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Saturday, November 2, 2024
TopicBengaluru floods

Topic: Bengaluru floods

Several parts of Bengaluru flooded, cars damaged as heavy rain batters state

The worst effect of the downpour was seen at Seshadripuram where the compound wall of the Metro Rail collapsed, damaging seven cars and a few bikes.

‘When we were cheetah’d of acche din’, and meet the other animal BJP is welcoming

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Scriptwriting is drawing creative minds to OTT platforms. Here’s why

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

From ‘open sewer’ to ‘success story’ — how K-100 became Bengaluru’s ‘model’ stormwater drain

Upgraded along the lines of Seoul’s Cheonggyecheon canal, K-100 stormwater drain held up during the recent deluge in Bengaluru due to massive desilting efforts.

‘Convenient to blame outsiders for floods’ — Bengaluru residents lament ‘blame game’ politics

13 residents of Rainbow Drive, home to many who moved to Karnataka for work, get notices for alleged encroachment of stormwater drain. Water activist says 'proper water system' needed.

Wet mattresses, smelly rice, rain fear — Bengaluru East struggles to recover from freak flood

Calling for holistic solutions for newly urbanising, expanding parts of the city, experts suggest govt uses weather apps & desilts drains to avert future disasters.

A colonial-era ‘memento’ no one’s talking about & how rainy days can keep you ‘raid-free’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

There’s a third wheel in India-Pak rivalry & the ‘B’ word that is Bollywood’s worst nightmare

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

TV news made Central Vista look lovely. But why must we have ‘Delhi-darshan’ every day?

The wide coverage of the Central Vista and Bengaluru floods was great. But the live footage of the BJP protests in Delhi was pretty pointless.

Bengaluru flooding will reveal how water can send your flashy, high-end car to scrapyard

Damage to your car can happen even while wading through seemingly small amounts of water. That big SUV of yours can be crippled by just a few inches of water.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.