Emphasising negative characteristics in movies often encourage extremists to take up vigilante manoeuvres and cause disturbance in the society, writes Aditya Sundaray.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
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.
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