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Delhi-NCR people love urban rom-com movies. And it’s showing in the box office, report says

Catering to Delhiites tastes, the Ormax report says movies often include certain design styling, premium social spaces, lavish parties, and colourful celebratory environments.

It breaks your heart when films like ‘Bheed’ and ‘Afwaah’ don’t do well: Bhumi Pednekar

Mumbai, Jan 29 (PTI) It is heartbreaking when good films don't work at the box office, says actor Bhumi Pednekar, who believes some of...

It breaks your heart when films like ‘Bheed’ and ‘Afwah’ don’t do well: Bhumi Pednekar

Mumbai, Jan 29 (PTI) It is heartbreaking when good films don't work at the box office, says actor Bhumi Pednekar, who believes some of...

TV serial Rimjhim is drawing people’s anger for showing a 16-year old in an intimate scene

The serial, Rimjhim — Choti Umar Bada Safar on Dangal TV, focuses on a romantic relationship between a teenager and an adult.

Imtiaz Ali’s next feature film to release in June 2026

New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali's new film with actor-musician Diljit Dosanjh has a new release date of June 12, 2026, the...

Bulleh Shah shrine visitors were Hindu. A BJP leader is heading its management committee

More than 30 people were identified by police from videos of Bulleh Shah shrine vandalism. All were booked under bailable charges and not a single arrest has been made so far.

UPSC aspirants are replacing coaching institutes with ChatGPT — ‘I save lakhs in fees’

Three UPSC coaching centres have shut down in Delhi. From sourcing material to building complete preparation strategies, aspirants say there is little AI cannot do.

New Bibek Debroy award for best ‘Romila Thapar takedown’. His family wasn’t informed

Greater Noida-based ReThink India Institute awarded the Bibek Debroy Bharatiya Bauddhik Parampara Samvardhan Prashasti 2025 to Anurag Sharma for his essay in Rajiv Malhotra's anthology.

‘Don’t take family photos for granted’—Turkish scholar uses old images to capture history

Family photos reflect ‘aesthetics of citizenship’ and performance of identity, said Turkish scholar Özge Baykan Calafato at an IIC talk last week.

Women come with an expiry date in this industry: ‘Kohrra 2’ star Mona Singh on career risks and payoffs

New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) I have never cared about my on-screen age, says actor Mona Singh who finds it strange that there is...

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Welfare state is socially and economically a national disaster: GN Lawande

In a welfare state, the rule of law has been defiled and public opinion and sovereignty are being superseded by the undemocratic decrees of the ministers, wrote GN Lawande in 1958.

Land, labour, licences: From UP to Tripura, states race ahead on Centre-led deregulation push

76% of Centre’s deregulation reforms implemented across states under Phase-I of compliance reduction exercise. Several states & UTs adopted flexible land use, 3rd party inspections, labour reforms.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.