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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Bengaluru: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday called for accelerated investments in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductor manufacturing and quantum computing, describing them as critical to India’s next phase of growth and self-reliance.Speaking at IIT Madras Alumni Association’s Sangam 2026 summit in Bengaluru, Nirmala said India needs stronger funding mechanisms for deep-tech…

Bengaluru: Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (WeSchool), Bengaluru, held its convocation on Saturday for the 2024-26 PGDM batch, marking the graduation of students from four management programmes.The ceremony was attended by Sudhir Kalkar, Radhesham Agarwal, Uday Salunkhe and other institutional representatives. Santosh Panpaliya, senior vice-president and global head, HR, Infosys BPM, was the…

Family members and relatives gathered in front of Naveen’s house following his death Bengaluru: A 46-year-old private car driver was found dead under suspicious circumstances at his home in Laggere Saturday night, with his family alleging that his wife may have been involved in his death.The deceased, Naveen Kumar, a resident of Laggere in north…

Bengaluru: Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth around Rs 442.4 crore in RummyCulture App and Others case, taking the total value of proceeds of crime attached, frozen and seized during the investigation to around Rs 2,843 crore.The latest attachment, issued on Sept 25 under Prevention of Money Laundering Act…

Mangaluru:MLC Ivan D’Souza has proposed a comprehensive development of the govt school ground at Mahakalipadpu, citing the city’s lack of dedicated public spaces for sports and recreation.During a visit to the site with local residents Saturday, Ivan instructed the formation of a development committee to oversee the project. “Although a pavilion was previously constructed at…

Residents of HRBR Layout 5th ‘A’ Main Road in Bengaluru, stage a protest on Sunday morning against a cafe coming up in their residential area. Bengaluru: Opposing the opening of a homestay-cum- café near their homes, residents of HRBR Layout’s 5th A Main Road hit the streets with banners and slogans.Around 30 residents, young and…

Bengaluru: A seemingly innocuous Facebook connection turned into a sextortion trap for a head constable attached to Hebbal police station, after an unidentified person created morphed obscene images of him and threatened to circulate them unless he paid money.The fraudster allegedly used the cop’s old Facebook photographs to create the explicit content and sent the…

(Representative image) In Karnataka, serious allegations have surfaced regarding the mass deletion of voter names from electoral rolls BENGALURU: Complaints over attempts to mass-delete voter names from rolls surfaced in two Karnataka assembly constituencies during SIR, highlighting a discrepancy between EC’s earlier claim of “nil” objections and data submitted during subsequent window to file claims…

Bengaluru: As Karnataka govt considers tightening the drug supply chain by enabling direct procurement between manufacturers and hospitals, pharmacists in the city have opposed the move, arguing that the existing network of carrying and forwarding (C&F) agents, stockists and distributors is essential for ensuring systematic drug supply.Following the recent Bidadi spurious drug scam, health minister…

KPCC President B K Hariprasad , Chief Minister D K Shivakumar , Former Chief Minister’s Siddaramaiah , Veerappa Miily and leaders, workers protest against SIR and demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Saturday. Bengaluru: Congress workers gathered at Freedom Park Saturday to protest against Election Commission’s SIR…