Bengaluru Stories
Life in Bengaluru: ‘When we shut down our startup, we celebrated’
A couple launched a relationship startup together. The startup failed but their relationship got stronger. This is their journey
Life in Bengaluru: ‘Why is finding love so hard?’
When a young woman in Bengaluru — a ‘catch’ — is ready for a relationship, she finds herself paralysed by the experience on dating apps. Is a meaningful relationship that difficult to find?
How the law tracked and nabbed the three men arrested in Bengaluru blast case
What we know about the men who have been held for their alleged involvement in the Bengaluru blast on March 1 and how a faulty mobile phone led to them being traced.
- Team TOI Plus
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Why Bengaluru's water crisis is not one of availability but of "state failure"
India’s Silicon Valley Bengaluru gets plenty of rain. Yet it now faces an urgent water crisis that software cannot solve
- Damien Cave
- New York Times
What a thirsty Bengaluru can learn from Cape Town
Between 2015 and 2018, Cape Town faced a water shortage that made it a global example of climate change causing cities to run out of water. Here’s how the city bounced back, how it is now aiming to insure itself and what Bengaluru can learn from it
- Lata MishraArun George
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Why all Bengaluru shop signs should be 60% in Kannada by March 13
A newly passed Karnataka law says the top 60% of a business signboard should be in Kannada. Non-compliance might invite action from government and vandals. Deadline expires on the evening of March 13
Is Bengaluru a metro city? Not according to I-T Act rules
Bengaluru is yet to officially make it to the income tax department’s ‘metro city’ list, denying lakhs of its citizens, who together form one of India’s largest salaried-class employees, key benefits.
- TNN
Brand Bengaluru: How Karnataka government plans to revive India’s Silicon Valley
Karnataka’s "Brand Bengaluru" seeks to improve infrastructure, mobility, and urban planning, with extensive public input and strategic government action.
- Niranjan KaggereMoyurie Som
- Times Network
Is Bengaluru's economy the reason Karnataka votes this way?
The assembly election results point to a much deeper problem in the post-liberalisation Indian economy, a problem that is not confined to Karnataka
How can Bengaluru solve global problems if it’s stuck in traffic?
Bengaluru is zipping on the global information highway. But a missing link in its long-delayed subway is keeping commuters stranded
- Andy Mukherjee
- Bloomberg
What choking Bengaluru can learn from ancient Harappans
Today’s town planners can take a lesson from the Harappans – zero-encroachment upon drains and sewers, and also the presence of manmade and natural water bodies
- Prabhash K Dutta
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
CAG warned Bangalore on verge of collapse. Nobody listened
It’s difficult for anyone to avoid news of the catastrophic floods in Bengaluru. Everything from an act of god to overcrowding has been blamed. But a 2021 CAG report laid the blame squarely on the civic authorities – who seem to have ignored that report and its recommendations
- Team TOI Plus
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM