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Saturday, November 22, 2025

PoV

Wedding makeover can now literally kill you. ‘Looking good’ is a dangerous pursuit

Beauty procedures aren't always risk free & can cause more damage. But the pressure is so high that people shell out lakhs for the perfect smile and dimpled cheeks.

Big K-pop stars aren’t coming to India and it’s because fans aren’t rich enough

Everyone in showbiz wants to tap into and capitalise on the fan base in India, but it’s insulting to think that we are so obsessed with K-pop that we mindlessly consume all things Korean.

The Devil Wears Prada is going to Broadway. But it makes no sense without Meryl Streep

No actor can replace Streep as the iconic Miranda Priestly. And it is not a comment on Vanessa Williams’ acting prowess, but rather on the fact that no one can recreate perfection

UK’s TikTok army to stop immigrants—influencer envoy is the new era in diplomacy

For the Rishi Sunak govt, the key to solving the migrant issue lies not in careful policy-making or international cooperation but in using the TikTok algorithm for ‘dystopian sponcon’.

Airports in India are posh and plush. So why are they stingy with basics like wheelchairs?

Airlines can take seat cushions out to run budget carriers, not critical support. Wheelchairs are critical.

Aditya Narayan’s sur training doesn’t include grace. He owes Bhilai gratitude

Why did Bhilai even invite him? I guess out of their own goodness. Because ‘Chhattisgarhiya sabse badhiya’.

Ranveer Singh-Johnny Sins ad has an unlikely hero—women’s pleasure

The tone of the ad marks a departure from the conventional landscape of sexual wellness advertisements. To watch a woman talking about sexual dissatisfaction is new.

Taylor Swift is the victim in every public controversy. Even when suing a college student

Just like her songs, there is a ‘Taylor’s version’ for everything that happens in the world. Maybe we should listen to her when she says—“It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me”.

Uttarakhand govt is now ‘Mummy-Daddy’ state. Live-in is the new marriage

The BJP government's Uniform Civil Code Bill, passed by the Uttarakhand assembly, arms an already judgemental society with more weapons to make life difficult for a couple seeking to live together.

Pandit Ravi Shankar’s insecurity robbed India of a musical genius—Annapurna Devi, his wife

Nirmal Chander traced the life of Annapurna Devi in his documentary, 6-A Akash Ganga—named after the Mumbai residence where she retreated to and coached her students.

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.