BENGALURU LIVE - January 10, 2019

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:

. 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.

. Bengaluru topped the yet-to-be-releasedJLL’s City 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."

. New temporary stops for KSR-Kolar DEMU, Channapatna-Kolar DEMU andYeshwantpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express.

. 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).

. 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.

. 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.

. Charging the normal fare and being friendly with passengers could prove fatal for a regular city autorickshaw driver.

. 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.

. 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.

. 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.

. 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.