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Friday, January 30, 2026
TopicBridgerton

Topic: Bridgerton

Zohran Mamdani to Ishaan Khatter — 2025 was the year of male objectification

Male objectification reached new heights in 2025, while Shah Rukh Khan and a young Salman Khan remain fan-favourites, the internet made a few new boyfriends.

18th-century Europe had many Lady Whistledowns. They used cheap print to deliver satirical blows

In 1753, Jane Collier published ‘An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting’, a guide designed to teach women how to torment their husbands.

‘Bridgerton’ sex scenes don’t hesitate with body positivity—and the fans love it

In the world of ‘revenge bodies’ and ‘weight loss journeys’, it is wonderful to be unabashedly worshipped for one’s curves, as Colin does for Penelope in the famous ‘mirror scene’.

Bridgerton star Charithra Chandran’s statement just shows desi parents are the same everywhere

The world has changed. But for desi parents, a job means going to a brick-and-mortar office all suited up and getting a paycheque at the end of the month.

Queen Charlotte is better than Bridgerton. It’s about monarchy, race and mental health

Netflix’s Bridgerton made for a binge watch favourite but with Queen Charlotte, Shonda Rhimes has shown what she is truly capable of.

Bridgerton Season 2 is more heart, less hormones. And a nod to India’s love for the show

Bridgerton’s latest season is about the Sharma sisters, women who don’t take no for an answer, suspense and diversity — all in 19th-century England.

On Camera

India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

More states giving out cash transfers. They aren’t substitutes for investments: Economic Survey

Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.