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When female actors face difficult choices in Malayalam cinema

When female actors face difficult choices in Malayalam cinema

When Christo Tomy’s Ullozhukku (2024) was released, it drew wide praise for its layered female portrayals — brought to life with quiet precision by...

yesterday 6

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Neelima Menon

Flying blind? India bets on Russian SJ-100 amid engine and geopolitical uncertainties

Flying blind? India bets on Russian SJ-100 amid engine and geopolitical uncertainties

India is about to start manufacturing passenger planes again after 37 years. Exciting, right? HAL and Russia's United Aircraft Corporation signed a...

yesterday 20

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Girish Linganna

When every frame speaks: The power of Homebound

When every frame speaks: The power of Homebound

Till some years back, if someone asked me, what criteria I apply to a film to say that it moved me deeply, I would say, “I must begin to like it...

monday 3

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Shoma A Chatterji

Nuisance vs Necessity: Why major powers keep Pakistan close

Nuisance vs Necessity: Why major powers keep Pakistan close

India needs to stop assuming that Pakistan has become irrelevant on the world stage. For years, we have believed our growing economic and military...

26.10.2025 3

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Girish Linganna

Indian football needs a change for the better

Indian football needs a change for the better

One step forward, two steps backwards. That has been the way Indian football moved in recent times. Not that the sport is in any good shape but the...

22.10.2025 10

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Sr Suryanarayan

Chidambaram’s View | 6.5 pc growth: Modest numbers, major challenges

Chidambaram’s View | 6.5 pc growth: Modest numbers, major challenges

At age 93 (bless him), Dr C Rangarajan is an indefatigable campaigner for an open economy and prudent fiscal management. He was a central banker...

20.10.2025 3

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P Chidambaram

From Saiyaara to Ghajini: Bollywood’s troubled tryst with mental illness

From Saiyaara to Ghajini: Bollywood’s troubled tryst with mental illness

Mohit Suri’s recent film Saiyaara has turned the tables for Bollywood mainstream cinema by turning out to become a major box office success. This,...

20.10.2025 7

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Shoma A Chatterji