Bengaluru: Despite growing fitness culture, obesity continues to rise – more sharply among women – across Karnataka, according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6 report, released recently.The survey, conducted in 2023-24, found that 41.2% of women and 36.4% of men in Karnataka (out of a sample size of 30,260 persons) are either overweight or…
Bengaluru: Ramaiah Group is launching a new greenfield deemed-to-be university, offering industry-embedded engineering curriculum and translational research.Called Ramaiah Institute of Science and Management (RISM), the campus will offer engineering in computer science and artificial intelligence, aerospace engineering and electrical sciences to begin with. The transit campus will begin operations in Aug and the main campus…
Craig Mengert, CEO, TriZetto Bengaluru: Craig Mengert, CEO of Cognizant’s healthcare software subsidiary TriZetto, has reportedly exited the company after nearly two decades with the healthcare technology firm, sources told TOI. He served as CEO for over 7 years. The development comes just two weeks after Cognizant hosted a major healthcare conference in the US.An…
DK Shivakumar with his daughter Aishwarya Bengaluru: When DK Shivakumar takes oath as chief minister Wednesday, attention will be as much on those he inducts into his council of ministers as on two other personal choices: What he will wear for the historic occasion, and whether he will finally shave off the beard he vowed…
File photo of DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah Bengaluru: In a fresh wrinkle for CM-elect DK Shivakumar, outgoing CM Siddaramaiah has reportedly proposed forming a coordination committee to act as a bridge between Congress and the govt, reopening a debate over an ongoing tussle in Karnataka Congress.While the proposal is yet to receive approval from the…
BENGALURU: A traffic jam occurred on Old Airport Road after traffic was allegedly halted for nearly 30 minutes to facilitate the governor’s convoy, according to a post on X. The disruption, compounded by ongoing underpass construction, left hundreds of commuters stranded.Public anger intensified after a man travelling with his pregnant wife was caught in the…
DK Shivakumar on IPL venue change BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister-designate DK Shivakumar on Sunday questioned the shifting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 final from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad.“RCB match should have been held in Bengaluru, injustice has been done to us,” he said.Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets in…
Bengaluru erupted in joyous anticipation as RCB neared their IPL 2026 victory BENGALURU: By the time the 15th over of Gujarat Titans’ innings ended, Bengaluru had effectively made up its mind. With six wickets down and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) tightening their grip on the IPL 2026 final, chants of “Ee Sala-nu Cup Namde” (the…
Representative image created using AI CHIKKABALLAPURA: Five people – an autorickshaw driver, and four women labourers, were killed and five others sustained serious injuries in a road accident on the Bengaluru-Hyderabad National Highway near Sunkalamma Temple in Bagepalli taluk Sunday.The accident occurred around 3pm when a Mahindra Thar travelling towards Hyderabad allegedly rammed an autorickshaw…
DKS and Siddaramaiah will meet the party high command on Monday BENGALURU/KALABURAGI: Ahead of DK Shivakumar‘s swearing-in as Karnataka CM on Wednesday, Congress has shifted gears to put together a team of ministers, appoint a new chief for the party’s state unit and pick members for boards and corporations.The CM-elect and outgoing CM Siddaramaiah are…
