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Anya’s Tutorial is better than Bollywood horror. But has same-old haunted house, voodoo dolls

Akansha Sengupta -
While Hindi horror cinema seems to be losing its authenticity entirely, web series Anya’s Tutorial tries to salvage the genre’s reputation.

Code M to Test Case—Ekta Kapoor gets it right on women in Army

Tina Das -
The Navy will use Agnipath to recruit women as sailors. But there is a visible gap on our screens too – women are usually missing from shows on Indian military.

Masoom is Boman Irani’s OTT debut, but it would be better as a family drama than crime thriller

Yashika Singla -
Masoom boasts of a stellar cast, but the fault ultimately lies with its weak, loophole-ridden plot.

TRP or ethics? Sonali Bendre’s The Broken News gets Indian media right. With a dash of fantasy

Tina Das -
Sonali Bendre's maiden OTT venture on Zee5 sees her playing an ethical journalist who just can’t seem to get the TRPs.

Young Indians want work-centric shows, but there has been dearth after ‘Office Office’

Nidhima Taneja -
Most Indian shows on work life seem to be 'inspired' by Michael Scott and the US 'Office'.

Netflix lays off 150 employees mostly in US amid slow revenue growth

Carly Wanna -
The Netflix firings follow the unexpected loss of 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter and a forecast for the loss of another two million this period.

‘Damini’ to ‘Guilty Minds’ — Indian legal dramas go beyond ‘order, order’, wild meltdowns

Tina Das -
Tearful oath-taking on the Gita and lawyers shouting ‘Objection, Milords’ have been replaced with ‘realistic’ courtroom depictions. Amazon Prime’s ‘Guilty Minds’ does justice too.

In a world of Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix losing subscribers is a sign of less promising future

Oliver Eklund -
For Netflix, all of the eggs are in the same basket. Even small changes to subscriber numbers force a re-conceptualisation of their future.

KGF, Pushpa, Baahubali — For South India, this is the era of multi-part movies

Tina Das -
Why did Katappa kill Bahubali? The question that flashed at the end of Rajamouli’s blockbuster started a series of multi-part movies in South cinema. And it’s paying.

With SRK+ teaser, Shah Rukh Khan shows love trumps hate. Smear campaigns can’t dent Badshah

Shubhangi Misra -
From 'Pathan' teaser, to endorsing Thums Up and #AskSRK sessions, SRK restarted an online empire that shows 'Khan' is still a superhero.
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AI integration for military is risky business. Combat monopoly must remain with soldiers

Manvendra Singh -
The Army has plans for a technology thrust in the near term, including the use of AI to support decision-making. While well-intentioned, this may have unintended consequences.

Rudra, Bhairav commandos, Shaktiman to drone platoons—how Army is transforming for future wars

75 years of Planning Commission—what India’s first experiment can teach us in the age of PLIs

Economy

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

Mayank Kumar -
As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Defence

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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