Anand Mahindra, chairman, Tech Mahindra Bengaluru: Tech Mahindra chairman Anand Mahindra said the role of IT services would “not diminish” but fundamentally change as AI moves to the centre of enterprise operations.“My answer is clear: the role of IT services will not diminish. It will change. And in many ways, it will become more important,”…
Bengaluru: Customer engagement platform MoEngage has acquired US-based AI startup Aampe, bringing agentic decision-making capabilities into its platform to deliver one-to-one personalised marketing at scale. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. MoEngage has raised $280 million in funding so far.Aampe builds autonomous AI agents that make decisions for individual consumers, determining what message…
By Evelyn Ann AbrahamAs Pride Month draws to a close, Bengaluru’s drag culture shows that ‘queer joy’ for the LGBTQ+ community is not limited to a month. Once a niche art form, drag has grown into a vibrant movement across clubs, cafés, festivals and community events all year. In Bengaluru, drag is not just entertainment;…
For too long, motherhood in women’s sport has been framed as a pause, a sacrifice or a difficult detour. But amid the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England, the biggest conversation in the sport is not about title contenders or match-winning knocks. Instead, it centres on something far more personal and significant – whether…
Rakesh (L), Don Brite Son (C) and Owner Madhav Metli (R) BENGALURU: Before he succumbed to injuries sustained in a brutal assault by two youths over the use of a water tap, the paying guest (PG) owner told his son that he would return after getting stitches for his head injuries and they would file…
Software engineer M Shwetha (R) was arrested by Bengaluru police from a hotel room in Puducherry on Wednesday. BENGALURU: Software engineer M Shwetha was arrested by Bengaluru police from a hotel room in Puducherry on Wednesday, two days after she and her live-in partner allegedly murdered her parents and sister at the couple’s Seegehalli apartment…
Times News NetworkBengaluru: The govt has directed all gram panchayats to set up special voter assistance centres to help residents with enrolment, corrections and transfers in electoral rolls during the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR).The initiative aims to ensure that no eligible voter is struck off the rolls before elections to zilla, taluk and gram…
Bengaluru: The Central Zoo Authority Wednesday informed the Karnataka high court that a committee of experts has been constituted to formulate standard operating procedure (SOP) for ensuring safety of zoo staff and others.As the authority’s counsel submitted a copy of the office memorandum constituting the committee, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and…
Bengaluru: Madiwala police Wednesday arrested three more persons in the Rs 20-lakh dacoity case allegedly involving inspector Mahesh Kanakagiri. The arrested are the inspector’s aides, Shafi and Haris, both from Madikeri, and Rashid from Kerala.Earlier, Kanakagiri and his aides, Kupendra Reddy and Vasanth Kumar, were taken into custody. The gang had robbed Rs 20 lakh…
Bengaluru: At the start of the 2025 season, Yashaswini Ghorpade set a clear target: to represent India at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Last week, the Karnataka paddler turned that ambition into reality when she was included in the national squad. With the table tennis events beginning on Sept 20 at Sky Hall Toyota,…
