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BMRCL invites bids for Madavara-Tumakuru corridor DPR after government directive to take up feasibility study; project proposed to be developed under PPP model

Bengaluru Metro's Purple Line faces delays on October 30 morning, passengers stranded

Purple Line services were delayed on Thursday morning after a train became stuck between Hosahalli and Vijayanagar stations

Why Bengaluru Metro's Blue Line needs to be fast-tracked to ease tech capital’s traffic woes

The Bengaluru Metro is planning to open Blue Line in three phases between Sept 2026 and December 2027. City's ORR and Airport users - frustrated by traffic jams, potholes, and flooding - are complaining that the city cannot afford further delays.

After China's CRRC, Bengaluru Metro may turn to BEML for extra Yellow Line trains to ease rush

Yellow Line (RV Road-Bommasandra), which connects tech hub Electronics City, is witnessing a surge in ridership but has only four trains, resulting in a 19-minute frequency.

Bengaluru Metro Yellow Line: Tejasvi Surya seeks airfreight of bogies for two trains from China

Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on September 1 said he held discussions with the MD of Titagarh on expediting the supply of trains for the Yellow Line Metro.

19 km, 32 minutes: First-hand account of Bengaluru Metro’s RV Road–Bommasandra ride

Moneycontrol boarded the first ride on Bengaluru Metro’s Yellow Line, which began commercial operations on August 11, a day after PM Modi inaugurated the corridor connecting the tech hub of Electronics City.

‘Operation Sindoor’s success driven by technology, Make in India in defence’: PM Modi praises Karnataka youth

 Narendra Modi also lauds CSR funding by Infosys, Biocon, Delta Electronics for Metro stations, calling their model ‘inspirational’

PM Modi inaugurates Yellow Line; Bengaluru Metro’s network expands to 96 km

PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of Bengaluru Metro Phase 3 project worth Rs 15,610 crore and flagged off three Vande Bharat trains from KSR Bengaluru City railway station

Bengaluru Metro’s Yellow Line: 19-km RV Road–Bommasandra ride likely to cost Rs 60

Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is planning to operate trains at 25-minute frequency with stoppages at all stations. The maximum fare from Purple and Green Lines to Yellow Line is Rs 90.

Bengaluru's Electronics City Metro: Safety inspection from July 22 to 25; PM may inaugurate in August

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) ropes in firm to produce documentary of the Yellow Line ahead of likely inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2025

Light at the end of the tunnel? Bengaluru Metro's Pink Line likely to be ready by next year

BMRCL plans to open the Pink Line in two phases: 7.5 km elevated section from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere by December 2025 and 13.8 km underground section from Dairy Circle to Nagawara by December 2026

CRRC’s Metro train prototype from China arrives for Bengaluru's Purple Line

 The first train will undergo six-month trial runs before being deployed on the Purple Line

Titagarh rolls out first driverless train for Bengaluru Metro’s Yellow Line

Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd plans to deliver two more trainsets for the Yellow Line by April this year. The company will then ramp up production to deliver two trains a month by September 2025

Bengaluru Metro Yellow Line: Titagarh to dispatch first train on Jan 6, says Tejasvi Surya

The 19-km Yellow Line (RV Road-Bommasandra) was initially scheduled for completion by the end of 2021 but faced delays due to multiple factors.

Bengaluru Metro completes tunnelling work on city’s longest underground section

The underground section is part of Bengaluru Metro's Pink Line, connecting Nagawara on the Outer Ring Road in the north to Kalena Agrahara on Bannerghatta Road in the south.

Bengaluru rain: Purple Line Metro services affected for two hours after tree falls on viaduct

Heavy rains lashed Bengaluru, causing waterlogging and uprooting trees in many areas, leading to traffic snarls on the roads

3 km in 7 years: Bengaluru Metro's most delayed section ready for commercial operations, gets CMRS nod

The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS), Southern Circle, on October 4, gave the green light for the commencement of commercial operations on the Nagasandra-Madavara (Bangalore International Exhibition Centre).

Japan and South Korea's spat over superapp 'Line' threatens relations

‘Everything app’ Line has found itself at the center of a diplomatic row that’s dredged up old grievances and threatens improving relations between Tokyo and Seoul

All about Bitfront, the crypto exchange platform that shut down

According to its website, BITFRONT serves as the main exchange platform for the core products in LINE’s blockchain business.

Hike raises $175 mn from Tencent, Foxconn; joins $1-bn club

Hike Messenger has raised USD 175 million in a fresh round of funding led by Tencent Holdings and Foxconn Technology Group, joining the coveted 'unicorn' club of startups with a valuation of almost USD 1.4 billion.

In largest tech IPO, Line jumps 30% in market debut

Line, owned by South Korean internet company Naver, offered 22 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange, and 13 million shares on the Tokyo stock exchange. Shares are trading under the symbol "LN."

Facebook tests end-to-end encryption on Messenger

The limited testing on Messenger, which has more than 900 million users, comes three months after Facebook rolled out end-to-end encryption to its more popular WhatsApp, a messaging application with over 1 billion users that it acquired in October 2014.

Messaging app Line says still considering IPO

Line's owner, South Korean Internet firm Naver, was preparing an IPO for the company in 2014, but reportedly postponed it to focus on the messaging app's expansion. It was later reported that Line shares could start trading in Japan - and possibly New York - as early as this summer in a deal that could value it at more than billion.

Asia chat apps seek to upend rivals with marketing might

The big bucks strategy stands in stark contrast to other messaging apps, or even apps in general, which spend little on marketing. US rival WhatsApp eschews advertising altogether and has instead relied on word of mouth to become the dominant chat app in many Western countries.

Phone Apps get privacy-conscious

Over-the-top content is proving to be a headache for telecom companies. Mobile apps such as Whatsapp, Viber, Line and WeChat offer messaging and voice services over the internet, chipping away at the revenues of telecom companies