Merz's first visit to India could provide an impetus to overall political understanding and kick-start robust bilateral economic activity
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From U.S. imperialism to Umar Khalid’s bail denial, these verses confront caste and social injustice across borders
This excerpt is a translation from Lukas Cabala's book Spomenieš si na Trenčín? (Will You Remember Trenčín?) for which he was nominated for the 2025 European Union Prize for Literature. The translated book will be published by Seagull Books in 2027.
Maryse Condé is considered the Guadeloupean “grand storyteller." Her work examined histories of empire, diaspora and womanhood.
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The dismantling of MGNREGA is not a technocratic policy decision but a logical extension of a political project that is uneasy with enforceable rights—especially when claimed by the poor
For several organisations and individuals associated with the employment guarantee programme, the writing has long been on the wall.
The most significant change concerns the guarantee of 100 days of employment. Under the G-RAM-G, work is now increasingly connected to government targets, budgets and notified areas.
Social scientist and welfare economist Jean Drèze says the government is promising jobs without guaranteeing work. The BJP-led government has not merely rebranded MGNREGA. What was an enforceable right to work, driven by workers’ demand and backed by the Centre’s obligation to fund it, has been recast as a discretionary, centrally controlled scheme with budget caps, blackout periods and political gatekeeping.
The proposed replacement of MNREGA reflects the convergence of political priorities, ideological positions, and fiscal calculations.
The Jnanpith Award-winning writer spoke about the urgent need to pay attention to history and ecology, stressing that “the world is full of wonder and you have to look out for the unknown.”
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With new allegations emerging of a VIP getting away, murdered receptionist’s parents say justice remains elusive even after meeting CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
Donald Trump posts an image on Truth Social describing himself as “Acting President of Venezuela” after US action against Caracas and the arrest of Nicolas Maduro
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Ambiguity sets the tone for a season that thrives on misdirection, fake deaths, femme fatales and the familiar pleasures of the espionage genre where the world is burning, but the spy looks fantastic.
Basu Chatterjee Birth Anniversary | Cinema and the city are deeply connected and nobody has done justice to the city of Bombay the way Chatterjee has done in his films.
Language politics, censor battles and the inconvenience of films that speak too clearly.
Prashant Tamang leaves behind a legacy that transcended music and cinema, symbolising pride and representation for the Gorkha community.
Basu Chatterjee Birth Anniversary | Cinema and the city are deeply connected and nobody has done justice to the city of Bombay the way Chatterjee has done in his films.
Language politics, censor battles and the inconvenience of films that speak too clearly.
Prashant Tamang leaves behind a legacy that transcended music and cinema, symbolising pride and representation for the Gorkha community.
Sudha Kongara’s ambitious period drama starring Sivakarthikeyan, set against the anti-Hindi agitations of the 1960s, looks impeccable and promises urgency—but doesn’t quite land.
Tracing a passage from turbulent waters to prose and literature, Stewart’s film embraces Yuknavitch’s self-determined creation.
Seven performances that mark the many lives Hrithik Roshan has lived on screen, with heart.
In an era wary of earnestness, Song Sung Blue (2025) commits to it fully. The result is a film of humour, ache and conviction, one that believes in ordinary people and trusts the audience to do the same.
Co-directed with Mark Obenhaus, the chronicle of Seymour Hersh opens sharply but zooms out too loosely
A glossy adaptation that promises a twisty whodunnit but collapses under the weight of its own melodrama, clichés and narrative excess
Parasakthi Censor Row: Sivakarthikeyan Starrer Granted U/A Certificate; Set To Release On January 10
The CBFC has granted Sivakarthikeyan-starrer Parasakthi a UA 16+ certificate. It will be released as scheduled on January 10.
The Madras High Court ruled in favour of Jana Nayagan, by directing the CBFC to issue a U/A certificate to Vijay starrer.
Across decades, films return to the newsroom to interrogate journalism’s promise and limitations, oscillating between satire, spectacle and documentary realism.
Long before “Slow Cinema” became a curatorial disposition, Tarr had already committed himself to duration as a political and aesthetic position. Across his works, he shaped a cinema of attrition and accumulation.
Few losses in the Indian film industry will remain as irreparable as Khan’s, who is still counted among the most gifted actors across the globe for the conviction with which he embodied each character.
At 65, Supriya Pathak Kapur reflects on a life shaped by artistic curiosity and quiet resilience.
The European Film Academy, of which Béla Tarr had been a member since 1997, said that the filmmaker died "after a long and serious illness."
On his 59th birthday, we look at how Rahman didn't just mobilise music from different parts of the world, but also brought global music production techniques and values to Indian music.
Auditions, voice work, study, reinvention and lived experience—that’s how actors continue to work beyond releases and visibility.
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From demolished bastis to named libraries of resistance, feminist spaces in India reveal how access, class, and gender decide who is allowed to linger.
India is Seeing Incredible Certainty Amid ‘Great Global Uncertainty’, says PM Modi at Vibrant Gujarat
Key Insurance Issues NRIs Must Fix For Parents Before Flying Back After The Holidays
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Where The Snow Once Ruled: Kashmir’s Vanishing Winters And A Warning From The Himalayas
A cultural history of how fire, meat, migration, and memory shaped one of India’s most enduring and loved dish
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