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Friday, July 18, 2025
TopicThriller

Topic: thriller

Jehanabad-Of Love and War wants to be Mirzapur with half-baked romance, tired thrills

Gaurvi Narang -
The SonyLiv show's creator Sudhir Mishra seems to capitalise on the small-town crime thriller but it's not as nail-biting.

Adivi Sesh’s HIT: The Second Case is thriller of the year. Twists, conflicts make it richer

Nidhima Taneja -
Director Sailesh Kolanu has managed to create a bankable and gripping series with HIT, and The Second Case is a worthy successor in the line.

In Shaad Ali’s Bloody Brothers, everyone has a skeleton in their closet. But there’s a big flaw

Amogh Rohmetra -
In all six episodes of the light-hearted comedy thriller, there is no ‘action’, no gunshot and definitely no men flying here and there.

Loose plot, tight acting: In Amazon Prime’s Jalsa, Shefali Shah outshines Vidya Balan

Shubhangi Misra -
Jalsa's a nail-biter as it approaches its climax. By the end of the film, you'll find yourself sitting at the corner of your seat with goosebumps.

Hotstar’s Rudra is tailored to fit Ajay Devgn’s persona. But its villains steal the show

Shyam Nandan Upadhyay -
Devgn's portrayal of an ‘unconventional’ cop is at its intense best in Hotstar's Rudra. It adds to his role in Singham, Sunday, Insaan and Gangajal.

Off The Cuff with Chetan Bhagat

Shivani Rawat -
In the latest edition of ThePrintOTC, author Chetan Bhagat sat down with the ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta to talk about his upcoming book —...

Every Bollywood reincarnation story must tip its hat to Bimal Roy’s ‘Madhumati’

Amit Upadhyaya -
Of the many things that Bimal Roy’s Madhumati got right, Pran’s antagonistic turn was one.

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Opinion

Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Debajit Palit -
Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

Radhika Yadav murder isn’t about one rogue father. Women earning for family is still taboo

Trump’s Ukraine U-turn puts Russia’s trade partners at risk. India caught in the middle

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Economy

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Defence

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

National Interest

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

Shekhar Gupta -
BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.

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