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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
TopicAnimated movie

Topic: Animated movie

How ‘disaster’ film Niu Lai became a hit in China—hand-drawn posters, $47 budget

The overnight success of ‘Niu Lai’—which translates to ‘Here Comes the Ox’—came after a 10-day lull, during which it had only 236 viewers.

The unending Indian housewife grind—Renuka Shahane’s Marathi film Loop Line shows the trap

The most surprising reactions to Renuka Shahane's animated Marathi short film Loop Line came from men. "They could relate to the film, and what they had seen at home with their mothers."

Too many minions, too many times—Minions: The Rise of Gru has nothing new to offer

In what has been a fairly dull 2022 for animation films, Minions: The Rise of Gru is just another subpar serving.

On Camera

Taliban is keeping 22 million women as prisoners. World’s looking away from their torture

Five years after Kabul fell to the Islamic Emirate, world leaders are quietly marketing their acceptance of this regime as realism.

Winner-takes-all Wimbledon-style payoffs await India’s white-collar workers

Most salaried Indians assume that they will earn the same amount every month for the rest of their careers. However, as gig jobs replace office jobs, earnings are likely to become more volatile.

85-member Army contingent leaves for Thailand for joint counter-terror exercise MAITREE-XV

This two-week exercise includes field training, combat discussions, lectures, and demonstrations, culminating in a final exercise to test the troops' skills.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman