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Topic: 1990s

The navel is making a comeback. Janhvi Kapoor’s Devara song not the 90s we want to return to

The song ‘Dheere Dheere’, from the Telugu film Devara, fixates on Janhavi Kapoor’s midriff in a most unsavoury way. If this is the pinnacle of ‘pan-Indian’ cinema, it’s hard to stomach.

Coalition chaos, too many PMs but the 1990s were also about election reform

Thanks to TN Seshan’s insistence, voter ID cards as well as annual electoral roll revisions became essential elements of the election process.

1990s house music and fashion are back — unfortunately, so is a 1970s economy

It may be fear of recession that’s driving today’s obsession with all things early ‘90s. The period was characterised by a dismal economy and large-scale unemployment.

From Prateek Kuhad to When Chai Met Toast, indie music has risen from the ashes of the ‘90s

With streaming platforms and social media, indie artists have a growing fan following. But will this wave last, or will it also fizzle out like the Lucky Ali and Silk Route era?

The ’90s are back in Indian politics with coalitions, Mamata. Only it’s a shiny rip-off

Being anti-BJP or anti-Modi, however, won’t be enough to stitch together a ‘common minimum programme’ — another ’90s cliché.

On Camera

What the last decade reveals about India’s economic path

In India, there has been remarkable certainty on taxes, particularly as the government has largely focused on slashing taxes, both direct and indirect, rather than increasing them.

Market Swings in India Surge From Historic Low as Budget Nears

New Delhi: Indian stocks are seeing a resurgence of volatility just weeks after being dubbed the world’s calmest equity market, with growing skepticism sparking...

During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.