Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Topic: Bengaluru

Bengaluru heavy rain kills 3, submerges 500 homes as more looms

A torrential 130mm downpour in just 12 hours from Sunday evening to Monday morning has left Bengaluru grappling with severe flooding, claiming three lives and inundating over 500 homes.

ED raids premises of George Soros-backed Open Society Foundations in Bengaluru

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday is reportedly conducting searches in Bengaluru as part of a foreign exchange violation probe against alleged beneficiaries of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), a global entity founded by US billionaire George Soros.

IT professionals’ demonstration in Bengaluru: Protest demands fair hours and work-life balance

Hundreds of IT employees gathered at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park on March 9, demanding an end to excessive working hours, unpaid overtime, and the lack of legal protections in the industry.

Bengaluru woman drowns in lake, boyfriend alleges caste-based killing

Authorities in Bengaluru Rural have launched an investigation into the death of a 20-year-old woman who drowned in Huskur Lake, following allegations that her family opposed her relationship due to caste differences.

On Rohith Vemula’s 9th death anniversary, Bengaluru convention renews call for Rohith Act

A public convention under the banner of ‘People’s Movement for Rohith Act’ to redress caste discrimination faced by Dalit students in university spaces was held in Bangalore on Sunday at St. Joseph’s College of Law, where families and friends of Radhika Vemula were present.

Two cases of HMPV detected in Karnataka through routine surveillance, says ICMR

Two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) have been detected in Karnataka, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) confirmed. The cases emerged during routine surveillance for respiratory viral pathogens, part of ICMR’s efforts to track respiratory illnesses nationwide.