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News18
4 hours ago
- Automotive
- News18
Bengaluru Traffic Inspires Newton's Fourth Law: ‘Auto At Rest Will Remain...'
Last Updated: Stuck in traffic near Brookfield, an X user posted a screenshot of his Google Maps, which estimated 48 minutes to travel just 3.6 kilometres. Bengaluru, often referred to as the IT capital of India, continues to draw professionals from every corner of the country with its countless job opportunities. But for all its growth and tech boom, the city has long been infamous for one thing – its unbearable traffic. Getting from one part of Bengaluru to another can often feel like a never-ending mission. And once again, the city has made headlines for its traffic troubles. Recently, a man named Lalit Gour shared his real-time struggle on X (formerly Twitter), and his post has been getting a lot of attention. Stuck in traffic near Brookfield, Lalit posted a screenshot of his Google Maps, which estimated 48 minutes to travel just 3.6 kilometres. 'Newton's fourth law of motion: A Bangalore auto at rest will remain at rest," he wrote along with the screenshot. Newton's fourth law of motion : A Bangalore auto at rest will remain at rest. — Lalit Gour (@lalitgrateful) June 27, 2025 The post struck a chord with many people who couldn't help but laugh at the shared struggle. One user said, 'No words when it comes to Bengaluru traffic," while another added, 'Walk is the only solution." Someone shared, 'Damn. 48 mins for 3.6km. I just drove to the office, 19 km in 50 mins." A person asked, 'Why??? Don't auto drivers want to earn money or they happy with freebies given by the government?" Even people outside Bengaluru could relate like an individual from Gurugram who said, 'Even here in Gurgaon, 16-lane roads get jammed." 'Crazy bro. When an interviewer asks, 'Where do you see yourself in 5 years?' I just think… still stuck in Bangalore traffic…," he wrote. Crazy an interviewer asks, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"I just think… still stuck in Bangalore traffic. 😭🤣 — Lalit Gour (@lalitgrateful) June 27, 2025 To tackle Bengaluru's ever-growing traffic problem, the government is working on several big infrastructure projects. Back in March, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar shared details about some of these upcoming developments aimed at improving the city's roads and traffic flow. 'We are planning double-decker flyovers wherever new metro lines are being developed. The BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) and BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited) will share the cost equally. It costs Rs 120 crore to construct one kilometre of a double-decker flyover, and we have allocated Rs 9,000 crore for the project," he said, in a release issued by his office. Apart from flyovers, he said the city will also see 300 km of 50-feet-wide buffer roads built along stormwater drains. These are expected to ease congestion in areas that often get choked with traffic. For this, an additional Rs 3,000 crore has been set aside. First Published:
India Today
4 hours ago
- Automotive
- India Today
Bengaluru man's traffic post just coined Newton's ‘Fourth Law'. Internet approves
What takes 3.6 kilometres to cover and 48 minutes to suffer through? If you live in Bengaluru, the answer is probably: your evening a now-viral post on X, Lalit Gour shared a screenshot of his Google Maps navigation that read "48 minutes to travel a meagre 3.6 km near Brookfield". He paired it with a one-liner that felt all too real for city dwellers: 'Newton's fourth law of motion: A Bangalore auto at rest will remain at rest.'advertisement Take a look at the post here:Gour's post set off a chain reaction of relatability online, with several users chiming in to vent, laugh, or simply cry in solidarity. 'I just drove to the office, 19 km in 50 minutes,' a user said, while another added, 'No words when it comes to Bengaluru traffic.'Others tried humour to cope with the chaos. 'When an interviewer asks, 'Where do you see yourself in five years?' I just think still stuck in Bangalore traffic,' quipped one user. '3.6 km takes 48 minutes to cover? Omg! It takes just 2–3 minutes here in my place actually,' a user said. While the post delivered a laugh, it also spotlighted a painful truth, Bengaluru's crumbling commute. The Brookfield–Silk Board–Electronic City stretch is notorious for daily gridlocks. Despite repeated promises of infrastructure upgrades, the reality remains the same: movement is slow, patience is thinner, and frustration is post may have gone viral for the wit, but the problem it focusses on isn't going anywhere, at least not any time soon.- EndsMust Watch
Indian Express
4 hours ago
- Health
- Indian Express
Whoop, Garmin, Fitbit: Best premium fitness trackers in 2025
