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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Topic: ad campaigns

Dream11 to Castrol, brands are using fake Bollywood teasers. Bait-and-switch is getting old

Fake Bollywood teasers from brands once fooled fans. Now, instead of building anticipation, they get eye-rolls and comments like, 'Let me guess—another ad?'

Godrej’s Women’s Day campaign has a lesson for brands—be a voice, not an echo

Brands love trends because they offer instant engagement. The logic is simple: if people are talking about something, why not join in?

‘Extremely casteist’: Why Zomato pulled down its ‘Kachra’ campaign video on recycling plastics

The video featuring actor Aditya Lakhia received severe backlash from social media users who accused Zomato of drawing comparisons between ‘kachra’ (waste) & a marginalised group.

With ‘Mr Frog’, Amitabh & Rajinikanth, Karnataka EC gets comical in voter awareness campaign

The Election Commission is expected to announce the elections for Karnataka soon as the tenure of the legislative assembly ends on 24 May.

Internet is finding the BigBasket kid ‘irritating’ but the fault lies somewhere else

Kids have long been featured in commercials for products they have nothing to do with, so BigBasket can’t be blamed for choosing a kid as a protagonist.

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ThePrint is widening its lens. New shows on AI, economy, bureaucracy—and fresh newsletters

The latest additions to ThePrint’s properties will improve your understanding of the India we live in, whether it's through the prism of AI or civil services.

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.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.