In Karnataka, women employees to get one day menstrual leave every monthKarnataka has become the first state to approve a comprehensive menstrual leave policy, granting women in government and private sectors on...
10 Oct, 2025, 05.35 PM IST
Unrest in hi-tech zone: Protests threaten to roil Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s ambitions for rural BengaluruThe Siddaramaiah administration is facing intense farmer protests in Devanahalli over land acquisition for a high-tech industrial park near...
26 Jun, 2025, 09.46 PM IST
Bengaluru tech parks underwater, citizens fume over poor public infraHeavy rains led to severe waterlogging in Bengaluru’s tech corridors, disrupting commutes and forcing companies to allow work-from-home. Ke...
15 Oct, 2024, 09.21 PM IST
Karnataka's Jobs for Locals Bill: Will clear confusion in coming days, says CM as BJP urges govt to pass the law in current sessionChief Minister Siddaramaiah has put the jobs bill for local Kannadigas in private companies on hold due to backlash from the tech industry ...
18 Jul, 2024, 06.58 PM IST
Jobs for locals: BJP Karnataka chief asks Siddaramaiah to present bill in ongoing legislature sessionKarnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra on social media site X called CM’s Wednesday night’s decision a ‘cowardly’ one. “Why mess with the li...
18 Jul, 2024, 01.07 PM IST
Karnataka plans to end labour exemption to tech firmsThe labour department has cited instances of arbitrary termination, ID blocking, mass retrenchment, layoffs and extended hours of work as w...
22 Dec, 2023, 08.23 AM IST
Karnataka most sought-after for setting up global capability centres: CM SiddaramaiahKarnataka, with its 5,500 IT, ITES firms and about 750 multinationals, contributed to $85 billion to India’s exports.
29 Nov, 2023, 06.25 PM IST
Karnataka to unveil revised biotech policy: CM at Bengaluru Tech SummitKarnataka was the first state to introduce a groundbreaking Information Technology Policy in 1997, he said, adding that this initiative mad...
29 Nov, 2023, 12.48 PM IST
Bengaluru braces for protests over Cauvery water disputeFarmers' groups called the protest, which forced multinational companies such as Walmart and Alphabet's Google to tell employees in the cit...
26 Sep, 2023, 12.04 PM IST
Google, Walmart ask Bengaluru staff to work from home amid state water disputeInternal memos seen by Reuters showed multinational firms such as Google, Walmart, IBM and Accenture have advised employees to work from ho...
26 Sep, 2023, 08.53 AM IST
Karnataka’s Propel to help startups pitch their solutions to tech firms, government departmentsThis initiative will create more opportunities and help startups get their elusive first customer, IT/BT and Rural Development & Panchayati...
10 Jul, 2023, 07.19 PM IST
Big Tech firms see tax windfall after Supreme Court ruling on MicrosoftBig Tech firms, including Facebook, Amazon and Google, are set to file for tax refunds in India following a Supreme Court judgment on tax o...
04 Mar, 2021, 06.01 AM IST
Tech culture and policy push may speed up investments in Bengaluru’s aerospace sector“We are the leading exporter of aero-structures in India. We are expanding in Bengaluru as we are growing with a good mix of orders from bo...
04 Feb, 2021, 03.27 PM IST
Karnataka sewing up innovation alliance with tech hubs in 20 countriesThe state’s engagement with these innovation hubs will focus on skilling, research & development and startup cooperation. Partner countries...
09 Nov, 2020, 09.34 PM IST
TiE writes to CM Kumaraswamy, wants Priyank Kharge back as Technology MinisterKarnataka as well as the industry will benefit greatly if Kharge is offered an opportunity to continue leading the IT/BT agenda for the Sta...
25 May, 2018, 10.50 AM IST
Pharma and Med Tech Zone to be set up soon at Bengaluru: Ananth KumarIndia's pharma sector, which has achieved a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of over 15%, would be worth $55 billion by 2020.
11 Feb, 2017, 05.08 PM IST
Ola hails Karnataka’s regulations, hits out at Uber as foreign firm with no regard for Indian lawsIn a lengthy affidavit to the High Court, Ola said it was the only cab aggregator to have been issued a license under the new regulations b...
28 Jun, 2016, 11.08 AM IST