Hubballi/Bengaluru: Global IT major Infosys Wednesday inaugurated its state-of-the-art centre for advanced AI, cybersecurity, and space technology in Hubballi, signalling a major expansion of its presence in North Karnataka and a response to earlier criticism over lack of job creation at its campus.The centre is part of Infosys Living Labs, a global network of over…
Bengaluru: After half a dozen missed deadlines, Namma Metro‘s all-important Yellow Line will finally be thrown open to the public on Aug 10 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This marks an important day for Bengaluru, particularly the southern part of the city, as the 19.15-km RV Road-Bommasandra line is a crucial link between Bengaluru’s IT-BT…
Bengaluru: TCS, which is planning to cut 2% of its workforce—over 12,000 mid and senior employees—this year, surprised its staff by announcing salary hikes for eligible associates up to grade C3A and equivalent (freshers to mid-level), covering nearly 80% of its workforce. This comes at a time when many of its peers have either deferred…
Bengaluru: A vegetable vendor and his two associates were arrested on charges of setting 10 parked motorbikes and seven cycles on fire on Kaliyamma Street, Ulsoor, on July 28.The vendor, identified as R Maksood Ahmed, 26, of KG Halli, sells vegetables on Bajar Street in Ulsoor. His two associates are N Ijar Pasha, 24, of…
Bengaluru: Forest minister Eshwar Khandre Wednesday ordered disciplinary action against officials over violation of safety protocols at Asia’s first sloth bear sanctuary at Daroji in Ballari. He instructed senior forest officials to ensure such incidents do not occur again.The minister’s action came after conservationists pointed out serious lapses in enforcing safety protocols for tourists at…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court on Tuesday directed the state govt to submit the inquiry report concerning the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede incident in a sealed cover.The directive came during Tuesday’s hearing of a petition by DNA Entertainment Private Limited, Bengaluru, which sought to quash the report prepared by the one-man Commission of Inquiry headed by…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court on Tuesday directed the state govt to submit the inquiry report concerning the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede incident in a sealed cover.The directive came during Tuesday’s hearing of a petition by DNA Entertainment Private Limited, Bengaluru, which sought to quash the report prepared by the one-man Commission of Inquiry headed by…
Abhay Devdas Nayak, a 41-year-old Bengaluru man residing in Luton, faced a Scottish court for allegedly threatening to bomb an easyJet flight while shouting “Allahu Akbar.” Passengers were terrified as Nayak reportedly yelled threats against America and Trump. A 41-year-old man from Bengaluru, identified as Abhay Devdas Nayak, who is charged with threatening to bomb…
Bengaluru: The state govt has decided to amend the law to regulate private ambulances, especially their fares.“We’ll be coming out with an amendment to the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Act any day and bring all ambulance service providers under its ambit. This will allow us to regulate ambulance-hiring charges, grade fixation, service, etc,” health…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has issued directions to ensure that only trained professionals or legal experts are allowed to conduct awareness sessions on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act in schools across the state.K Naganna Gowda, chairperson of KSCPCR, said directions were sent to deputy directors…
