Bengaluru

Despite a week-long enforcement drive by the Transport Department, bike taxis continue to operate on Bengaluru roads, with ride-aggregator platforms retaining the option on their apps.

A pilot project to introduce GPS tracking in garbage collection vehicles has been launched in HSR Layout to improve transparency and strengthen waste management in Bengaluru South City Corporation (BSCC) limits.

The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has informed the Karnataka High Court that nearly 74 per cent of the potholes identified across Bengaluru’s five city corporations have been repaired.

Just a month after the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) launched its high-profile ‘Safe Footpaths’ campaign, several pedestrian spaces cleared during the drive are once again being taken over by vendors, shop extensions and parked vehicles.

The draft Greater Bengaluru Area (Parking) Rules, 2026, aim to bring greater discipline to parking in the city, but residents and business owners have raised concerns over how the proposed system will work in older buildings with inadequate parking.

Bengaluru may soon see major changes in the way vehicles are parked on city roads, with the Karnataka Urban Development Department notifying a draft of the Greater Bengaluru Area (Parking) Rules, 2026.

A Bengaluru Class 10 student has turned Indian history into a card game featuring 50 rulers to make learning fun and engaging.

A decades-old attempt by a Bengaluru sharebroker to reclaim shares purchased in 1990 has ended after the Bengaluru Urban District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission dismissed his complaint

Nimhans has facilitated 94 organ donations since 2018, while thousands of patients across Karnataka continue to await life-saving transplants.

Bengaluru’s Sharath Ashok receives a Guinness World Record certificate for helping unveil the largest national flag underwater.

Bengaluru’s Manekshaw Parade Ground will host the 80th Independence Day celebrations, featuring flag hoisting, a parade and student performances.

A Bengaluru techie said it took 90 minutes to cover 3 km, highlighting how traffic and poor roads are affecting businesses and commuters.

Karnataka High Court says police need not seek prior court permission to freeze accounts holding suspected crime proceeds during an investigation.

Karnataka will withdraw its gutka ban after legislators warned that the move could hurt arecanut growers and affect farming-dependent communities.

Bengaluru police detained a West Bengal man in Jigani over alleged online links with a suspected TTP associate and a proposed Afghanistan trip.

Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar announced 72,000 government jobs, a public AI university and major technology, agriculture and infrastructure initiatives.

A major Pakistani study of naturally inactive genes could help scientists understand disease, immunity and why some people remain healthy.

AI-designed viruses could transform medicine and research, but the technology also raises important questions about safety, oversight and biosecurity.

Food safety inspections in Bengaluru have expanded to more three-star and five-star hotels after a change in licensing rules brought more establishments under state oversight.

A Bengaluru dosa craving inspired a small Bandra stall that grew into Benne, a popular South Indian food brand with a nearly ₹350 crore business.