CA slams viral ‘don’t buy car’ advice. Says owning one in Bengaluru would have saved her more than Rs 2 lakhA Bengaluru chartered accountant challenged common financial advice. She showed that her car ownership saved money over five years. Daily c...
07 Oct, 2025, 12.28 PM IST
Techie, just starting his career in Bengaluru, begins to worry if he can ever afford to get marriedBengaluru, India's tech hub, presents a costly reality. A software engineer reveals the expenses for a middle-class life. High rent and nec...
23 Apr, 2025, 01.33 PM IST
Bengaluru water price hike begins today: From waste, milk, metro to power — here’s what else now costs more and by how muchWater prices in Bengaluru have increased from today, marking the first hike in 11 years. This comes alongside a series of other price incre...
10 Apr, 2025, 09.00 AM IST
It's best not to throw money at a problemIf there is a moral to the story, it is this: when the upkeep of something exceeds its cost, especially if it is of the kind that does not ...
02 Oct, 2022, 11.25 PM IST
Rs 22 lakh repair cost for Rs 11 lakh car?: Bengaluru car owner gets shocking bill from service centreCar owner Anirudh Ganesh, product manager at Amazon, shared his ordeal in a LinkdIn post. He said his car gotfully submerged in the flood w...
02 Oct, 2022, 05.23 PM IST
Overworked and vacation-deprived? Take 3-day short break once every 4 monthsExperts said that youngsters, at the peak of their productive period, must go on holidays.
22 Nov, 2018, 12.02 PM IST
Kathrein opens first customer experience centre in Bengaluru“The location in Bengaluru is very important for our future growth in the significant APAC region,” said Anton Kathrein, CEO of the Kathrei...
12 May, 2017, 10.21 PM IST
Jolt for Ola, Uber as banks decide to stop disbursing loans to driversBankers who spoke to ET believe the defaults are higher among drivers on Ola as they accept more payment by cash compared with those drivin...
25 Apr, 2017, 09.27 AM IST
Hyderabad startup Gayam may power Ola's electric vehicle fleetGayam Motor Works, launched in 2010 by brothers Raja Gayam and Rahul Gayam, manufactures electric assistive bicycles and electric autos.
06 Apr, 2017, 08.24 AM IST
Mobile gaming co Nazara Games to launch 11 games in first half of 2017The games will be focussed on racing and kids and the company is working with developers across India from Bengaluru to Pune to create thes...
04 Jan, 2017, 02.17 PM IST
Uber's ride-sharing spikes on New Year's eveOf them, 11,939 riders 32% were from the pub capital of India Bengaluru, according to Uber, which shared data exclusively with ET on how In...
02 Jan, 2017, 10.51 AM IST
Transport department may okay e-rickshaw run in BengaluruTransport Department, which is already considering a proposal to implement Delhi's `odd-even' experiment in the city to decongest traffic.
25 Feb, 2016, 10.23 AM IST
'Ola Corporate' launched for India IncThe company said 'Ola Corporate' would make rides available at a fraction of cost as against the existing scheduled corporate travel option...
12 Jan, 2016, 11.13 AM IST
Bangalore City Police launches Copkart, a Flipkart-like app for copsBCP have launched Copkart an app similar to Flipkart to help its police force buy subsidised groceries and other products from their cantee...
05 Nov, 2015, 10.33 AM IST
Office Workers plan carpooling as buses and autos may go off roads todayWith buses and autorickshaws deciding to stay off roads as part of a nationwide strike by transport employees, scores of office-goers who a...
02 Sep, 2015, 10.11 AM IST
Is BBMP paying for parking complex it no longer owns?The agreement, it seems, was that the civic body would own 83% of the building and the remaining will be owned by the private entity.
14 Jan, 2015, 10.51 AM IST
Facebook may want to ‘friend’ Bengaluru’s payment solutionThe product may fill a critical gap in emerging markets, where a large segment of the population does not own credit cards.
04 Nov, 2014, 12.33 PM IST