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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicSouth Indian cinema

Topic: South Indian cinema

Actor-producer Dileep acquitted of all charges in 2017 Kerala actor assault case

Dileep was eighth accused in the high-profile case in which the survivor is a prominent female actor. The other six accused will face punishment 12 December.

South Indian directors changing the way Dalits are shown in films—out with Brahminical gaze

Directors like Pa Ranjith, Mari Selvaraj, and Gopi Naynar are challenging the Brahminical gaze, which dominated film narratives and portrayed Dalits as downtrodden or disabled.

What Shah Rukh Khan learned from Tamil Nadu cinema and put into action for Pathaan

Jayalalithaa to Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, and Kamal Haasan, all have enjoyed successful film and political careers. The success depends massively on their fan clubs.

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

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.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

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.