Bangalore
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Yeddyurappa buys time over returning to BJP
National | Sep 19, 2013, 06:39 AM ISTBangalore: Former BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa-led Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) Wednesday decided to be part of BJP-led NDA and work to make Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi the prime minister.The decision was taken at a
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Five killed in road mishap near Bangalore
India | Sep 15, 2013, 08:23 AM ISTBangalore: Five people died Saturday when the car in which they were travelling collided head-on with a state-run bus on the city's southern outskirts, police said."The mishap occurred when the car (Maruti Swift) driver lost
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Five die in house collapses in rain-hit Bangalore
India | Sep 14, 2013, 11:20 PM ISTBangalore: Five people, including two children and two women, died in three separate incidents of houses collapse since late Friday due to incessant rains across the city, police said Saturday."Two boys (Manoj and Pranoj) died
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Narrow escape for passengers as flight hits runway lights in Bangalore
India | Sep 12, 2013, 11:45 PM ISTBangalore: Over 100 people on board an Indigo flight from Delhi had a miraculous escape when the aircraft landed here at Bengaluru International Airport amidst heavy rain and hit the runway lights, deflating its tyres.
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Heart station in Bangalore for cardiac check-up
India | Sep 11, 2013, 09:40 AM ISTBangalore: Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences Tuesday unveiled a "heart station" at NH Health City near here in association with S.N. Agarwal Foundation for a thorough heart check-up and treatment.Touted to be first of its
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Thousands celebrate Mary fest in Bangalore
India | Sep 09, 2013, 08:36 AM ISTBangalore: Thousands of people from across all walks of life Sunday descended on a church in the city centre to celebrate the birthday of Mary, mother of Jesus Christ.Hundreds of devout Christians from across the
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Wipro partners with US firm to service global insurers
India | Sep 08, 2013, 07:02 AM ISTBangalore: Indian IT bellwether Wipro Ltd has tied up with the US-based Kana Software to provide customer service solutions to its global insurers through a joint development centre, the company said Saturday."As a strategic partner,
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Serial rapist killer Jaishankar arrested five days after sensational escape
India | Sep 06, 2013, 10:15 PM ISTBangalore: Notorious criminal and serial rapist Jaishankar was arrested today ending a massive hunt for him, five days after he made a sensational escape from the high-security central prison here.A special team arrested Jaishankar at
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Life in jail for rapists of Bangalore law student
India | Sep 06, 2013, 05:21 PM ISTBangalore: A fast-track court here Friday sentenced six people to life imprisonment after convicting them for the gangrape of a law student in the Bangalore University campus last October.Pronouncing the sentence, Civil and Sessions Judge
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Britain to hold trade road show in Bangalore
India | Sep 03, 2013, 07:03 AM ISTBangalore: To boost bilateral trade with India, Britain will hold a trade road show with multiple events this month in this tech hub, which is home to major British firms in aerospace, financial services, IT,
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Rs.5 lakh reward on escaped prisoner from Bangalore
India | Sep 03, 2013, 07:04 AM ISTBangalore: An embarrassed Karnataka government yesterday announced Rs.5 lakh reward for credible information on tracing the criminal who escaped from the city central jail Sunday."We will reward Rs.5 lakh to whoever gives credible information leading
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Bangalore girl Anjana Padmanabhan wins first 'Indian Idol Junior'
Bollywood | Sep 02, 2013, 01:15 PM ISTMumbai: She doesn't know Hindi, but her powerful and melodious rendition of Hindi songs helped 10-year-old Anjana Padmanabhan win the audiences' hearts, and thus, the first "Indian Idol Junior" title at the star-studded grand finale
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Notorious criminal escapes from Bangalore jail
India | Sep 01, 2013, 05:45 PM ISTBangalore: A notorious criminal and serial rapist today escaped from the high-security central prison here, where he was lodged since 2011, police said.ADGP Prisons K V Gagandeep told PTI that 11 prison officials, including an
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India's first military satellite GSAT-7 launched successfully
India | Aug 30, 2013, 02:26 PM ISTBangalore: India's first exclusive defence satellite GSAT-7 was successfully launched by European space consortium Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana today, giving a major push to the country's maritime security.Indian Navy
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Bangalore to host nutraceuticals' summit in 2014
Aug 28, 2013, 06:50 AM ISTBangalore: The ninth edition of the Nutra India Summit, the flagship event of the nutrition, nutraceuticals, functional foods and dietary supplements industry, will be held here March 12-14, 2014."With India emerging as a wellness and
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Bangalore police nabs serial kidnapper of minor girls
India | Aug 27, 2013, 06:42 PM ISTBangalore: Bangalore police have arrested Janardhana Chary alias Babu alias Ravi on charge of abducting 30 minor girls in Bangalore and neighbouring areas and then robbing them. He also confessed to have raped a 12-year-old
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Bangalore hospital to campaign for eye donors
India | Aug 27, 2013, 06:58 AM ISTBangalore: Super specialty eye hospital Narayana Nethralaya here said Monday that it will intensify a campaign to enlist more eye donors to tackle blindness."As demand for corneal transplantation has outstripped supply across the country, the
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Medical students rally for more post-graduate seats
India | Aug 27, 2013, 06:52 AM ISTBangalore: Hundreds of medical students staged rallies in various cities across the country Monday for more post-graduate seats to meet the shortage of specialist doctors.The nationwide movement under 'Save the Doctor' took place in Bangalore,
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IT industry prepared to work with 457 visa system: Australian High Commissioner
India | Aug 21, 2013, 07:49 AM ISTBangalore: Allaying fears over the 457 temporary skilled work visa, Australian High Commissioner to India Patrick Suckling yesterday said Indian IT industry has conveyed to him that it was prepared to work with new system
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982 girls stage musical concert in Bangalore
India | Aug 19, 2013, 07:12 AM ISTBangalore: A record 982 girls of Sophia High School in the city centre yesterday staged a musical extravaganza on 'The Alternative Snow White' based on the play by David Barrett."The girls demonstrated a sense of