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TopicKannada cinema

Topic: Kannada cinema

Kannada film Toxic lands in trouble for its teaser. AAP women’s wing says it ‘degrades women’

The controversial teaser has also created an impact because its director is a woman. Geetu Mohandas, in an Instagram post, wrote, "Chilling while people figure out female pleasure, consent, women playing systems, etc."

Why ruling Congress & Kannada film industry are on a collision course

Heated back-and-forth spotlights the link, or lack thereof, between politics & cinema in Karnataka. It is threatening to put an irreparable wedge between the industry and Congress.

‘Tiger’s Pond’ is first Kannada film to screen at Berlin Festival. Anurag Kashyap backed it

The dark crime drama is set in the village of Vaghachipani and it follows a ruthless businessman’s attempt to manipulate local elections.

Puneeth Rajkumar was more than Kannada cinema royalty. A foodie, cyclist, singer too

The Rajkumars are to Sandalwood what the Kapoors are to Bollywood. But Puneeth, who died unexpectedly at 46, was known to have his fingers in many pies.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

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.