Bengaluru: Karnataka reaffirmed its status as India’s swimming powerhouse after 18 swimmers from the state were named in the 40-member Indian squad for the 12th Asian Age Group Championships in Bangkok from July 17 to 25. The tournament will be held across three age categories — Group A (17-18 years), Group B (15-16 years) and…
Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar and former CM HD Kumaraswamy (right) trade barbs over the Bidadi township as farmer protests intensify. BENGALURU: The political battle over the proposed Bidadi AI-powered township near Bengaluru escalated on Tuesday after CM D K Shivakumar defended the controversial land acquisition, saying the project was initiated during the tenure of former…
File photo used for representational purpose. BENGALURU: A Class 7 student allegedly attempted suicide after being punished by a teacher over a minor incident at his school in Bengaluru, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place on Tuesday. According to police, before taking the extreme step, the boy informed his sister.The student studies at a…
Sharing a photograph of an airport trolley piled high with luggage, Gururajan wrote that he and his family had recently moved to Bengaluru after nearly two decades in the US. (Photo credit: Balaji Gururajan /LinkedIn) BENGALURU: A LinkedIn post by Meta engineering leader Balaji Gururajan about returning to India after spending 18 years in the…
Philanthropist Kachigere Krishnappa has made a donation to IISc to support student learning, space research and hands-on aerospace education, funding student awards as well as two major research initiatives. Bengaluru: Philanthropist Kachigere Krishnappa has donated to IISc to support student learning, space research and hands-on aerospace education, funding student awards and two major research initiatives….
The videos allegedly showed caregivers locking toddlers in bathrooms, spraying toilet-jet water into their mouths, and placing them inside the drum of a washing machine. BENGALURU: Little Scholars, which operated a daycare centre at IT company Capgemini’s Bengaluru campus, has alleged two former employees staged videos of children in distress after being dismissed.They later used…
Karnataka’s chief minister unveiled an ambitious roadmap for AI development. BENGALURU: Accelerating Karnataka‘s bid to become India’s AI powerhouse, chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious roadmap to establish the country’s first govt-backed AI University, an AI Innovation Hub and next-generation green data centres, as the state seeks to cement its leadership in…
Karnataka’s Chief Minister has requested PM Narendra Modi to send a central team. BENGALURU: Chief minister D K Shivakumar has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Centre to immediately depute a team to assess Karnataka’s worsening monsoon situation. He said timely intervention by the Centre would strengthen the state’s efforts to mitigate the…
Bengaluru: The high court Tuesday ordered notice to the governor’s office, Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) and its members in response to a fresh petition filed by the commission’s chairperson, Shivashankarappa S Sahukar, against his suspension. Justice Suraj Govindaraj posted the matter Wednesday.In this petition, Sahukar challenged the order of his suspension and recommendation sent…
The initiative was mentioned in Congress’ manifesto, but got a push only after DK Shivakumar took over as chief minister Bengaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar’s decision to establish 10,000 Bharat Jodo Yuva Sanghas in the state is being viewed as more than a youth engagement initiative. While the govt has presented the sanghas as platforms…
