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Topic: Padmaavat

SubscriberWrites: Padmaavat to Tanhaji, historical misrepresentation in Bollywood is due to political pressure

Emphasising negative characteristics in movies often encourage extremists to take up vigilante manoeuvres and cause disturbance in the society, writes Aditya Sundaray.

Mihira Bhoja was a Rajput, word Gurjar didn’t exist at the time, Karni Sena founder says

Karni Sena founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi's comment comes after row over caste of 9th century king Mihira Bhoja as UP CM Yogi Adityanath unveiled his statue, which was seen as a move to court Gurjar votes.

First Deepika, now Kareena — Karni Sena chief & BJP leader threatens Pataudis over ‘love jihad’

At mahapanchayat in Pataudi on ‘love jihad’ and religious conversion, Suraj Pal Amu allegedly threatens Saif and Kareena, says seed of ‘love jihad’ was sown from the time of Sharmila Tagore.

Modi is India’s ‘salesman-in-chief’ in the world, authoritarian at home

In ‘Brand New Nation’, Ravinder Kaur writes about how PM Modi promised to replace red tape with red carpet, but India is now in a permanent state of anticipation.

Panipat to Padmaavat: Can Bollywood make historical drama without hurting sentiments?

Ashutosh Gowariker’s film ‘Panipat’ has provoked controversy for its “unseemly” portrayal of Maharaja Surajmal.

Not just Panipat, Kabul unhappy with ‘undesirable’ portrayal of Afghans in other films too

In a letter to the Indian government in April, Afghanistan had raised concerns over depictions of Afghans in films like Kabul Express, Padmaavat and Kesari.

Jaitley, Rafale, Padmaavat — name a cause & this Supreme Court lawyer is ready with a case

Supreme Court advocate M.L. Sharma has been fined and reprimanded several times for his frivolous PILs, but that hasn’t stopped him.

The curious silences of Modi: Kathua rape not the only case where PM chose not to speak

Incidents like the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq by cow vigilantes and the Padmaavat controversy failed to elicit a response from PM Modi.

How Ranveer Singh conquered the nepotistic world of Bollywood

From being an outsider in the film industry to being excited to see who his on-screen bisexual lover will be, actor Ranveer Singh talks about it all.

Violence over ‘Padmaavat’ was infuriating, but I was asked not to react: Ranveer Singh

The actor says he chose to channel his anger towards preparing to play the dark, negative role of Alauddin Khilji; makes case for incentivising writers.

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.