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    Padayappa re-release: When Rajini's punchlines bring down women

    Nisha P Sekar
    12 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST

    Rajini's 1999 blockbuster is back in theatres, but its treatment of women is under fresh scrutiny

    Still from the film Padayappa
    Films
    Amit Shah reframed SIR issue as a fight for voter roll integrity
    Politics

    Is Amit Shah reshaping electoral reform debate with BJP’s core narrative?

    11 Dec 2025 7:37 PM IST
    TR Govindarajan interview
    India

    Atomic Energy Bill 2025: Why India’s 100 GW nuclear mission is a distant dream | Interview

    11 Dec 2025 6:06 PM IST
    Indigo flight chaos: Is DGCA working efficiently? | Capital Beat
    India

    Indigo flight chaos: Is DGCA working efficiently? | Capital Beat

    10 Dec 2025 9:54 PM IST
    The Election Commission of India has told the Supreme Court that it abandoned its deduplication software

    EC tells SC its deduplication software was ineffective; what does it mean for SIR?

    9 Dec 2025 7:07 PM IST
    Rahul gandhi in Lok Sabha speaks on electoral reforms

    Biggest anti-national act you can do is vote chori: Rahul in Lok Sabha

    9 Dec 2025 5:12 PM IST
    Former AirAsia CFO Vijay Gopalan

    IndiGo crisis: Could the chaos have been prevented? | Ex-AirAsia CFO explains

    8 Dec 2025 7:28 PM IST
    PM Modi, Gogoi debate on Vande mataram

    Vande Mataram debate in Parliament: Historian questions Modi govt | Capital Beat

    8 Dec 2025 6:42 PM IST
    AAP MLA Gopal Italia faced a shoe attack by Congress worker Chhatrapalsinh Jadeja

    Shoe attack on AAP MLA by Congress worker sparks political storm in Gujarat

    8 Dec 2025 4:24 PM IST
    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Shyam Saran, former Foreign Secretary

    India’s multiple diplomatic crises: Shyam Saran on how New Delhi is coping

    8 Dec 2025 3:38 PM IST
    When antibiotics fail: Why common infections are turning fatal | Second Opinion

    When antibiotics fail: Why common infections are turning fatal | Second Opinion

    8 Dec 2025 2:35 PM IST
    Tirupparankundram Deepam row: Writer Muthukrishnan debunks myths around stone pillar

    Tirupparankundram Deepam row: Writer Muthukrishnan debunks myths around stone pillar

    7 Dec 2025 7:28 PM IST
    How a Puducherry Muslim’s Murugan temple became a symbol of religious harmony

    How a Puducherry Muslim’s Murugan temple became a symbol of religious harmony

    7 Dec 2025 6:56 PM IST
    India’s aviation chaos deepens as IndiGo disruptions and DGCA’s U-turn spark questions on safety

    IndiGo mass cancellations: Where does the buck stop? | Capital Beat

    7 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    How the United States interprets India’s latest geopolitical signal

    'Putin–Modi summit won't go down well with Trump and US'

    Nisha P Sekar
    6 Dec 2025 8:16 AM IST

    India rolled out a warm welcome for President Vladimir Putin in the context of US pressure to keep off Russia. How will Washington read India’s...

    takeaways from Putin’s India visit

    Putin’s India visit: What are the key takeaways? | Capital Beat

    5 Dec 2025 9:03 PM IST
    Silent crisis of men’s mental health and the need to break stigma | Second Opinion

    Silent crisis of men’s mental health and the need to break stigma | Second Opinion

    5 Dec 2025 8:33 PM IST
    Why do people with disabilities still struggle for accessibility and representation?

    Why do people with disabilities still struggle for accessibility and representation?

    5 Dec 2025 8:10 PM IST
    How 3-foot-tall Ganesh Baraiya with 72 pc disability became doctor after court battle

    How 3-foot-tall Ganesh Baraiya with 72 pc disability became doctor after court battle

    5 Dec 2025 7:44 PM IST
    Indias 1:811 doctor-population ratio: Why are AYUSH practitioners counted?

    India's '1:811' doctor-population ratio: Why are AYUSH practitioners counted?

    5 Dec 2025 6:58 PM IST
    SIM binding rules will disrupt WhatsApp use; no fix for major scams, says expert

    SIM binding rules will disrupt WhatsApp use; no fix for major scams, says expert

    5 Dec 2025 6:38 PM IST
    Atomic Energy Bill: What it means to allow private firms into India’s nuclear sector

    Atomic Energy Bill: What it means to allow private firms into India’s nuclear sector

    5 Dec 2025 6:03 PM IST
    DGCA bends safety norms amid IndiGo meltdown, raising neutrality fears

    DGCA eases pilot fatigue-protection rules as IndiGo crisis deepens

    5 Dec 2025 5:28 PM IST
    Putins India visit: Its a message to West and US

    Putin's India visit: 'It's a message to West and US'

    4 Dec 2025 6:44 PM IST
    Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Delhi for the 23rd India–Russia Summit

    Putin's India visit: What’s at stake for India and Russia? | Capital Beat

    4 Dec 2025 5:44 PM IST
    Why are trade unions up in arms against new labour codes?

    Why are trade unions up in arms against new labour codes?

    4 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST
    Why Sanchar Saathi mandate sparked privacy, surveillance concerns

    Why Sanchar Saathi mandate sparked privacy, surveillance concerns

    3 Dec 2025 5:26 PM IST
    PM Modi urges discipline in Parliament, warns Opposition

    Parliament is not a warm-up arena for elections, say experts | Capital Beat

    1 Dec 2025 7:15 PM IST
    We must shape Indian society beyond shakhas: RSS scholar

    We must shape Indian society beyond shakhas: RSS scholar

    1 Dec 2025 7:13 PM IST
    Student suicides rise but SC task-force survey sees poor participation

    Student suicides rise but SC task-force survey sees poor participation

    30 Nov 2025 2:07 PM IST
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