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Bengaluru residents go 80 km for Covid shot as medical hub just doesn’t have enough vaccines

As of Wednesday, Bengaluru has 11 vaccination centres for 18-44-year-olds, with an average of only 150 shots per day at each of them.

Hit hard by 2nd wave, Bengaluru is using Mumbai’s Covid management idea to prepare for 3rd wave

Taking a micro approach, Karnataka govt orders Bengaluru civic agency to set up Ward Decentralised Triage & Emergency Response panels for a decentralised Covid handling.

BBMP reinstates 16 Muslim workers suspended after Tejasvi Surya row, but 5 refuse to return

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya had read out names of 17 Muslim workers on a visit to Bengaluru’s south zone Covid war room. They were suspended & probed by police, one was arrested.

‘Shanbhag Uncle’, the bookseller of Bengaluru who made generations read

On Tuesday, T.S. Shanbhag , the owner of the quaint yet popular bookstore Premier Book Shop, succumbed to Covid. He leaves behind city’s bibliophiles in grief.

Moons with masks, sky on Skype — Covid has changed life for Bengaluru astronomers’ club

For the first time since 1976, the Association of Bangalore Amateur Astronomers had to shut its Sunday meets due to Covid. But its members aren’t giving up.

Tejasvi Surya ‘communalises’ Covid fight by accusing Muslim volunteers of beds allotment racket

Video surfaces showing Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya in BBMP south war room reading out names of Muslim volunteers who he claimed were taking bribes & illegally allocating beds. 

How vast is the universe? ‘Cosmic Zoom’ helps you explore this from the comfort of your mobile

Organised by International Centre for Theoretical Sciences in Bengaluru, Cosmic Zoom is a virtual exhibition that offers insight into our understanding of space, how it works and more.

Dunzo seeks $150 mn funding to reach more Indian cities, become $1 bn business by 2023

Dunzo app connects low-cost couriers to individual merchants & has lured Indians with its rapid delivery of items. CEO Kabeer Biswas expects Dunzo to become profitable in 24-30 months.

Over 470 Bengaluru children aged under 10 test positive for Covid this month

Some experts say children are now vulnerable to Covid infection as they are more exposed to outdoor activities than last year, with some schools reopening too.

Negative RT-PCR report mandatory for passengers arriving in Bengaluru from other states

Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar Thursday said that there is a spike in Covid cases and it is increasingly found in those arriving from other states.

On Camera

Swraj Paul was the original NRI powerbroker. Helped Indira’s return, shaped India Inc

When he was asked why he was so loud in his criticisms of Indian industry when his purpose could be better served by a shrewder approach, he said, “Because I am a Punjabi, not a Marwari”.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

India and France to jointly develop and manufacture 120 kN engine for homegrown AMCA

The new engine, set to be developed over the next 10 years, will power the second tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. First set will be equipped with GE 414 engines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?