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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

PoV

Zeenat Aman is barefoot, grey-haired. Her first week on Instagram is all chill

There is an unmissable ease to her posts. She creates a warm and casual space that is open to all.

Chandigarh pride parade keeps politics out, culture in—Jaago, boliyan, gidda

The Chandigarh parade saw transwomen in the leadership role. They have historically led the fight for the LGBTQ rights around the world.

Grumpy felines, greedy breeders—what Gurugram cat carnival looked like

Cats in tiny cages with tinier litter trays in a room full of curious onlookers—nothing could’ve prepared me for what lay inside the actual ‘carnival’ venue.

Alia Bhatt in Raazi to Deepika Padukone in Pathaan — female spies not just about oomph

From Mala Sinha in Ankhen to Deepika playing a cosmopolitan spy in Pathaan, Bollywood has come a long way. There's more to the 'guns, gadgets, women' formula.

Aditya Chopra is no longer a rumour. He is about to turn real in Netflix’s The Romantics

The best of Bollywood, including Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and Aamir Khan will feature in the Netflix series.

‘I am a stranger to myself’—Hanif Kureishi is turning his tragic fall into a poignant story

Kureishi was in Rome when he had a disastrous fall on 26 December 2022. Eleven days later, he began tweeting to a loyal audience.

Why Bollywood of 2023 will be a Kartik Aaryan year

In a year when Bollywood's leading superstars like Akshay Kumar delivered flop after flop, Kartik Aaryan attained superstardom in 2022. But the real challenge will be to retain that stature.

Situationships, Textationships, Cuffing—Gen-Z is now caught in a label soup

For a generation that doesn’t want to be defined as anything anymore, calling their new romantic liaison a ‘situationship’ only adds more confusion to the mix.

Bhediya to Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, ‘horror-comedy’ built a loyal fanbase in 2022

Indian horror films have come a long way from the Ramsay brothers and Vikram Bhatt era of the 1980s and early 2000s.

2022 was the year they came for your dogs — govt, RWA, neighbours

Authorities must think before harassing and alienating innocent pets and their unwitting owners.

On Camera

BJP is blocking UDF from a landslide. How did Hindutva gain ground in Kerala?

It is curious to note that a section of the Hindu vote has seamlessly transferred between the BJP in the 2019 & 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the Left in the 2020 & 2025 local body polls.

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

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.