10 injured in low-intensity IED blast in Bengaluru, UAPA invoked

A low intensity bomb blast at a popular eatery in Bengaluru on Friday left 10 people injured, leading the police to invoke the stringent UAPA provisions in the case.   IMAGE: A team of......

India as a punching bag

You have to time it right to get the full impact. I happened to, purely by chance: for I showed up at 8 am and had to wait in the glass-encased security building for about half an hour before my......

'Aster DM's plan is to be among top three in India'

'Now that we are a pure-play India business, many investors are open to investing.' IMAGE: Aster Medcity Kochi, Ernakulam. Photograph: Kind courtesy Aster DM Health Care Hospital and pharmacy......

4 Indian cities among top tech hubs in Asia Pacific

Bengaluru ranks second after Beijing on the list of top technology hubs in the Asia Pacific region, according to property consultant Cushman & Wakefield. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In......

If women worked, India would be 27 per cent richer

Several factors force women out of the workforce. But mainly it's lack of good childcare facilities. Indian working woman, Kolkata. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters. A recent article in The......

Phase one of Bengaluru Metro to be launched today

  So far, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation has been carrying around 20,000 passengers a day on two separate lines -- Byapanahalli to MG Road and Peenya to Malleswaram A bus journey on the......