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Drugs, religion & politics: Sacred Games Season 2 doesn’t paint a rosy picture of India

Like the first season of Sacred Games, the second season too has some really powerful women — but they are mere catalysts in the men’s lives.

Iraq and Kuwait are beginning a beautiful friendship

Iraq, currently dealing with a faceoff between US and Iran in the Gulf and another between Saudi Arabia and the Tehran regime, sees Kuwait as a safe harbour.

Pakistan’s doctors are getting fired in Arab countries. Blame its unreliable medical degrees

Many Pakistanis working in the field of clinical research would say that the unfortunate episode was waiting to happen.

From Priyanka Chopra to Doordarshan, patriotism today is a show of love for Indian military

Over the last few years, Indian nationalism and Bollywood have redefined who the ‘enemy’ is — the citizen who protests and calls out injustice.

How does each decade of independent India look through the designer’s eye? This group shows

In 2016, Indianama began the collaborative attempt to answer a simple but complex question: What really is Indian design?

If you opened the newspapers from 15 August 1947, here are the freedom ads you would see

Some ad-makers went out of their way to link their sales pitch to India’s freedom. It was clear everyone wanted a piece of the big event.

English plunderer, social psychopath or hero? Why Indians have misunderstood Robert Clive

Clive’s five-year absence from Bengal and East India Company is generally regarded as a period of unparalleled misgovernment and rampant corruption.

Looking for John Abraham’s Batla House? Take a left onto snoozeville

Nikkhil Advani’s film Batla House manages to hit the politically correct notes but fails at making an entertaining movie.

Mission Mangal launches well but goes out of orbit

The feel-good underdog tale will suit Independence Day audiences looking for patriotic josh, but crowd-pleasing tactics & lack of subtlety derail this mission.

This day 50 years ago, an incident along India-Pakistan border proved Partition’s futility

Violating ceasefire on important national and religious days is a military tradition aimed at forcing psychological domination over the enemy.

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Hormuz crisis won’t replace the dollar with yuan. De-dollarisation is a myth

Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.