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Sunday, September 29, 2024

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Nobody gets the IIT story right, 3 Idiots, TVF, to Netflix’s Alma Matters

Alma Matters places students before you but forgets to critically contextualise what they are saying about toxic IIT culture, or more importantly, not saying.

Telegram to Instagram — India’s anti-vaxxer group is growing for the first time. That’s bad

India — the country that defeated polio — now has a thriving Covid anti-vaxxer group.

SMS sent, no. of people registered, poetry — India’s health minister is busy this pandemic

You want data? Dr Harsh Vardhan’s Twitter timeline will drown you in it — from number of SMS’ sent via CoWin to number of vaccines sent to states.

Kate-William using YouTube to make monarchy cool. Diana is the competition, not Harry-Meghan

Following Princess Diana's lead and playing cricket in a salwar kameez is fine, but the Duke and Duchess have to do much more to compete with YouTube content creators.

China’s rocket is coming down with a lesson — avoid schadenfreude on India’s Covid misery

If the space debris of Long March 5B rocket causes widespread damage, China will be 'liable to pay compensation' as per international law. But Indians aren't rejoicing the prospect.

IPL took ‘show must go on’ too seriously. But even bio-bubbles can’t keep away Covid reality

Amid Delhi’s worst-ever Covid spike, the 2021 edition of India’s most lucrative sports event continues unabated in a bubble, in more ways than one.

‘Indians for Indians’ is how Indian-Americans are fighting Biden ban on vaccine raw materials

Given the importance of Indian origin communities as political groups in the US, how this Indian-American mission unfolds will be interesting to watch.

New OTT rules won’t stop Bollywood’s queer stories – Geeli Pucchi to The Married Women

From ALTBalaji’s The Married Women, Neeraj Ghawyan’s Geeli Pucchi on Netflix, to Ekta Kapoor’s upcoming His Storyy, there’s a new wave of queer storylines.

Instagram Temperature challenge is the new Dalgona coffee of lockdown 2021 trends

As veterans of previous curfews and lockdowns, we have a better chance at surviving being at home.

Bollywood’s Mayawati, Rabri Devi biopics easy. Will it ever touch BJP-RSS leaders?

Be it Modi or Mayawati, Bollywood’s political biopics have either crashed and burned or been mediocre and forgettable. Can Rabri Devi-based Maharani change that?

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?