U R Ananthamurthy, the Padma Bhushan and Jnanapith award winner, shared his thoughts about the changing Bengaluru and also the threat of terrorism.
Success in sports stems mostly from teamwork. Now and then there comes a captain, on whose singular strength an entire squad makes huge strides. One such titan, now departed for the Elysian Fields, was The Hindu's Sports Editor Srinivasaraghavan Krishnan.
The city police have been receiving its fair share of hoax calls since the serial blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad but the strangest yet has been a caller from Ireland who has made two hoax calls so far.
The Indian Premier League match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore was on Tuesday called off without a ball being bowled as incessant rain made the ground unplayable.
The Bangalore Police on Friday called for stringent security measures by organisations, whose employees work at odd hours, following a spate of late night crimes in the city. Many of these crimes were traced to drivers working with call centres in the city.
A herd of 15 elephants that have wrecked havoc and killed four persons including a photojournalist at Kolar are now at a distance of 3 kilometres from Bengaluru. The elephants, which entered from Tamil Nadu into Kolar, had escaped to Malur.
There was a lot of resistance, especially from a cosmopolitan crowd in Bangalore, when the city's name was changed to Bengaluru. The government has made it clear that the name will have to be Bengaluru.
Canada named rising star and world number 69 Denis Shapovalov in its squad to take on India in the upcoming Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie, scheduled in Edmonton from September 15.
Gary Kirsten has no doubts they will bounce back and be challenging for One-day cricket's most coveted trophy next year.
Volkswagen has partnered with PCH Group and launched Passat Sedan in Bangalore.
The Monster.com employment index, rose 31 points to 154 in July from 123 points in the same month a year ago, up 25 per cent.
After razing his ancestral bungalow, housed in an expansive 4.5-acres of prime location in the central business district of Bangalore, Mallya's attempt to unlock value in the land by building the luxury KingfisherTowers has been stalled.
In conformity with civil aviation regulator DGCA's guidelines on reducing flight delay, private carrier Kingfisher Airlines will close its check-in counters for domestic flights 40 minutes prior to departure.
A man, said to be a Tamil Nadu police sub-inspector, allegedly beat up his daughter on a street in Bengaluru.
From Sania Mirza to Virat Kohli, even the likes of Virender Sehwag has shown that swagger on the runway.
Bangalore-based US Pizza Restaurants, which sells the fast food under the brand name US Pizza, will invest more than Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) to open over 1,000 outlets by 2011 for a pan-India expansion.US Pizza is also planning to open more than 40-45 outlets in European countries such as Norway, Sweden, Germany and France and in domestic front, it is planning to enter a new city every month as they are looking to tap new markets by entering tier-II and tier-III cities.
Germ-dreading, bottled water-dependent upper-class Indian has to be reassured that what is on offer is safe to slurp.
Germ-dreading, bottled water-dependent upper-class Indian has to be reassured that what is on offer is safe to slurp.
As part of its consolidation plans in the Indian tequila market, Brown-Forman, makers of Jack Daniel's whisky, is mulling over introducing a host of brands, including Herradura, El Jimador and Don Eduardo in the country in a phased manner.
Most of Kolte Patil's business comes from Pune, which makes it risky.
The Union government on Friday cleared 25 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 201.58 crore (Rs 2.02 billion), including one for the development of integrated township in Bangalore.
In a rare appearance together, India's top tennis stars led by World No 1 one doubles player Sania Mirza, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi will play an exhibition match in the capital on November 27 along with the legendary Martina Navratilova.
Ambassador Natarajan Krishnan and Ambassador Shankar Bajpai helped shape Indian foreign policy at a glorious, but difficult, time in history, recalls Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Taking a dig at Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, the Bharatiya Janata Party today said he was attacking its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi only to remain in the "limelight".
New Year's in Goa will be more than just the rave parties and lazing on the beach with a plate of prawn bhaji this season.
The Coimbatore suburb has been growing significantly due to strong economic policies, says Naveen Nandwani.
'Vibhuti was a braveheart.' 'He always said I cannot stay behind. He always wanted to lead.' A cousin and friend remember Major Dhaundiyal who made the supreme sacrifice for the motherland on Monday.
Crime branch of the Bengaluru police has launched a probe to look into the veracity of a British media report claiming the man behind the most influential pro-Islamic State Twitter account followed by foreign jihadis, is from the IT city, a top police official said.
Inexperience cost England, feels Morgan
The Domina Hotel Group, Italy's largest hotel and resort operator, will start operations in India in the next two years.
'Today when people are fighting to get their salary, you are telling them you will privatise airports!'
SBI, the country's largest lender, had recently issued public auction notices to sell Gopinath's pledged properties
Crumbling roads, jammed airports, and power blackouts could hobble growth.
The NIA said he wanted to plant an Improvised Explosive Device inside the Coconut Grove Bar and Restaurant as per instruction from his handler who had informed him about the probable visit of an Israeli delegation for dinner on December 28, 2014.
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