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Sunday, October 5, 2025

PoV

Gurugram aunty, please don’t prioritise garbage in your highrise over worker safety

The privileged and protected class cannot empathise with those who keep their societies clean because they can only think of their garbage.

Jawan’s Zinda Banda is aggressively average. It is no Jhoome Jo Pathaan

Anirudh’s composition can’t match Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani’s work for Pathaan.

Indians find no shame in Hitler. Bawaal is newest to ‘have fun’ with Nazi references

The Varun Dhawan Jahnvi Kapoor movie Bawaal has come under the scanner. But it’s just the tip of India’s fascination with the Nazi dictator which ranges from soap operas to merch.

India’s male cricketers need to be friends again. An isolated Kohli-Siraj bond isn’t enough

If Indian men's cricket dismisses Ashwin's friend-ly advice, it will only prove that the country's rich and resourceful cricketers play for themselves, not for each other.

Don’t dismiss ‘Barbenheimer’ as a fleeting social media trend—it’s a genius marketing lesson

Unlike Barbie’s high-ended marketing spree, Oppenheimer let its rivals do the hard work.

England cricket has a ‘class’ problem. And Bazball can’t hide it anymore

English men’s cricket could argue it has championed diversity with players such as Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, and Jofra Archer in its setup, but the hierarchical reality tells a different story.

Family, friendship, masculinity, marriage — Delhi’s queer community tells their own story

The pride special storytelling event saw members of the community and allies taking over the stage and telling stories of heartbreak and joy

Ali Sethi, Pasoori are so big that Arijit Singh looks small for trying to own it

Hindi film remakes take regional songs to a wider audience but the big Bollywood singer gets the fame not the original artiste.

Nasbandi to Aandhi—how Bollywood movies captured the worst of Emergency era

Even before Emergency was announced 48 years ago, Bollywood captured the build-up of popular disquiet in movies like Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, Mere Apne, Namak Haraam.

Adipurush controversy shows there’s no pleasing Hindu groups. They want 100% compliance

From lashing out at Om Raut for kissing Kriti Sanon on the cheek to targetting ‘anti-Hindu’ Saif Ali Khan, the criticisms surrounding Adipurush are rooted in sexism and Islamophobia.

On Camera

Exact root cause of rosacea skin disease is a mystery. It steals confidence and comfort

No two rosacea stories are the same. While there may be no “cure,” there are many doors that open toward relief, control, and renewed confidence.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.