Bengaluru: Karnataka has begun verifying beneficiaries for its first housing scheme for 13 forest-based tribes. Officials say district-wise beneficiary lists are being screened, and documentation is underway to ensure the rollout remains on schedule. Randeep D, secretary, department of tribal welfare, said the scheme is modelled on the Union govt’s particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG)…
Bengaluru: OpenAI has introduced a shopping feature inside ChatGPT that helps users compare products, evaluate specifications, and create personalised buying guides. This launch comes just as consumers worldwide enter the peak holiday spending period.The tool, now rolling out to free and paid ChatGPT users on web and mobile, turns product discovery into a guided conversation….
Bengaluru: City police arrested a 47-year-old history-sheeter on charges of stealing 49 silver bars worth Rs 37 lakh from a scooter’s floorboard in Ulsoor Gate Saturday night.The accused is identified as Syed Ayaz, a resident of Cottonpet. A tender-coconut seller, Ayaz has been on police record since 2000. This is his 51st case.The past 50…
Bengaluru: Two police constables, Basavaraju and Gurudutt, attached to JP Nagar police station, were arrested for allegedly robbing a 59-year-old insurance agent and his female friend of Rs 10,300.According to the complaint, Varadaraju BN was sitting in his car with his friend near the BSNL office at JP Nagar on Nov 1 when the constables…
BENGALURU: A homemaker in Karnataka has accused her husband of injecting her with mercury nine months ago, allegedly causing a slow deterioration of her health that led to her death. Vidya, who passed away on Monday at Victoria Hospital, made a pre-death statement from her hospital bed, claiming that her husband, M Basavaraju, had deliberately…
BENGALURU: A new book by author P T Bopanna, Kodava Religion at Crossroads, was released in the city on November 25. This is his eleventh work and a follow-up to his earlier title Are Kodavas (Coorgs) Hindus?The book examines what Bopanna describes as the growing influence of Hindutva ideology in Kodagu and its impact on…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Groundwater Authority is struggling to manage its basic regulatory functions due to an acute manpower shortage. Against 440 sanctioned posts, it is currently operating with just 49 permanent staff and 30 outsourced workers across the state — meaning an 82% vacancy.Bengaluru residents frequently raise complaints about illegal borewell drilling and groundwater exploitation….
Bengaluru/New Delhi: The tussle at the top in Karnataka again played out in Delhi Monday, as deputy chief minister and KPCC president DK Shivakumar and his supporters stepped up efforts to push for a change of chief minister. Shivakumar and his supporters, who reportedly sought an appointment with Rahul Gandhi to press for his elevation…
Bengaluru: The iconic 1942 BSA WM20 motorcycle — forever linked to the unforgettable friendship anthem ‘Yeh Dosti …’ from the 1975 Bollywood blockbuster Sholay — is once again in the spotlight, this time far from the Ramanagara hills where it first roared into the sets of the iconic film.Painstakingly preserved for more than eight decades,…
Bengaluru: Salesforce India revenue rose 47% to Rs 13,384 crore in the 2024-25 financial year, up from Rs 9,116 crore a year earlier. The company said momentum was strong across both large enterprises and the country’s vast SME base. “We are one of the fastest-growing countries—or operating units (OUs)—within the Salesforce universe. We were a…
