A 19-year-old B Tech student at IISc allegedly died by suicide in his hostel room. (Representational image) BENGALURU: A 19-year-old B Tech student at IISc allegedly died by suicide in his hostel room here, police said on Friday.The deceased, identified as Rakshan, hailed from Chikkaballapura district, they said.According to police, a handwritten note was recovered…
Marc Manara, head of startups at OpenAI Bengaluru: The availability of powerful, low-cost AI models from Chinese companies is healthy for the AI ecosystem and gives startups more choice rather than posing a threat, OpenAI’s global head of startups Marc Manara said.Startups should use different AI models for different tasks instead of depending on a…
Currently, students who have studied from Classes 1 to 10 in rural schools are eligible for a 15% reservation in CET and NEET admissions. BENGALURU: Karnataka govt is considering introducing a separate reservation for rural govt school students within the existing rural quota for admissions to professional courses.Currently, students who have studied from Classes 1…
Nearly half of Bengaluru’s electorate is flagged under the ASDDO category during voter roll revision. BENGALURU: Nearly half of Bengaluru’s electorate has been flagged under the Election Commission’s Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate and Others (ASDDO) category during Karnataka’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, raising concerns over the scale of voter verification in…
Karnataka Legislative Council chairman Basavaraj Horatti will resign on August 14. BENGALURU: Following a late-evening meeting with chief minister DK Shivakumar, Karnataka Legislative Council chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Thursday said he would resign on August 14, while accusing the Congress of trying to take control of a constitutional post even before the House elects his…
A file photo of Flybus operated by the state-owned Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Bengaluru: Air travellers heading to Kerala will soon have a direct overnight bus option from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), with Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) launching a new Flybus service between the airport and Kozhikode from Aug 15.Designed primarily…
Bengaluru: The high court Thursday directed govt to file an affidavit within 10 days clarifying whether any scientific or hydrological study had been conducted to assess the impact of the proposed short tunnel project on Hebbal Lake, particularly whether it could obstruct the water body’s inflow and outflow channels or disrupt its underground flow.The court…
Combined inflow into the four reservoirs in Cauvery basin stood at 23,838 cusecs Thursday, while outflow was 8,610 cusecs Bengaluru: First, the good news. Heavy rain has filled Karnataka’s four major Cauvery basin reservoirs enough to comfortably meet drinking water needs of Bengaluru, Mysuru and other towns in the basin till June next year.By Thursday,…
Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha members protest Thursday, demanding cabinet representation for the Brahmin community Bengaluru: Congress has launched a damage-control exercise to placate senior MLAs overlooked in the recent cabinet expansion, amid concerns that prolonged discontent could dent the party’s organisational strength ahead of the 2028 assembly elections.While some disgruntled seniors have framed the issue as…
Mangaluru: Health and family welfare Minister UT Khader said the state govt has formulated several schemes to safeguard public health and reduce the burden of medical expenses in Karnataka. He said that ‘Sandhya Kirana Scheme’ for retired govt employees and ‘Bike Ambulance’ services for emergency care in traffic-congested cities will be fully implemented soon.Speaking to…
