Posts by: Merako Media
If RK Laxman walked Bangalore today
Strap: A decade since his passing, how would India’s most beloved cartoonist sketch the story of a city in flux? Byline: Bhuvana Shridhar This year marks ten years since RK Laxman — the quiet man
11, TOO MANY
Strap (Page 1): Eleven lives lost in stampede during RCB victory parade, exposing failures in crowd control measures Strap (Page 8&9): A day meant for joy ended in panic & death, plunging Bangalore into shock
Crowd. Chaos. Calculations
Strap: A stampede of poor planning, political posturing, and preventable loss shakes public trust Blurb: Stampedes, overcrowding, and public safety lapses become moments of national grief, but rarely of policy introspection. In this standstill, lives
Caravaggio comes calling
Strap: Once lost, now found — the 1606 Caravaggio masterpiece Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy opens at NGMA today! Byline: Bindu Gopal Rao Bangalore, brace yourself for a rare brush with Baroque brilliance! One of Michelangelo
Active Covid-19 cases cross 400; 7 dead
OB Bureau Covid-19 cases in the state have risen to 451 with 61 fresh infections and one death on Thursday, pushing the overall toll this year to seven. Health department officials said the latest fatality
Stampede shake-up: City gets new police boss
OB Bureau Hours after being appointed the new Bengaluru City Police Commissioner, senior IPS officer Seemant Kumar Singh assumed charge on Friday morning, stepping into the role at a time of public outrage over the
Thug Life, no borders!
Strap: Kamal Haasan fans ride 42 km to Hosur, lighting up screens despite Karnataka ban Not even a state-wide ban could stop Kamal Haasan fans from catching Thug Life on release day. With the film
OTT Releases
Stolen Platform: Prime Video Cast: Abhishek Banerjee, Shubham Vardhan, Mia Maelzer Genre: Social thriller This a gripping social thriller inspired by a real-life incident, delves into the sharp divides of class and the weight of
How to spot a fake smile
Strap: Behind every social smile lies a story — here’s how your brain tells truth from performance Blurb: Fake smiles aren’t necessarily malicious. In fact, they serve important social functions – smoothing awkward interactions, signalling
