Weather at 8 am: 15 degree Celsius, fog.
Good morning Bengaluru!
Many of the roads are still blocked for repair works
Viswasam release
Key things to watch out for in TCS Q3 results
IT major Tata Consultancy Services will be announcing its third-quarter results later today, amid global headwinds and slowdown in the US economy. Here are the five things to watch out for in the results:
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'Due to poor visibility at Bengaluru airport, flight departures and arrivals may be impacted'
Illegal commercial units in residential areas shut down
In a major effort to put an end to the commercialisation of residential areas, the BBMP shut down nine illegal establishments in the West zone on Wednesday.
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Bengaluru overtakes Hyderabad in the City Momentum Index
Bengaluru topped the yet-to-be-releasedJLL’sCity Momentum Index(Short-term), 2019, reports World Economic Forum. Hyderabad, which topped 2018 index, fell to the second position. The national capital Delhi found a place in the top five while Pune went down to 5th position.
"The Index covers 131 major established and emerging markets and tracks a broad range of factors to identify cities that have the strongest short-term socio-economic and commercial real estate momentum, and those that have the future-proofing capacity for longer-term success."
Temporary Stoppage Of Trains
New temporary stops for KSR-Kolar DEMU, Channapatna-Kolar DEMU andYeshwantpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express.
The National Clean Air Programme to be released this afternoon
Biffes postponed, to begin on Feb 21
In the wake of the Budget session which is likely to be convened from February 8, the state government has postponed the Bengaluru International Film Festival (Biffes).
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Noted activist opposes steel flyover, writes to HDK
Noted environmentalist A N Yellappa Reddy has written to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy against the decision to revive the steel flyover project in the city.
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Teen’s seventh jailbreak foiled in the nick of time
A juvenile delinquent’s record seventh jailbreakfrom the boys’ observation home was foiled by the authorities in the nick of time last week, a senior officer said.
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Auto driver murdered for charging minimum fare
Charging the normal fare and being friendly with passengers could prove fatal for a regular city autorickshaw driver.
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Prof Barba Naidu Prize for the Personal Essay- 2019, organised by the English Department, St Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru.
Bengaluru set to be India's hotel hub
Bengaluru, India's tech hub, is set to overtake Delhi and Mumbai as the country's hospitality hotspot in the next five years as a large number of hotels have launched new hotel projects in the city.
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Will MacKenzie become the richest woman in the world?
The wealth of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has the potential to make MacKenzie the richest woman in the world if the divorce deal makes Bezos give 34.55% of his wealth.
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How is my ‘best friend’ Kumaraswamy, Modi asks Bandeppa
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday enquired District Minister Bandeppa Kashempur about the well-being of JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda and Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.
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BDA gets a new chairman
S T Somashekhar was appointed as new chairman of Bangalore Development Authority. He took charge on Thursday. After holding an hour long puja at his new chamber he was greeted by his follower, fans and other party allies.
Australia’s T20 tour of India starts from February 24 in Bengaluru.
BDA gets new Chairman
ST Somashekhar was appointed as new chairman of Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). He took charge on Thursday.
Anyone up for movie night
'The Sound of Music' will be screened on January 11 at7.30 pm at The Courtyard, Shanti Nagar. The movie is screened as a part of ‘Courtyard Foodflix’ where you will also be are treated to yummy dishes right out of the movie prepared by Chef Kanishka Sharma.
Kathak duet
The Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography presents ‘Nazariya - Womanhood viewed through the Kathak lens’, a Kathak duet by Divya Bhat and Roopa K on January11, from6.30 pm to 8 pm atBharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Race Course Road.
The event is held as a partIndian Council for Cultural Relations’s (ICCR) ‘Every Friday Cultural Evening Programme’.
KIA 2nd runway's 1st flight to land Oct 1
'Petta' review: Rebirth of the mass
The water had run through the fingers. KS Ravikumar, the man who gave us Padaiyappa, failed to recreate the magic with Lingaa five years ago. The twin products (Kabali & Kaala) from talented Pa. Ranjit promised more but delivered less.