Bengaluru: Did you know at least five litres of water is required to produce one litre of beer? But where does all that water go?In Bengaluru, home to nearly 88 breweries, the industry is increasingly focused on reducing its water footprint through a combination of effluent treatment plants, wastewater recycling systems and circular waste management…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru: Cognizant’s partnership with Rohan Murty-led AI startup Workfabric AI has already generated an incremental sales pipeline of about $200 million, with the company expecting that figure to reach $1 billion by the end of the year.Speaking at Cognizant’s AI Forum, CEO Ravi Kumar said the opportunity emerged from analysing client conversations and unlocking…
For nearly five decades, Cinderella has continued to captivate audiences across generations, earning its place as the longest-running musical dance drama in Kannada theatre. Originally premiered in 1978, the production has been staged more than 1,000 times, blending fantasy, music, dance and theatrical spectacle. According to director Harish Prabhath, one reason the show has endured…
For decades, sport in India came with a familiar soundtrack — English commentary, occasionally accompanied by Hindi. Today, however, a six from Shivam Dube can evoke a dialogue from a Tamil blockbuster, a Sanju Samson century can trigger a Malayalam movie reference, and a last-ball thriller can be narrated in colloquial Kannada. Regional commentary is…
Bengaluru: A high-level committee of senior revenue officials will probe the multi-crore land scam involving alleged large-scale forgery of revenue records and illegal takeover of over 16 acres of govt land in KG Thornahalli village in Malur taluk of Kolar district.The govt’s decision to set up the panel comes a day after former Malur MLA…
Bengaluru: A 32-year-old man from Kannur, Kerala, was arrested on charges of driving away and selling a car listed on self-drive rental platform Zoomcar in April.According to police, vehicle owner Syed Khadir Pasha, a resident of Padarayanapura, listed his Maruti Swift on the rental platform. Misheal Shafeeq rented the car on April 24 but failed…
Bengaluru: The mystery surrounding the death of six-year-old P Vennela in March has been solved, with a chilling confession from the prime accused. Mohan GN, the live-in partner of the girl’s mother and key suspect, reportedly confessed to police he hit the girl in the stomach when she spilled ice cream in their car and…
Bengaluru: Doctors serving on a contractual basis in govt health institutions may soon be offered permanent appointments after completing five years of satisfactory service, health minister UT Khader said Wednesday.The proposal comes amid a shortage of medical personnel, with 1,290 MBBS doctor posts and more than 924 specialist vacancies requiring postgraduate qualifications remaining unfilled. Once…
New compensation structure splits approved salary hikes equally between lump-sum payouts and permanent base pay. Bengaluru: Accenture has revised the payout structure for salary increases in its June compensation cycle, impacting its global workforce of more than 7.8 lakh employees, including about 3.5 lakh in India. Under the new approach, employees will receive 50% of…
HD Deve Gowda addresses reporters in Bengaluru on Wednesday Bengaluru: Former PM and JD(S) national president HD Deve Gowda insisted that he had not sought a Rajya Sabha seat and that his equation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not defined by a parliamentary seat.Speaking to reporters at the party office in Bengaluru, Gowda said…
