The Latest Breaking News from Bengaluru

ISEC-Bengaluru glows in golden halo on completing 50 years

Governor inaugurates golden jubilee celebrations in Bengaluru; institute to organise functions throughout 2022 to mark golden jubilee

The Hindu · Jan 19, 2022

Drive against hookah bars in Mysuru

Officials said Mysuru police was in receipt of a letter from their counterparts in Bengaluru that referred not only to ill-effects of using hookah, but also the possibility of use of hookah causing spread of COVID-19

The Hindu · Jan 19, 2022

Karnataka's daily Covid case count crosses 40,000

BENGALURU: Karnataka on Tuesday recorded another sharp spike in fresh Covid-19 cases, with 41,457 people contracting the disease. Bengaluru accounted for the highest number at 25,595, the city’s second highest-ever infections in a day.

The Times of India · Jan 19, 2022

Bengaluru: One-year jail for sacked Nimhans doctor, mom & sisters in DA case

BENGALURU: A special court for CBI cases in Bengaluru sentenced a 58-year-old dismissed senior general duty medical officer at Nimhans, his mother and three sisters to one year in jail and slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 each in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case.

The Times of India · Jan 18, 2022

Karnataka: Association asks CM Basavaraj Bommai to reopen schools

BENGALURU: The Associated Managements of Private Schools in Karnataka (KAMS) has written to chief minister Basavaraj Bommai seeking reopening of schools across the state. Physical classes for grades 1-9 are suspended in Bengaluru and Mysuru currently.

The Times of India · Jan 18, 2022

Karnataka: We’re firm on Sanskrit university plan, says minister

BENGALURU: Amid strong opposition, the BJP government on Tuesday clarified there are no changes in its plan of building the Sanskrit university in Magadi taluk, Ramanagara.

The Times of India · Jan 18, 2022

Bengaluru: Why punish only the common man when parties also flout Covid rules, ask citizens

BENGALURU: Recently, a video of a man arguing with BBMP marshals when they tried to penalise him for not wearing a mask appropriately went viral on social media.

The Times of India · Jan 18, 2022

Two planes fly close, major midair collision in Bengaluru skies averted

BENGALURU: People onboard two IndiGo flights had a miraculous escape when the aircraft were cleared to take off simultaneously in the same direction from the Kempegowda International Airport's parallel runways on January 7.

The Times of India · Jan 18, 2022

I was approached on Insta to fix games: Sathish

CHENNAI: The scourge of match-fixing refuses to die down. Former Tamil Nadu allrounder R Sathish was approached on social media to fix matches earlier this month and he was offered Rs 40 lakhs. The 41-year-old player told TOI that he refused the offer and went on to file a complaint…

The Times of India · Jan 18, 2022

UPA’s Devas deal a ‘fraud on people of India’, govt will use SC ruling to fight in foreign courts: Finance minister

NEW DELHI: Calling the Antrix-Devas satellite deal “a fraud on the people of India and against the country” by the then UPA government, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said liquidation proceedings against the Bengaluru-based company will go on as per the Supreme Court's order.

The Times of India · Jan 18, 2022