• English - Science Fiction

    Mumbai Skydwellers

    Chayanika Gupta I The year is 2150, and Mumbai is no longer the bustling coastal metropolis that once defined India’s economic ambition. Rising seas have claimed its foundations, swallowing roads, train lines, and neighborhoods in a relentless tide that never recedes. Above the endless gray waters, colossal towers known as Sky-Havens pierce the storm-heavy clouds, their glass spires shimmering like distant stars. These vertical cities are reserved for the rich and powerful—politicians, tech magnates, and corporate dynasties who have sealed themselves away from the chaos below. Beneath their hovering luxury lies the drowned city, a maze of rusting ferries, floating…

  • Crime - English

    Cyber Blood

    Karan Ahuja 1 Raghav Rao sat hunched over the glow of his monitor in the empty IT office, the soft hum of cooling fans the only company in the midnight silence. Outside, Bangalore’s Outer Ring Road buzzed with the faint rhythm of traffic, but inside the glass tower it was a different world—one of endless code, shifting deadlines, and invisible pressure. He was used to the long hours, the quiet loneliness of staying back while his colleagues left for pubs or late-night biryanis. But tonight felt different. As his fingers traced the logic of the application update, line by line,…

  • Crime - English

    The Missing Kingfisher

    Namrata Das Chapter 1: The Vanishing Act The early morning sun filtered through the glass windows of the high-rise building, casting long shadows over the boardroom table where Vikram Khandelwal, CEO of Khandelwal Technologies, had sat just days ago. The office now stood eerily silent, devoid of its usual buzz, as the city of Bangalore continued its relentless pace outside. Vikram’s sudden disappearance had left everyone in shock. The multi-billion-dollar merger between Khandelwal Technologies and Rathi Innovations, set to redefine the Indian tech landscape, had fallen apart without explanation. In a matter of hours, a corporate juggernaut had crumbled, and…