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News18
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- News18
‘Beach Mode On': Internet Reacts To Bengaluru Man Driving To Work ‘Underwater'
Last Updated: A Bengaluru-based entrepreneur recently shared a photo of his car submerged in floodwater. Heavy rains last week caused severe flooding across Bengaluru, resulting in widespread waterlogging that halted traffic and stranded countless commuters. The chaos reignited concerns about the inadequate infrastructure of India's Silicon Valley. Arun Vinayak, a local entrepreneur and co-founder of an energy startup, shared a photo of his car partially submerged in water. With a touch of humour, he remarked that to live and work in India, your car, home and office should be as waterproof as IP67-certified gadgets. Despite the floods, many employees in Bengaluru were expected to report to work. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Vinayak wrote, 'Building hardware in India is even harder if you have to make your office and cars and homes IP67." Building hardware in India is even harder if you have to make your office and cars and homes IP67. #underwater #batteryok #engineersnotok en route to work today — Arun Vinayak (@Arun_Vinayak_S) May 19, 2025 Reacting to the post, a user wrote, 'Dudes got a car with beach mode." Another suggested, 'Throw a few fish in there and get a pedicure by the time you reach." 'What you actually need is a Kayak," a comment read. An individual stated, 'All these inefficiencies in our society are making our engineering expensive, too tiresome & complex. As an engineer, it feels good, as a citizen, we pay the price for this over-optimisation despite the taxes paid." Another jokingly mentioned, 'Pradhan mantri ghar ghar submarine yojana." Someone added, 'When one dreams to serve the nation after passing the best IIT Computer Science. This is what one gets in Bangalore or Mumbai." Due to heavy rains, floodwaters entered many homes across Bengaluru, causing damage to furniture, electrical appliances and personal belongings. In response, local authorities stepped in promptly to relocate affected families to safer shelters. First Published: May 27, 2025, 15:19 IST
Mint
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- Mint
Bengaluru entrepreneur finds ankle-deep water inside car, drives anyway to office amid heavy rainfall
As heavy Bengaluru rains cause severe waterlogging and traffic snags across the city, an entrepreneur decided to brave it all and drive away in his car with ankle-deep water. In a now-viral post, the Bengaluru-based entrepreneur Arun Vinayak shared a picture of his car's footwell and said, 'Building hardware in India is even harder if you have to make your office, cars and homes IP67,' highlighting the absurdity of needing to waterproof not just devices. Netizens found it hilarious and filled Vinayak's comment section with jokes about what his water-logged car could instead be. 'Dudes got a car with beach mode,' a social media user joked. Another suggested that he 'throw in some fish and make it a leg spa day.' 'This is one of the steps in a pedicure,' added a user. One user sarcastically said, 'Kya sir. India is offering free cleaning of office house and car , that too with water. What else can we want?' A few users said that he actually needs to have a boat in Bengaluru, not a car. 'Use boats instead of cars near Bengaluru Port,' said a user. Another said, 'What you actually need, is a Kayak.' 'You in B'lore buddy! just wing it, like everything else,' suggested another user. 'Pradhan mantri ghar ghar submarine yojana,' joked a user. However, some users were not ready to joke about the issue and highlighted a lack of proper drainage and the government's inefficiencies in flood-like situations in the city. 'True, because laying a drainage pipe is god's work that humans cannot do,' a user said. 'All these inefficiencies in our society is making our engineering expensive, too tiresome & complex. As an engineer, it feels good, as a citizen we pay the price for this over-optimisation despite the taxes paid,' added another user. 'These are times when I feel better about my choice to walk to office,' added another user. The India Meteorological Department said there will be more rain in Karnataka's capital over the next five days. The weather agency has also issued a red alert for Karnataka, warning against extremely heavy rain on Tuesday. It warned against heavy showers in Bagalkot, Belagavi, Dharwad, Gadag, Koppal, Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural and Kolar cities today. According to IMD's weather report, isolated places in Karnataka will witness 'extremely heavy rainfall' on 20 and 21 May. The Met Department also forecasted isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over Karnataka until May 25.
