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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicNepo kids

Topic: Nepo kids

‘Nepo kids’ in charge of Noida, and who paid the price for Galgotias robodog fiasco

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty, and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

SoTY to Sunny Sanskari—Varun Dhawan is still searching for his Bollywood identity

Varun Dhawan's career graph draws our attention to Karan Johar, who is often hailed as Bollywood’s ultimate kingmaker.

That nepo kid who freaked us in The Bads of Bollywood — Divik Sharma keeps a low profile

Divik Sharma stole the limelight in The Bads of Bollywood. His character is Aryan Khan’s cheeky take on nepotism, and embodies everything the audience imagines a nepo kid to be.

Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Saiyaara dressed its star kids in flea market clothes and gave them an anti-YRF look

Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda’s debut Saiyaara ditched glam and designer looks for Gen Z realism. Costume designer Sheetal Iqbal Sharma intended to make them relatable.

Saiyaara proves star kids don’t need hype, just a good film and a killer soundtrack

Ahaan and Aneet appeared refreshingly unknown, and made an impact as the characters they play—the ‘troubled’ rockstar and his demure, writer girlfriend.

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Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

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.