Bangalore News

Wipro unveils new application for remote healthcare

Wipro Technologies has developed a medical gateway solution for remote healthcare management on real-time basis through mobile, broadband and dial-up networks, the IT bellwether said Saturday.10:00 PM on November 21

DHL to provide security at Bangalore airport cargo section

Logistics firm DHL has signed a security partnership with Air India-Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS), the cargo terminal operator at the Bangalore international airport, to provide security to its freight customers, the company said Saturday.8:02 PM on November 21

Bangalore's farm fair promotes organic farming

Experts at the ongoing Krishi Mela or agricultural fair here are trying hard to convince farmers of Karnataka about the benefits of switching to organic farming, which is high yielding and eco-friendly.6:02 PM on November 21

Green lifestyle statement: Bangalore kids cycle to school

A group of girls near the busy Old Airport Road in India's tech hub Bangalore bicycle to school every day as a lifestyle statement -- green transport is cool.10:00 AM on November 21

Hindustan Aeronautics to fly light combat chopper soon

A prototype of the light combat helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), is set for its maiden flight soon, a top company official said Friday.12:00 AM on November 21

Honeywell bets on India for growth opportunities

Global technology and manufacturing major Honeywell International is upbeat on growing its business in India in the light of opportunities emerging in aerospace, homeland security, environment and infrastructure.10:02 PM on November 20

Shankaranand, who headed Bofors probe panel, dead

Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist and long time Congressman B. Shankaranand, who headed the joint parliamentary probe into $1.3 billion Bofors gun scandal, died Thursday of cardiac arrest. He was 84.6:02 PM on November 20

At agri fair, flood-hit Karnataka farmers seek jobs

Frail and wrinkled Shivaswamy goes around the agri fair here - not to learn about the latest trends in farming but to tap people for a job. The 56-year-old farmer's small field was destroyed in the Karnataka floods.6:00 PM on November 20

Karanataka's urban development plan seeks balance

The Karnataka government has to walk a tightrope so that the state gets over its Bangalore-centric development without hurting the nation's IT capital. It hopes to do this through the new Karnataka Urban Renewal Mission, on the lines of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).12:01 PM on November 20

Manthan gets $15-million second round venture funding

Leading software product firm Manthan Systems secured $15 million from three venture capital partners in the second round (series b) of funding, the company said Thursday.10:02 PM on November 19

Wipro Infocrossing inks deal with US mining firm

Wipro subsidiary Infocrossing signed a five-year deal with the US-based Cliffs Natural Resources Inc, an international mining and natural resources firm, to provide IT infrastructure services, the global software major said Thursday.10:01 PM on November 19

Tibetans to thank India, raise freedom song

Buddhism, Tibetan medicine, 'chaam' dance, monastic chanting. It will be a peek into the Tibetan way of life at a festival here to thank India for providing a home to refugees from the 'Roof of the World' for five long decades.12:00 PM on November 19

Church vandalized in north Karnataka

A church in north Karnataka has been vandalized and a cross, doors and windows have been damaged, police and church authorities said Wednesday.8:05 PM on November 18

Central BJP leaders gag Karnataka's warring groups, hum unity tune

Rival factions in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were Wednesday told by the party central leaders to stop airing their differences in the media, with the state party chief warning that indiscipline would not be tolerated in future.8:02 PM on November 18

'Men do cry', says Bangalore's men's rights group

As the world celebrates International Men's Day Thursday, a Bangalore-based group wants an end to stereotyping male gender, and says men too get hurt, both emotionally and physically. The group is demanding justice for various social abuses against men.6:00 PM on November 18