Posts by: obw
The Great Music heist
Strap: An AI impersonator replaced a real band after it quit Spotify, fooling fans &d sparking major copyright and accountability questions. Byline: Wellett Potter Imagine this. A band removes its entire music catalogue
The Devil strikes hot
Strap: Strong advances, big crowds and soaring day-one buzz push Darshan’s new release into a confident Karnataka opening weekend OB Bureau Kannada star Darshan may still be behind bars, but his latest action
Axe alarms in city
Strap (Page 1): Citizens & activists unite as HAL’s bid to axe 155 trees sparks fresh alarms over Bangaloreu’s fast-shrinking green cover Strap (Page 8&9): After repeated green losses across the city, HAL’s request
Unboxing 2026 nears
Strap: Starting mid-Jan, UBLR 2026 will spotlight Bangalore’s leap from imagination to impact through climate solutions & citywide cultural celebrations Blurb: UBLR has always been more than the sum of its events. Its true
Focus: Hate speech
Strap: Karnataka’s new Bill lands in a divided world, where nations draw speech boundaries differently and consequences often fall unevenly Blurb: Free-speech advocates warn that vague clauses can chill legitimate expression. Around the world,
World’s 2nd-largest khadi flag now in Belagavi
Strap: CM noted that Mahatma Gandhi had chaired a Congress session here a century ago OB Bureau Karnataka turned the western steps of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha into a spectacle of colour and pride on
Dharmasthala ‘burials’: SIT calls claims fake
Strap: A preliminary probe report says 6 people conspired to craft a story of hidden graves, raped victims & buried secrets OB bureau A case that once sent shivers down Karnataka’s spine has now
Pandora Turns Up the Heat
HL: Pandora Turns Up the Heat Strap: Avatar: Fire and Ash lands Dec 19, mixing clan wars, emotional fallout and Cameron’s audacious push for franchise survival OB Bureau James Cameron returns to Pandora with
OTT Releases Dec 13th to 19th
Superman Platform: Jio Hotstar Cast: David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Houl Genre: DC Universe James Gunn opens the new DC Universe with Superman, an earnest, big-hearted reboot that drops us into Clark Kent’s life mid-stride
Young, fit… & at risk
Strap: Doctors warn Bangalore’s youth face soaring heart attack cases, driven by stress, poor sleep, and lifestyle choices Blurb: Heart attacks, once seen primarily among the elderly, are increasingly affecting the young — a
