Basavana Bagewadi: by Kaustav Roy As the world moves towards Artificial Intelligence and Internet-of-Things, there are parts of it which are struggling to exist. This story takes you through one such journey about the Devanga weavers in Karnataka’s Basavanna Bagewadi.It aims to showcase their struggles and compromises as they try to keep pace with this […]
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The 62-feet tall Hanuman arrived with great pomp and show but the revelers left destruction in their wake. Bangalore, April 9, 2018: If you visited Hennur this morning, you probably must have seen these: orange flags with “Om” printed on them, scores of bikers wearing orange scarves and the dub step version of Modi’s surgical strike speech. […]
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As citizen groups put pressure on the government to save the heritage site, Janatha Bazaar loses customers. Bangalore, April 9, 2018: Another heritage site is soon to be razed if the state government has its way. Housed in the Asiatic Building, the 52-year-old Janatha Bazaar, one of the few remaining places that speak of Bangalore’s old […]
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With hundreds lining up to grab their tickets, the scene at Kanteerva Stadium turns chaotic Bangalore, March 15, 2018: Come Saturday, the city will see what people are calling the Cauvery Derby between Bengaluru FC and Chennaiyin FC for the Indian Super League in football. But, a battle for tickets has already started at the […]
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In the post 2017 Bitcoin boom world, the Indian cryptocurrency economy continues to remain a risky territory as local wallet providers face RBI raids, bank account freezes, and security lapses. Bangalore, January 23, 2018: “Want to buy a bitcoin? It might be easier than buying a pizza,” a city-based Bitcoin wallet provider said at a […]
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Bangalore, November 23, 2017: About 2000 workers of a garment factory at Yeshwanthpur have been on strike since Tuesday morning demanding delayed wages and unsettled dues. This is the third time they have gone on strike since the new management took over three months ago. The strike intensified on Wednesday night when more workers joined […]
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Zimbabweans are reacting cautiously to the regime change in their country. Several of them are quite sceptical of what is to come. Kelvin, a student from the University of Zimbabwe said that it is tricky at the moment to rejoice just yet because the same people who removed the President are the one’s who had […]
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