INDIA
Vande Bharat sleeper launch delayed again; two BEML-made trainsets return to Bengaluru for rework
While the first Vande Bharat sleeper train has quality issues, the second rake has pending works to be completed, a source aware of the developments told Moneycontrol.
BUSINESS
ED raids Gameskraft, WinZO in Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram over alleged algorithm rigging, crypto trail
FIRs by victims allege these gaming firms manipulated app algorithms to disadvantage players; searches also found promoter-linked crypto wallets, indicating possible laundering through cryptocurrencies, sources told Moneycontrol.
BUSINESS
Swiggy to move HQ from Bengaluru's Bellandur to Whitefield; cites better infra, affordable housing
The size of the office will be similar and will house 2,000 employees. Swiggy is moving its HQ from Bellandur to Whitefield after Moneycontrol reported BlackBuck CEO Rajesh Yabaji's social media post had sparked an outrage among tech companies and the government.
INDIA
In a first, Bengaluru traffic police’s annual fine collection crosses Rs 200 crore
The surge in fine collection is linked to the 50 percent discount offered from August 23 to September 14, 2025, which led to the settlement of 3.86 lakh pending cases and generated Rs 106 crore in fines
INDIA
Mysore Sandal Soap maker KSDL to unlock value of 10-acre land inside Bengaluru factory through PPP model
The company plans to commercially develop part of its Mysore Sandal Soap Factory premises in Malleshwaram West through a PPP model.
INDIA
Bengaluru business corridor: Rs 7,000 crore road work tenders to be floated by March
The revised detailed project report for the Peripheral Ring Road project will be ready by December, Bengaluru Business Corridor Ltd chairman LK Atheeq tells Moneycontrol
INDIA
Bengaluru’s fully underground Inner Ring Metro proposed by IISc put on backburner
The Inner Ring Metro (IRM), proposed by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and included in the Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) 2020, appears to have stalled, even as the state government prioritises feasibility studies for Metro corridors to satellite towns.
BUSINESS
Karnataka floats tender for Rs 135 crore Mangaluru tech park that’ll create 11,000 jobs
Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation (KEONICS) has recently floated the tender for the project, which will follow a Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) model.
INDIA
In a first, Karnataka to roll out AI-powered WhatsApp-based public grievance redressal mechanism
Citizens can lodge complaints via text, image, or voice (English/Kannada), with video support planned, and an AI system will convert them into complaints and automatically assign them to the relevant departments and officials.
BUSINESS
MC Interview: 'Karnataka unfazed by Andhra in Quantum race; Bengaluru gives us edge,' says Minister NS Boseraju
NS Boseraju, Karnataka Minister of Science & Technology and Minor Irrigation, says Phase I of Quantum City (6.1 acres) will be India’s first single-stop quantum hub, hosting hardware manufacturing (FabLine), shared R&D labs, a secure quantum cloud, and incubation for startups.
INDIA
Bengaluru’s Hebbal-Sarjapur Metro corridor cost likely to be slashed by Rs 2,920 crore
BMRCL hopes 37-km Hebbal–Sarjapur Metro corridor will get Union government nod between November 2025 and March 2026.
BUSINESS
KWIN, SWIFT, AI & Quantum City: Are Bengaluru’s satellite towns futuristic hubs or real estate frontiers?
Karnataka has unveiled ambitious plans to develop a series of futuristic cities - KWIN City, SWIFT City, AI City, and Quantum City - to decongest Bengaluru, attract investments, and create jobs. However, farmers are opposing the land acquisition, alleging it is meant to inflate real estate prices.
INDIA
Finally, Bengaluru Metro to float Phase 3 civil works tender in November
The Orange Line, which will have two corridors — JP Nagar 4th Phase-Kempapura stretch along ORR West and Hosahalli–Kadabagere line along Magadi Road — spans 44.6 km
INDIA
Taare Zameen Par: Karnataka to resume ‘mobile planetarium’ project, floats tender
Six of the 11 mobile planetariums will be dedicated to schools in the Kalyana Karnataka region
INDIA
Bengaluru’s Satellite Town Ring Road hits roadblock after Centre halts Bharatmala projects
More than a year after NHAI floated Rs 4,750-crore tenders for five packages of STRR-West, the agency has yet to finalise them, awaiting approval from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).
INDIA
Bengaluru tunnel road: Govt expert panel flags DPR flaws, warns of cost escalation, Metro overlap
In April 2025, Karnataka set up an expert panel to review the Hebbal-Silk Board tunnel DPR. Released under RTI, the report flags major concerns about the project, backed by deputy CM DK Shivakumar.
INDIA
Bengaluru: Nearly half of BMTC's ticket revenue now comes via UPI as passengers go digital
Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation's UPI ticket collections jump from Rs 6.2 crore (7.6 percent) in Jan 2024 to Rs 43.7 crore (49 percent) in Sep 2025.
INDIA
Karnataka to launch OneTAC, unified digital platform for tourism and cultural destinations
Once implemented, OneTAC will offer digital identifiers and verifiable credentials to stakeholders - folk artists, homestay owners, travel guides and transport operators - enabling seamless service discovery, booking and payments through open, interoperable protocols.
INDIA
Bengaluru to get AI-powered mobility digital twin soon, traffic police floats tender
The project aims to integrate real-time data, AI-driven simulations, and behavioural modelling to shift from reactive policing to predictive traffic management.
INDIA
Crumbling Outer Ring Road pushes more startups, firms towards North Bengaluru, Whitefield
Sources told Moneycontrol that logistics platform BlackBuck, which announced its exit from Bellandur on Outer Ring Road due to poor infrastructure, plans to split its operations between Whitefield and Koramangala.
BUSINESS
Paytm's Rohit Lohia likely to join ONDC as Chief Business Officer
The move follows a wave of high-profile departures at ONDC, Founder-CEO Thampy Koshy stepped down in April 2025.
INDIA
BlackBuck CEO’s post on Bengaluru’s crumbling Outer Ring Road jolts Karnataka into action
Facing flak after public outrage and social media backlash ahead of the upcoming civic polls, the CM has set a one-month deadline to fill the city’s potholes.
INDIA
You may need to register your maid, pay up to 5% welfare fee as Karnataka plans bill for domestic workers
The draft Domestic Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill seeks to provide social security coverage, minimum wage protection, and welfare benefits for domestic workers in urban areas across Karnataka.
INDIA
Bengaluru metro eyes at least Rs 65 crore annual revenue from ads on pillars
Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd has started the tender process for advertisements on selected piers and portals across five corridors
