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Why Mohanlal’s defense of queer dignity on Bigg Boss Malayalam 7 is significant

Why Mohanlal’s defense of queer dignity on Bigg Boss Malayalam 7 is significant

For Kerala’s LGBTQIA community, season 7 of Bigg Boss Malayalam just offered a moment that was profoundly affirming and long overdue — a...

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Lakshmi Priya

Opinion: Anger at Lokah misses how Malayalam cinema belongs in Bengaluru too

Opinion: Anger at Lokah misses how Malayalam cinema belongs in Bengaluru too

Malayalam cinema’s latest blockbuster Lokah Chapter One: Chandra has swept the box office across India, winning both critical acclaim and...

15.09.2025 4

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Rakshith S Ponnathpur

India vs Pak Asia Cup cricket match: Our politicians have lost even before the game has begun

India vs Pak Asia Cup cricket match: Our politicians have lost even before the game has begun

India is set to face Pakistan in the Asia Cup cricket tournament in Dubai on Sunday, September 14, 2025. Jay Shah, President of the Asian Cricket...

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Chitra Subramaniam

The Nepal uprising and lessons for political parties around the world

The Nepal uprising and lessons for political parties around the world

“History repeats itself, first as a tragedy and second as a farce,” Karl Marx said, referring to the two successive French revolutions in the late...

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Shivasundar

Claims of reform, record of repression: The BJP and the Waqf Act

Claims of reform, record of repression: The BJP and the Waqf Act

In May 2025, with President Droupadi Murmu’s assent, the Indian government enacted the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025, into law. The amendment was...

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Rayyan Ebrahim Kidwai