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‘Facts vs Fiction’: Ram Rahim’s Dera defends him in full-page ads as murder, castration cases continue

Sect's campaign in two newspapers defends parole and furlough even as appeals against his acquittal remain before the Supreme Court.

‘When will we stop telling women what to wear?’ Kriti Sanon on GIVA ad debate

From doggy rakhis to bralette blouses, Kriti shut down the dress-code police, insisting true Raksha Bandhan spirit isn't measured by fabric.

Zomato wishes itself ‘happy birthday’ with anonymous ad. Confusion follows

The advertisement did not yield the desired result and ended up confusing the readers on whose ad it actually was — Zomato, Airtel, Kotak or Red Bus, all brands that use the red and white colour scheme.

Madonna’s tie-up with Grindr made me hate her new album with a passion

Grindr’s married-with-two-kids, conservative CEO wants it to be more than just a hookup app. He calls it “The Global Gayborhood in Your Pocket™”.

Why hydration breaks in FIFA World Cup have fuelled fears of Americanisation of football

The two mandatory stoppages in the FIFA World Cup have reignited fears that football is adopting the commercial playbook of American sports.

Why Pond’s is facing heat over its new sunscreen campaign

The campaign, Sun Portraits, was executed in Phalodi, Rajasthan, with the objective to raise awareness about long-term effects of sun exposure on skin.

‘Bhavandar’—did Ranveer Singh take a dig at Dhruv Rathee in new RuPay ad?

YouTuber Dhruv Rathee posted a video on 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' last month, saying that ‘it is not a film made for entertainment… it is the BJP’s most expensive election advertisement’.

Dettol’s new ad shows why emotional storytelling still sells

What could have been just another Dettol Antiseptic Liquid commercial has struck a chord with the audience. Not because of a monologue or music, but the silent pain of a four-year-old.

How stolen KitKats broke the internet. Everyone from UP Police to Dominos UK jumped on

Kerala Tourism assured that not a single bar from the lost shipment reached the state. But, 'if you are looking for a break, we’ve got you covered,' the poster read.

Eureka Forbes ditches the fear formula, ropes in Gopi Bahu for new water purifier filter ad

The ad reunites the original cast of the StarPlus show Saath Nibhaana Saathiya — Gia Manek, Rupal Patel, and Mohammad Nazim — but gives their familiar dynamic a twist.

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A February of discovery: the case for India and Russia in science

India-Russia ties have been among the deepest India has had with any major power. It has also mostly been a relationship between governments rather than between scientists, and that is its weakness.

India foreign reserves to help earn more revenue, says RBI chief

India drew a record $127 billion from its vast diaspora, surpassing even the most optimistic estimates and giving policymakers a bigger war chest to defend the currency.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is, BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.