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Love isn’t supposed to hurt—no matter what Saiyaara tells you

Mohit Suri’s female protagonist—from 2013 to 2025—is trapped in a 1950s mindset of ‘I can fix him’. It's annoying.

Who wins in a fight between 100 men and 1 gorilla? Evolution says it’s humans

In terms of raw power, the gorilla wins every time. But humans fight dirty. Judging by our evolutionary success, humans would likely lose many battles but ultimately win the fight.

Laapataa Ladies is gentle feminism but a strong reply to films like Animal

The revolution in Laapataa Ladies isn’t over-the-top. It unfolds in the realm of the ordinary and is even flawed at times.

Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s love pathshala for Javed Akhtar belongs in the animal kingdom

Sandeep Reddy Vanga desperately wants to project himself as alpha male. While it's a loser's stance in and of itself, he doesn't realise that he also exposes himself as a crybaby who can't handle criticism.

Not all star kids are lucky. It took Bobby Deol 30 years to win people over, build a fan base

Bobby Deol has changed. He is no longer playing a romantic hero, or even trying to look like he was still in his 30s.

This is the new Bollywood of men with daddy issues. Animal has only named the trend

From Wake Up Sid to Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani to Tamasha, it's almost as if the son of the Kapoor khandaan is desperately trying to grow up in every other movie.

Meat, markets and memory—Asha Thadani’s photos explore India’s relationship with animals

Human-animal equation is a political idea. Man and animal engagement is best perceived and understood through the premise of power, says Thadani.

Nehru sent Indira as a ‘gift to the children of Japan’. She stayed in Tokyo’s Ueno zoo

In ‘Orienting: An Indian In Japan' journalist Pallavi Aiyar explores the various facets of Japanese culture and the common history between the two counties.

‘Dhoop aane do’, don’t lose hope & feed the strays: Gulzar’s lockdown message in poetry, prose

Stay hopeful, and practise social distancing, says Gulzar in his new poem. Read the translation of the poem by Rakhshanda Jalil.

India to count its elusive & vulnerable snow leopards, first national protocol launched

Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India will give state-wise estimate of this endangered species and list the threats they face.

On Camera

Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.