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TopicHuma Qureshi

Topic: Huma Qureshi

The Huma Qureshi reinvention: Maharani, Delhi Crime and a new production house

From Bihar’s chief minister to Netflix’s next villain, Huma Qureshi is having her busiest month yet.

How parking spat turns fatal for Huma Qureshi’s cousin—‘accused had attacked him earlier too’

Asif Qureshi was stabbed multiple times with a screwdriver after a row over scooty parking. Accused brothers have been apprehended, said police.

Huma Qureshi wants to be Zeba—the ‘badass’ superhero in her debut novel who speaks her mind

The plotline of 'Zeba: An Accidental Superhero' may seem simplistic, but Huma Qureshi address issues like PTSD, immigration, and women’s empowerment.

Huma Qureshi drops ceremonial puck in US ice hockey league, ‘1st Indian woman’ to do so

The ceremony that Qureshi led is a ritual to drop the puck — disc used to play the game— to mark the start of the game and end of pre-game activities. 

Netflix’s Monica, O My Darling a power-packed joyride. Watch for Rajkummar Rao, Huma Qureshi

Packed with many twists, turns and clever dialogues, the film is proof of Vasan Bala’s directorial skills.

Shallow, superfluous, frustrating—Sonakshi Sinha and Huma Qureshi’s Double XL is a dud

The film does not know what to do with itself. The ‘message’ is half-baked and serious issues like binge eating are not addressed properly.

Maharani 2 sees Rani Bharti go from political pawn to queen bee. Watch it for Huma Qureshi

Maharani 2 is no Paatal Lok or Mirzapur, but it sure packs a punch and is better than season one.

Bihar DGP’s retirement, Dia Mirza defends herself, Tharoor-Gambhir’s cricket bonhomie

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

Akshay Kumar tells Bear Grylls he drinks cow urine daily, elephant-poop tea not a big deal

Actor Akshay Kumar, who will feature in Bear Grylls' show 'Into the Wild', said he drinks cow urine for Ayurvedic reasons. Kumar was on an Instagram live with Grylls and Huma Qureshi.

Democracy Wall at Jain University reserves a right to free speech, even if it offends you

The second edition of ThePrint’s Democracy Wall at Bangalore’s Jain University reminds us that we are now in need of crafting free spaces of debate in an era of censorship, hyper-surveillance and intolerance. 

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.