Bengaluru: Transport minister Byrathi Suresh directed Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) to revoke the suspension of conductor TG Ramakrishna after he allegedly asked the minister to get off a bus for not tendering the exact fare during a surprise inspection earlier this month.The conductor met the minister Wednesday, apologised for his behaviour, following which the…
With the price of egg crossing Rs 8 across Karnataka, schools are finding it difficult to buy and distribute eggs among students from within the budgetary allocation Bengaluru: Which came first: Egg or banana? Karnataka’s flagship midday meal scheme, which ensures nearly two-thirds of the total 47 lakh students in govt and aided schools of…
Bengaluru: City restaurants have warned they may stop accepting orders from food delivery aggregators Swiggy and Zomato after Aug 15 unless concerns over commissions, platform-funded discounting and other charges imposed on eateries are addressed.The Bangalore Hotels Association (BHA) took the decision at a meeting Wednesday after nearly 10 months of discussions with food delivery platforms…
New Delhi/Bengaluru: Seeking to underscore Karnataka’s deepening water crisis, chief minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday invited his Tamil Nadu counterpart C Joseph Vijay to undertake an aerial survey of the Cauvery basin and inspect the state’s reservoirs before or after the proposed bilateral talks on Aug 3.“We have invited Vijay to inspect the Cauvery reservoirs…
West Indies took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series after defeating Pakistan by 90 runs in the opening match of the two-match series at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. Fast bowler Jayden Seales was the star performer, claiming five wickets in the second innings as Pakistan were bowled out for 120 while…
Bengaluru: A 27-year-old delivery executive from Andhra Pradesh allegedly killed himself by lying on a railway track, where he was run over by a train near Huskur station Tuesday.Vishwanath’s severed head was found nearly 500 metres away from the track Wednesday morning, with police suspecting it had been dragged away by a stray dog.Railway police…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AFP Photo) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has cleared the air over his “serve drinks” remark about young batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Ashwin said the comment was not made in a negative way and his intention was to highlight the importance of learning for the 15-year-old by spending time around the team. Ashwin clears…
Subhadeep Ghosh (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Team India will have a new face in its support staff as Subhadeep Ghosh takes over as the fielding coach, replacing T Dilip. The BCCI has decided against extending Dilip’s contract after it ended following India’s white-ball tour of England.Subhadeep’s first assignment with the senior men’s team will…
Ravi Kumar, CEO, Cognizant Bengaluru: Cognizant shares rose as much as 10.5% in early Nasdaq trading after the IT services company reported a steady second quarter, driven by strong growth in financial services and healthy deal wins, while trimming the upper end of its FY26 revenue growth guidance amid continued macroeconomic uncertainty.The Nasdaq-listed company reported…
NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill has returned to the summit of the ICC ODI batting rankings, reclaiming the world No. 1 spot after six months by overtaking New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell in the latest update released on Wednesday.Gill now leads the rankings with 801 rating points, replacing Mitchell, who slips to second with 794…
