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Thursday, April 23, 2026
TopicScience fiction

Topic: Science fiction

Netflix’s Spiderhead could have been the new Black Mirror. But plot, characters let it down

Joseph Kosinski's sci-fi film is no Top Gun—in a hurry to say everything, it says nothing at all. But Miles Teller and Chris Hemsworth shine.

China is using science fiction to spark a tech boom

China’s leaders have started a campaign to popularise science and promote the country's future hinged on technological innovation.

Top shark movie since ‘Jaws’ may solve US-China film puzzle

Co-productions help the Hollywood industry leverage on China’s fast-growing film market, which is now the world’s second largest. 

Indian science fiction writers are better known to White readers than Indian ones: Mimi Mondal

Had you heard of me or my book before the Hugo Award nomination, asks Mimi Mondal.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.