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On May 21, 2025, Masaan maker Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound premiered quietly at the Festival de Cannes but left to an applause so long it continues to echo in the ears of audiences months later. Executively produced by Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese and backed by one of India’s biggest production houses, Dharma, the film maintains its […]
The 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) officially concluded on Saturday, November 22, 2025, in Belém, Brazil. The COPs take place every year and are the world’s only multilateral decision-making forum on climate change, bringing together almost every country on Earth. This summit […]
On November 4, 2025, Zohran Kwame Mamdani stopped being just another mayoral candidate and became something else entirely. New York State Assemblyman, longtime housing organiser, and democratic socialist, Mamdani emerged as one of the most unexpected political figures of the year. To his supporters, he is New York City’s half-Indian, half-Ugandan messiah; possibly a symbol […]
Romantic Dramas and love stories are making a much-needed return to Hindi Cinema. This genre welcomed two new contenders in 2025. I am talking about none other than Anand L Rai’s Tere Ishq Me and Vibhu Puri’s Gustaakh Ishq. While being released on the same date and revolving around the ever-popular Bollywood theme of ishq […]
Every big reboot triggers the same universal fandom reflex: “Will they ruin my favourite franchise?” And when it’s something as universal and nostalgic as the Harry Potter franchise, I absolutely do not blame them. But when the words ‘HBO’, ‘ Harry Potter’, and ‘Reboot’ came into the same sentence, well, the internet burst into flames […]
In India, political accountability doesn’t collapse because everyone in power is villainous or because responsible institutions don’t exist; rather, it falters in quieter, more technical ways. This article examines something far more ordinary and far more frustrating: why elected representatives in India can survive allegations, broken promises, or legal trouble that ordinary citizens simply cannot. […]
Kajol and Twinkle Khanna’s new talk show “Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle” has stunned the glossy market, particularly, the talk Show industry, with podcasts and talk shows happening in every nook and cranny of YouTube, Instagram and all the OTT platforms. These Bollywood queens stepped into the ring with bejewelled boxing gloves to blow […]
India is termed the largest democracy in the world. Unfortunately, its media ranking has dropped to 159th place out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2024. This year, the ranking is slightly better compared to the record low of 161 last year, but the main message is still loud and clear from […]
After the 2025 Bihar elections, Bihar’s political script returned to familiar characters, yet managed to rewrite key parts of the plot. With the NDA being re-elected with a landslide victory (202/243 seats) and the BJP emerging as the single largest party for the first time ever, this year’s elections felt less like a sequel to […]
Every year, as Delhi sinks into its annual smog crisis, we see a host of discussions on new environmental policies, the rise in air purifier and surgical mask sales, schools shutting down, AQI monitoring, and the list goes on. Yet, strikingly and perhaps unsurprisingly, there is little attention paid to the city’s most vulnerable, who […]
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