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Topic: Will Smith

95th Academy Awards prepare for unexpected after Will Smith’s infamous slap of Chris Rock

Lisa Richwine -
Oscars have lost viewers in recent years, particularly among youth. The team has planned to pepper the show with moments that they hope would spread on Twitter and TikTok.

‘Emancipation’ is no ‘12 Years A Slave’ but watch it for Will Smith’s performance

Raghav Bikhchandani -
Instead of committing to an action film, Fuqua appears to be traversing both lines of sensitive history and his signature one-man action hero output.

Oscars slap echoes in Russia and Ukraine, and what Putin hit with his ‘good shot’

Yimkumla Longkumer -
The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Hair is Black women’s ‘crowning glory’. That’s why alopecia is no laughing matter, Chris

Danita Peoples -
The Oscar slap, sparked by a joke about Jada's lack of hair, got the conversation going about alopecia. But only a few know it in detail.

Asked Will Smith to leave Oscars ceremony but he refused, says Academy

ThePrint Team -
The Academy will hold a vote to decide Smith’s punishment for slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage.

‘Was out of line and wrong’: Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock over Oscars slap

Kelly Gilblom -
The apology comes after the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences condemned Smith's actions and said it would explore possible 'consequences' for his actions.

Sit down, Will ya? What Will Smith did on Oscar stage isn’t love, it’s assault

Shubhangi Misra -
When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, it wasn’t for love. Women know it was a red flag.

On Camera

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Opinion

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Kanika Mahajan -
Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

BJP’s ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ distorts 1948. It wasn’t a Hindu uprising against a Muslim

Qatar played all sides, peacemaker to Islamist safe haven. Now there’s no place to hide

Economy

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

Manasi Phadke -
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Defence

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

Javaria Rana -
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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