Bengaluru: Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) students will get content and training on artificial intelligence from Google starting this year.The varsity signed an MoU with the global tech giant, which will provide the modules. “As per the agreement, Google will charge Rs 350 per student. However, it is already part of the consortium of library fees…
Bengaluru: Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting has acquired Philippines-based S Brands Consumer Care, a move that will take its business in the country past the Rs 1,000-crore revenue milestone and strengthen its position in one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing personal care markets.The acquisition, Wipro Consumer Care’s 16th globally and its second in the Philippines after…
