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Culture

Grand ‘Vaikuntha Ekadashi’ planned at Sampige temple in Tumkur

Tumkur is all set to celebrate Vaikuntha Ekadashi, which falls on December 30, 2025 (Tuesday).

Community

Bengaluru airport update: New concessions on parking announced

The Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) has said in a release that, to enhance passenger experience, efforts are being made to further improve arrival and kerbside pick-up experiences.

Innovation

₹366.78-crore PLI-Auto Incentive for Ola Electric in FY25

Ola Electric recently announced that it has received a sanction order from the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India, for the release of incentives amounting to ₹366.78 crore under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Automobile and Auto Components (PLI-Auto Scheme) for claims pertaining to FY 2024-25.

Commerce

From erstwhile poorhouse to future powerhouse, the big guns are betting on…

India is rapidly emerging as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and is poised to become a future leader of the next wave of economic powerhouses. Multilateral organisations, including the IMF and the World Bank, have projected India’s GDP growth at 6.5 per cent in 2025 and expect it to continue outpacing other major economies.

Commerce

Beyond Bengaluru: State trying hard to court US semiconductor firm, for proposed unit in Mandya

The Karnataka government, it is learnt, is keen to allot 100 acres of land in Mandya district to US-based semiconductor fabrication company M/s Sanson Group for establishing a manufacturing unit.

Innovation

The ‘weight is over’: ISRO’s ‘Bahubali’ makes history, positions itself as fully capable global communications behemoth

India’s space programme reached a historic high on Wednesday as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its heaviest-ever payload from Indian soil, reinforcing the country’s growing stature in the global commercial space market.

Commerce

‘Ghar Wapsi’: Housing sales in nine cities falling; 16 percent decline noticed, says report

Housing sales in India’s top nine cities fell to 98,019 units in Q4 2025, registering a 16 percent Year-on-Year decline, a report has revealed.

Innovation

The game’s over for ‘players’; and begins, hopefully safely, for ‘gamers’…

India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act is set to reshape one of the country’s fastest-growing digital sectors — video gaming.

Innovation

HAL turns 86, reaffirms global aspirations in aerospace and defence

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Monday marked 86 years of its distinguished journey in nation-building and technological excellence, reaffirming its ambition to emerge as a globally competitive aerospace and defence major.

Community

Changes to BMIC project impossible, as apex court has ruled on the matter: Karnataka Deputy CM

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar recently said the government cannot make any changes to the Bengaluru Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) in view of the Supreme Court ruling.