Bengaluru: Heavy rains lashed the city’s tech corridor — including HSR Layout, Bommanahalli, Bellandur, Iblur, and Sarjapur Road — leaving commuters stranded in knee-deep water and vehicles crawling in bumper-to-bumper traffic on Thursday evening.Several arterial roads, including stretches near the Silk Board junction, were inundated as ongoing drain development work by the Bengaluru Water Supply…
SLUG: MENTAL HEALTH DAYBengaluru: At 27, a working professional found himself trapped in a growing porn addiction—sparked by too much idle time. Realising the problem was affecting his daily life, he initially turned to an AI chatbot for help. For nearly eight months, he followed its advice, only to see his condition worsen. Finally, he…
Bengaluru: After first-grade colleges, the department of pre-university education is planning to roll out a facial recognition-based attendance system for its govt PU college lecturers.The system is expected to improve the attendance and accountability of lecturers. “Many lecturers are also assigned additional colleges where there is shortage of staff. However, at present, we are not…
Bengaluru: TCS’s headcount declined by nearly 20,000 employees in the September quarter, bringing the total workforce down to 5.9 lakh — its sharpest drop on record and steeper than market expectations. The decline was driven by planned reductions, performance-related exits, and bench policy adjustments involving new hires. The company also incurred Rs 1,135 crore in…
This weekend, the Bangalore Chorus is returning to the stage with Big Bang Carnaval, a lively performance blending music and movement. The chorus, led by director Maya Mascarenhas, has evolved over 10 years from a small group into a massive 150-member ensemble. This diverse group ranges in age from four to 60, celebrating music across…
Singer-rapper Raja Kumari has always been one to blur boundaries — between East and West, classical and contemporary, devotion and desire. In a candid chat with Bangalore Times, she opens up about connecting spirituality with sound, her belief in manifestation, and how she hopes to inspire a new generation of fearless musicians. ‘MY RAPPER ENERGY…
Bengaluru: TCS has launched a new business unit focused on developing world-class artificial intelligence infrastructure in India, including plans for a 1-gigawatt capacity AI data centre with a projected investment of around $6.7 billion. “We expect to achieve one gigawatt over a period of five to seven years. Our calculation is roughly that every 150…
ಅಂತರ್ಜಲ ವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಒತ್ತು: ‘ನೀರಿದ್ದರೆ ನಾಳೆ’ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ಜಲ ಸಂರಕ್ಷಣೆಯ ಮಹತ್ವದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅರಿವು ಮೂಡಿಸಲು ಸಣ್ಣ ನೀರಾವರಿ ಇಲಾಖೆಯು ವಿಧಾನಸೌಧದ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ವೆಟ್ ಹಾಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಿದ್ದ “ನೀರಿದ್ದರೆ ನಾಳೆ” ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಅವರು ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಿ, ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಲ ಸಂರಕ್ಷಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಂತರ್ಜಲ ವೃದ್ಧಿಯ ಕುರಿತು ಮಹತ್ವದ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನಾಡಿದರು. ಕೆರೆ ತುಂಬಿಸುವಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಏಷ್ಯಾ ಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಸ್ಥಾನ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ, “ಕೆರೆಗಳಿಗೆ ನೀರು ತುಂಬಿಸುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ಏಷ್ಯಾದಲ್ಲೇ ಉತ್ತಮ…
Bengaluru: Boosting food production to feed the growing population over the next few decades is a major challenge for scientists and farmers, Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara said on Thursday. He was speaking at the 60th foundation day celebration of the University of Agricultural Sciences – Bengaluru, of which he is an alumnus.“With urbanisation reducing…
Times News NetworkBengaluru: In Bhadrappa Layout, Kodigehalli, a routine caste census visit took an unexpected turn when a tea shop vendor allegedly locked in a govt schoolteacher at his home Wednesday evening. BR Sandeep has been arrested on charges of obstructing public servants in the discharge of their duties.The teacher, Susheelamma, had arrived to collect…
