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Friday, August 8, 2025
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Topic: OTT

A ‘Mahagathbandhan of Acronyms’ and ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ in Bihar

Tenzin Zompa -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Streaming portal Eros Now apologises for ‘vulgar’ Navratri ads that triggered boycott call

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
As of Thursday afternoon, #BoycottErosNow was trending at number two on Twitter after social media users slammed the service for its 'obnoxious' Navaratri ads.

Why OTT and cloud services in India should not be subjected to licensing regimes

Shivangi Mittal -
Security concerns and use of licensed resources such as spectrum had motivated TRAI to consider regulating internet-based services.

Netflix, Hotstar opt for self-regulation in India to ward off criticism

Akshat Agarwal -
Adopting standardised ratings, descriptors & technical measures will help platforms like Netflix and Hotstar build trust within consumers, government stakeholders.

Bhonsle review: Manoj Bajpayee will win your heart in this film about hate, fear & kindness

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Out on SonyLIV, Bhonsle is a striking film about the effect of learned hatred & how a little kindness & bravery is all we need to counter it.

Look who were availing Pakistan’s income support scheme for women — male govt officers

Simrin Sirur -
Evaluation of the scheme has found that over 8 lakh undeserving beneficiaries out of the 5.4 million were fraudulently claiming the handouts.

Why Imtiaz Ali is sure Netflix and Amazon Prime Video won’t kill cinema

Revathi Krishnan -
At the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival in Guwahati, ThePrint speaks to director Imtiaz Ali and actor Sobhita Dhulipala.
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Opinion

In Mohammed Siraj, the Pasmanda Muslims have a hero

Amana Begam -
There’s a subtle radicalism in a name like Siraj being spoken with national pride. His success is read as proof that someone from a working-class, Pasmanda background can achieve this status.

There is a global race to make fusion power a reality. India must step up investments soon

Greed is killing the Himalayas, dams to Dhams. Dharali is paying the price

Economy

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Defence

A shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of undue influence

Snehesh Alex Philip -
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

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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