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Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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Topic: Friendship

How Dil Chahta Hai shaped Goa buddy trips for the Indian middle class

25 years after its release, the film's road trip, its Mercedes and its Chapora Fort conversations are still what a 'last hurrah' with friends looks like.

The dating pool is depleting. Gen Z is fishing in the friend zone

The best part? If they ghost you, you can summon them on their mom’s mobile.

Friends are still matchmaking in the dating apps era

Gauging romantic chemistry between two people is risky business. When it flops, years of friendship and group dynamics fall apart.

‘Friend breakups’ can hurt just as much as romantic ones. Here’s why

Research shows that the most common method of ending a friendship is by avoidance – not addressing the issues involved.

Workplace best friends are good for you, a US researcher explains

While there will always be colleagues you don’t care for, it can be empowering to know that with some reframing, you can help create a better workplace for everyone.

Making friends from different generations can reduce loneliness. Here’s how

Friendships between older and younger people can also promote social inclusion, tackle ageism, besides reducing loneliness in society.

‘Bhakts’ or ‘Liberals’ — friendship changed in Modi’s India. Tech will make it worse for GenZ

In ‘India 2030’, Sandipan Deb, as part of the volume of 20 essays, predicts how ideology and technology will widen political polarisation over the next decade.

Is sex more important than friendship in marriage?

Public intellectual Gurcharan Das writes about how dwindling desire in marriage can give way to another kind of love. 

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi finally has an audience that isn’t laughing at him

The symbolism of a sweaty, dishevelled, bleeding Gandhi willing to side with a young population is the hero’s arc the Congress scion has waited over a decade for.

$92 mn to $609 mn: Andhra FDI inflows surged after Jagan-era slowdown, TDP credits policy reset

Data on FDI rise has become a political flashpoint, with Naidu govt projecting an investor-friendly turnaround while YSRCP leader says ‘unwarranted information’ provided in House.

And it’s official: India in talks with France to join 6th Gen fighter programme FCAS

In February this year, ThePrint reported that India is exploring the possibility of teaming up with France for co-development and co-manufacturing of the futuristic FCAS.

Guru RSS is cautioning shishya Modi govt. Bhagwat’s endorsement of Gen Z has an Indira lesson

It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.