The electrification of the city cost Rs 6 lakh in total with an initial annual maintenance expense of Rs 50,000.

There will also be a discussion about future plans for the college that is known for producing some of the brightest engineering minds in t...

A bunch of historians, with help from the present owners of these homes, are organising tours around these houses.

The cottage industries in Sarjapur declined during the British rule in the early 1800s.

Now, it is the office of postmaster general of Karnataka.

Bengaluru was the first Asian city to get electricity in 1905 during his rule.

After Tipu Sultan's death, the British decided to move their garrison base from Srirangapatnam to Bengaluru

The major junction along the Race Course Road, is today known only for its traffic. ET explains the story behind its name.

The question of flying more than one flag was raised right from pre-Independence Mysore to Karunanidhi, but political expediency has preven...

Banerji was born on October 10, 1871 in England. He graduated from the University of Calcutta and obtained a Master's Degree from Balliol C...

Poorna Prasad was built in 1910 by Dewan PN Krishnamurti on Racecourse Road.

All the while, he survived largely on free food offered by temples, studied under street lamps and gave tuitions

The proposal was mooted by Legislative Assembly Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa and legislator KR Ramesh Kumar. The plan to create a Legislative C...

The Theosophical Order of Service, founded in 1908 by Dr Besant, provides medical aid and scholarships to poor students.

Spread across 25 acres, the square-shaped park is named after Sir MN Krishna Rao, who was the acting dewan of the Mysore princely state in ...

The Attara Kacheri was built in 1868 at a cost of Rs 4.27 lakh.

The Bengaluru international airport may be named after the city's founder Kempegowda, if a Civil Aviation Ministry proposal is approved by ...