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Saturday, January 24, 2026

PoV

The problem isn’t Honey Singh’s ‘vulgar’ remark. It is Indian society’s hypocrisy over sex

Publicly, Indians pretend to be conservative, modest, and get deeply offended by any reference to sex. Privately, the same people consume sexual content, through cinema, music or pornography.

Satyajit Ray to Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound — how Martin Scorsese plays patron saint at Oscars

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor, has been shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards.

How Shillong men behaved around a woman tourist is a model rest of India desperately needs

Much of the praise has focused on the ‘protective’ men in the crowd. It recentres male authority over public space. Do women require guardianship simply to exist outside?

Sudha Chandran’s viral trance is a cry for help. Stop calling it divine

What we see in the video is not a passing spiritual fancy; it is psychologically ambiguous, warrants a closer look, especially if someone so influential partakes in it.

Indians are falling for the big fat Instagram wedding – manufactured happiness for algorithm

Weddings today feel less about love, union, or companionship and more about pastels, the right songs, and cinematic wedding photography

Shalini Passi knows the art of being ‘fabulous’. Mockery is her unpaid marketing

From "I don't hold grudges because it affects my skin" to knowing clout doesn't need validation, but direction. Passi concocted the perfect business plan.

To be proud or not to be — the question most Bengalis are wondering

Our weddings, festivals, and pubs now hum popular Bollywood hits, for in 2026, sophistication means pretending to be something we are not.

Getting a boyfriend won’t bring my life together. I’d rather get a cat

There’s people my age—my friends—telling me I need to get my life together. Simply because I don’t have a boyfriend. When did I become Bridget Jones?

A new Bengali movie takes a fresh look at domestic workers—beyond saviours and silence

Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s Lokkhikantopur Local marked a shift in how domestic workers are shown in films. But not long ago, Bengali cinema portrayed them as the epitome of timidity.

Bareilly birthday party attack puts all friendships with Muslims on trial in India

The assumption is simple: A Hindu woman’s proximity to a Muslim man is never neutral. It always requires scrutiny, explanation, and, if necessary, punishment.

On Camera

Marxism extinguishes democratic rights the moment it captures power: MA Venkata Rao

Being founded on class war, any State founded on Marxism is bound to set itself in opposition, bitter and all-out, against all other nations, libertarian commentator MA Venkata Rao wrote in 1963.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

1st ever live battle array formation, Shaktibaan regiments—what’s new at the R-Day parade this yr

The 77th Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path will showcase India’s operational synergy and self-reliance, highlighting combat readiness, indigenous weaponry and joint military operations.

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.