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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicGame of Thrones

Topic: Game of Thrones

First ‘dire wolf’ in over 10,000 years. It isn’t an exact copy but a stand-in

US-based biotech firm Colossal Laboratories announced Tuesday that it has 'brought back' the extinct dire wolf species using genetic engineering, 13,000 years after it disappeared.

The Sandman to Wednesday — 2022 was a good year for fantasy shows

Purists will hope that Rings of Power comes up with a better Season 2. Meanwhile, House of the Dragon was a must-watch.

Game of Thrones prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ has a lacklustre start but all’s not lost

The show, streaming on Disney+ Hotstar, is set nearly two centuries before the events of Game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen.

Squid Game to Game of Thrones — How cultural products change the world

In terms of international relations, these products can boost tourism, language learning, local products and a country’s image abroad.

Succession, Watchmen bag top Emmys for HBO, Netflix disappointed again after most nominations

Netflix won in 21 categories, the second most after HBO's 30, but missed out on the Emmy Awards for best drama, comedy or limited series once again.

Game of Thrones holds viewership records, but Ramayan could cause ‘curfews’ in India

In the post-Matrix world, it will be tough to go back to the slow-moving arrows of old Ramayan, especially when newer shows have been our experience to TV mythology.

Congress, BJP claim credit for RCEP ‘win’, Priyanka Chaturvedi’s a GoT fan

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Sacred Games, GoT, Black Mirror: Do sequels tend to disappoint?

The much-anticipated season 2 of Netflix's Sacred Games has received brutal criticism, with many saying that the plot line is not gripping enough.

Why Game of Thrones makes people with disabilities both happy and sad

Modi govt definitely got the idea of calling disabled people ‘Divyang’ from Game of Thrones.

Delhi metro asks passengers not to out Game of Thrones finale & use headphones

The metro authority tweeted requesting fans to use headphones while watching Game of Thrones with an animation of Sansa Stark on the metro.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.