India, March 31 -- After a hot start to the week, residents of Bengaluru finally welcomed some relief as moderate rainfall and thundershowers swept across the city on Sunday.

But what should have been a refreshing break from the heat quickly turned into a test of patience for many, as the power supply proved erratic amid the showers.

One Bengaluru doctor, Dr Deepak Krishnamurthy, took to X (formerly Twitter) to express his frustration, posting that in just one hour of rain, electricity had gone off and returned 20 times.

"We talk of AI and whatnot. But basic technology and systems remain ancient and unreliable," he wrote.

The post quickly caught attention online, with many users echoing concerns about the reliability of basic services...