Bengaluru: Payments firm Pine Labs reported an over fourfold jump in net profit to Rs 19.6 crore in the June quarter, aided by higher payment volumes and strong growth in its issuing and merchant businesses. Net profit stood at Rs 4.8 crore in the corresponding period last year.Total income rose 17% year-on-year to Rs 765.9…
TIMES NEWS NETWORKMangaluru: AICC observer and Kozhikode North MLA K Jayanth began consultations and an exercise to choose the next president for Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee (DCC) as part of the Sanghatan Srijan Abhiyaan on Tuesday.Jayanth told reporters that the nationwide organisational initiative has been launched by the Indian National Congress to strengthen the…
Man was arrested in Bagalkot for allegedly killing his wife. He reportedly recorded a video of her hanging and shared it with family (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) BAGALKOT: A 29-year-old man was arrested in Karnataka’s Bagalkot district for allegedly killing his wife over suspicions that she was having an extramarital affair.The accused allegedly…
The woman alleged that she started recording the incident on her mobile phone, after which the accused noticed he was being filmed, allegedly abused her and fled the spot. BENGALURU: A woman has alleged that she was sexually harassed while waiting for a cab in Bengaluru’s Ramamurthy Nagar and has urged the Bengaluru Police to…
Namma Metro services on the Yellow Line were disrupted for over two hours after a passenger died by suicide at Huskur station (Representative image) BENGALURU: A passenger’s death by suicide at a Bengaluru Metro station on Monday has once again put the spotlight on the long-standing demand for platform screen doors (PSDs), even as the…
Pets are increasingly taking the place of children for many urban Dinkwad couples and easing loneliness among young single adults, fuelling spending on specialised diets, grooming, boarding and veterinary care.Chirag Modi, a 25-year-old software engineer, was still working from home when he moved to Bengaluru three years ago. Living alone, he adopted two kittens from…
Bengaluru: Cyber fraudsters created a fake website impersonating the well-known New Kumara Krupa State Guest House, using it to cheat unsuspecting customers by offering fraudulent online room bookings and collecting payments.According to a complaint filed by guest house senior manager Karthik Santhosh, the scam came to light after several customers informed the management that they’d…
Bengaluru: Cyber fraudsters created a fake website impersonating the well-known New Kumara Krupa State Guest House, using it to cheat unsuspecting customers by offering fraudulent online room bookings and collecting payments.According to a complaint filed by guest house senior manager Karthik Santhosh, the scam came to light after several customers informed the management that they’d…
Bengaluru: With asphalt resurfacing work on Dr Sri Shivakumara Swamiji Flyover (Peenya flyover) under way, vehicles entering the city from Tumakuru direction won’t be allowed on the flyover from 10pm to 5am till Aug 5. The flyover will be open as usual for vehicles going out of the city.Traffic police said on Saturdays and Sundays,…
Bengaluru: Faced with a choice between conserving water and saving crops, Karnataka govt has chosen the latter. Even as reservoir storage remains below the state’s projected annual requirement, it has decided to release irrigation water for Upper Krishna Project (UKP) command area in a bid to rescue the delayed kharif season, banking on a likely…
