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Friday, April 10, 2026

PoV

Everything Taylor Swift touches turns platinum. But she’s so distinctly uncool

There doesn’t appear to be a single countercultural bone in her body. She doesn’t have even a modicum of that detachedness, that aloofness, which is conflated with coolness.

‘Moye moye’ trend is the death of creativity. It’s just mocking disabled people

Everyone making 'moye moye' reels are just competing to be more cringe than others on social media.

Animal didn’t even get biology right. Vanga fanboys are mansplaining periods to women

Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Ranvijay Singh doesn’t need a sanitary pad. He needs a diaper.

Not all star kids are lucky. It took Bobby Deol 30 years to win people over, build a fan base

Bobby Deol has changed. He is no longer playing a romantic hero, or even trying to look like he was still in his 30s.

This is the new Bollywood of men with daddy issues. Animal has only named the trend

From Wake Up Sid to Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani to Tamasha, it's almost as if the son of the Kapoor khandaan is desperately trying to grow up in every other movie.

Bollywood in the ’90s was extravagant, exploitative. Even Koffee With Karan says so

Koffee with Karan has always been a great window into the lives of stars and their film sets. And this episode was no exception.

Suhana Khan must go beyond Alia’s saree–fast fashion problem needs more

Sonam Kapoor recently advocated renting outfits instead of buying them to promote sustainability in fashion.

India has a big problem of public loudspeakers. It has even entered my bedroom now

We opened our eyes to air pollution only when we could see it in the air and feel it in our throats. We must not wait for our ears to bleed.

‘Queer for Palestine’ helps neither queer nor Palestine. It’s just a cry for attention

What's the difference between a heterosexual’s empathy and a homosexual's? One of these is not making it about their sexual identity while offering support to Palestinians.

The Archies is Nepo Grand Central. Zoya Akhtar’s defence is paper thin

Zoya Akhtar blames the media for ‘focusing’ on just the star kids in her film. But at no point has she acknowledged her own casting choice.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.