Authorities apprehended a Ghaziabad man for sending a bomb threat email to ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru BENGALURU: Police have traced and secured a man from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad for allegedly sending a hoax bomb threat email to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) headquarters in Bengaluru. Preliminary investigation found that the man has a history…
Chief electoral commissioner, ECI, Anbu Kumar BENGALURU: Chief electoral commissioner, ECI, Anbu Kumar warned district election officer, Bengaluru and chief commissioner, GBA, among other districts’ officials,against lapses in distribution of enumeration forms for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) program in the state.SIR in Karnataka began on June 30 with visits to VIP houses: govt officials, judges,…
National child rights body NCPCR is dispatching a fact-finding team to Bengaluru following disturbing media reports of toddlers allegedly being tortured at a daycare on Capgemini’s campus BENGALURU: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged torture of toddlers at a daycare centre on Capgemini’s Brookefield…
Bengaluru: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have found that low-frequency ultrasound can selectively kill oral cancer cells while leaving healthy cells largely unharmed, raising the possibility of a less invasive treatment for one of India’s most common cancers.Oral cancer remains a major public health challenge in India, largely because of widespread tobacco…
Bengaluru: A 40-year-old building in Bakshi Garden, Cottonpet, tilted Thursday afternoon after excavation for the foundation of an adjacent building, triggering panic among residents.No casualties were reported. Fire and emergency service personnel rescued the lone occupant staying on the first floor before the structure was demolished as a precaution.The building comprised a ground floor, first…
Bengaluru rat menace damages cars, repair bills soar (Image used for representational purpose only). BENGALURU: It’s not just traffic that is leaving the city’s vehicle users frustrated. A growing rodent menace has become another major concern, with an increasing number of vehicle owners heading to workshops after rats damage wiring harnesses and other critical components,…
Outrage over Bengaluru daycare abuse fuels reform demands. BENGALURU: The disturbing videos, purportedly showing toddlers being abused inside a daycare centre functioning out of a Bengaluru technology campus, have understandably triggered nationwide outrage. The allegations themselves are shocking enough: caregivers locked kids in bathrooms, put them in a front-loading washing machine, sprayed water into their…
Bengaluru: The excise department will e-auction 483 CL-2A retail liquor shop licences and 96 CL-9A bar licences, with bidding to be held in the last week of July.The move is part of a broader exercise to monetise unused licences and improve revenue collection. Officials said the system will bring in greater transparency in allotment through…
Demand for specialised infrastructure talent outpaces software hiring in emerging AI ecosystem nationwide Bengaluru: India’s AI data-centre boom is creating an unexpected winner: engineers from mechanical, electrical and industrial backgrounds.As companies race to build energy-intensive AI infrastructure, mechanical, electrical and cooling engineers—roles long overshadowed by software jobs—are back in demand, commanding hefty salaries and opening…
Bengaluru: In order to curb unauthorised parking on highways, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) identified 20 critical locations in Karnataka. These black spots were detected based on constant parking violations over a period of time.The detection is part of a nationwide process in which 595 locations were identified. In Karnataka, four of these black…
