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Akshay Kumar’s PSAs usually hit the spot. But ad on car airbags unwittingly promotes dowry

Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways’s latest ad on cars needing six airbags is timely after Cyrus Mistry’s death. But someone should’ve checked the script.

Bolne Se Sab Hoga, the Google campaign that’s cool yet warm

Google says voice search is currently driving growth — 60% smartphone users interact with their phone using the feature.

Vicco Vajradanti ad starring Alia Bhatt is a cringe follow-up to an era-defining jingle

Vicco Vajradanti’s jingle has been running since the ’80s. Now, in a bid to reach a younger audience, the brand has brought in Bhatt.

Mainland China should see just how much the world’s changed. Their ads are 12 years behind

The desire to kiss the chef for a stupendous meal is a good creative device but the ad is in poor taste and does not keep up with the times at all.

Everest’s Chhole Masala ad reminder of 2000s’ commercials. Same league as Feviquick, Havells

Everest’s new Chhole Masala ad doesn’t feature women, and that’s a good thing.

Pepsi recreating Cindy Crawford’s ’92 campaign shows Indian cola ads have lost their fizz

It’s hard to imagine Pepsi's new ad in an Indian setting, where a woman drives up to a remote petrol pump station for a can of cola.

On Camera

Festive seasons align with the rollout of GST 2.0. Citizens to get more money in hand

The new norm marks a decisive shift from the earlier complex system that created friction for households and small businesses alike.

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.

30 civilians killed as Pakistan Air Force strikes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa village with China-made bombs

While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.

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.