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    Kavitha Shanmugam
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      Former foreign secretary Nirupama Rao on Iran war, diplomacy, fighting patriarchy
      Women's March

      Former foreign secretary Nirupama Rao on Iran war, diplomacy, fighting patriarchy

      8 March 2026 1:46 PM IST
      How The Kerala Story 2 uses rape as a weapon to push its violent hate propaganda
      Films

      How ‘The Kerala Story 2’ uses rape as a weapon to push its violent hate propaganda

      1 March 2026 1:34 PM IST
      Accused
      Film Reviews

      Accused review: Konkona Sen Sharma anchors a stylish thriller on power, hubris and public shaming

      27 Feb 2026 5:11 PM IST
      Japanese fiction
      Features

      Healing fiction, café tales: How Japanese literature became a trend among young readers

      8 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Kishor Pandurang Belekar-AR Rahman-Gandhi-Talks-Hindi-Films
      Films

      Kishor Pandurang Belekar on directing silent film Gandhi Talks, working with AR Rahman

      29 Jan 2026 5:45 PM IST
      Transparency, fair practices gig economy
      Features

      14-hour workday in oppressive conditions: Expert shares dark truths of gig work

      25 Jan 2026 12:53 PM IST
      OTT 2025
      Entertainment

      OTT yearender 2025: How streaming held its ground, with franchises ruling the roost

      31 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
      sleeper hits of 2025
      Films

      Cinema yearender 2025: Low-budget, small regional films scored big at the box office

      21 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Mrs Deshpande
      Entertainment

      Mrs Deshpande review: Madhuri Dixit turns sinister in Nagesh Kukunoor’s taut whodunit

      19 Dec 2025 11:42 AM IST
      Harinder Baweja
      Features

      Harinder Baweja on conflict reporting, Kashmir’s wounds, and India’s old and new fault lines

      13 Dec 2025 8:41 AM IST
      Delhi Crime season 3 review
      Entertainment

      Delhi Crime Season 3 review: A gripping journey through dark world of women’s trafficking

      13 Nov 2025 8:37 PM IST
      No scientific data links Covid vaccine to rise in autism in children: CMC expert
      Health

      No evidence links vaccines to autism, says top vaccinologist Jacob John

      29 Oct 2025 5:46 PM IST
      Census 2027
      Karnataka

      Why activists, educationists want Karnataka caste survey to be taken seriously

      26 Oct 2025 6:48 PM IST
      Search: The Naina Murder Case
      Entertainment

      Search: The Naina Murder Case review: Konkona Sen Sharma shines in watchable desi noir

      10 Oct 2025 4:55 PM IST
      restaurants, Swiggy dineout
      Business

      Why Bengaluru restaurant food won't get cheaper despite GST cuts

      26 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Poonam Pandey as Mandodari: Delhi Lav Kush Ramlila panel refuses to budge
      India

      Poonam Pandey as Mandodari: Delhi Lav Kush Ramlila panel refuses to budge

      22 Sept 2025 6:59 PM IST
      Jugnuma-Raam-Reddy
      Films

      Raam Reddy interview: Jugnuma director on Manoj Bajpayee, magic realism and Nature

      19 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Dominic Arun decodes Lokah’s success
      Films

      Lokah director Dominic Arun on creating India's first female superhero

      12 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Inspector Zende_manoj-bajpayee
      Film Reviews

      Inspector Zende review: Manoj Bajpayee lifts a wobbly film about Charles Sobhraj chase

      5 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Sholay at 50: Shehzad Sippy on restoring uncut version of Ramesh Sippy’s film in 4K
      Films

      Sholay at 50: Shehzad Sippy on restoring uncut version of Ramesh Sippy’s film in 4K

      15 Aug 2025 12:40 PM IST
      Sholay turns 50: What remains in Ramanagara today?
      Films

      Sholay turns 50: What remains in Karnataka's Ramanagara today? I Ground Report

      14 Aug 2025 8:25 AM IST
      Sarzameen review: A muddled melodrama disguised as a military thriller
      Film Reviews

      Sarzameen review: A muddled melodrama disguised as a military thriller

      25 July 2025 8:39 AM IST
      Metro...In Dino
      Film Reviews

      Metro…In Dino review: Anurag Basu makes a case for real love in modern times

      4 July 2025 6:20 PM IST
      Panchayat Season 4
      Entertainment

      Panchayat Season 4 review: As polls raise stakes, politics gets dirty in Phulera

      24 Jun 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Sitaare Zameen Par
      Films

      RS Prasanna on Aamir Khan and how directing Sitaare Zameen Par changed him

      18 Jun 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Bengaluru stampede: Fatal twist for dental student, Bosch employee; kin recount teary tales
      Karnataka

      Bengaluru stampede: Fatal twist for dental student, Bosch employee; kin recount teary tales

      5 Jun 2025 8:48 PM IST
      Exclusive | Still ready for talks with Kamal: KFCC
      Entertainment

      Exclusive | Still ready for talks with Kamal: KFCC

      3 Jun 2025 7:03 PM IST
      Banu Mushtaq
      Features

      Banu Mushtaq interview: ‘Muslim women are capable of fighting their own battles’

      16 May 2025 6:30 AM IST
      The Sky is Dirty-Spacejunk
      Features

      The Dirty Sky: Filmmaker OP Srivastava on why space junk is earth’s next big crisis

      26 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
      AI in films
      Films

      How Artificial Intelligence is shaping the future of Indian filmmaking

      19 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
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