Bengaluru

Oh Jacqueline: But then this man could sell castle in the sky!

Shantanu Guha Ray - September 4, 2022

Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar sports a beard and likes to wear expensive suits. He has a certain je ne sais quoi, and can sell anything, from...

Work from office, home or village? Think Again!

Veeresh Malik - June 16, 2022

Many decades ago, coming from a small town then in the North-East of India (Shillong) to a hep and solidly strong in engineering railway...

Shakti Kapoor’s son detained on drugs in Bengaluru

Newsbred Staff - June 13, 2022

Actor Shakti Kapoor's son, Siddhanth, was detained for allegedly taking drugs during a party at a Bengaluru five-star hotel, the police said today. Shakti Kapoor...

“Superstitious” KCR while Yogi is for “science”: PM draws contrast

Newsbred Staff - May 26, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a swipe at Telangana Chief Minister KC Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday, saying that superstitious people can never do justice to the...

Why, as you approach Bengaluru, your blood boils?

Ashish Shukla - May 15, 2022

Let me start with an ending - having driven all over India for the last 50-odd years - learning, competitive, rally, transport, cars, bikes,...

“Now have your groceries instantly delivered through drone”: Swiggy

Newsbred Staff - May 2, 2022

Swiggy is set to pilot the use of drones for its instant grocery delivery service ‘Instamart’, Economic Times (ET) reports. The drones will be used to restore...

Hijab is not essential to Islam, rules Karnataka High Court

Newsbred Staff - March 15, 2022

A hijab is not an essential religious practice, the Karnataka High Court said today in a huge setback to students who had challenged a...

IT raids on Akhilesh Yadav’s aides: 100s of crores of undisclosed income unearthed

Newsbred Staff - December 22, 2021

Hours after conducting search and seizure operations on former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav three aides, the Income Tax Department said it has...

My Land of Touts is shrinking: how about yours?

Veeresh Malik - December 22, 2021

My “sasural” of almost half-a-century now is a delightful single-storyed house in a leafy backlane of a Bengaluru Development named, interestingly enough, after a...

Delhi’s Liquor Policy has a foul smell and you only need to read the fine print

Veeresh Malik - July 21, 2021

Delhi has been blessed with a new excise (liquor) policy for the year 2021-2022 which on the face of it claims to have as...

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