Accused mother-Priyanka and arrested realtor Mohan GM Bengaluru: After the death of six-year-old P Vennela under mysterious circumstances on March 24, the police team investigating the case missed quite a few clear red flags and, worse, their probe hit the slow lane for several weeks. It’s only after a fortuitous intervention by a Lokayukta IGP…
Judgment reinforces that employers cannot retrospectively impose bonus caps after approving incentive awards to employees Bengaluru: A UK employment appeals tribunal has ruled that Wipro must pay a former sales executive the full value of a performance bonus linked to a major contract win. The ruling rejects the company’s attempt to cap the payout at…
Bengaluru: An interest rate of 9% is more appropriate in cases involving death and serious injury, especially where there is a long delay in the claimant’s receiving the compensation, the high court ruled.Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju, upholding the decision of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bengaluru, in a 10-year-old accident case, noted in her recent…
Bengaluru: In a relief for state govt and Siddaganga mutt of Tumakuru, the Karnataka high court has set aside an order of a single bench on over 14 acres of land in Bengaluru north taluk.A division bench, comprising Justices DK Singh and TM Nadaf, noted that the batch of petitioners who succeeded before the single…
By Karthikeyan SairamLong before Bengaluru became synonymous with startups, software parks and traffic jams, it was known for something else entirely: football. At a time when football was arguably India’s most celebrated sport, the city emerged as one of the game’s most influential nurseries. From the military cantonments of the British Raj to the dusty…
Bengaluru: The Right to Information (RTI) Act cannot be employed as a mechanism for obtaining personal information merely for advancing a private claim, the Karnataka high court has ruled.Justice Suraj Govindaraj made the observation in a recent judgment while dismissing a petition filed by Bengaluru resident S Savithramma.She moved the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC) for…
Cognizant’s exclusion reflects its relative market capitalisation rather than its recent operating performance Bengaluru: Despite posting a strong first quarter and raising its full-year outlook, Cognizant is set to be dropped from the Nasdaq-100 Index after more than two decades, making way for a new crop of companies benefiting from the artificial intelligence boom.The IT…
Women Farmers from various villages around Bidadi on the outskirts of Bengaluru are participating in a protest rally against the land acquisition for the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT) at Bidadi. A Coconut orchard near Bidadi supposedly identified for acquisition for the Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT) project at Bidadi in Ramanagar taluk of…
File picture of former chief minister Siddaramaiah Bengaluru: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah has rejected accusations of discrimination and bias over his govt’s preliminary approval of Rs 71.8 crore to 155 organisations of various backward communities to construct community halls and student hostels.A row erupted over the order which was issued on June 3, the day…
Bengaluru: BMRCL has dropped the plan to construct Veterinary College Metro station, which was initially conceived as part of Sarjapur–Hebbal Namma Metro corridor under Phase III-A. Officials said the decision was taken following suggestion of the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA), which reviewed the 37.8km project.Sarjapur–Hebbal Metro line, pending approval from central govt…
