Bangalore News

Handmade paper, palm leaf, cane for India's 'green' artisans

Craftsmen gathered in Bangalore from across the country are popularising eco-friendly traditional artwork, with their raw material ranging from palm leaves to the roots of trees to cane.

Sex workers demand legalization of prostitution

A group of sex workers from across the country at a conclave here Wednesday demanded legalization of their profession to end incidences of violence and discrimination against them.10:05 PM on December 09

Bharat Electronics to secure parliament with hi-tech gadgets

State-run Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) will soon make India's parliament house a highly protected place with its hi-tech electronic gadgets, a top official said Wednesday.6:06 PM on December 09

Bangaloreans vow to fight corruption

Enough is enough, is what a group of Bangaloreans seems to be saying on International Anti-Corruption Day observed Wednesday. They have pledged to fight corruption which is rampant in public life.6:04 PM on December 09

India to deploy more Doppler radars for weather forecast

India will soon have more home-grown Doppler radars deployed at strategic locations across the country for weather forecast and climatic conditions, a space scientist said Wednesday.4:01 PM on December 09

Far from Copenhagen, Bangalore's 'green warriors' do their bit

Pool your cars, ride bicycles and own trees. That is the message going out from Bangalore's green groups as the Copenhagen climate summit progresses.12:03 PM on December 09

Non-stop Duronto train between Bangalore and Howrah soon

Indian Railways will operate a Duronto (quick service) train between Bangalore and Howrah in West Bengal soon.8:07 PM on December 08

Railways to run 2,872 special trains for summer rush

The Indian Railways will run 2,872 special trains across the country during summer to clear the extra rush of passengers during the holiday season, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Tuesday.8:02 PM on December 08

A burst of art and colour awaits at Bangalore Habba

Around 1,000 Indian and international artists from diverse genres like art, craft, dance, music, theatre and films will celebrate the spirit of this city with the 10-day long 'Bengaluru Habba' from Friday.6:00 PM on December 08

Bangalore firms turning disabled-friendly

Nisha P., 22, brews coffee at a popular coffee outlet here. Murali C., 28, works as systems operation lead specialist in an IT company in this tech hub. Not a big deal unless one realises Nisha is hearing impaired and Murali, visually challenged.10:00 AM on December 08

Nokia to fund four Indian software developers

Finnish mobile handset major Nokia will fund four Indian software developers under its $10-million joint open screen project fund with Adobe for developing multi-screen infotainment applications, a company official said Monday.12:02 AM on December 08

Mallya ties up with Dutch brewer Heineken in India

Liquor baron and chairman of UB Group Vijay Mallya Monday entered into a strategic alliance with leading Dutch brewer Heineken NV to distribute its beer in India.8:04 PM on December 07

ABB bags Rs.506-cr order from Bangalore Metro

Leading power and automation technology group ABB Monday said it has won an order worth Rs.506 crore from Bangalore Metro Rail Corp to provide power solutions for the city's proposed metro network.4:01 PM on December 07

Weakened Karnataka Congress banks on JD-S

Beaten in all elections since 2004 in Karnataka, the Congress appears to lack the confidence to take on even a faction-ridden Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on its own in the Dec 18 elections to 25 legislative council seats.12:02 PM on December 07

Joshy, Gowda win Maruti Suzuki Dakshin rally

The team of Girijashankar Joshy and Srikanth Gowda held firmly to their overnight lead to finish with total penalties of four minutes, 40 seconds, and win the professional class and the overall title in the Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare Motorsports Rally.10:02 PM on December 06