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Topic: Rajnikanth

SRK changed from Pathaan to Jawan. It shows North-South divide in patriotic action films

Atlee and Shah Rukh Khan came out with blazing guns in Jawan to show Bollywood how a massy and political movie is done.

UP Congress is experimenting with a new strategy—focus on upper caste votes

Congress party workers in Uttar Pradesh are excited about their new state head. He contested against PM Modi in Varanasi.

One state’s freebie can be another state’s welfare

What may be deemed a ‘freebie’ today may become a required ‘welfare’ tomorrow, for example, free internet.

Rajinikanth to Dhanush, how Tamil stars have portrayed politics of ‘freebies’

In his 1993 film Valli, 'Superstar' Rajinikanth urged crowds to diss freebies and ask for employment.

Rajinikanth’s ‘spiritual politics’ & Rabindranath Tagore ‘hides’ from BJP and TMC

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

Rajinikanth sets assembly election goal for political debut, but first a 45-day movie shoot

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Indian govt’s Covid vaccine ‘jugaad’, and Rajnikanth says ‘lights, camera, election’

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

Rajinikanth has charisma, but promise of ‘secular & spiritual politics’ confusing, say experts

Tamil superstar Rajinikanth announced he will launch his political party in January 2021, promising ‘wonder and miracle’ in the state assembly polls slated for summer of 2021.

Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth feature in short film ‘Family’ to promote social distancing

The short film 'Family' also stars Mohanlal, Prosenjit Chatterjee and many others and is part of Bachchan's initiative for daily wager earners of the film industry.

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

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.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

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.