Time of India
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Vinayak Samant named Bihar head coach for next season
Former Mumbai wicketkeeper-turned-coach Vinayak Samant will be the head coach of Bihar for the upcoming domestic season. This news comes in light of 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi 's exploits in IPL 2025. Samant was Mumbai's head coach for two seasons, from 2018 to 2020. He was also the fielding coach at the Assam Cricket Association's cricket academy in the 2023-24 season. The former stumper, who played 101 first-class matches for Mumbai and Tripura before retiring in 2011, was known as a gutsy cricketer. Samant coached the Mumbai Under-23 team to the Col CK Nayudu Trophy title in the 2023-24 season and is currently the batting coach of Belgium, which is playing in the European League. "Yes, I've joined Bihar as their head coach. I'm looking forward to working with some exciting talent there and contributing to the development of Bihar cricket ," Samant told Mumbai Mirror from Brussels. Commenting on the chance to coach Suryavanshi, who smashed a sensational 35-ball century for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans in the IPL, Samant said, "He's a phenomenal talent, as we all saw in the IPL. He's too young at the moment, and I don't want to curb his natural game, but yes, I'll be looking to guide him in making minor adjustments in improving his red-ball match, so that he can perform well in the Ranji Trophy too," the 52-year-old said. Samant was appointed for the job by former Mumbai cricketer and selector Anand Yalvigi, who is currently the Director — Game Development & Operations of the Bihar Cricket Association . "When I was appointed as the director of the BCA, I wanted a coach who has worked at different levels. Vinayak has worked at the grassroots level and also with the state teams. He has himself come through the grassroots. Most importantly, he was the head coach of the Mumbai team, which is a big credential. He's somebody who played 101 first-class matches, so he has tremendous experience. Also, I've played with Vinayak since my childhood. So, I'm aware of his brilliant commitment and dedication levels. He will help Bihar to develop their cricket in the coming season," said Yalvigi. "The face of Bihar cricket is changing. We want to involve the best of coaches and selectors to hone the emerging talent of Bihar. As part of this process, we are getting new people on board for Bihar cricket," said Bihar Cricket Association President Rakesh Tiwary from Patna. Samant will be making his maiden trip to Patna in Bihar later this month, as the BCA plans to launch its inaugural T20 league next month. "I could never go to Bihar as a player, so this will be a new experience for me," he said.
Hans India
12-05-2025
- Hans India
Honest youth returns bag with gold left behind by contractor in Chittoor
Chittoor: An honest youth in Chittoor returned a bag containing gold ornaments worth lakhs of rupees that was accidentally left behind by a contractor. Around 10 am on Saturday, Yoganandam, a contractor from GD Nellore mandal, visited 'Jyothi Traders,' a rice shop near Chinna Vishnu Bhavan in Chittoor town. After purchasing two bags of rice, he loaded them into his car but inadvertently left behind a bag on the roadside. Unaware of the lapse, he drove off to Bengaluru. The forgotten bag contained approximately 240 grams of gold jewellery. Upon reaching home and realising the bag was missing, Yoganandam rushed back to Chittoor on Sunday and lodged a complaint at the Chittoor Two Town Police Station. Responding swiftly, Two Town Inspector Nettikantayya, One Town Inspector Maheswar, and crime division staff began investigating the matter. During the search, they discovered that a young man named Vinayak, who runs a small shop nearby, had found the bag and kept it safely. Exemplifying honesty, Vinayak voluntarily handed over the bag to the police. Upon inspection, the bag was found intact with all the gold ornaments inside. The police then called Yoganandam to the station, verified his claim, and returned the valuables. Moved by Vinayak's integrity, Yoganandam expressed his gratitude and rewarded him with Rs.5,000 in cash as a token of appreciation. Chittoor District SP VN Manikanta Chandolu, and Chittoor Sub-Division DSP T Sainath also commended Vinayak's exemplary honesty, praising his act as a model for the community.
New Indian Express
12-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Bail for four held for failing to engage counsel in 2008 Kodaikanal Maoists case
MADURAI: The vacation bench of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court recently granted bail to four persons who were arrested last month for failing to be represented before the court in an appeal filed by the state against their acquittal in the 2008 Kodaikanal Maoists case. The four — Suriya alias Ranjith, Senthil alias Kannan, Kavya alias Reena Joise Mary and Shenbagavalli alias Sivasakthi — were arrested following a warrant issued by the court against them and two more persons — Neelamegam alias Kathir alias Vinayak, andSugadev — for failing to engage a counsel to represent them at the final hearing of their appeal on April 21. Since Vinayak and Sugadev were subsequently represented, the warrants against them was recalled. Meanwhile, the arrested four persons moved the vacation court seeking bail claiming that due to a communication gap, there was an unintentional delay on their part in engaging a counsel. They assured they would cooperate for the final disposal of the appeal. The six persons, along with Kalidoss alias Sekar, were booked on charges of imparting illegal arms training in Kodaikanal in 2008. They were acquitted in 2021, against which the government filed the appeal.
