AI giant OpenAI is expanding its footprint in India by hiring its first Solutions Architect for Startups in Bengaluru BENGALURU: In a major step toward expanding its presence in India’s fast-growing AI and startup ecosystem, OpenAI has begun hiring for a Solutions Architect, Startups role in Bengaluru — the company’s first such position in the…
Bengaluru: Despite repeated awareness campaigns, the menace of littering continues to plague the city’s streets. To tackle the problem, Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd (BSWML) have decided that those caught throwing garbage in public will have piles of waste dumped right outside their homes and will be fined between Rs…
Bengaluru: The govt’s move to acquire an additional 10 acres of land in Kempapura village near Magadi to develop a memorial to Nadaprabhu Kempegowda — widely regarded as the founder of Bengaluru — has triggered fierce opposition from residents. The govt intends to expand the memorial area to 44 acres, including an existing 24-acre lake…
Bengaluru: After days of sparring over the controversial tunnel road project, Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya met deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday to discuss alternatives to ease the city’s traffic chaos. Surya pitched for scrapping the “car-only” multi-crore tunnel road project and suggested investing instead in mass transport like the Metro, but…
Bengaluru: A member of the state child rights commission has written to the education department to instruct schools to allow class 10 students to play.In a letter to the commissioner of the department of school education and literacy, KT Thippeswamy, a member of Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR), said he has…
Bengaluru: A 39-year-old man with no known comorbidities or prior symptoms recently experienced sudden weakness in his hands and legs, and noticed that his speech had become slurred. Realising the seriousness of his condition, he rushed to a hospital, where doctors diagnosed him with a severe stroke.“Although he had no risk factors, we conducted an…
Bengaluru: A year after the tussle at the top within Karnataka Congress officially surfaced, the party continues to wallow in uncertainty, with no clarity on how or when the issue will be resolved. The ambiguity is beginning to weigh on both governance and party morale. At the centre of the deadlock are chief minister Siddaramaiah…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has paused the announcement of results of the third round of counselling for medical and dental seats, after a group of parents approached the high court. The results were to be announced Monday, but KEA will now wait for the court’s order. The provisional results were announced on Oct 24.It…
Bengaluru: The high-level selection committee meeting chaired by CM Siddaramaiah has been adjourned to Wednesday to finalise the list of recipients for the Kannada Rajyotsava Award-2025.According to sources, the 64-member advisory committee headed by Kannada and Culture minister Shivaraj Tangadagi has submitted its shortlist of nominees. Siddaramaiah is said to be satisfied with the list,…
Bengaluru: A 26-year-old former marketing executive was arrested by Kumbalagudu police Monday for murdering his girlfriend’s seven-year-old daughter because she was becoming a “disturbance” to his private time with her mother.The victim is Siri S, a class 2 student at a govt school in Ramasandra village near Kengeri and daughter of Shilpa S K. The…
