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Saturday, August 16, 2025

PoV

Nobel has a habit of ignoring women. Rosalind Lee didn’t even stand a chance

Crunch the numbers in any direction. Cherry-pick the years. The answer will always be the same: if the Nobel Committee has to snub somebody, it will be a woman.

Samantha’s divorce has become a never-ending saga. Just let her be

Konda Surekha’s "apology" to Samantha only came after backlash from Nagarjuna, and Tollywood stars like Junior NTR, Allu Arjun, and Baahubali director SS Rajamouli.

Who is an Indian woman? Laapataa Ladies Oscar entry shows she must be submissive too

The sweeping statements by Film Federation of India Oscar jury dismiss the urban Indian woman’s life, and struggles, as foreign.

Kareena Kapoor has a film festival dedicated to her. She is still Bollywood’s trendsetter

Kareena doesn’t mince her words. Discussing Bollywood’s gender pay gap, she said she wanted to be paid as much as Akshay Kumar. He was seated right beside her.

Bangladesh has hit us where it hurts. Durga Puja will be incomplete without Hilsa

The Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina had reintroduced what is now called ‘hilsa diplomacy’ in 2019. Now, it’s a bone of contention between India and Bangladesh.

Indians have gone too far with fusion food. Gulab jamun tiramisu is perverse

Fancy restaurants are going overboard with culinary fusion. As if street food vendors weren’t enough, with their ice cream dosa, Oreo biscuit pakoras, and dal rice sushi.

Is Honey Singh growing a conscience? He is milking the classic bad-boy-becomes-good story

Honey Singh's recent album 'Glory' came out on 26 August, and he has been on a promotional streak ever since. The 15 million views on his song 'Bonita' are a far cry from earlier hits like 'Blue Eyes', which got over 660 million views on YouTube.

Diljit Dosanjh’s tickets are hotter than chole bhature, tatkal bookings. The craze is real

Many bought five or more tickets for Diljit Dosanjh's Dil-Luminati tour to resell later at a higher price. The organisers said the tour was sold out in 15 minutes.

What’s worse than losing your phone? Finding it

Once you have filed an FIR and the police find your snatched phone, the device becomes a case property — a part of a criminal trial— and you have to go through a legal process to reclaim it.

Self-help books are a scam. It’s time to break free from their illusion

Books by self-help authors like Ankur Warikoo, Robin Sharma, and Jay Shetty promote toxic positivity, hustle culture, and phony motivation, depending on their angle. It’s just a brief mental high.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?