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Friday, July 25, 2025

PoV

If you’re outraged by the Meerut couple’s kiss at a mela, go get a life and love

In a world filled with real problems, like pollution, poverty, and corruption, a kiss between two consenting adults is hardly a catastrophe.

Kashmir is Rwanda, Gujarat is Italy, UP is Pakistan, Karnataka is France. A strange new India

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran presented the Economic Survey 2023-24, displaying a map where each Indian state and Union Territory was renamed after a country with a similar population.

Ananya Panday is the latest star to flaunt her ‘guruji’. It signals India’s crisis of faith

Seeking spiritual guidance is nothing to be frowned upon. But the masses flocking to babas should also be read as a symptom of a larger problem—India’s crisis of faith.

Indians look down on men in dhotis. It’s a by-product of colonialism and disdain for the poor

Even in the realm of traditional clothes, a dhoti comes below the kurta-pyjama. Known by various names—panche, dhoti, mundu, veshti—it’s largely associated with poverty.

Harbhajan wants to ‘move forward’ from distasteful video—he must learn from it first

The video—in which Harbhajan, Yuvraj, and Raina were limping and mocking disabled persons—has been pulled down. Harbhajan has apologised, but it is too little, too late.

India’s Olympics outfits are tacky. Tarun Tahiliani was too busy dressing Bollywood

India’s sportswomen will wear saris, while male athletes have a kurta bundi set—both displaying the Tricolour. But there’s a way to wear patriotism with style, and this is not it.

Triptii Dimri is getting heat for steamy ‘Jaanam’. Only men can be proud ‘sex symbols’

In the song 'Jaanam' from Bad Newz, both Triptii Dimri and Vicky Kaushal wear revealing outfits, with him actually showing more skin. But guess who's been getting most of the hate?

Guardians of morality have breached Instagram. They’re now after queer youth who’re coming out

When such vile comments abound, it is natural that many queer youths active on social media may feel isolated and rejected.

Zomato has become the brand ambassador for food cheating between couples

Zomato’s new ‘order delete’ feature is teaching young people to pull off a nearly perfect lie in front of their parents and handing spouses the perfect weapon for food infidelity.

Ghee snacks no longer uncool for Delhi. Chole Bhature wins over burgers and pizza

Remember when the West turned up its nose at desi ghee, branding it a cholesterol nightmare? Well, today, it's the darling of Kourtney Kardashian.

On Camera

India uses BRICS to push reforms—not to challenge the US

India has been pleading for long to bring reforms in institutions like the United Nations, IMF, and World Bank, which it believes are West-dominated and don’t reflect current global realities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.