Bengaluru: Oracle India employees say project update emails have increasingly created unease, especially after recent layoffs, with many viewing them as a proxy for job cuts. Oracle, which employs close to 30,000 people in India, is facing anxiety similar to that of its global peers. “Jobs as we know them just don’t exist anymore,” said…
Bengaluru: A farmer lost over Rs 5 lakh after he clicked on a message with a link to an apk file named RTO Challan in a WhatsApp group on Aug 15. The 57-year-old’s phone was hacked after that and Rs 39,393 was siphoned off by cybercrooks the same day. On Aug 29, over Rs 5…
Bengaluru: A curious trend seems to be emerging in the tech capital: cage-like metal boxes are being installed on the compound walls and gates of homes. But why?These aren’t decorative pieces, they are garbage bins born out of sheer frustration with the city’s erratic waste collection system. With trash trucks arriving at odd hours —…
Bengaluru: Following a video conference with concerned ministers, district deputy commissioners, chief executive officers of zilla panchayats, and other officials to review damage caused by the rains between June 1 and Sept 7, the govt Monday estimated crop losses at approximately Rs 550 crore. Chief minister Siddaramaiah, who chaired the meeting, directed all DCs to…
Bengaluru: A day after the TOI article, “Close to power, far from comfort: Craters near Soudha spark outcry,” about the crater-filled stretch at Basaveshwara Circle, officials of Greater Bengaluru Authority’s (GBA) Central Corporation reacted swiftly to repair the road.The arterial stretch, located less than half a kilometre from Vidhana Soudha and in front of former…
Bengaluru: The Times of India’s Leaders on Campus is back with its second edition. Join us on Sept 12, 11.30am, at Kristu Jayanti (Deemed-to-be University), Kothanur, for an insightful session on the topic, Building a successful AI business.AI has rapidly become the backbone of innovation across various industries. For today’s students, AI presents not just…
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅತಿವೃಷ್ಠಿ ಹಾಗೂ ನೆರೆ ಹಾನಿ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಅವರು ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿಡಿಯೋ ಕಾನ್ಫರೆನ್ಸ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಚರ್ಚೆ ನಡೆಸಿ, ನೆರೆ ಸಂತ್ರಸ್ತರ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಷಣ ಸ್ಪಂದಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಖಡಕ್ ಆದೇಶ ಹೊರಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಗೃಹ ಕಚೇರಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾದಿಂದ ನಡೆದ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಭಾಗಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು, ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು, ಉಪವಿಭಾಗಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಂದ ಮಳೆ ಹಾನಿ, ಪರಿಹಾರ ವಿತರಣೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಬಾಕಿ ಉಳಿದ ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಪಡೆದರು. ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಜೂನ್ 1ರಿಂದ ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ ಮೊದಲ ವಾರದವರೆಗೆ ವಾಡಿಕೆಗಿಂತ ಶೇಕಡಾ 4ರಷ್ಟು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮಳೆ ದಾಖಲೆಯಾಗಿದೆ….
As the rains pour down, few things match the comfort of a hot mirchi bajji with filter coffee in Bengaluru — a simple pairing that takes many back to childhood monsoons. Actor Snehith Gowda, who grew up in the bylanes of Malleswaram, joins Bangalore Times to relive these flavours as we explore the city’s street…
Bengaluru: The five-year agony of a 72-year-old farmer, who accidentally aspirated a betel nut during a bout of cough, came to an end after a rigid bronchoscopy at a city hospital.After accidentally inhaling the betel nut five years ago, the farmer since then suffered from persistent fever, chronic cough, and breathlessness. However, none of his…
Bengaluru: Following its deemed university status, Fr Augustine George CMI has been appointed the vice-chancellor of Kristu Jayanti.According to a press release, he was appointed by Fr Abraham Vettiyankal, chancellor of the university and provincial of St Joseph Province, Kottayam. Both belong to the same province of CMI congregation.The institute was conferred deemed university status…
