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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

PoV

I have seen Bigg Boss new episodes. The show has entered a new flop era

The reality show has now morphed into a fake spectacle—it has the entertainment value of a toddler's tantrum at naptime.

Music match, love and heartbreak mix—Gen Z has turned Spotify into a dating app

Music, love, heartbreak, algorithm, and Spotify merch — Gen Z has concocted yet another strange mixture for the waiting market.

Trending ‘brown girl anthem’ is dangerous. Makes ‘low iron’ seem like a must-have accessory

Influencer Erim Kaur’s reference to ‘low iron’ as a desirable trait in her viral reel is supposed to be tongue-in-cheek. But is that a quality we want to romanticise or joke about?

‘Bridgerton’ sex scenes don’t hesitate with body positivity—and the fans love it

In the world of ‘revenge bodies’ and ‘weight loss journeys’, it is wonderful to be unabashedly worshipped for one’s curves, as Colin does for Penelope in the famous ‘mirror scene’.

Dear Indian men, Giorgia Meloni isn’t your ‘Bhabhi’. Enough with the creepy ‘Melodi’ memes

Social media comment sections are flooded with comments on Modi-Meloni's imagined relationship. In case it needs to be said, all of these comments have been made by men.

Khamosh—Sonakshi Sinha marrying a Muslim man is not everybody’s business

The saviour complex is a peculiar concept. Save someone, whether or not they need your saving.

Gyms are unsafe for gay men like me. Jeers, stares, and treadmill trauma

I don't want a hulking body; I want to be lean so I can wear a crop top. But my idea of fitness doesn’t match theirs.

Drinking on Dal Lake isn’t just unethical—it snatches freedom, safety from Kashmiri women

Dal Lake is more than a tourist attraction. Kashmiris share a pious and intimate relationship with it.

Poha has found its godfather in Indore but Indians don’t need a World Poha Day reminder

From five-star breakfast menus to finding its place in fitness experts' cheat code and on flights and railways, Indori Poha is no longer limited to Indian kitchens and street food.

Bihari, Jat, Madrasi, Bhaiya—workplace stereotypes aren’t harmless. They hit morale

Snide remarks serve as a skeleton for rumours and gossip, which take a toll on an employee's mental health.

On Camera

India is becoming a Republic of RWAs. It’s the most powerful elected body

Civics textbooks need an upgrade, considering that RWAs enforce laws they’ve devised themselves – no matter if it violates a fundamental right or two.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

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.