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Friday, September 26, 2025

PoV

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.

Uorfi Javed has done what Rakhi Sawant couldn’t—capitalise on paparazzi attention

In 'Follow Kar Lo Yrrr', whenever Javed appears incredibly relatable. Her journey speaks to the everyday hustle of middle-class life.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.