The probe continues into the death of Confident Group Chairman Dr CJ Roy, who died by suicide at his Bengaluru office shortly after an Income Tax interrogation. The incident occurred amid ongoing IT raids linked to his companies, prompting further investigation by authorities.


Roy CJ Died During Income Tax Raids In Bengaluru Office

Confident Group Chairman Dr CJ Roy died by suicide on Friday at his Bengaluru office, moments after an Income Tax (IT) interrogation linked to ongoing raids on his companies.


Bengaluru's Real Estate Tycoon CJ Roy Dies By Suicide

The Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFF) opened at the iconic Vidhana Soudha, with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurating the event. The festival brings together filmmakers, artists and cinema lovers from India and abroad, celebrating diverse voices and global storytelling.


BIFF 2026: Bengaluru International Film Festival Opens At Vidhana Soudha | WION

Bengaluru Police are investigating a major cyber fraud case involving a college dropout and his mother, accused of running an online scam worth ₹3.20 crore.


Cyber crime: How Bengaluru dropout, mother ran ₹3.20 cr cyber scam

A 34-year-old Accenture software engineer from Mangaluru, Sharmila, was found dead in her Ramamurthy Nagar apartment on January 3, 2026, after a fire broke out around 10:30 PM. Initially ruled as suffocation from smoke inhalation with no foul play suspected, postmortem revealed pre-fire injuries including hand wounds and smothering marks inconsistent with burns.


Bengaluru Flat Catches Fire & a Woman is Found Dead. But Something Else Killed Her

On the day of the incident, Kurai, who lived with his single mother next door entered the victim’s flat through a sliding window at around 9 PM and demanded for sexual favours.

Bengaluru techie killed for resisting sexual favours, 18-year-old arrested

Bengaluru welcomed 2026 with vibrant celebrations as lakhs of people thronged the Central Business District (CBD), Indiranagar, Electronics City and Koramangala to mark the big hour. The city wore a festive look with music, countdown events and private parties adding to the cheer. A loud roar of celebration echoed across neighbourhoods as the clock struck midnight, accompanied by firecrackers and warm New Year wishes.


New Year 2026: Bengaluru rings in New Year with heightened security arrangements

In a drive carried out from December 20 to 23, the Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) demolished homes in Waseem Layout and Fakir Colony in the city. It is claimed that these colonies had around 200 houses, housing approximately one thousand people.

Karnataka govt executing Sangh Parivar’s anti-minority politics: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

CCTV footage shows Venkataramanan’s wife pleading with passing vehicles for assistance with folded hands while her ill husband now lay injured on the road, but no one stopped. A cab driver eventually stopped and took him to the hospital, where Venkataramanan was declared dead on arrival.

‘Pleaded for help, humanity failed’: Man injured on way to hospital after heart attack dies on Bengaluru streets; family donates eyes

India’s technology capital Bengaluru is grappling with an alarming surge in cybercrime that is draining the city’s economy at an unprecedented pace. According to recent assessments, the city is suffering average daily losses of nearly ₹483 crore due to cyber fraud.


Bengaluru digital arrest scam: Bengaluru loses ₹1,543 crore to cybercrime

Facility to maintain C-130J military aircraft to come up in Bengaluru

The factional fight inside the Karnataka Congress has reached a critical stage, with the leadership battle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar intensifying by the day. While many in the party believed AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge—a veteran with nearly five decades of political experience—would step in as the key mediator, Kharge himself now appears increasingly helpless in resolving the crisis.

Karnataka CM Succession Battle Intensifies, MLAs Back Shivkumar For Chief Minister

A Bengaluru woman was defrauded of nearly ₹32 crore in a six-month-long digital arrest scam where fraudsters impersonating CBI officials kept her under constant Skype surveillance and forced her into 187 bank transfers. The scam involved psychological harassment and threats of arrest.


Bengaluru Woman Duped of Nearly ₹32 Crore in Elaborate Digital Arrest Scam

A 57-year-old software engineer in Bengaluru was duped of nearly ₹32 crore in a six-month-long "digital arrest" scam.
The fraudsters, who posed as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials, kept her under constant video surveillance and coerced her into making 187 bank transfers.
The ordeal started in September 2024, when the victim received a call from someone claiming to be from DHL.


Bengaluru Digital Arrest Scam: Woman Duped Of Nearly ₹32 Crore 

A shocking video from Bengaluru prison has gone viral, showing inmates drinking, dancing, and flouting jail rules. Authorities are investigating the incident amid concerns over prison management and security lapses.

Bengaluru Prison Scandal: Video Shows Inmates Drinking and Dancing Inside Jail

The Parappana Agrahara Jail in Bengaluru is under investigation following allegations that certain inmates have been receiving illegal special privileges. The probe seeks to uncover how privileges such as preferential treatment and unauthorized benefits were granted, raising serious questions about prison management and fairness. This scandal has led to calls for stricter oversight and reforms within the Karnataka prison system.

Parappana Agrahara Jail Under Scrutiny for Providing Special Privileges to Prisoners

The inmates of Bengaluru Central Jail are living a king-size life and have free access to liquor, snacks, phones, and entertainment, as there appears to be no security apparatus in place at the central jail in the capital of Congress-ruled Karnataka state. Videos and visuals of the amenities available to the inmates, including an ISIS recruiter, murder convict, and others accused of serious crimes, in incarceration can make many free souls envious. More videos are tumbling out and being shared on social media, and finally it seems that the jail authorities will face some action. Just a few hours after the state government pulled up officials for allowing VVIP treatment in Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central Jail, another video showing inmates dancing and partying with liquor and snacks has emerged.


Bengaluru jail scandal: Inmates seen using phones & watching TV

Bengaluru prison scandal: Parappana Agraahara jail faces probe over privileges to inmates 

A shocking murder case from Bengaluru has stunned India’s medical community. A respected surgeon allegedly used his medical expertise to kill his wife with a lethal IV injection in what investigators call a “medically precise” murder. Police have detailed the doctor’s calculated plan, digital trail, and how the evidence unraveled his web of lies. This is the full story behind the Bengaluru doctor’s spine-chilling crime.

Bengaluru Doctor's Spine-Chilling Murder | A Lethal IV and a Medically Precise Crime

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to the hospital while he was scheduled to visit Kohima on October 7 and address a public rally at Naga Solidarity Park. 

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge admitted Bengaluru hospital ahead of Kohima rally

The organ had been ‘harvested’ from a 24-year-old accident victim and travelled from Whitefield to the hospital, covering over 31 kilometres in just 55 minutes. In the video, the hospital team is seen deboarding the last coach of a Metro and rushing the organ container.

Bengaluru hospital transports liver for surgery via Namma Metro, avoids city’s notorious traffic | Watch

The police said that the family received a ransom call from the kidnappers, who demanded Rs 5 lakh and warned them not to contact the police.

Bengaluru shocker: Charred remains of 12-year-old found after abduction; kidnappers made ransom call to parents

The Karnataka government has blamed the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise RCB for the Bengaluru stampede in which 11 people lost their lives.

Virat Kohli video, RCB X posts: Bengaluru stampede report triggers row; govt claims not 'blame game'

Neeraj Chopras emotional plea to India Please come and support athletes not just at big events

Neeraj Chopra's emotional plea to India: Please come and support athletes — not just at big events

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