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Prithviraj Kapoor to Kiara Advani—Delhi’s Delite Cinema remains a Bollywood favourite

While many other single screen theatres have packed up due to new market pressures, Delite Cinema continues to draw crowds from old Delhi.

Lalai Singh published Periyar in Hindi. But he’s still not a social justice hero in North India

Lohia-BSP-led social justice movement in North India had a different frame and trajectory than in the South. Periyar and Lalai Singh didn't fit in them.

Modi govt moves with Arunachal Frontier Highway, among India’s ‘toughest’ projects yet, China in mind

The 2,000 km-long highway will be of strategic importance to military. Same equipment used on other side of LAC being deployed to carry out work on tough terrain, say officials.

Assam teen had Oscar on vision board. His film The Horse From Heaven just got closer

A mix of nationalism, dogged determination, and an incident from Maharshi’s grandmother’s funeral played a big role in the audacity of his teenage ambition.

Netflix’s Khakee star IPS officer Amit Lodha is Bihari Singham, nightmare for ganglords

Bihar’s worst time, steeped in criminality, is now OTT’s golden opportunity. Amit Lodha tracked down and arrested the ‘Gabbar Singh of Sheikhpura’.

BJP has been losing in strategist Amit Shah’s Gujarat hometown for 10 yrs. So a new strategy now

Amit Shah wasn't able to deliver a victory for the BJP in either the 2012 or the 2017 polls in the Mansa constituency, which went to the Congress both times.

Modi rules Gujarat because there’s a vacuum. Even cultural celebrities can’t fill it

Bhajan singers from Gujarat are a rage on YouTube—as popular as Punjabi rap singers—and dozens of their songs have garnered one crore or more views.

Bharat Jodo Yatra isn’t just about Rahul Gandhi. It’s a walking classroom on public policy

If there is talk about India’s problems, can pudiyawalas offering one-shot solutions be far behind? Bharat Jodo Yatra would have remained colourless without them.

Savarkar, Nehru, Bose: India belongs to no single ideology. No politician gets this today

Whether it is hatred for VD Savarkar or Nehru, the older generation of politicians, who understood that all ideologies deserve to be respected, are gone.

Some Hindus even praised Khilji in Sanskrit texts — Medieval India’s complex power games

When Sanskrit-speaking elites were not well-treated, Muslim kings were decried as mlecchas, accused of killing cows and persecuting Brahmins.

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TTP is byproduct of Pakistan’s own policies. Attacking Afghanistan won’t solve crises at home

Pakistan aimed to convey a message to the West about its counterterrorism efforts and show China that it has control over the CPEC routes. However, both messages fell flat.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.