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Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Tina Das - August 12, 2025

Tulsi 2.0 is dealing with wrinkles, weight gain. Indian TV serials are finally getting real

Love isn’t supposed to hurt—no matter what Saiyaara tells you

Saiyaara proves star kids don’t need hype, just a good film and a killer soundtrack

BCCI can close the wage gap in women’s cricket. Just look at tennis and US soccer

Nidhima Taneja - September 26, 2021

The senior women cricketers are paid around Rs 20,000 per day — equivalent to the wage paid to an Under-19 male counterpart. It's not nearly enough.

Instagram six-pack influencers are ruining men’s self-esteem, promoting alpha-male culture

Amogh Rohmetra - September 26, 2021

The furore over six-pack abs on Instagram is more than just a trend. It's undermining the essence of fitness and replacing it with an illusion.

Afghan women are telling Taliban ‘Don’t touch my clothes’. It’s a new culture war

Tina Das - September 19, 2021

Many ask if the Taliban have changed. What people forget to ask is how Internet has changed Afghan women.

The Maggi milkshake is coming for you. Cringe food is the Roadies of today

Neera Majumdar - September 19, 2021

Only if Indians said, don't yuck my yum. There’s a world of Fanta omelette, Rasgullah Maggi, and cheese pani puris waiting for you.

‘Ajkal kudiyan ne bimar’— Punjabi singer Simiran Kaur gets millions of views by shaming women

Unnati Sharma - September 18, 2021

Simiran Kaur Dhadli puts down women for how they dress and for ‘fake’ cases against men in her new song ‘Lahu Di Awaaz’. It’s not music to the ears.

Dhoni might be a legend of Indian cricket. But the T20 World Cup is about those on the pitch

Rewati Karan - September 13, 2021

Winning or losing is not just a matter of having a decorated mentor. It is not the first time that former players are guiding the Indian team.

We’ll all be hate-watching Priyanka Chopra’s ‘The Activist’ — producers know that

Shubhangi Misra - September 11, 2021

‘The Activist’ is what happens when content creators hate wokeness, but pander to it.

Salman Rushdie on Substack is either killing the novel or taking it back to its birth

Rachel John - September 5, 2021

It is not surprising that authors such as Patti Smith and Scott Snyder and a host of comic book authors from Marvel and DC have also entered Substack.

ABBA’s isn’t just a cash-grab comeback. It reminds us of their staying power in pop culture

Raghav Bikhchandani - September 4, 2021

ABBA’s comeback single ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’ sounds like it could be a previously shelved Dancing Queen B-side. Disco didn’t die, it just plagiarised itself.

A Lucknow teenager is a force of nature on Instagram. Meethika Dwivedi packs UP pride, gaalis

Tina Das - August 29, 2021

Meethika's street-smart delivery style is replete with raw, unadulterated wisecracks. She is the voice of ‘boomers’, millennials and Gen-Z rolled into one.

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Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Tulsi 2.0 is dealing with wrinkles, weight gain. Indian TV serials are finally getting real

Love isn’t supposed to hurt—no matter what Saiyaara tells you

Saiyaara proves star kids don’t need hype, just a good film and a killer soundtrack

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