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Saturday, September 27, 2025

PoV

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.

Nitish Kumar ‘double dating’ to kingmaker Chandrababu Naidu—popular counting day memes

Congress Kerala’s official X handle has been batting it straight out of the park consistently with its memes. It called this Modi's second defeat, the first being in 8th grade.

The journey of meme—from WhatsApp to billboards, police posts to matrimony ads

In the world of ‘no such thing as bad publicity’, riding on a cringe meme is a good marketing move. But before VIPShaadi.com joined the trend, Bengaluru and Delhi police wrote the memo.

This CA broke up with his girlfriend with an Excel Sheet of expenses. It’s neither cool nor equal

Chartered accountant Aditya itemised every rupee spent during his time with his girlfriend. From birthday parties and Valentine’s dates to flowers and even mosquito coils.

Influencers aren’t the best ‘Indian representation’ at Cannes. Filmmakers are

Even if fashion was a core feature of Cannes, Indian influencers failed at that too. No one, barring Nancy Tyagi, was able to turn heads on the red carpet.

Natasa-Hardik divorce drama follows same old script—blame the woman, call her gold-digger

There’s no confirmation that Natasa Stankovic and Hardik Pandya are actually heading for a divorce. But the meme factory has already gone into overdrive.

South Korean Do Nothing competition counters hustle culture. But why turn laziness into sport?

We're talking about people who have honed their skill of doing nothing to a degree that would make even ‘Flash’ from Zootopia proud.

The world is going on and on about elder sister syndrome. Being youngest is no cakewalk

Our life is like the understudy in a theatre play, always living in the shadow of the lead aka the elder sister. But hey, being the younger sister isn't all about hand-me-downs.

Let’s get real, all bars serve underage kids. Pune accident has forced a PR scramble

Bars and pubs now acting all responsible aren't fooling anyone. Please spare everyone the hypocrisy.

On Camera

The Bads of Bollywood finally gives us the sidekick that everyone needs

Sidekicks are quintessential in Bollywood, and every few years, when a star or lead shines, a filmmaker reminds us that the person next to the hero is a key ingredient in the recipe.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.