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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.

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Opinion

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Kushan Mitra -
Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Why laser toning works best for Indian skin

Be soft, smile more, never text first—‘feminine energy’ is men’s new obsession

Economy

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Udit Bubna -
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

Defence

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

National Interest

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

Shekhar Gupta -
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.

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