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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicBengaluru

Topic: Bengaluru

About Opposition unity dreams & petrol pumps turn into banks

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

Bengaluru defies Congress wave, Modi appeal helps BJP improve tally to 15 seats

Despite resentment over poor infra, floods, potholes, BJP manages to increase seat share to 15 from 11 in 2018. Congress's Dinesh Gundu Rao retains Gandhi Nagar by wafer thin margin.

With its infra crumbling & green cover eroding, Bengaluru may vote over same issues in elections

Assembly polls are scheduled for 10 May. Calling development in city a 'nightmare', BJP says 'unregulated growth has exacerbated challenges & policy makers trying hard to play catch up'.

Indian civil servants must shed ‘distanced and aloof’ image—the British Raj is behind us

In ‘Transforming the Steel Frame’, Vinod Rai examines the roles and responsibilities of Indian bureaucracy in modern times.

Stories brewery and kitchen go-to brewery place in Bangalore – All you need to know

Each beer is crafted with a specific story in mind, from the choice of ingredients to the brewing techniques used.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.