5 dead as rain brings Bengaluru to its knees

At least five people were killed in separate rain-related incidents on Tuesday in Bengaluru, which has been reeling under incessant rains for the past three days causing widespread flooding in......

As Bengaluru gets inundated in rains, netizens flood social media

Amid the heavy downpour in Bengaluru, residents of many flood-affected areas have taken to social media to pour out their woes ranging from waterlogging to complaining about "crumbling"......

K'taka BJP MLA held for threatening contractor, using casteist slurs

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Munirathna was arrested on Saturday in connection with two first information reports being lodged against him for alleged harassment, threats and casteist abuse, the......

Karnataka shuts mall for 7 days after denying entry to farmer

The Karnataka government on Thursday ordered closure of a mall here for seven days after a farmer was allegedly denied entry owing to his attire -- a 'dhoti' and a white shirt --, an incident which......

Wipro faces legal action for 'not paying' property tax

Wipro has been threatened with legal action by authorities for allegedly not paying Rs 16.47 crore (Rs 164.7 million) property tax as sought by the Bangalore municipal corporation. Wipro said it is......

Civic body to use web to detect erring contractors

Contractors slipping on deadlines in completing construction work accorded by the city corporation can now easily be detected, thanks to the service provider's move to roll out a web-based project......

Why the Garden City is submerged under apathy

Many of the lakes in the city have 'disappeared' along with their water-spreads because of rapid and unbridled urbanisationA frothy lake in Bengaluru is a tourist attraction as shown on Google......

Inspiring story: 'The Ugly Indian' is cleaning up dirty cities

'The Ugly Indian' in Bangalore is inspiring people across India to transform the cities they live in, one mile at a time, finds Indulekha Aravind. It is perhaps the best kind of uprising - without......