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Congress isolated in Bengal opposition camp. Its dalliance with the Left is good for BJP

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Bengaluru councillors’ term ended in Sept but over half are still holding onto official iPads

Only 76 of the 198 councillors of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, who had been given these gadgets, have returned the iPads. 

In Bengaluru, marshals will now monitor weddings to ensure Covid rules are followed

Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar has made face masks compulsory at weddings, with attendance capped at 500.

Why massive Bengaluru rally by largest Lingayat sub-sect has put CM Yediyurappa in a spot

The Panchamasali Lingayats have demanded they be granted a bigger slice of reservation under the OBC umbrella. But this has put Yediyurappa in a quandary.

Hospital chiefs take lead on Covid vaccine drive launch, no major plaints from first recipients

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India’s massive Covid-19 vaccination programme Saturday. First recipients urge others to take the vaccine jab.

Bengaluru research institute’s Covid test that can be altered to ‘identify mutant strains’

National Centre for Biological Sciences says its Covid test doesn't require PCR machine but produces results with similar accuracy to RT-PCR tests in 2 hrs and a half.

As BJP protests, Bengaluru stalls plan to rename 11 roads in Muslim areas after Muslim leaders

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya said the decision to name roads in Muslim-majority areas after Muslims reeks of the 'communal mentality of Jinnah’s two-nation theory'.

Hiring more than it could handle – what went wrong at Wistron’s India iPhone plant

Rapid expansion stretched Wistron's systems & sapped bandwidth of its management team. Its HR team of 3 people couldn’t cope with workers’ grievances.

Cleaner, greener, well-connected — Yediyurappa’s grand plan under Bengaluru Mission 2022

Ahead of local civic body polls, Karnataka CM B.S. Yeddyurappa has released a blueprint for Bengaluru Mission 2022 that promises faster completion of Namma Metro and much more.

WEF selects Bengaluru, Hyderabad among 36 to pioneer smart cities roadmap

The list of 36 cities will herald a new roadmap for safely adopting new technology as part of the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance.

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?