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Atomic Blonde

Cast: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy Direction: David Leitch Prouder: Charlize Theron, Beth Kono, A. J. Dix, Kelly McCormick, Eric Gitter, Peter Schwerin Written: Kurt Johns...

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Kaleidoscope

The World According To Gabriel

Every year around June or July, Daniel Silva’s latest Gabriel Allon novel is published and shoots right up to the bestseller charts. For those who haven’t en...

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Retroscope

21 years of Commemorating Roy

The Bimal Roy Memorial Committee and Film Society, founded in honour of Bimal Roy, the 'Silent Master' of the Golden Age of Indian Cinema turns 21 years old this year. The co...

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Human Rights

Hard hats and Chappals

Construction is the second largest economic activity in India after agriculture. The Indian construction industry employs over 35 million people and creates assets worth over ...

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Gender

All-Women TV Channel Zan TV Makes Waves in Afghanistan

Zan TV, an all-women TV channel has been taking the Afghani media by storm. The first TV station to be made for, and run entirely by women, it consists of a team of 50 women, ...

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Alternative Entertainment

Absurdist Humor with a tinge of Ambition

Years before American Idol and America’s Got Talent, America had an uncanny amateur talent show called ‘The Gong Show’. Chuck Barris was the creator of this ...

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Sustainable Development

Opening Minds about Open Defecation

Open defecation, although, is on a decline worldwide, it is still widely practiced by 950 million open defecators in the world, 569 million of which are in India. The statist...

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Health

Beyond Menstrual Hygiene: Talking about the Taboo

Staying silent about menstrual health, apart from giving rise to unnecessary taboos towards a natural condition, could turn out to be actually harmful for us, a study reveals....

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Environment

Rise in Carbon Emissions Linked to Rise in Heatwaves

A study that examined the impact of global climate change on the basis of wet bulb temperature (WBT), found a steady rise in occurrences of humid heat waves . Wet Bulb Tempera...

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Bollywood

Naseeruddin Shah Admonishes Censor Board

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah came out in strong criticism of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), in light of the delayed certification of the film Lipstick Under...

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BUSINESS: GIG WORK AND CAPITALIST FAILURE

Sharad Raj examines the New Year’s Eve gig workers’ strike to expose how neo...

January 14 2026

POWERFUL PEOPLE: A BEAUTIFUL MIND

Veenapani Chawla’s chance encounter with Naseeruddin Shah culminated in the birth ...

January 13 2026

THOUGHT FACTORY: LISTENING IS THE NEW LOOKING

For years, we were trained to look, writes Vinta Nanda. Now, we are learning to listen&m...

January 12 2026