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Monday, September 30, 2024

PoV

Stalin countering BJP with social justice. He won’t succeed with silence on issues like hijab

The DMK has been playing the ‘progressive’ card, not through any meaningful action, but through anti-BJP, anti-Modi and anti-Brahmin politics, and appeasement.

RamLeela to Gangubai — Bhansali brings back the white. It’ll boss fashion in 2022

Gangubai’s outfits in the film, often white on white, stand out not just for looking gracious, but also for being wearable.

Not Shah Rukh Khan nor Salman, ‘taste the thunder’ is the real hero of Thums Up ads

In India, if a brand jingle is good, it’s the best seller of the product. And ‘taste the thunder’ has been ruling for years.

The ‘Bhaiye’ whom CM Channi doesn’t want in Punjab are the ones driving state’s economy

Instead of Charanjit Singh Channi asking UP and Bihar's 'bhaiye' to be kicked out and Priyanka Gandhi clapping on the remark, the Congress leaders should thank them.

Beyond K-Pop, watch Single’s Inferno to truly understand Korea’s dark beauty standards

Deer or puppy – how does your face look? Single’s Inferno shows why Korean beauty standards have landed in soup.

Dear minister, we are UP ke bhaiye, and we’re done being typecast as Wasseypur characters

It's only in newspaper ads that Uttar Pradesh is touted the best Pradesh. The reality is you look down at us, like we're the biggest dhabba on this country.

One-woman superstar Samantha Prabhu steals show from male co-stars with her ‘bold avatar’

'Puspha' has superstar Allu Arjun, but it's Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s item song that stole the thunder from him. Here's why.

He’s not done yet — Why Kapil Sharma, the mass celebrity, deserved Netflix limelight

Kapil Sharma is an Indian Everyman on his Netflix show, singing praises for Shah Rukh Khan, talking about alcohol trouble, and his tweets to PM Narendra Modi.

Badhaai Do shows a lavender marriage. It hurts LGBT+ fight in post-377 India

‘Badhaai Do’ starring Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar shows a gay man marrying a lesbian woman to get their families off their backs.

Men on ‘marriage strike’ against marital rape laws. Some people laugh, say good riddance

As the Delhi High Court hears the plea on marital rape, #MarriageStrike has seen more than 68 thousand tweets in the last 2-3 days.

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?