Raj Shankar

Editor in chief

Shankar Raj is a senior journalist with more than 30 years experience, mostly with The Indian Express and The New Indian Express. He was the Editor for Karnataka and Kerala editions of The New Indian Express, and former Managing Editor of the Nyusu Digital Media P Ltd. Bengaluru.

Latest Articles

Amid lockdown, BJP MLA holds biryani mela for supporters

Flouting all norms of the lockdown and throwing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s repeated appeals on the need to remain indoors to the winds, BJP lawmaker Masale Jayaram held a birthday bash and a ‘biryani mela’ for his supporters in his native village of Idagoor in Tumakuru district in Karnataka on Friday.

Bengaluru flat dwellers fight Covid blues running 500km indoors

Residents of a gated community in Whitefield recently clocked over 500km running inside their houses to not only stay fit but also fight the lockdown blues.

Friday prayers mob attacks policemen in Hubbali

Four policemen were injured when they tried to prevent a large group of people who were proceeding for the Friday prayers at Hubbali in north Karnataka.

Kerala High Court stays govt’s liquor prescription order

In a major embarrassment for the Kerala Government, the High Court here stayed the controversial ‘liquor prescription’ order that was released a couple of days ago which asked doctors to prescribe a fixed amount of alcohol if a person shows acute withdrawal symptoms.

Covid halts journey of 1,400 Andhra fishermen at Karnataka border

Covid has halted the journey of 1,400 fishermen who were returning home to Andhra Pradesh from Mangaluru and Udupi districts in Karnataka.

Infosys employee detained for urging people to sneeze and spread Covid

In a shocking Facebook post, a senior software engineer working with Infosys here urged people to go out and sneeze in the public and spread Coronavirus.

Karnataka Records Second COVID-19 Death: 70-Yr-Old Woman Succumbs

Coronavirus: Woman who travelled to Makkah dies in Karnataka Bengaluru: Karnataka today recorded the second death of a Covid-19...

Karnataka CM flouts Covid rules he had set for public

Bengaluru: Flouting the tough conditions he had set for the public in the wake of Covid 19 spread and setting a bad...
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