Bengaluru: The higher education department has constituted an expert committee to study the convocation protocol and common dress code during convocations.The issue was raised during a recent meeting chaired by governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and attended by chief minister Siddaramaiah and DCM DK Shivakumar, along with the vice-chancellors of all the state-run universities.There was a general…
Matthew Perry‘s live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the “Friends” star’s descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence to 60-year-old Kenneth Iwamasa in federal court in Los…
The United States has revoked the green cards of two relatives of slain Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to rise.Qasem Soleimani led Iran’s Quds Force and was killed in a US drone strike in 2020. It was an event that continues to shape relations between the two countries.US secretary…
An Indian-origin doctor has shared her experience of obtaining a driving licence in the UK, describing the process as significantly more rigorous compared to India.Sunita Sayammagaru wrote in a post on X that while obtaining a driving licence in India felt relatively easy, the UK system required a much higher level of skill and awareness.She…
The parking facility was inauagurated in May 2026 Bengaluru: The newly inaugurated multi-level car parking (MLCP) complex at Gandhi Bazaar might be turning into a parking lot for luxury cars from nearby showrooms in Basavanagudi, with an automobile retailer claiming it has booked an entire floor on a monthly basis.The parking complex, inaugurated by deputy…
Mangaluru: At a time when efforts are underway to secure recognition for Tulu as the second official language of the state, Prathamesh Devadiga, an eighth-semester BTech (CSE) student at PES university, Bengaluru, is working towards strengthening the language’s digital future, by working on a project that enables large language models (LLMs) to generate Tulu.Prathamesh told…
Video shown in protest at Washington Hilton Hotel An unusual and deeply embarrassing protest targeting Donald Trump unfolded in the US capital a day before a high-profile White House media correspondents’ weekend dinner, as a projection of an old video clip featuring Trump alongside disgraced financier and sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein lit up a prominent building…
A whistleblower who earlier reported alleged abuse of children at a daycare centre on the campus of an IT company in Bengaluru was fired from job, BENGALURU: An employee who earlier reported alleged abuse of children at a daycare centre on the campus of an IT company in Bengaluru was fired from job.The allegation comes…
A single-word comment from Yuzvendra Chahal—“Algorithm”—has added a humorous twist to the buzz around Virat Kohli’s recent Instagram activity, turning it into a full-blown social media moment. The latest chatter began after Kohli briefly liked a January post by LizLaz, a German-South African influencer and avid Royal Challengers Bengaluru supporter. Opening up about the unexpected…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has now dismissed the prediction about massive AI-driven unemployment countering warnings from tech leaders like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton. According to a report by Fortune, speaking in a December interview with podcast host Joe Rogan, Huang mentioned that he does not foresee a sudden spike in…
