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Friday, April 3, 2026

PoV

Rakhi Sawant isn’t funny. She just fed the oldest fantasy — two women fighting over a man

Rakhi Sawant's latest comments target Jaya Bachchan as the lesser of the two in the infamous unresolved love triangle between Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya, and fellow actor Rekha.

Deepak Chopra exposed in Epstein Files. So is the Indian guru-industrial complex

Deepak Chopra’s line about 'cute girls' is not an accidental lapse of judgement. It fits the register of a world in which influence is lubricated by misogyny, sycophancy, and entitlement.

There’s a new ‘K’ obsession in town. Not K-drama but Korean reality show

With anything 'K' prefixed winning the content game, dating show Singles’ Inferno and cooking competition Culinary Class Wars picked up fans in India with ease.

India Art Fair shows ecology is no longer an abstract anxiety in Indian contemporary art

The tension between what an art piece asks for and what our pace allows became even more visible at Breathe by Teja Gavankar.

Dear fans, don’t reduce WPL to players’ looks, skin colour. Focus on their cricket instead

Despite milestones like WPL viewership and Smriti Mandhana’s record‑breaking century run, too many online voices treat athletes like fashion models.

Let me explain the K-drama addiction. I, too, am an addict

The three Ghaziabad sisters were lonely. None of them had gone to school after the Covid-19 pandemic. K-dramas offered them solace.

What’s in a name? What Jhumpa Lahiri taught me about belonging and borrowed tongues

My name always arrived before I did, and it arrived carrying questions, which, over time, began to feel like small border checks.

Ursula von der Leyen’s Indian clothes vs Trudeaus? It’s cultural appreciation not performance

In the Trudeaus’ case, the spectacle distracted from the diplomatic agenda, whereas von der Leyen’s look enhanced the moment.

Arijit Singh is the bridge between 3 generations—Rafi to Ritviz

Arijit Singh has the emotional depth and melody the older generation wants. But he also carries the vulnerability that young people can connect with.

Will Vishal Mishra replace Arijit Singh? Timing & consistency on his side

Vishal Mishra’s work includes songs like “Naacho Naacho” from RRR, “Kaise Hua” from Kabir Singh, & “Pehle Bhi Main” from Animal, among other hits.

On Camera

I was an Indian student in Melbourne and this is the daily racism I faced

I spent a year as an international student in Melbourne and experienced racism first-hand, which made me second-guess and shrink parts of myself just to go about everyday life.

Tanker with 600,000 barrels of Iranian crude shifts course from India to China midway

The shipment earlier bound for Gujarat’s Vadinar has changed course amid payment concerns; could still reach India if issues are resolved, according to Kpler.

India commissions its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine—INS Aridhaman

INS Arihant was first vessel under SSBN project and was quietly commissioned in 2016. The second indigenous SSBN, INS Arighat, was commissioned in August 2024.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.