New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- Bharti Airtel experienced a network outage in parts of the country, including Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, on Sunday, with several users reporting difficulties in making or receiving calls. Tracking site DownDetector showed that complaints started around 11 am and spiked at 12:11 pm, with more than 6,800 users reporting disruptions.

According to the platform, 52% of users said they saw a "No Signal" message, while 31% reported problems with mobile internet.

Apart from the IT hub of India, outages were also reported in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, and several other cities across the country. Airtel described the outage as a "temporary disruption" and assured users that the issue would be resolved within an h...