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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicIndian influencers

Topic: Indian influencers

Why worry about water or jobs? In New Bharat, everybody wants to be an influencer

In a country where unemployment is at a historic high, the national anxiety isn’t about jobs — it’s about reach. Aspirations have shifted from employment to engagement, from careers to content.

Law student Sharmishta Panoli walks out of Kolkata jail. ‘Wiser, learnt her lesson,’ says her father

Calcutta High Court Thursday granted bail to Sharmistha Panoli, who stands accused of hurting religious sentiments in an Instagram video.

Bihar’s new Hindu Sherni just got out of jail. Hindutva gets louder, younger

Khushbu Pandey built a following with viral Hindutva videos and fiery speeches. Out after 48 days in jail over a rioting case, she’s planning a comeback and mentoring other “shernis”.

Braj is new launchpad for religious influencers—Gopi glam, dance reels, temple tours

Mathura-Vrindavan has become a weekend hotspot for influencers. From parikrama to paragliding, it’s all fodder for reels, but some residents aren’t happy. ‘We want devotion, not crowds.’

India in its ‘Gilded Age’, but youth flocking to Canada — contrasting global perspectives

Foreign media also takes note of China becoming India’s largest trading partner and how PM Modi's re-election campaign is utilising social media influencers as a 'strategic tool'.

Wild card to wildlife, Elvish Yadav has ‘systumm’ wrapped around his finger

When Elvish Yadav was booked for supplying snake venom to Noida rave parties, his career didn’t grind to a halt. Politicians, OTT, reality TV, and college campuses can’t get enough of him.

Chance encounter with American tourist transforms girl from Mumbai slum into teenage model

In March, a luxury Indian cosmetics brand Forest Essentials chose Maleesha as the face of its Yuvati campaign celebrating young Indian women.

Path to US via YouTube, Insta— How Indian influencers are fuelling ‘New American Dream’

Apply for a visa to a good life in New York — Indian influencers like Yudi J, Aaliyah Kashyap, Avanti Nagral & Aanchal Agrawal are painting new hopes.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.