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Divya Dutta shares her opinion on Deepika Padukone’s 8-hour shift debate; wishes she was a part of Heeramandi

Divya Dutta shares her opinion on Deepika Padukone’s 8-hour shift debate; wishes she was a part of Heeramandi

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Ahead of the release of her new web series Chiraiya, actor Divya Dutta recently visited Delhi. In a chat with HT City, she opened up about her show and what excites her as an actor. Divya also shared her thoughts on the ongoing 8-hour shift debate, which began in the film industry after Deepika Padukone exited Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit because her request for the same was not granted. Divya Dutta (Manoj Verma/ HT) After so many years in the industry, what still excites you about returning to the set? “The nervousness, the excitement of doing something new, making yourself relevant with every different thing that comes your way. To have those butterflies in your stomach and feel like a newcomer on every set. I think that is the exciting thing. And when you really love doing what you do, I guess there’s never, what do you still want? There’s so much more. I think I’ve just reached the shore of it. There’s a huge ocean out there, so many brilliant directors to work with, …

Opinion | Nitish Kumar’s Exit Marks The End Of The Mandal Era In Bihar | India News

Opinion | Nitish Kumar’s Exit Marks The End Of The Mandal Era In Bihar | India News

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Last Updated:March 06, 2026, 16:34 IST If the past two decades stabilised Bihar’s political grammar and extended the Mandal framework to its logical limits, the next phase must move beyond Mandal towards markets Assessing Nitish Kumar’s legacy requires acknowledging a structural but uncomfortable truth about leadership. File pic/PTI In democratic politics, legacies rarely end. They simply change form. Nitish Kumar is now poised to move from the turbulence of state governance to the reflective chamber of the Rajya Sabha. In the idiom of varnashrama dharma, it is a passage from grihastha to vanaprastha. After two decades of tending the household of Bihar, the householder steps back while experience replaces power and counsel replaces command. Assessing Nitish Kumar’s legacy requires acknowledging a structural but uncomfortable truth about leadership. Transformative governance rarely extends meaningfully beyond a decade. The first term repairs institutional disorder and the second institutionalises a vision. Nitish Kumar governed Bihar’s political space for nearly twenty years after assuming office in 2005. In that sense, the electoral verdicts that sustained him in later years were …

5 Long-Forgotten Marvel Characters Marvel Studios Should Bring Back [Opinion]

5 Long-Forgotten Marvel Characters Marvel Studios Should Bring Back [Opinion]

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Eternals To Moon Knight 5 Marvel Characters Should Return (Photo Credit: Instagram/Prime Video) Marvel Studios is headed to a dire fate. With the release of Avengers: Doomsday coming near, all hearts are beating rapidly with anticipation. But to fight a new big bad, don’t the Avengers need more brains and brawls? The Marvel Cinematic Universe has already introduced several characters in its previous entries. Not only that, but with Disney acquiring new characters, it’s time for the MCU to bring in some fan-favorite characters. If you’ve been waiting to see some powerful and familiar faces return, you’re not alone. The MCU has already introduced several compelling characters over the years, but many of them have quietly disappeared. With new threats rising and the multiverse expanding, this feels like the right moment for Marvel Studios to revisit some of these fan-favorite heroes and give them the spotlight again. 1. Blade Blade is a project that has seen days of excitement and dark alleys. First introduced in the 90s through Wesley Snipes, the Marvel Cinematic Universe planned …

Opinion: Opinion | In Bangladesh, A Story Of Many Wins

Opinion: Opinion | In Bangladesh, A Story Of Many Wins

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The rain is over, and the clouds are clearing. Now, the hard work of rebuilding a nation begins, and India must be standing right there alongside as a friend. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Opinion | The Strategic Calculus Behind PM Modi’s Malaysia Gambit | Opinion News

Opinion | The Strategic Calculus Behind PM Modi’s Malaysia Gambit | Opinion News

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Last Updated:February 07, 2026, 10:31 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Malaysia on 7 February 2026 is poised to become a pivotal chapter in India’s semiconductor story. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Malaysia on 7 February 2026 is poised to become a pivotal chapter in India’s semiconductor story. It will tie New Delhi’s scale and design strength with Kuala Lumpur’s hard-won manufacturing expertise. Malaysia today accounts for approximately 13 per cent of global back-end semiconductor production. It is anchored in decades of experience in outsourced assembly, testing and advanced packaging, with major global players using its Penang and Kulim clusters as critical hubs in their supply chains. On the Indian side, the Semicon India Programme and the India Semiconductor Mission, backed by a Rs 76,000 crore outlay under ISM 1.0 and a further Rs 40,000 crore under ISM 2.0 announced in Budget 2026, have already cleared 10 projects worth about Rs 1.6 lakh crore. These include two fabrication plants and eight packaging units, signalling that India’s chip push has …

