A study found that one in three adolescents in Bengaluru city are at risk of developing health issues due to alcohol or tobacco use Bengaluru: In a move aimed at curbing rising concerns over underage drinking in the city, state govt Monday launched a stringent crackdown on liquor-serving establishments and directed police to issue notice…
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) recorded 1.5 million cybersecurity incidents in 2023, up from 394,000 in 2019. Incident volumes are estimated to have nearly doubled again to around 3 million in 2025 Bengaluru: Nearly one in five cybersecurity professionals in India changed jobs over the past year, underscoring an intensifying war for talent…
Infosys postponed assessments for specialist programmer and digital specialist engineer candidates after uncovering attempts to game the evaluation process Bengaluru: Infosys has deferred online assessment tests and in-person evaluations for more than 20,000 job applicants after detecting multiple instances of impersonation and candidate assessment malpractices during the hiring assessments.The company, which recruits from 300-400 colleges…
Bengaluru: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw-founded cell and gene therapy company Immuneel Therapeutics has raised over Rs 100 crore from new investors, including Singularity AMC, Rainmatter by Zerodha and several high-net-worth individuals.Immuneel is an integrated cell and gene therapy platform focused on developing and commercialising advanced therapies for cancer and other diseases.Following the commercial launch of Qartemi, an…
Play: SilvateinGenre: Drama, Mystery, NoirCast: Ujani Ghosh, Sagnik SinhaDirector: Shatarupa BhattacharyyaDuration: 1 hr 20 minsLanguage: HindiRating: 3/5Silvatein: The Wrinkles in Time follows a couple, Arijit Mallik and Rupali, as their memories and unresolved questions blur the boundaries between the past and the present. The strength of the play lies in its beautiful blend of relationship…
Bengaluru: Congress is now facing a second major hurdle on portfolios. Hours after Ramalinga Reddy climbed down on his demand for Bengaluru portfolio and took charge of irrigation dept on Monday, Krishna Byre Gowda has decided to not take charge of Bengaluru development dept due to “lack of clarity” over certain civic agencies.The most-sought-after department…
Bengaluru: Ending days of uncertainty, Bescom has announced a major relief for homeowners on the occupancy certificate (OC) condition.The power utility has decided that residential buildings measuring up to 2,400sqft in Greater Bengaluru Authority will no longer need an OC to obtain a permanent electricity connection irrespective of whether they had applied before May 31,…
Bengaluru: The organised crime squad (east) of Central Crime Branch (CCB) arrested a man and his daughter on charges of orchestrating a govt job scam that duped more than 40 aspirants of over Rs 5.3 crore.The arrested are Shamshad Begum MM, 48, and her father, Mansoor Ahmed MM, 78, residents of Ganganagar in RT Nagar.The…
Bengaluru: With Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) engulfed by evaluation errors in the on-screen marking (OSM) system, class 11 students in Bengaluru are shifting from CBSE schools to PU colleges. Some students are not even waiting for a fee refund while changing boards.With trust deficit deepening, students fear they might not get good scores…
Bengaluru: Observing that it is a “very serious matter” if a foreigner is raped in India, the Karnataka high court Monday ordered notice to Kutta police in Kodagu in response to a petition filed by a homestay owner, challenging an FIR registered against him in mid-April. The case was registered after a 33-year-old US woman…
