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Friday, April 10, 2026

PoV

Grindr’s faceless queer profiles are sporting a new DP—nude Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh's devil-may-care attitude towards all actions challenging heteronormativity might explain his popularity among gay men, many from small towns.

India insults women’s modesty in a million ways. Ranveer Singh’s nude photoshoot isn’t one

Ranveer Singh challenges traditional, desi toxic masculinity. His nude photoshoot for Paper magazine attracting an FIR in Mumbai is hardly surprising.

Naagin to Anupama—top 10 shows that prove TV has still got spunk

The rise of OTT platforms has pushed the TV industry to a corner. But these shows prove India still loves its soaps.

Samantha Prabhu just did a Kangana Ranaut on Koffee with Karan couch. And she’s not wrong

Kal Ho Na Ho's '6 din, ladki in' to Kuch Kuch Hota Hai's definition of a woman who deserves love—Karan Johar's done enough damage. We've all felt it.

Schools to NUJS and IIT – 25 yrs on, how Harry Potter made it to Indian academics

From law school to literature classes and campus quizzes, Harry Potter has become quite the academic phenomenon in both Indian schools and colleges.

Bring Indian GP back. F1 fans are hungry to watch Vettel, Verstappen and Hamilton live

The 2023 Formula E race in Hyderabad is exciting for Indian motorsports fans—it shows FIA is still interested. But we need to push for F1, Indian GP.

Devdas at 20: It’s time Bollywood stopped showing alcoholism as romance and rebellion

20 years ago, Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Devdas renewed the old toxic Indian problem of looking at alcoholism through the lens of romantic loss, and not for the problem that it is.

Rocketry to Rocket Boys — India has finally entered era of science films and series

How many of us know the name of the current head of ISRO? What do we know about India’s recent space triumphs? OTT and films are trying to fill that gap.

Koffee With Karan has no guts to reinvent itself. Bollywood has changed, rapid-fire hasn’t

All three in the first episode – Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh – were affected by the ‘vilification’ of Bollywood post SSR death. But they rather talk diamond rings.

Bengal has many Kalis, but TMC can’t accommodate them anymore. UP, Haryana is in the way

Moitra, TMC leadership need to have a conversation. And send everyone else a memo: Protecting Bengali identity is not the party’s only line anymore.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

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.