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Topic: Rajnikanth

Dhurandhar 2 wins praise from Rajinikanth, Ram Charan. Bollywood is largely silent

Telugu film industry stars, from Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Mahesh Babu, Allu Arjun, to Vijay Deverakonda shared their reviews of the film.

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’

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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

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.