Bengaluru: Headcount is passé; outcomes are the new currency.India’s top five IT services firms slipped back into net workforce contraction in FY26, reversing the modest hiring recovery a year earlier, as demand uncertainty, delayed decision-making and AI-led efficiency gains weighed on headcount. TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech and Tech Mahindra together reduced their workforce by 6,981…
NEW DELHI: Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) is part of India’s plan to develop four airport hubs to enable seamless transfers mirroring those in Dubai, Doha, Singapore and Frankfurt. While the hub-and-spoke model will roll out first at Delhi IGIA from June 1, the aviation ministry has begun work on the other three: KIA, Mumbai…
Shivamogga: The growing threat of poachers stealing surveillance equipment used for wildlife monitoring has come into sharp focus after a 58-year-old man was arrested in Kargal, a town in Shivamogga district.Police said Roichan of Banukuli village was caught after he allegedly stole a high-tech camera trap installed by the forest department for the National Tiger…
Bengaluru: Marking the first death anniversary of space scientist and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairperson K Kasturirangan, National Institute of Advanced Studies Friday launched KASTURI portal — a national digital platform for mapping and documenting India’s cultural heritage.The portal stands for Knowledge-base of Archaeology and Heritage using Spatial Technologies: Unified Resource for India…
Bengaluru: A dinner outing turned into a nightmare for a lawyer after a malfunctioning lift at a club led to serious injuries following a fall.The injured — Ramesh K, a resident of Kamakshipalya — visited the Chord Road Residents Association Club in Vijayanagar on April 16, along with some friends. They went to a restaurant…
Bengaluru: A project that was promised to be completed in six months has stretched into a year-long inconvenience in Jayanagar. The delayed white-topping project on a major commercial stretch between 3rd and 4th blocks of Jayanagar has left traders and residents struggling with reduced access, declining business, and an all-round mess.Shivanand Naik, who runs a…
Bengaluru: While leaving Krishnarajapuram railway station Wednesday afternoon after seeing off his wife, 32-year-old Vijay Kumar thought everything was fine. His wife, who had boarded MGR Chennai Central-Sainagar Shirdi Superfast Express, however, left behind a trolley bag at the station with jewellery worth Rs 5 lakh.The train left Krishnarajapuram at 3.55pm and headed towards Yelahanka….
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has quashed a family court order awarding Rs 10,000 a month as interim maintenance to a woman, holding that once a court passes a maintenance order under Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), an interim maintenance order in a pending matrimonial case cannot continue in parallel.Partly allowing a petition filed…
Bengaluru: A day after staff at Krupanidhi PU College allegedly asked Common Entrance Test (CET) aspirants to remove their ‘janivara’ (sacred thread) before entering the exam hall, the college has suspended three employees pending inquiry.Following the controversy, which took a political turn and led to the filing of a formal police complaint, the institution suspended…
Bengaluru: The department-wise grievance data from Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC) phone-in programme offers a revealing snapshot of the city’s civic stress points, administrative responsiveness, and structural bottlenecks across sectors.According to BNCC data accessed by TOI, a total of 1,626 complaints were recorded till early April, with the majority relating to road infrastructure, solid waste…
