[
bengaluru
]
Income tax department searches offices of Flipkart unit, Swiggy on alleged tax-evasion charges
By Reuters | Posted by Arpan Rai | Bengaluru
PUBLISHED ON JAN 08, 2021 01:54 PM IST
The searches began on Wednesday at Swiggy and Instakart’s offices in the southern city of Bengaluru, the sources said.
Happy birthday Yash: Did you know KGF star is the son of bus driver, hails from middle-class family?
By Haricharan Pudipeddi | Hindustan Times, Chennai
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 07:14 AM IST
Happy birthday Yash: On the occasion of the 34th birthday of Yash, we take a look at some lesser known facts about the actor, who is popularly known as ‘rocking star’.
Warburg Invests $100 mn in boAt
By Nandita Mathur | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 12:12 AM IST
About five years ago, Micromax, which rose to become India’s second-largest mobile phone seller in India, was driven out of business by the onslaught of cheaper and better Chinese phones.
BJP MP wants ‘Work From Home’ for techies to be scrapped, says its hurting other sectors
By Venkatesha Babu | Edited by Sohini Sarkar | Hindustan Times, Bengaluru
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 11:48 PM IST
Most technology companies have enabled the WFH option for their employees till the end of June at least.
Kerala gold smuggling: NIA files chargesheet against 20 accused
By Ramesh Babu | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 10:28 PM IST
The NIA filed the first chargesheet since some of the accused were planning to move court for bail citing their 6-month long judicial custody.
Asian Development Bank to provide USD 100 million loan to upgrade power distribution in Bengaluru
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 04, 2021 04:22 PM IST
In parallel to underground distribution cables, over 2,800 km of fibre optical cables will be installed to strengthen communication network.
Maiden run of train connecting Bengaluru with its airport begins
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Karan Manral | Bengaluru
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2021 03:26 PM IST
“The trains will operate from Bengaluru city station to the newly built KIA, Devanahalli Railway halt station,” Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa tweeted, greeting people on the occasion.
2 Chinese among 4 held for running instant loan app
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma | Chennai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 03, 2021 03:34 PM IST
Of late, there have been many instances of app-based money-lenders harassing borrowers over repayment, which led to suicides.
HT Brunch Social Media Star of the Week: Mahita Nagaraj
By Karishma Kuenzang | Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON JAN 03, 2021 07:12 AM IST
This single mum from Bengaluru created a community of over 55,000 volunteers to help those stuck due to lockdown
India recorded 29 cases of Covid-19 UK variant this week: A timeline
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 02, 2021 11:32 AM IST
From November 25 to December 23, 2020, midnight, about 33,000 passengers disembarked at various Indian airports from the UK. All these passengers are being tracked and subjected by states to RT-PCR tests to detect Covid-19.
Let bars, restaurants stay open till 3am, says Delhi govt panel
By Abhishek Dey | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 02, 2021 04:58 AM IST
The report, uploaded on the excise department’s website for feedback from stakeholders ahead of drafting a policy, has also called for licence fee for bars to be rationalised on the basis of location instead of seating capacity.
Night curbs in metros to ensure Covid-safe revelry
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 01, 2021 02:32 AM IST
Authorities across the country, including those in Delhi, are on alert in view of the emergence of the mutant strain of the coronavirus that was first detected in London and Kent in mid-September.
All you need to know about New Year restrictions imposed in Bengaluru due to Covid-19
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by: Harshit Sabarwal | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 12:40 PM IST
Karnataka home minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday announced that strict measures will be enforced in Bengaluru and all other cities. The minister urged all the people of the state to follow Covid-19 protocols.
Covid-19: Strict measures in place in Bengaluru ahead of New Year celebrations
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Shivani Kumar | Bengaluru
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 01:12 AM IST
Gathering of people at public places and roads for celebrations has been barred, but routine activities in these areas can be carried out.
States scramble to locate hundreds of UK returnees
By Venkatesha Babu and Debabrata Mohanty | Hindustan Times, Bengaluru/new Delhi/bhubaneswar
UPDATED ON DEC 30, 2020 04:59 AM IST
Many of the missing are from Karnataka and Telangana, the two states where maximum number of persons returned from UK since November last week.
