Turning pages of time: Some unknown facts, anecdotes about Bengaluru's connection with the First World WarNovember 11 marks the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War.
09 Nov, 2018, 10.18 AM IST
Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba pays floral tributes to Memorial of Indian soldiersHaifa was liberated by Indian Army's Mysore and Jodhpur Lancers on September 23, 1918 in a famous cavalry charge that is now to become a pa...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.47 PM IST
Battle of Haifa: Mysore lancers were sent in to support the allied forces in WWIThe Lancers were raised from the remnants of Tipu Sultan’s army after his death in 1799.
24 May, 2018, 02.34 PM IST
ET View: Rahul Gandhi cannot pronounce Visvesvaraya and Amit Shah calls him a poetGenerations and generations of Indians and not just those from Karnataka have no problem in pronouncing the name of the renowned engineer w...
05 May, 2018, 04.31 PM IST
The elite members-only club, Bowring Institute started as a knowledge-creation SocietyThe Bowring Institute is a protected monument governed by the Archaeological Museums and Heritage Department.
18 Jan, 2018, 01.45 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi receives Benjamin Netanyahu at airport, says visit 'historic'Modi received Prime Minister Netanyahu at the airport. He welcomed Netanyahu with a hug upon his arrival. The Israeli prime minister is acc...
14 Jan, 2018, 03.40 PM IST
- Date with History: First Kannada boarding school for girls turns 175
Mitralaya, the first boarding school for girls in the city, was founded by Douglas' ancestsors, missionary Benjamin Rice and his wife Jane ...
20 Jul, 2017, 10.07 AM IST
Mysore Lancers did India proud in battle for HaifaIn 1918, the Mysore Lancers, personal army of the Mysore Maharaja, played a crucial role in winning one of the greatest battles of World Wa...
05 Jul, 2017, 10.41 AM IST
Date with history: A major administrator who made Mysuru a model stateHe was the longest-serving commissioner of Mysuru (1834 to 1860).
20 Apr, 2017, 11.31 AM IST
Rice descendants to fly down for Church's centenaryAfter Rev Rice's oldest son Benjamin Lewis (BL) Rice left Bengaluru in 1906, all his five siblings eventually settled in England by the ear...
13 Dec, 2016, 10.54 AM IST
BJP and Sangh parivar's new target in South India - Tipu SultanBJP national secretary from Tamil Nadu, H Raja has insisted that Tamil superstar Rajnikanth should not act in a film on Tipu Sultan.
28 Sep, 2015, 05.37 AM IST
The story behind nomenclature of Bengaluru's 'Lavelle Road'Lavelle Road, known to modern Benglaureans as a state-of-the-art, uber luxurious lifestyle hub, traces its nomenclature to an Irish soldier.
26 Feb, 2015, 11.06 AM IST
Enjoy the last weeks of 2014 by going on a holiday to Hampi, Mysore or ShimlaWith kids in tow, you can head to Rajasthan, Hampi, Gujarat, Mysore and Kerala to acquaint yourself with traditions, culture, mythology and...
20 Dec, 2014, 04.41 PM IST
- Dalits adopt resolution against memorial for Tipu Sultan
"The site chosen by the government in our village is being used by us for worship since 1983," Pudu Kodangipatti Village headmen C Palsamy ...
15 Oct, 2014, 02.51 PM IST
- Mysore is full of graceful palaces and gardens
Did you know that the word Mysore is an Anglicized version of Mahishasurana Ooru, which means the town of Mahishasura?
01 May, 2008, 12.23 AM IST
- Dev Anand honoured
Bollywood's evergreen star Dev Anand has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to the Indian cinema.
20 Jan, 2008, 01.19 PM IST
- Knowledge panel on the anvil, says PM
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said on Saturday that a knowledge commission, headed by a dynamic individual and staffed by committed youn...
13 Feb, 2005, 12.39 AM IST