A file photo of KPCL’s Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS), one of Karnataka’s largest thermal power generating stations. Bengaluru: With Karnataka staring at the possibility of drought due to a weak southwest monsoon triggered by rapidly developing El Niño conditions, chief minister D K Shivakumar on Friday directed the energy department to prepare a special…
Bengaluru: Three days after the alleged abuse at a daycare centre inside the Capgemini campus in Brookefield came to light, parents of toddlers began recounting behavioural changes they believe may be linked to the incidents. In their statement to police, the parents of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl said their daughter developed an intense fear of bathrooms…
Bengaluru: A real estate firm lost Rs 65 lakh after cyber fraudsters created a fake WhatsApp profile of the company’s owner using his photo as the display picture and tricked an accountant into transferring money.According to a complaint filed by Rajendran BK, managing director of Mythreyi Promoters & Developers Pvt Ltd, the fraud happened after…
Bengaluru: Police probing the deaths of seven workers at a quarry in Tavarekere-Ramanagara in Bengaluru South arrested two quarry managers, N Lokesh, E Panduranga alias Pandu from Basaveshwara Crushers and Raju N from Udayashankar Crushers.Around 7am Thursday, a huge boulder from Basaveshwara Crushers came crashing down 40feet, mowing down the seven workers at Udayshankar Crushers…
Disturbing videos showing alleged mistreatment of toddlers at Capgemini’s Bengaluru campus day care have led to its temporary closure. BENGALURU: A former employee of the daycare centre at the heart of the alleged toddler abuse case on Capgemini’s Bengaluru campus is being questioned by police after investigators found she had recorded some of the videos…
Bengaluru: The investigation into the deaths of two workers at the Balagere Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) has taken a significant turn, with a Bengaluru Rural court permitting police to invoke provisions of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, against the accused company and contractor.According to the order passed by…
Bengaluru: German software major SAP is tightening hiring, travel and third-party spending as it steps up investments in artificial intelligence, according to an internal email sent to employees.In the email, SAP said the rapid pace of AI adoption is driving significant investments in AI products, strategic acquisitions and the infrastructure needed to support AI workloads….
Bengaluru: A father who has voluntarily given up responsibility for his child cannot later seek visitation rights, Karnataka high court held recently, observing that parental rights cannot be separated from parental responsibilities.“When a father is not ready to take up responsibility for the child financially and emotionally, he cannot interfere in the child’s life for…
Fewer than 10 vendors remained along Jayamahal Main Road in JC Nagar Friday, operating only from pushcarts Bengaluru: As the footpath encroachment clearance drive gathers momentum across the city, street vendors in several areas have begun vacating pavements on their own to avoid enforcement action.The pattern was clearly visible Friday along Jayamahal Main Road in…
Bengaluru: HCLTech shares rose nearly 6% on the BSE on Friday after the IT firm announced a $1.1 billion mega deal with a Europe-based Fortune Global 50 enterprise, which sources told TOI is Mercedes-Benz. The agreement is among the largest AI-led deals announced by an Indian IT firm this year and underscores the growing scale…
