Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (its official name until 1 November 2014), is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 census, the city had a population of 8.4 million, making it the third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India. The Bengaluru metropolitan area had a population of around 8.5 million, making it the fifth most populous urban agglomeration in the country. It is located towards the southern end of the Deccan Plateau, at an altitude of 900 m (3,000 ft) above sea level. The city is known as India's "Garden City", due to its parks and greenery.
Bengaluru is one of the fastest-growing metropolises in India. As of 2023, the metropolitan area had an estimated GDP of $359.9 billion, and is one of the most productive metro areas of India. The city is a major centre for information technology (IT), and is consistently ranked amongst the world's fastest growing technology hubs. As the largest hub and exporter of IT services in the country, it is regarded as the "Silicon Valley of India". Manufacturing is a major contributor to the economy with the city home to several state-owned units. The city also hosts several prominent institutes of higher education and of national importance. (Full article...)
Bannerghatta Biological Park, also known as the Bannerghatta Zoo, is a zoological garden located in the city of Bengaluru. It was initially a small zoo and picnic corner within Bannerghatta National Park (BNP) which was started in 1974. The bifurcation of the Biological Park and the National Park took place in 2002. The Bannerghatta Biological Park covers a total area of 731.88 hectares and includes a zoo, safari park, butterfly park and rescue centre. The Zoo Authority of Karnataka, the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, and the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, are collaborating agencies. For the convenience of the general public, the Governing Council of Zoo Authority of Karnataka had decided to rename Bannerghatta Biological Park as 'Bengaluru Bannerghatta Biological Park' (BBBP). (Full article...)
S. Suresh Kumar (born 11 November 1955) is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician who was the Minister of state for Primary & Secondary Education and Sakala of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 to 26 July 2021. He was the Minister of state for Law & Parliamentary Affairs of Karnataka from 7 June 2008 to 13 May 2013.
Born in Bengaluru, he was associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from a very young age. He finished his graduation in Science from Bangalore University. Due to his active opposition to the Emergency, he was imprisoned in the Bangalore Central jail, where many national and state level leaders were also being detained. After being released from jail, he did his graduation in law from Bangalore University, 1977–1980. He started his career as an advocate in 1981. He enrolled himself to the Bar Council and practiced law for some time before taking a plunge into active politics. (Full article...)
The club is owned and operated by JSW Sports and its managing director Sajjan Jindal. Bengaluru has played its home matches at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium since the beginning of the 2014–15 season. Despite only playing four seasons in the I-League, the club was considered one of the model clubs of Indian football. Bengaluru drew praise for bringing a new sense of professionalism to Indian football, including the use of on field equipment meant to help player fitness. (Full article...)
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Infrastructure in Bengaluru encompasses the civic systems — roads, water supply, sewerage, electricity, solid waste management, healthcare, and telecommunications — that underpin the functioning of India's third-largest city across its Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) area of 712 km². Originally established as a cantonment town under the Mysore State and later administered by the British, Bengaluru has grown into a metropolis of over 14 million people driven largely by its information technology and biotechnology industries. This growth has placed enormous and accelerating strain on infrastructure that was not designed to accommodate it. Bengaluru's built-up area rose from approximately 8 per cent of the city's land area in 1973 to 87.6 per cent by 2025, while green cover, open water bodies, and permeable surfaces declined sharply over the same period. Urban infrastructure improvement consequently stands as one of the city's foremost governance and policy challenges. (Full article...)
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Satellite image of the airport
Kempegowda International Airport (IATA: BLR, ICAO: VOBL) is an international airport serving Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Spread over 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi), it is located about 35 km (22 mi) north of the city, near the suburb of Devanahalli. It is owned and operated by Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL), a public–private consortium. The airport opened in May 2008, as an alternative to the increasingly congested HAL Airport, the original commercial airport serving the city. It is named after Kempe Gowda I, the founder of Bengaluru. It is Karnataka's first fully solar powered airport, developed by CleanMax Solar.
The airport is the third-busiest in India, behind the airports in Delhi and Mumbai. It is the 26th busiest airport in Asia and the 54th busiest airport in the world as of 2024. In FY2025-26, the airport handled over 44.47 million passengers and 532,012 tonnes (586,443 short tons) of cargo. The airport offers connecting flights to all 6 inhabited continents, and direct flights to 5. (Full article...)
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A straight view of the hanging bridge built on the National Highway 75, right over the Krishnarajapuram Railway station
Krishnarajapura (also spelled as Krishnarajapuram and often abbreviated as K.R. Pura or K.R. Puram) is an eastern suburb of Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is one of the zones of GBA. It is 15 km (9.3 mi) from Bengaluru City Railway Station. The Old Madras Road passes through this locality. A lake called 'Vengayyana Lake' is in the heart of this area. The Yele Mallappa Shetty Lake near Medahalli, situated just outside the eastern limits of K.R. Pura, is one of the largest lakes in Bengaluru.
Krishnarajapura (K.R. Pura) is also the headquarters of the Bengaluru East taluk and houses certain central and state government offices. It is also a Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituency. B A Basvaraja of the Bharatiya Janata Party was elected as the Member of Legislative assembly from this constituency in the 2013 Karnataka Assembly election, and re-elected in 2018. The area is also a part of the Bengaluru North Lok Sabha constituency. (Full article...)
Someshwara temples were built by the Cholas in Karnataka. During that period, we see Tamil inscriptions as a few Mudaliars (Tuluva Vellala) were settled. These Mudaliars had settled in parts of TN especially Arcot. The temple is being managed by the Muzarai department. (Full article...)
Image 10Inscription stone at Beguru, Bengaluru, dated to the 9th century CE mentioning the name "Bengaluru" for the first time (from History of Bengaluru)
