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India's Problem: Strong Power, Weak Resistance

This new year will bring, once again, a repetition of both intent and apathy, expects Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Christmas service at the Cathedral Church of the......

Can India Solve The Air Pollution Problem?

Mundane as it may seem, this is in some ways a metaphor for the challenges facing the nation, argue Arvind Subramanian and Devesh Kapur in their new book, A Sixth Of Humanity. IMAGE: India Gate......

What Democrats Can Learn From Zohran Mamdani

His victory means that his party will have to learn from him, because after the rise of Donald Trump, the Democrats have been in disarray. They have had no real answer to the Trump phenomenon and......

He Brought Bharat To Indian Advertising

Few people have left the kind of imprint on India's advertising canvas as Piyush Pandey.An observer who seemed to know what made the country tick, a man who could find humour in life's everyday......

Is Arundhati Roy Scared Of The Really Powerful?

'Arundhati Roy is like a ballerina performing on a high wire, cool, supremely at ease but conscious of all the adoring eyes on her,' notes P Vijaya Kumar. IMAGE: Arundhati Roy signs her new book......

Why Ratan Tata Really Fell Out With Cyrus Mistry

Ratan Tata: A Life, the much awaited biography, reveals that after a year of 'parallel running', Tata began having second thoughts about Cyrus Mistry's 'suitability'.'Mistry targeted Ratan, the man......

Interim Budget: No, Just A True Vote On Account!

She has shown shrewdness, sensitivity, and courage.All of these will be needed in ample quantities for the real challenge that will emerge after the elections, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE:......

'We Suffer From A Lack Of History, Sanskar'

'Somewhere our society's collective morality is lost. There's a kind of moral confusion in our society which reflects in our films.' 'Filmmakers are hiding behind romance, ghost stories, murder......

'We Got Exactly The Right Casting This Film Wanted'

Writer and director Anusha Rizvi returns to cinema after 15 years -- and she does it with warmth, wit and many a laughs. IMAGE: Anusha Rizvi, standing, with Dolly Ahluwalia, Shreya Dhanwanthary,......

'One Person's Luck Doesn't Decide A Film's Fate'

'I often give myself a pat on the shoulder, reminding myself that I've done a good job considering where I started and the mindset I grew up with.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rashmika......

'If You Play A Goon Once, Everyone Starts Thinking You Are A Goon'

'I felt I didn't understand the film industry at all.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vipin Sharma/Instagram Vipin Sharma has become a dependable actor on OTT today, featuring in impactful performances......

Agra Review: Uncomfortable Watch

Agra is weird, even ambitiously so, as the film moves between being disturbing and just plain odd, it doesn't fully land on either side, observes Mayur Sanap. Kanu Behl's Agra is not a......