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Friday, August 15, 2025

PoV

Sharda Sinha’s ‘Kahe Tose Sajna’ was my coming of age. Bhojpuri music wasn’t all bawdy

Sharda Sinha was truly the guardian of Bihar’s rich cultural music heritage.

Dalgona coffee craze disappeared from vocabulary. And nobody is missing it

People want to drink coffee, not eat some sugar-loaded foam.

India gets unfairly bashed for unhygienic street food. Bangkok, New York are no different

Indian cuisine is rooted in fresh ingredients, rich spices with antimicrobial properties, and time-tested cooking methods. We are not a freeze-and-serve fast food nation.

Govt offices just can’t handle my South Indian name. A saga of dots and initials

This isn’t a rant. It’s a major issue faced by lakhs of people — predominantly from South India — when they try to navigate the myriad of government IDs and their differing rules.

No, Shalini Passi doesn’t represent Delhi women

Delhi women are known to be OTT, but rocking a gown to a casual lunch or into an ocean—that’s pure Shalini.

Push notifications are annoying, intrusive. See what Zepto i-pill did

Every app thinks it’s more important than the last, but in reality, we’re all getting better at tuning them out. It’s time for brands to recognise that users want quality over quantity.

The Tribe shows Gen Z just can’t do drama like millennials

Looking pretty and posting curated selfies is great for social media, not reality TV. Add actual spice, or learn from millennials—they put the D in drama.

Bengali women aren’t black magic experts. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 trailer promotes dangerous notion

There are already a lot of memes and reels circulating about Bengali women trapping non-Bengali men into relationships against their will with kaala jaadu.

We were too quick to judge Ananya Panday. She’s tapped into a Bollywood niche—Gen Z

Ananya Panday's recent roles resonate deeply with Gen Z. She’s playing them on screen and they love it.

Nobel has a habit of ignoring women. Rosalind Lee didn’t even stand a chance

Crunch the numbers in any direction. Cherry-pick the years. The answer will always be the same: if the Nobel Committee has to snub somebody, it will be a woman.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

‘Standing like a wall’: PM Modi vows to protect interests of farmers in Independence Day speech 

New Delhi: Amid the American tariff hike, PM Narendra Modi in his 12th consecutive Independence Day speech reiterated that India will not compromise on...

‘An expression of outrage’: Operation Sindoor front and centre in Modi’s Independence Day address

New Delhi: Operation Sindoor was centre stage in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 79th Independence Day address from the Red Fort on Friday, highlighting India’s...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.