Fitness trackers are getting smarter, sleeker and more feature-packed than ever. From real-time heart rate and SpO2 tracking to advanced sleep analysis, today's wearables are built for much more than counting steps. Whether you're a gym regular or just trying to build better habits, here's a look at some of the best premium fitness trackers available in India right now. Fitbit's Charge 6 blends smart features with serious fitness tracking. It offers ECG, a form of advanced heart tracking, built-in GPS, blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) tracking, and workout detection across more than 40 exercise types. The bright AMOLED screen displays Google Maps, Wallet, and even YouTube Music controls. Fitbit's Active Zone Minutes help optimise workout intensity, while the 7-day battery life ensures minimal downtime. The Charge 6 also syncs with gym equipment (if able to) and includes six months of Fitbit Premium, giving access to deeper insights and personalised recommendations. You can buy it for as low as Rs 14,799. For data-focused users, the Garmin Vivosmart 5 offers a reliable and no-fuss fitness companion. It features a monochrome OLED touchscreen and tracks heart rate, SpO2, stress levels, sleep stages, and even energy levels through Garmin's 'Body Battery' metric. While there is no built-in GPS, it lets you track your location when using the phone GPS. Safety features include emergency alerts and LiveTrack. With up to 7 days of battery life, this slim and lightweight tracker has a water resistance level of up to 50 m deep, making it ideal for both workouts and showers. It is currently selling for Rs 12,990. The FitVII Ole is a feature-rich tracker equipped with a 1.78-inch AMOLED display, 24/7 heart rate, SpO2, blood pressure tracking, and sleep analysis. It supports over 100 sport modes and comes with IP68 water and dust resistance. You also get smart notifications, weather updates, and breathing training. The Ole stands out with its Apple Watch-inspired design and customisable watch faces. The device claims up to 7 days of battery life with regular use, making it one of the best-looking smart trackers under Rs 11,000. It is available on Amazon for Rs 10,878. Favoured by elite athletes like Virat Kohli and LeBron James, the Whoop 4.0 doesn't have a display and focuses entirely on performance recovery, strain, and sleep metrics. The tracker pairs with a powerful app that offers detailed health analytics, daily recovery stores, and coaching insights. It features 24/7 monitoring of heart rate variability (HRV), skin temperature, and blood oxygen, and is waterproof up to 10 metres. The sensor fits into various accessories like arm sleeves or compression wear, and the minimalist design sets it apart from traditional wearables. However, a subscription is required to use the device. You can buy it for Rs 30,000 with a complimentary 12-month membership. For users who want a slim and simple fitness band, the Fitbit Inspire 3 offers great value. It includes heart rate tracking, SpO2, skin temperature variation, stress management, and sleep stage analysis. The bright AMOLED screen displays call, text, and app notifications. While it lacks built-in GPS, it supports connected GPS and offers up to 10 days of battery life. Lightweight and swimproof, the Inspire 3 also supports mindfulness sessions and guided breathing, making it a great entry-level premium tracker for everyday wellness. It is currently available for Rs 8,899. (This article has been curated by Arfan Jeelany, who is an intern with The Indian Express)
Montreal Gazette
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Montreal Gazette
Freed: Here's to the beautiful chaos of Montreal summers
I was driving home two weeks ago, working my way though a bewildering maze of street festivals separating me from my home. St-Laurent Blvd. was closed for 11 days for a street fair from Sherbrooke St. to Mont-Royal Ave. Mont-Royal was closed for three kilometres for a summer-long street fest. Nearby, Rachel Ave. was mobbed by a big Portuguese festival where families danced, while munching on bifana sandwiches. Unsure how to get home, I consulted Google Maps, which replied: 'HA! HA! You've got to be kidding. No way you're getting there by car.' OK, I'm exaggerating, but it almost seems possible as our city explodes with summer festivals and closed streets, while a hundred traffic jams bloom. But I'm not complaining, just admiring the beautiful chaos that I love about this city every summer. What chaos? The meandering mobs: In Montreal, we shut down streets for summer as casually as other cities shut their street lights each morning. If you could watch from overhead, you'd see a vast citywide river of humanity streaming through never-ending street festivals. Everyone weaves in and out of each other's way on foot, bike, e-scooter e-bike, hoverboard, baby stroller and the occasional unicycle. All while skirting orange cones that have been there for so many years they have permanent resident status and may qualify for health coverage. It's utter anarchy, with no rules, yet it flows seamlessly: uncontrolled but controlled at the same time. It's Montreal! Free festivities: In festival season, our city becomes one vast, crowded living room and everyone's invited, from Grand Prix high rollers to the unhoused. There's no admission, whether it's the