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  Bengaluru airport horror: Staffer arrested for sexually harassing South Korean woman in men's toilet

  Karnataka | January 22, 2026 14:10 IST

  During routine ticket verification as the South Korean traveler prepared to board her flight home, Affaann Ahmed falsely claimed a beeping alert from her bag required isolated screening. He then led her to the men's restroom- an outrageous deviation from protocol- bypassing any proper security zone.

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  Bengaluru's Kempegowda Airport to get new transit system, switching between terminals to be easier

  Business | January 07, 2026 15:42 IST

  Being rail-based transport systems, Automated People Movers are driverless and are specifically designed for short-distance, high-frequency travel.

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  Bengaluru airport gets two bomb threats in one week, both declared hoax after searches

  Karnataka | June 19, 2025 12:42 IST

  These hoax threats were sent on 13 and 16 June. Both times, authorities conducted thorough checks at the airport and found nothing suspicious.

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  Bengaluru airport horror: Family stuck in 'continuously jerking' lift for 15 minutes

  Karnataka | April 08, 2025 22:04 IST

  Bengaluru airport horror: A Bengaluru family went through a harrowing 15-minute experience after getting trapped in a faulty elevator at Kempegowda International Airport.

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  Air India flight receives bomb threat at Bengaluru airport; FIR registered

  Karnataka | February 12, 2025 16:10 IST

  An Air India flight at Karnataka's Kempegowda International Airport received a bomb threat via e-mail. Police are investigating the case.

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  Planes-packed runway at Bengaluru airport runway stirs online debate

  Trending | November 11, 2024 20:57 IST

  A video of several aeroplanes at the Bengaluru Airport runway has gone viral on social media. The planes were waiting for their takeoff turn. The video started an online debate over Bengaluru's unsustained growth.

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  Bengaluru: Man slashes Kempegowda Airport staffer’s throat over suspected affair with estranged wife

  Karnataka | August 29, 2024 13:14 IST

  A violent altercation at Bengaluru's Kempegowda Airport led to the death of a trolley puller, allegedly over suspicions of an illicit affair. The accused was promptly detained by security forces and handed over to the police.

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  'He has bomb': Woman calls Bengaluru airport to stop boyfriend boarding flight. This happened next

  Karnataka | July 06, 2024 21:42 IST

  The Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru received a bomb threat call from a woman who informed authorities that a man was carrying explosives in his bag. However, it later turned out to be a hoax.

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  Karnataka: Bengaluru airport's Terminal 2 to commence international operations from tomorrow

  Karnataka | August 30, 2023 13:49 IST

  Bengaluru airport: IndiGo will be the first Indian carrier to start international operations in T2, with its flight 6E1167 to Colombo.

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  'Really humiliating': Woman allegedly stripped at security check at Bengaluru Airport

  India | January 04, 2023 12:31 IST

  According to the victim, the security personnel forced her to remove her shirt, which she described the experience as "really humiliating" and asked, "Why would you need a woman to strip?"

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  PM Modi to flag off Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express, unveil Kempegowda's 108-ft statue today

  India | November 11, 2022 0:03 IST

  PM Modi in Bengaluru: This will be the fifth Vande Bharat Express train in the country and first one in south India. It is expected to enhance connectivity between the industrial hub of Chennai and the tech and start-up hub of Bengaluru and the famous tourist city of Mysuru.

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  Why were government funds used for Kempegowda's statue, asks Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar

  India | November 10, 2022 16:25 IST

  Kempegowda statue Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Siddaramaiah said the Congress government led by him was the one which had first planned to install the statue of Kempegowda at the airport.

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  Mallikarjun Kharge gets rousing welcome in Bengaluru

  India | November 06, 2022 12:40 IST

  This is Kharge's first visit to the city after assuming charge as the Congress president.

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  Bengaluru airport introduces 'contactless journey' to contain COVID-19

  India | May 25, 2020 8:18 IST

  The Bengaluru airport management is introducing a unique feature of parking-to-boarding contactless journey for the passengers as the domestic flight resumes from Monday

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  Coronavirus: Bengaluru airport traffic down 50 percent amid COVID-19 scare

  India | March 11, 2020 22:15 IST

  The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru has reported a decline of 50 per cent in passenger traffic, following COVID-19 scourge wreaking havoc with itineraries, an official said on Wednesday.

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  Bomb scare: no explosive material found in Delhi-bound plane

  India | July 01, 2014 12:20 IST

  Bangalore: A reported bomb threat on a Delhi-bound Air India plane from Kochi, with 164 people on board, which landed under emergency conditions at the airport here, was a hoax, police said today.The Airbus 320

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  Bangalore airport to be renamed Kempe Gowda International Airport

  India | December 13, 2013 9:39 IST

  Bangalore: Bengaluru International Airport will be renamed Kempe Gowda International Airport from December 15. Kempe Gowda was a  ruler  during the Vijayanagara Empire. He is considered to be the founder of Bangalore.Along with the renaming