Bengaluru: Ironically, RGUHS will award honorary doctorate to AC Shanmugam, founder-chancellor of Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, an institute with which the varsity is having a legal tussle.In 2019, the Centre and UGC approved an application to change the college from under the ambit of RGUHS and transfer it to Dr MGR Educational and Research…
Bengaluru: Friday morning was pleasantly different for thousands of commuters using Haralur Main Road. For the first time in months, they were able to navigate the stretch without having to dodge potholes, crawl through damaged sections or worry about loose gravel.The transformation came after TOI highlighted the poor condition of the road and the frequent…
Bengaluru: BMRCL has dropped the plan to construct Veterinary College Metro station, which was initially conceived as part of Sarjapur–Hebbal Namma Metro corridor under Phase III-A. Officials said the decision was taken following suggestion of the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA), which reviewed the 37.8km project.Sarjapur–Hebbal Metro line, pending approval from central govt…
File picture of SIT sleuths searching for human remains at a site in Dharmasthala Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Raj found himself at the centre of a heated political and legal controversy after his name appeared in a writ petition filed by CN Chinnaiah, the main accused in the sensational Dharmasthala case.Chinnaiah, who is currently being investigated…
Bengaluru: The state govt has directed the four state-run road transport corporations to roll out free bus travel facilities for male students with immediate effect.As per the guidelines issued by the transport department, the existing conditions applicable to concessional student bus passes will continue. This means male students will be allowed to travel only on…
BENGALURU: After the death of six-year-old P Vennela under mysterious circumstances on March 24, the police team investigating the case missed quite a few clear red flags and, worse, their probe hit the slow lane for several weeks. It’s only after a fortuitous intervention by a Lokayukta IGP that autopsy report was re-read, the probe…
Judgment reinforces that employers cannot retrospectively impose bonus caps after approving incentive awards to employees Bengaluru: A UK employment appeals tribunal has ruled that Wipro must pay a former sales executive the full value of a performance bonus linked to a major contract win. The ruling rejects the company’s attempt to cap the payout at…
Women Farmers from various villages around Bidadi on the outskirts of Bengaluru are participating in a protest rally against the land acquisition for the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT) at Bidadi. A Coconut orchard near Bidadi supposedly identified for acquisition for the Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT) project at Bidadi in Ramanagar taluk of…
Cognizant’s exclusion reflects its relative market capitalisation rather than its recent operating performance Bengaluru: Despite posting a strong first quarter and raising its full-year outlook, Cognizant is set to be dropped from the Nasdaq-100 Index after more than two decades, making way for a new crop of companies benefiting from the artificial intelligence boom.The IT…
Bengaluru: An interest rate of 9% is more appropriate in cases involving death and serious injury, especially where there is a long delay in the claimant’s receiving the compensation, the high court ruled.Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju, upholding the decision of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bengaluru, in a 10-year-old accident case, noted in her recent…
