Promoter to sell 22.1% stake for Rs 1,300 crore; combined entity to be 11th largest IT player BENGALURU: ITC Infotech is acquiring Ashok Soota’s Happiest Minds Technologies, creating a combined business that will be India’s 11th largest IT services player. Together, they will have revenue of Rs 7,033 crore and an employee strength of 19,000,…
Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai uing his recent visit to the proposed govt medical college site Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai said the panel, comprising the minister for medical education, the principal secretary, and senior officials from the finance, planning, and public works departments, will meet in Bengaluru in a few days Puttur MLA Ashok…
A proposed change to US student visa rules could make it much harder for international graduates, especially Indians, to stay and work in America after completing their studies, according to Danielle Goldman, CEO and co-founder of Build. Goldman warned that the proposal could worsen labour shortages in key sectors such as AI, technology and engineering…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann meets Governor; seeks 10-day parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara on “humanitarian grounds” Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday met with the Governor to recommend a 10-day parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara on humanitarian grounds, citing the deteriorating health of the prisoner’s mother.Jagtar Singh Hawara is currently serving a life…
National Law School of India University cancelled its 34th annual convocation for the 2026 graduating batch. BENGALURU: National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bengaluru announced on Thursday that it is cancelling its Sept 12 convocation due to “unavoidable circumstances”.Students will now receive degrees in absentia either on campus or through courier.The decision comes…
At first glance, Joan R. Ginther’s story sounds almost too extraordinary to be true. The American mathematician, who earned a doctorate in statistics from Stanford University, won four major Texas Lottery prizes between 1993 and 2010, collecting more than $20 million in total. Her repeated success quickly sparked speculation that she had discovered a mathematical…
For more than a century, the Florentine Diamond occupied a curious place in the history of famous gemstones. It was discussed in museum catalogues, historical accounts and works of fiction, yet nobody could say with certainty where it had gone. Some believed it had been stolen during the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Others suspected…
New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has taken cognisance of alleged lapses and misconduct by police personnel while handling the case of a 15-year-old girl rescued at Kashmere Gate after she ran away from her home in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur.In proceedings dated Aug 14, 2026, the commission said it had received…
Panaji: The project management unit (PMU) of the CARES scheme has been officially named a registered space tutor by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) until 2029. The team can now organise special space learning activities with Isro’s support for students in Goa which will likely help inspire children to become scientists, engineers, researchers, and…
some of the nabbed infiltrators Guwahati: Twenty-seven Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended in Assam late Wednesday after allegedly crossing into India illegally through the Dawki border point in Meghalaya and using Guwahati as a transit hub to move to other parts of the country.The arrests were made in two batches — 12 from the Assam State…
