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Metro to tunnel roads: How Karnataka plans to tackle Bengaluru's traffic

Karnataka government has unveiled a ₹1.5 trillion infrastructure roadmap, including metro expansion, tunnel roads, flyovers and business corridors, to tackle Bengaluru's worsening traffic congestion

Best of BS Opinion: Cybersecurity, ageing and women's financial freedom

Today's opinions examine cybersecurity in connected vehicles, India's ageing challenge, Karnataka's regional inequalities, women's entrepreneurship and the hidden world of trees

ExxonMobil's India GCC leases 235,300 sq ft space in Bengaluru for ₹70.3 cr

ExxonMobil Services and Technology has leased 235,300 sq ft of office space at Bengaluru's International Tech Park Bangalore, with a total rental outgo of Rs 70.3 crore

UST ties up with Anthropic to deploy Claude for clients across sectors

UST will embed Anthropic's Claude into enterprise workflows for clients and train 20,000 employees to accelerate AI adoption across healthcare, telecom and banking

DXC Technology's new centre puts India at the heart of its AI push

DXC Technology's new Bengaluru customer experience centre will anchor its AI-led consulting and engineering strategy, with India playing a central role in innovation and delivery

India on Seiko's watch, to be among top 3 markets by end of 2026

Japanese watchmaker Seiko expects India to become its third-largest market by the end of 2026, driven by robust demand and rapid growth in the country's premium watch segment

Embassy to invest ₹1,500 cr to build office space in Bengaluru: MD

Realty firm Embassy Developments will invest Rs 1,500 crore to construct a 3 million sq ft office complex in Bengaluru as part of its strategy to generate rental income from commercial assets. The company is mainly into housing segment with presence across Bengaluru, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and Delhi-NCR. In an interview with PTI, Embassy Developments Managing Director Aditya Virwani mentioned that the company's focus would largely remain on the growing residential business. However, he said the company would build office assets for rental income. Virwani said the company will develop a large 35-acre office complex in Bengaluru comprising 6 million sq ft area. "We will develop this project is two phases. The construction of first phase covering 3 million sq ft has started," he said. Asked about investments for the first phase, Virwani said it would be around Rs 1,500 crore, excluding land cost. Virwani said the office spaces would be leased to corporates. Bullish on In

Pegasystems opens new Bengaluru office with ₹60-crore investment

The enterprise AI software company says the new Bengaluru office will strengthen engineering, innovation and client engagement as part of its India expansion strategy

CDSCO prohibits clinical trials at KKR-backed HCG cancer hospital

Drug regulator alleges irregularities in reporting adverse events and conflict-of-interest disclosures by the unit's ethics committee during human clinical trials

Best of BS Opinion: G7 Summit delivers surprisingly constructive outcomes

Today's opinions examine the G7 summit, a changing US Federal Reserve, Karnataka's development priorities, India's infrastructure model and Indira Jaising's constitutional journey

Target India signs ₹1,250-crore Bengaluru office lease for GCC expansion

The retailer's India arm has leased 8.3 lakh sq ft at Embassy Manyata Business Park, reinforcing Bengaluru's position as the leading hub for GCC-led office demand

US cybersecurity firm N-able opens GCC in Bengaluru, eyes major hiring push

N-able, which provides IT management, ‌cybersecurity, and data protection software to more than 500,000 organizations globally, opened a Global Capability Center (GCC) in Bengaluru on Monday

EY GDS launches flagship AI-focused client experience centre in Bengaluru

The ey.ai Center for Reimagination is part of EY's $1.4 billion AI investment plan and aims to help organisations translate AI ambitions into large-scale business transformation

Smartworks leases Bengaluru office space with Sattva in a ₹589 crore deal

Smartworks Coworking Spaces has leased nearly 492,000 sq ft at Sattva Aura in Bengaluru, strengthening its presence in a key enterprise market driven by GCC and technology demand

Godrej Properties sells homes worth over ₹2,000 cr at B'luru proj launch

Godrej Properties has sold more than 1,000 homes worth over ₹2,000 crore at its newly launched Godrej Vanantara project in Bengaluru's Bannerghatta Road area

Rising rentals: Tracing shifts in tenancy costs across India's cities

Sharp rent spike positive for landlords, but tenants get priced out

Uganda national in Bengaluru tests negative for Ebola after isolation

A Uganda national with recent travel history from the East African nation has tested negative for Ebola after she was placed under isolation in Bengaluru as a precautionary measure when she reported mild symptoms of body ache, official sources said on Wednesday. The 28-year-old woman was placed under isolation at the state-run Epidemic Diseases Hospital in Bengaluru for observation and further evaluation, the sources said. A sample was collected and sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune for testing, and the result has returned negative for Ebola virus disease (EVD), they said. "The individual is otherwise in a healthy condition now," a source said. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is closely monitoring the evolving Ebola situation following recent EVD outbreaks reported in parts of Africa, the sources said. In coordination with the concerned state authorities, the ministry is maintaining close surveillance and all necessary public health protocols are being .

Smoke detected inside IndiGo flight in Bengaluru, evacuation carried out

Smoke was detected inside an IndiGo A320neo aircraft while taxiing for departure to Chennai, prompting an emergency evacuation at Bengaluru airport

Knowledge Realty Trust to invest ₹700 cr to build office space in Bengaluru

Realty firm Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) will invest Rs 700 crore over the next three years to develop 1.4 lakh sq ft of office space in Bengaluru as part of its expansion plan, a top company official said. KRT is a real estate investment trust (REIT), sponsored by realtor Sattva Group and investment firm Blackstone. In an interview with PTI, KRT Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shirish Godbole said the company is looking for the acquisition of prime office assets to grow business organically. He highlighted that the company performed well during the last fiscal, and it is expecting to continue the growth momentum during 2026-27 on all important metrics such as Net Operating Income (NOI) and distribution to unitholders. Godbole noted that the demand for office space remains strong, primarily driven by foreign companies that want to set up Global Capability Centres (GCCs). He asserted that the company's portfolio is AI (artificial intelligence) resilient, with bulk of its workspaces .

Snabbit expands into beauty services with quick salon-at-home offering

Startup expands into salon-at-home services with instant fulfilment model after Bengaluru pilot completed over 2,000 beauty service jobs in six weeks