Bengaluru : Marking the 99th birth anniversary of India’s space pioneer Vikram Sarabhai, the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday unveiled his bust at its headquarters here. The space agency’s former chairmen K. Kasturirangan and A.S. Kiran Kumar and incumbent Chairman K. Sivan were present on the occasion at the Antriksh Bhavan. Sarabhai […]
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HAL chief flies in Tejas fighter over Bengaluru
Bengaluru : State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Chairman T. Suvarna Raju on Wednesday flew in Tejas, a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) from the HAL Airport in the city. “The twin-seat aircraft, piloted by HAL’s chief test pilot Group Captain K.K. Venugopal, climbed to 30,000 feet during its flight,” the city-based HAL said in a statement […]
Mid-air collision between two IndiGo aircraft averted
Nearly 330 passengers on board two Indigo aircrafts had a narrow escape when a mid-air collision between them was averted over the Bengaluru airspace on Tuesday. This prompted the authorities to launch a probe into the incident, PTI quoted industry sources as saying. The aircrafts involved in the incident were operating on Coimbatore-Hyderabad and Bengaluru-Cochin […]
Congress leads in Bengaluru Assembly seat vote count
Bengaluru : Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy was leading in south Bengaluru’s Jayanagar Assembly constituency contest after 11 rounds of vote count on Wednesday over BJP nominee B.N. Prahlad, said an election official. “At the end of 11th round of the total 16 rounds of counting, Sowmya was ahead with 43,476 votes over Prahlad, who received […]
Bengaluru police arrests Ola driver who allegedly molested female passenger, forced her to strip
Bengaluru : A driver of ride-sharing firm Ola was arrested for allegedly molesting and forcing a woman passenger to strip in the cab on the way to the airport from home early on June 1, police said on Tuesday. “The cab driver, V. Arun, has been arrested and his car (KA 53 C 6607) seized […]
Bengaluru police arrests Ola driver who allegedly molested female passenger, forced her to strip
A 26-year-old woman in Bengaluru was allegedly molested by Ola cab driver after holding her captive in the car. The woman was also forced to strip by the driver for taking photos, reported NDTV. The police have managed to arrest the cab driver identified as Arun V. The incident took place when the woman was […]
Congress wins Bengaluru’s RR Nagar seat
Bengaluru : Congress candidate Munirathna won from the Raja Rajeshwari (RR) Nagar Assembly constituency here by over 25,000 votes, said an official on Thursday. “Munirathna won the election by over 25,000 votes after completion of all the 18 rounds of counting,” Karnataka Joint Chief Electoral Officer K.N. Ramesh told IANS here. In the fiercely-fought contest, […]
Congress wins 13, BJP 11 in Bengaluru
Bengaluru : The Congress won 13 Assembly seats and the BJP 11 in Bengaluru, where polling was held on May 12 in 26 of the 28 constituencies, according to the Election Commission on Tuesday. Among the Congress winners are outgoing cabinet ministers K.J. George, Ramalinga Reddy, R. Roshan Baig and Krishna Byre Gowda. The Congress […]
Repoll in Bengaluru assembly booth over faulty EVM
Bengaluru : The Election Commission on Saturday said there will be repolling at a voting booth in Bengaluru’s Hebbal constituency after the EVM there suffered a malfunction. “There will be repolling at a polling station in Lottegollahalli in Hebbal due to the malfunctioning of a ballot unit,” Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar told reporters here.A […]
First-time voters get free dosas in Bengaluru
Bengaluru : In a bid to encourage first-time voters, an eatery here was giving away free dosas to those had voted in the Karnataka assembly election on Saturday. The eatery at Nrupathunga Road here was also giving free coffee to other voters after seeing the ink-mark on their fingers and their voters card. Several of […]