N.D.G. Porchfest, Monkland street fair or St-Laurent/Bernard/Duluth/Carifête/Circus street fests. In the last two weeks, I've seen free Spanish sidewalk troubadours, Portuguese castanet players and Caribbean trumpeters. And with the jazz fest starting, free-dom has only begun. Last Friday night I went to the Francos de Montréal festival to see a well-known 'rap slameur' from France named 'Grand Corps Malade.' More than 50,000 people from every corner of Earth were jammed into the Quartier des Spectacles, but it felt as warm and intimate as a small jazz club. The French performer revealed he had moved to Montreal last year, and the crowd cheered endlessly as he talked about his new love for snowblowers. He even sang a poetic love song to Montreal in French with lines like: 'Des grosses voitures qui klaxonnent … et l'influence Anglo-Saxonne.' (The big trucks that honk and the Anglo-Saxon influence.) He finished the song with this line: 'Et moi aussi je connais des mots: GO HABS GO!' (And I, too, know the words: GO HABS GO!) The immense crowd went wild, holding up tens of thousands of phone flashlights in a four-block homemade light show. It was an utterly beautiful Montreal moment that could happen almost nowhere else on the continent. Toronto can't shut down an array of major streets like us all summer. Premier Doug Ford is already busy trying to tear down three of Toronto's bike lanes to 'fight traffic congestion.' Meanwhile in the U.S., if our massive ethnically diverse audiences ever showed up at an event, they'd call in ICE to deport half the crowd. Controlled chaos: Our festival organizers move fences, barriers and massive crowds around like grandmasters moving chess pieces. They throw up giant screens in hours with better reception than my TV. They put up 5,000-person rain tents on Ste-Catherine St. faster than I could erect a two-man pup tent. Only theirs don't leak. After each show, small trucks tour the streets cleaning up beer stains before they dry and hauling away garbage in bags the size of duplexes. In fact, the festival zone's streets are cleaner during its massive festivals than they are the rest of the year. Maybe we should give our major festival organizers the keys to city hall, then let them run the rest of the city. Jazz fest for mayor! Peace, no police: Everything's made easier by mellow Montrealers, well-behaved crowds that never swing anything more dangerous than a hip. Decade after decade, we gather in vast multitudes at the jazz fest, Carifête, Osheaga, Grand Prix and other mega events, yet we've never had a bad incident. There are fewer disputes at our giant Montreal festivals than there are at bingo night in a Chicago seniors' home. Years ago, I brought a showbiz friend from L.A. to our jazz fest and she freaked out in the densely packed crowds, warning me how dangerous a mob can get when it panics. She knew: she'd been at the Rodney King riots. I told her this wasn't L.A., just routine Montreal festival foot traffic, but she wouldn't believe me and demanded we leave NOW! Then, amid the mob I spotted someone I knew and hauled my friend over to meet her. It was my mom, then in her late 80s, swinging her hips to the music. My L.A. friend's face instantly changed from a tense grimace to a big grin and we spent a long, lovely night there. So as summer gets into gear, be sure to drop in on the festivities. Don't forget to bring your mother.
Time of India
5 hours ago
- Time of India
'A Bangalore auto at rest will remain...': Bengaluru traffic inspires 'new law of motion', netizens say even Newton would approve
In Bengaluru , traffic jams aren't just annoying, they're a full-blown lifestyle. But amid all the honking and waiting, one clever resident turned his frustration into something hilarious, giving Newton's laws of motion a truly local spin. The Viral Post That Hit Home X user Lalit Gour recently shared a screenshot from Google Maps showing a now-viral moment: it would take him 48 minutes to travel just 3.6 km near Brookfield. That's right, less than 4 km in nearly an hour. — lalitgrateful (@lalitgrateful) But it wasn't just the traffic that grabbed attention, it was his caption. With perfect Bengaluru sarcasm , he wrote: by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Simple Morning Habit for a Flatter Belly After 50! Lulutox Undo 'Newton's fourth law of motion: A Bangalore auto at rest will remain at rest.' And just like that, Newton was unofficially upgraded, and every commuter in the city felt seen. Live Events X Users Can Relate The post quickly went viral, with people jumping in to share their own traffic horror stories and dry humour. One user replied, 'I just drove to the office, 19 km in 50 minutes,' while another sighed, 'No words when it comes to Bengaluru traffic .' Someone else joked, 'When an interviewer asks, 'Where do you see yourself in 5 years?' I think… still stuck in Bangalore traffic.' It's Funny Because It's True While the joke had everyone laughing, it also hit a nerve. The Brookfield to Electronic City belt is infamous for being nearly impossible to cross without losing time, patience, or both.
