Bengaluru

“Namma Metro Phase 3 is at least 18 months delayed. The Outer Ring Road stretch — the one everyone actually needs — is the worst-affected. Land acquisition near Marathahalli is the bottleneck. Confirmed by a friend at BMRCL.”

“Third Wave Coffee is being acquired. Term sheet signed last week with a strategic — not a PE play. The deal values them at roughly 4x their last round. Founders staying for two years.”

“Indiranagar is losing its identity, and the people complaining loudest are the same ones who sold their homes to developers in 2019. The 100ft Road craft beer scene is functionally dead — three of the originals closed in the last six months.”