BENGALURU: Pro-Kannada organisations have called for a statewide Karnataka bandh on August 13 from 6am to 6pm, protesting the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) direction to release water to Tamil Nadu.Former MLA and Federation of Pro-Kannada Organisations president Vatal Nagaraj appealed to businesses, associations and other organisations to extend their support and cooperate with the…

BENGALURU: A member of the All India Students Association (AISA) was allegedly attacked over a remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The incident, according to AISA, occurred on Tuesday night when a 19-year-old student was assaulted by a group of unidentified persons, who also threatened him, saying: “You dare to demand the resignation of Modi?”Four unknown…

Image Credit: A woman has shared a video on social media alleging that a Zepto delivery partner repeatedly asked to enter her home (Instagram) BENGALURU: A woman has shared a video on social media alleging that a Zepto delivery partner repeatedly asked to enter her home and continued insisting even after she refused, leaving her…

Bengaluru: Residents of BDA Kaniminike Housing Project in Kumbalagodu, Kengeri, have sought CCTV cameras at entry and exit points of their 50-acre, 1,500-home layout, citing safety concerns due to heavy public movement via connecting roads to Bengaluru-Mysuru access-controlled highway. Kumbalagodu police said the request, made twice since Feb, has been forwarded to senior officers.The latest…

Bengaluru: Like, click, share. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) has asked its 1,500 affiliate colleges to tap the power of social media and request content creators among the huge student community to take the say-no-to-drugs campaign across all campuses in both offline and online modes.RGUHS vice-chancellor Bhagavan BC said the university will select…

Bengaluru: The state govt has directed all higher education institutions (HEIs) to immediately report student suicide or unnatural death to jurisdictional police, irrespective of where the incident occurs.The directive seeks to operationalise the directions of Supreme Court on safeguarding students’ mental health. The order applies to state-run and private universities, colleges, residential institutions, PG accommodation…

Salil Parekh, CEO, Infosys Bengaluru: When Salil Parekh took over as Infosys CEO in 2018, the company was grappling with boardroom turmoil that had shaken investor confidence. Over nine years, he helped transform Infosys, doubling revenue from $10 billion to $20 billion, securing over $100 billion in large deals, and the foundation for its AI…