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In Indian TV ads, Aam Aadmi Party is the new Patanjali this festive season

Patanjali, which used to sponsor most prime time news shows once upon a time, is almost absent now. Instead, it's the Aam Aadmi Party ads that have taken over.

Here’s how Indian films of the 1930s and 1940s used Gandhi in their ads

Gandhi watched one Hindi film in his lifetime & hated it. But Indian filmmakers of the time kept publicising their movies under the Mahatma’s name.

Facebook could pocket $1 billion by showing ads in Instagram’s Explore tab

An analyst says the move indicates how FB continues to find ways to extend revenue by monetizing under-monetized engagement and usage.

New Twitter experiment shows some users many more ads

Twitter is running an experiment with ad load which could be a way to sustain revenue growth despite a declining user base.

ECE bulb hi laana: How a boring brand name got etched in Indian memory

The TV ad of ECE bulbs featured actor Kanwarjit Paintal and the jingle hit an amazing chord with viewers.

The modern Indian woman deserves better advertisements

Advertising has typically endorsed the idea of the 'ideal woman', but that's slowly changing as women reclaim their sexuality and agency in society today.

Railways to implement goods-for-ads barter system on trains

The Railways has decided to offer publicity on trains for goods and services on a trial basis.

Smriti Irani, you’re banning the wrong ads

There are already multiple ads that perpetuate sexist stereotypes and have questionable content. 

Not always a stroke of genius: Decoding decades of Indian advertisements

The book traces decades of Indian advertisement, what went behind their making, and how it relates to changing public psyche and economics of the times.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.