Karnataka

Bengaluru: India is rapidly expanding its fresher hiring in the semiconductor sector, reflecting the nation’s strategic push to establish itself as a global semiconductor powerhouse.Companies are aggressively recruiting from engineering campuses—not just from IITs, but increasingly from tier-2 and tier-3 institutes—offering competitive salaries for roles in design, embedded systems, testing, and manufacturing. This shift is…

Bengaluru: Airtel services across the city experienced significant outages on Sunday, leaving thousands of users without mobile and Wi-Fi connectivity for several hours.Complaints began pouring in by late morning, with service-tracking website DownDetector recording a peak of more than 6,800 reports around 12pm. Users turned to social media to flag disruptions, posting screenshots and updates….

Bengaluru: The state govt is wary of the Centre’s decision to reshuffle and reduce goods and services tax (GST) rate slabs, suggesting that it could result in a massive revenue shortfall for the cash-strapped state. In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced “next generation tax reforms”, following which the group of ministers…

Bengaluru: A 31-year-old woman died after falling from an expressway flyover on NH-44 near Devanahalli in the early hours of Sunday. Her husband sustained injuries and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital.The deceased has been identified as Nethravathi, a resident of Banaswadi. Her husband, Shiva Kumar, also known as Shivu, 35, survived with injuries.According…

Bengaluru: An 11-year-old boy was killed after a BMTC bus hit the two-wheeler he was riding pillion on near KR Market Sunday evening, in yet another accident involving the corporation’s vehicle.The deceased has been identified as Shabarish, a resident of KG Colony in Garakamanthanapalya (GM Palya). According to police, Shabarish was accompanying his uncle, a…

Bengaluru: Only 1.5% of India’s population is vaccinated against influenza, doctors in the city said at a panel discussion organised by Zydus Lifesciences, urging flu shots be made a public health priority.While India’s universal immunisation programme has successfully tackled several childhood diseases, influenza vaccination has seen little uptake. Dr Parvaiz Koul, an infectious diseases expert,…