According to data published by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, water quality analysis conducted across 147 monitoring locations between April and November 2025 shows that not a single lake in the city consistently met potable or safe bathing standards.
Snigdha Poonam, author of ‘Scamlands’, explains how fake dating apps are engineered to exploit loneliness. Young women were hired and paid by the minute to keep conversations going, encouraging men…
Snigdha Poonam, author of ‘Scamlands’, explains how scam networks in parts of India have evolved into a full-fledged political economy. Beyond the call operators, entire local ecosystems now benefit —…
