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Bengaluru Police crack Rs 7.11 cr ATM cash-van heist; Rs 5.76 cr recovered

The incident took place on November 19, when it was reported that a currency-chest van carrying Rs 7.11 cr was allegedly intercepted near the city's DJ Halli area by people posing as RBI officers

AI Express to start Navi Mumbai flights to Bengaluru, Delhi from Dec 25

Domestic carrier Air India Express on Friday said it will commence flight services from Navi Mumbai International Airport from December 25, with its first flight departing for Bengaluru from the newly-constructed facility. The new services from Navi Mumbai further complement Air India Express' expanding network from Bengaluru, which remains one of its key hubs, it said. Starting December 25, the first day of commercial operations at the airport, Air India Express will operate daily flights to Bengaluru and five weekly flights to Delhi, which are its two largest domestic hubs, the airline said. From January 2026, the airline said, it will operate twice-daily services on both these routes. Air India Express, the low-cost arm of Tata Group-owned Air India, recently introduced routes from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jodhpur, and Udaipur. The airline operates more than 530 weekly flights from the city, Air India Express said, adding that it also recently inaugurated .

Godrej Properties buys Bengaluru plot with ₹2,400 crore revenue potential

Godrej Properties has purchased a 3.8-acre land parcel on Sarjapur Road in South Bengaluru with a revenue potential of ₹2,400 crore

Bengaluru heist: Men posing as RBI officials rob ₹7 cr from ATM cash van

A cash van in Bengaluru was stopped by men posing as RBI officials, who took away over ₹7 crore in a daylight heist; police are scanning CCTV footage and have formed special teams to trace them

Godrej Properties eyes ₹3,500 cr from new 30-acre Bengaluru township

Realty firm Godrej Properties has acquired a 30-acre land in South Bengaluru to develop a township with an estimated revenue of around Rs 3,500 crore. In October, the company had bought a 26-acre land parcel at Sarjapur, Bengaluru to develop a housing project with an estimated revenue of Rs 1,100 crore. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, the company informed that it has acquired an additional 3.8-acre land parcel, thereby unlocking Rs 2,400 crore of additional revenue and 2 million sq ft of additional development potential. With this acquisition, Godrej Properties Ltd plans a large-scale, premium residential community. The overall gross development value of this 30-acre township will be Rs 3,500 crore. The total development potential is 3 million sq ft area. "The enhanced potential is largely due to higher FSI permissibility across the entire land parcel, allowing the combined 30 acres holding to be master planned as an integrated group housing development township," Godrej ...

Hyderabad overtakes Bengaluru to become top GCC destination: Study

During January to November, Hyderabad accounted for 46 per cent of all new GCCs established, while Bengaluru captured 33 per cent

New AI city to come up in Bidadi, B'luru infra to get ₹1 trn: Shivakumar

Karnataka will build a 9,000-acre AI-driven IT city in Bidadi, creating a major new tech hub with strong connectivity and green spaces, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has announced

Jaguar Land Rover expands Bengaluru office space with ₹106 cr, 5-year deal

Luxury car major's tech hub to widen GCC presence in India

Karnataka bets on quantum push to build a deep-tech hub beyond Bengaluru

New Centres of Excellence at IIIT and IIT Dharwad aim to expand high-end research, talent pipelines and industry partnerships beyond Bengaluru

7 killed as truck rams into multiple vehicles on Pune-Bengaluru highway

The injured have been shifted to nearby hospitals, and authorities are working to identify the deceased

Waiting for a reboot: Bengaluru's transport woes and the path to solutions

The third of a six-part series looks at Bengaluru's transport challenges and the way forward to resolve some of them

Ericsson opens R&D unit in Bengaluru to boost 5G development

Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson on Thursday announced the establishment of a Radio Access Network (RAN) Software Research & Development (R&D) unit in Bengaluru. The facility will initially focus on developing advanced 5G features for Ericsson's 5G baseband, the company said in a statement. "Setting up the R&D Center in India for RAN software development represents a significant step towards strengthening our R&D operations in India. "Even as we leverage Indian software talent, we are also contributing to building the knowledge base and the telecom eco-system in the country," Nitin Bansal, Managing Director, Ericsson India and Head of Network solutions, Market Area South East Asia, Oceania and India, said. This facility is part of Ericsson's broader R&D expansion in Bengaluru and India, which includes enhancing its capabilities in Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) development. With R&D centres in Chennai, Bengaluru, and Gurugram, Ericsson's ...

US-based Figma bets on India's design talent, opens Bengaluru office

US-based Figma has opened a new office in Bengaluru, calling India its second-largest market after the US; the company serves users across 85% of Indian states, including top tech firms

High alert sounded in Bengaluru after explosion near Red Fort in Delhi

In the wake of a car explosion near the Red Fort in Delhi on Monday evening, Bengaluru Police have issued a citywide alert and directed all deputy commissioners of police (DCPs) to intensify security measures across the city. In a memorandum, the Commissioner of Police instructed that Nakabandis (checkposts) be set up across all police station limits and thorough checks of suspicious persons and vehicles be conducted. Inspections at hotels, lodges, PG accommodations, and other places of stay within police limits must be conducted; surveillance should be kept and identities of suspicious persons verified, the memorandum said. It directed that vigilance be maintained near residences and offices of dignitaries and at embassies and that police remain alert for suspiciously parked cars, vehicles or objects. Heightened patrolling has been ordered around key sensitive installations, prohibited and restricted areas, government offices, metro stations, railway stations, bus stations, shoppi

Panel to probe lapses after videos show special treatment in Bengaluru jail

The BJP in Karnataka on Monday staged a demonstration here demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after videos purportedly showing inmates, including a terror accused, getting "special treatment" at the Bengaluru central jail, surfaced. The party has also sought a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the incident, calling it a "serious security lapse". The party leaders, including BJP state president B Y Vijayendra, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly and Council R Ashoka and N Chaluvaraya Swamy were later taken into preventive custody at Shivananda Circle during their march towards the Chief Minister's office residence in the city. Holding placards and posters, the party members took out a march to Siddaramaiah's office-residence 'Krishna'. Speaking to reporters, Vijayendra claimed that the royal treatment given to the prisoners indicates rampant corruption in the prison department and the nexus between jail officials and criminals. Allegin

Delhi court rules against Bengaluru firm in 'Carnatic Cafe' trademark case

Carnatic Cafe, a Delhi-based South Indian restaurant chain, discovered that Lemonpepper Hospitality started operating a restaurant in Bengaluru under the name 'Carnatic'

Century Real Estate to launch ₹3,000 cr mixed-use project in East Bengaluru

The 14-acre project off Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road will feature 1.7 million sq ft of residential space with 750 apartments, plus 0.5 million sq ft of commercial and retail zones

Indian hotels post steady gains in September despite seasonal slowdown

Hotel industry sustains growth momentum in September 2025 as room rates and occupancy rise despite a traditionally slow quarter; Bengaluru and Hyderabad emerge top performers

Target lays off 150 employees in India as part of global corporate job cuts

US retailer Target is cutting 150 jobs at its India capability centre as part of a global layoff of 1,800 corporate roles, citing weak sales and automation-driven cost rationalisation

Assam CM, Priyank Kharge trade barbs amid row over semiconductor projects

Priyank Kharge sparked controversy with remarks questioning the decision to set up semiconductor industries in Assam and Gujarat instead of Bengaluru