Bengaluru: Tiny black thrips have emerged as one of the gravest threats confronting Karnataka’s chilli farmers. From the vast chilli fields of Raichur to cultivation belts across north and Kalyana Karnataka, the invasive pest has left a trail of damaged crops, escalating cultivation costs and shrinking yields, raising concerns over whether existing govt interventions are…
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…
Yarab (L) and Dastagir arrested by DJ Halli police Bengaluru: A superintendent attached to the slum board and development department was assaulted while supervising the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Devara Jeevanahalli, north Bengaluru, after questioning a group of youths who were arguing with booth level officers (BLOs).The complaint was filed by…
Pratyush Kumar, Co-founder, Sarvam AI Bengaluru: Sarvam AI, the India-based AI platform that turned a unicorn last month, has announced plans to build a trillion-parameter model, which will take it closer in capabilities to the world’s frontier models like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude. Towards this, the company said it is also establishing an office in…
5K Run was held on July 25 Bengaluru: Around 1,500 participants completed a 5K run organised by Padmashree Business School and Padmashree Institute of Management and Sciences, an initiative aimed at promoting awareness about the importance of mental well-being among men. The run was organised in Kommaghatta, near Kengeri, on July 25.“Mental health continues to…
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…
Jyotsna Basotia Potterheads, dust off your robes and polish those wands. Every July 31, Harry Potter and his creator, J K Rowling, celebrate birthdays together. This year, the occasion carries even more magic, as 2026 marks 25 years since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone first arrived on the big screen. Platform 9¾ may not…
Bengaluru: For days, it seemed as though Tumakuru had bumped into its own version of a Dhoom-style heist: jewellery disappearing from a showroom with no signs of a break-in, no suspicious employees or customers and no alarms going off. But when CCTV footage was finally reviewed, the elusive ‘mastermind’ was caught red-handed — a rodent.Around…
