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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

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Rajinikanth admitted to hospital in Hyderabad after suffering blood pressure fluctuations

Rajinikanth was shooting for a movie in Hyderabad for the past 10 days, when a few people on the sets tested Covid positive, and he had isolated himself.

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

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.