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Mehak Luthra

🐒 Baboons imported from Singapore

Three Hamadryas Baboons, also known as old-world monkeys, imported from Singapore zoo will soon be sent to the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP).

📹 International short film festival

The twelfth edition of the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF) is being held from August 4 to 14.

🌼 Flower show at the Lalbagh

After a gap of two years owing to COVID-19, the bi-annual flower show is back in Bengaluru's Lalbagh starting today.

🛕 Busy market due to Varamahalakshmi festival

Bengaluru residents thronged the KR Market on Thursday as they shopped for the upcoming Varamahalakshmi festival.

🎓 Admissions delayed amid protests

The repeaters of the Common Entrance Test (KCET) carried out a protest on August 1 over the ranking system followed by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA).