Bengaluru: Police busted an international drug-peddling network with the arrest of eight persons, including three foreigners, and seizure of 17kg of MDMA valued at Rs 17 crore.Police said the racket was allegedly masterminded by Reena Yadav alias Bapi, 50, who was released from a Delhi jail last year after serving 13 years in a criminal…
Bengaluru: Days after former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda hurled allegations of “land mafia” over the proposed Rs 18,000-crore Bidadi township project, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar Wednesday challenged him and his son, Union minister HD Kumaraswamy, to an open debate in three days.“Kumaraswamy wanted a debate (on the Bidadi township project)….
Bengaluru: Open jeep safaris may soon become a thing of the past in Karnataka, as the state govt moves to tighten tourist interaction with wildlife following the tragedy at Dubare elephant camp.On Wednesday, forest minister Eshwar B Khandre directed officials to phase out modified open camper jeeps and replace them with secure buses with protective…
GCCs are maintaining a healthy pace of talent expansion, although hiring is becoming more selective Bengaluru: In 2026, GCCs in India are paying higher salary increases than traditional IT services firms, even as compensation patterns become increasingly differentiated, driven by AI-led pay polarisation and a growing emphasis on skills.The sector is registering an average annual…
Speaking at a conference hosted by JPMorgan Chase, Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S said tokenisation has become a “huge thesis” for the company as clients increasingly seek help managing the complexity and costs of AI-driven operations Bengaluru: Cognizant is building AI-led pricing and operating models around tokenisation as enterprises shift from human-led services to digital…
Bengaluru: A man who once sold ice cream from an autorickshaw in Belagavi is now at the centre of a Rs 2,125-crore alleged investment scam, with Criminal Investigation Department looking into a staggering money trail.CID sleuths brought Shivananda Neelannavar from Bengaluru to Bengaluru on Tuesday night. He operated Shivam Associates in Belagavi and collected deposits…
Bengaluru: A 19-year-old first-year BSc LLB student at a private university went through a horrid ordeal after he was allegedly lured to a lodge by his junior under the pretext of meeting friends. He was allegedly threatened, assaulted, and robbed by a gang of six youths, including minors.The victim, Aabid (name changed), a resident of…
Bengaluru: Kavitha (name changed), a woman from Channapatna taluk in Bengaluru South district, had attempted to take her own life after struggling with family-related problems. “I wanted to die as I thought I had no one left in the world,” the farmers’ group leader recalled. But timely intervention saved her life and today, she is…
Bengaluru: CBSE’s latest directive mandating an Indian language as the third language from Class 9 onwards has opened a Pandora’s box for schools and parents in Bengaluru, triggering confusion, anxiety and a frantic scramble to manage the fallout of the sudden academic shift.Calling the move abrupt and impractical, the Management of Independent CBSE Schools Association…
Metro work underway on Blue Line in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) officials have flagged several technical and design challenges in adopting full solar traction for the upcoming Blue Line.Responding to an Indian Institute of Science (IISc) study that proposed running the corridor entirely on solar power, BMRCL officials, addressing a seminar…