Karnataka government amps up effort to trace 570 ‘missing’ UK returnees
By Venkatesha Babu | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Bengaluru
UPDATED ON DEC 29, 2020 06:54 PM IST
Of the 1,614 passengers who came to Bengaluru, 26 had tested positive for Covid-19 and of them, three have tested positive for the new UK strain of the virus.
‘Rajini’s wish, can’t force him to change mind’: Kin on superstar’s U-turn on political debut
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Arpan Rai | Bengaluru
UPDATED ON DEC 29, 2020 03:56 PM IST
The 77-year-old R Sathyanarayana Rao said it’s his brother’s wish and one can’t force him to change his mind.
Bengaluru police announce night curfew on New Year’s Eve
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Bengaluru
UPDATED ON DEC 28, 2020 09:11 PM IST
Under Section 144 of CRPC assembly of five or more people is barred and the Bengaluru police said that they have advised hotels, malls and other public places to ensure that the laws are respected and followed.
9 injured after four cars collide near Bengaluru airport
By Asian News International | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Bengaluru
UPDATED ON DEC 27, 2020 02:28 PM IST
According to it, all the injured have been rushed to the hospital.
Bengaluru airport sets up Covid-19 testing facility for passengers
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Srivatsan K C | Mumbai
UPDATED ON DEC 22, 2020 07:02 PM IST
Located near the arrivals area of the terminal, the RT-PCR testing centre is managed and operated by the Auriga Research Pvt Ltd, Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) said in a statement.
NIA arrests 17 SDPI and PFI activists in Bengaluru riots case
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 21, 2020 09:50 PM IST
NIA said that the investigation so far had revealed that the SDPI leaders including Md Sharieff, president, Bengaluru District, Imran Ahmed, president KG Halli Ward along with other senior leaders like Rubah Waqas, Shabbar Khan and Shaik Ajmal had conducted meetings at Thanissandra and KG Halli wards on the evening of August 11.
Violence at India Apple plant: What exactly happened at Karnataka unit?
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 04:20 PM IST
The plant became operational earlier this year. There were 5,000 workers initially. But the number rose to 10,500, according to Karnataka factories department report.
Yediyurappa unveils Bengaluru Mission 2022 to turn it into ‘world-class city’
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Bengaluru
UPDATED ON DEC 17, 2020 11:52 PM IST
The announcements are being seen as a part of BJP’s outreach to the Bengaluru city voters ahead of the local civic body polls.
Apple investigating Wistron facility in India after violence
By Reuters | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | Bengaluru
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2020 03:48 PM IST
Videos made by employees inside the factory showed men breaking security cameras, windows and other equipment with rods and sticks. Wistron said it was “deeply shocked” by the violence, which it blamed on “unknown persons ... with unclear intentions”.
Average time spent on smartphone up 25% to 6.9 hrs amid pandemic: Vivo-CMR report
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 13, 2020 06:31 PM IST
About 74 per cent said they get moody and irritable when they stop using their mobile phone, while 73 per cent said they “feel compelled” to constantly check their smartphone.
Humour: Bold, sharp or blunt?
By Rehana Munir | Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON DEC 13, 2020 07:50 AM IST
Celebrating the simple joys of stationery in the era of the voice note
Workers damage iPhone manufacturing plant near Bengaluru over salary issues
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | Bengaluru
UPDATED ON DEC 12, 2020 06:56 PM IST
According to sources in the company, many workers were involved in the violent incident. When contacted, there was no immediate reaction from the company over the incident and claims on ‘salary issues.’
'Govt norms for cab aggregators regressive, will dampen investments'
By Sharan Poovanna | Livemint
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2020 07:23 AM IST
The centre’s guidelines proposes to bring Ola and Uber among others under a regulatory framework as a measure to protect customers from getting “fleeced” by surge pricing.The decision to cap commissions at 20%, analysts said, is not aligned with demands by the IFAT demands of limiting it to 5-10%
Woman, Nigerian associate arrested with 10.5kg of drugs at Delhi railway station
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 09, 2020 11:08 PM IST
The police said that the consignment was meant to be distributed at new year rave parties in Bengaluru, Karnataka
Farmers in Karnataka protest amendments to farm laws, march to Vidhan Soudha
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | Bengaluru
PUBLISHED ON DEC 09, 2020 02:36 PM IST
Following a call given by the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, Hasiru Sene and allied organisations, the farmers geared up for another show down, a day after joining the nationwide protests against the farm bills brought by the Centre.