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Is Bond’s tech licence expired?
Strap: With a new James Bond film in the works, can cinema’s slickest spy outpace the tech he defined? Blurb: Daniel Craig’s Casino Royale (2006) marked a back-to-basics Bond, with gadget guru Q notably absent.
Kids aren’t alright
Strap (Page 1): Trapped in always-on Bangalore, a disconnected generation is growing—and the fallout is deadlier than we admit Strap (Page 7): City’s teens are burning out behind screens, while adults miss the warning signs.
Rishab Pant steps up for K’taka girl
OB Bureau When India’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant stepped up recently, it wasn’t with bat in hand—but with a heartwarming act of generosity that’s now winning hearts across the country. In a quiet village in
PM flags off metro tomorrow
Strap: Prime Minister to inaugurate 19.15-km Yellow Line and lay foundation for Phase-3 expansion OB Bureau Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the long-awaited Yellow Line of the Bengaluru Metro on August 10, marking a
Dare to watch Together?
Strap: Love gets under your skin in this chilling, tender horror. Together is now haunting theatres—watch it. OB Bureau What begins as a tender relationship drama takes a sticky, terrifying turn in Together (2025), an
OTT Releases 9th to 15th August
The Pickup Platform: Prime Video Cast: Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer Genre: Action comedy What starts as a routine cash pickup explodes into chaos when seasoned armoured truck driver Russell and his reckless rookie
The cruel clicks that break girls
Strap: Body-shaming posts online are warping teen brains, fuelling insecurity and pushing girls toward surgery. Blurb: Appearance-related cyberbullying is not just about teenage conflict. It’s a wider, societal issue. Social media platforms reward content that
All in at the Oval
Satrap: No Ben Stokes, no Bumrah — just bare nerves, bold strokes & the pursuit of unfinished business. The final England vs India Test has begun… Blurb: Through four Tests, the series has been a
Horror hunts the rich
Strap: From yachts to burning mansions, the wealthy are now horror films’ favourite victims of justice & rage Blurb: Film scholars argue that horror films enact a return of what is repressed by dominant bourgeois
