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Topic: Lagaan

‘Extremely casteist’: Why Zomato pulled down its ‘Kachra’ campaign video on recycling plastics

The video featuring actor Aditya Lakhia received severe backlash from social media users who accused Zomato of drawing comparisons between ‘kachra’ (waste) & a marginalised group.

Lagaan showed nationalism without hate 21 years ago. It has a lesson for Bollywood now

Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Lagaan strikes a chord for every Indian — whether you love cricket or not.

Bihar eyeing Shah Rukh, Aamir Khan for movie on Indian labourers in Mauritius

The screenplay will be the novel Lal Pasina, written by late Sahitya Akademi awardee Abhimanyu Anat.

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Charlie Kirk’s killing has America at war with itself. Foreigners & visa-seekers ‘warned’

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, gunned down this week, was no ordinary influencer. He helped bring the Trump administration to power. His death has deepened America’s Left-Right divide.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.