(File Photo) Byju Raveendran, founder of Byju’s, the Bangalore-based educational technology start-up, poses at the company’s premises in Bangalore Bengaluru: Byju Raveendran has been sentenced to six months in prison by a Singapore court in contempt proceedings linked to asset disclosure orders, according to people familiar with the matter. He has been directed to begin…
Mphasis CEO Nitin Rakesh said FY27 would be a foundational year for the initiative, with the company expecting a gradual shift in its revenue mix over time Mumbai: Blackstone-backed Mphasis said it invested about Rs 260 crore in building enterprise AI platforms during FY26 while maintaining its EBIT margins, as the company seeks to reposition…
Bengaluru: Barring a last-minute surprise, chief minister Siddaramaiah is set to resign Thursday, ending a political journey that saw him serve more than eight years and 12 days as Karnataka chief minister across two terms, surpassing the record of his mentor and backward class champion D Devaraj Urs. A senior official at Karnataka Lok Bhavan…
Most companies have been fighting demands through court petitions. Little or no tax has actually been paid yet. That changes now. For many, the only path left is voluntary liquidation. Bengaluru/Chennai: The Supreme Court delivered two rulings on Wednesday that together could wipe out what remains of the online fantasy gaming sector in India. First,…
Chief minister Siddaramaiah at an event in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Should Siddaramaiah resign as chief minister as widely expected, his departure will bring the curtains down on one of the most influential and enduring political careers in Karnataka Congress history.Siddaramaiah, 78, leaves a legacy built on welfare politics, backward class mobilisation and legislative dominance that shaped…
Bengaluru: The road to muzrai temples in Karnataka runs through Shakti scheme, one of the flagship guarantee schemes of Congress govt that allows women to travel on no-frills KSRTC buses free.What was initially launched as free bus travel has slowly taken shades of temple tourism, with women passengers particularly visiting temples of goddesses in large…
Bengaluru: Three men have been arrested by VV Puram police for going on a rampage in the early hours, threatening and assaulting passers-by with wooden logs and smashing parked two-wheelers in a shocking display of hooliganism.The incident happened on Magadi Venkatappa Road on May 20. CCTV footage capturing their acts went viral on social media,…
Bengaluru: After over a decade of delay, work has finally begun on the long-pending Hope Farm Junction underpass in east Bengaluru, with the civic corporation setting a roughly 200-day deadline to complete the project. The project is estimated to cost around Rs 35 crore.The underpass, proposed over 11 years ago, is expected to make the…
Bengaluru: The department of pre-university education issued a public advisory cautioning parents and students against taking admission in PU colleges that hold academic activities from unauthorised locations.In a circular dated May 20, the department said it came to its notice that some PU colleges were formally admitting students into recognised institutions while conducting classes in…
The Congress high command is reportedly seeking a compromise to avoid a Rajasthan-like political crisis in Karnataka by potentially replacing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with Deputy CM DK Shivakumar. BENGALURU: Congress high command’s marathon meeting Tuesday over possibly replacing chief minister Siddaramaiah with his deputy DK Shivakumar is being driven by one key concern — avoiding…