Puppy Love, Premium Spend: How DINKWADs Are Reshaping Indian Consumption | Opinion News

Puppy Love, Premium Spend: How DINKWADs Are Reshaping Indian Consumption | Opinion News

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Last Updated:February 06, 2026, 01:51 IST The country’s pet product and services industry is worth around Rs 12,500 crore DINKWADs are a marketer’s delight because they are brand loyal and typically don’t quibble about price tags. Representational image They are metro millennials. They are big spenders. They are crazy about dogs. Combine all three, and you get a brand-new demographic that’s taking pet product marketers by storm—the Indian DINKWAD (double-income, no kids with a dog). India’s pet product and services industry is worth around Rs 12,500 crore. Of this, Rs 6,500 crore is just pet products, including food, treats, biscuits, etc. Services, including vets and specialised surgery, are worth another Rs 5,000 crore, while grooming services, including spa, bath, nail clipping, etc, are another Rs 1,000 crore business. Says Nitin Jain, chief operating officer of Godrej Pet Care: “Across India’s top 200 cities, 50 per cent of pet adoptions are in single-child families at the insistence of the child. DINKWADs comprise around 15 per cent. People who choose not to marry are another 20 per …

Opinion | The Washington Post And The Market’s Verdict On Moral Journalism | India News

Opinion | The Washington Post And The Market’s Verdict On Moral Journalism | India News

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Last Updated:February 05, 2026, 20:44 IST The paper’s editors appear to have failed to look beyond their own ideological vanities and activism to recognise how dramatically the ground had shifted For years, large parts of Western journalism have confused activism with reporting. File pic/AFP The Washington Post, long regarded as a grandee of Western liberalism, is teetering on the precipice of irrelevance. Its proprietor, billionaire Jeff Bezos, has effectively called time on the paper’s haughty certitude by cutting back funds needed to run the broadsheet, forcing job cuts estimated at close to 30 per cent. Hundreds of positions have evaporated, leaving editors and reporters contemplating a moribund future. More than one retrenched journalist has described the layoffs as the “death of democracy”. One insider reportedly characterised the newsroom atmosphere as “funereal”. Bezos is being blamed for sacrificing the “pursuit of truth” at the altar of political patronage. That explanation is convenient but incomplete. The more uncomfortable reality is that WaPo’s journalism was rejected by the market. If this were merely a question of money, Bezos …

Opinion | Is Your AI Casteist? Demeaning The Technological Advancement With Caste Prism | India News

Opinion | Is Your AI Casteist? Demeaning The Technological Advancement With Caste Prism | India News

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Last Updated:January 28, 2026, 21:30 IST It is a sad precedent of our times to include only the lower castes as passive sufferers for no reason at all whenever a new technology comes into vogue What is most disturbing is the implication that ChatGPT is somehow designed to oppress or exploit lower-caste users. (Representational image: AI-generated) One worrying tendency has become common in Bharatiya discourse: interpreting every new international instance through the prism of caste. Caste, undoubtedly, represents one of the most long-standing and violent forms of inequality in Bharat, but not all subjects will benefit from this interpretation. Interpreting every new instance through this prism can often distort a valid critique into something troubling, as identified. The notion that ChatGPT, an AI tool developed in accordance with international standards of technological development, represents domination by upper castes over lower castes is the most extreme form of this distortion. Just because this tool was developed according to international, rather than Bharatiya, technological principles, it represents domination by upper castes over lower castes, which is the …

Mithoon supports AR Rahman amid backlash over ‘communal’ comment , defends composer’s right to voice his opinion

Mithoon supports AR Rahman amid backlash over ‘communal’ comment , defends composer’s right to voice his opinion

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Bollywood composer Mithoon has come out in support of music maestro AR Rahman amid the backlash the Oscar-winning composer has been facing over his recent remarks in an interview with BBC Asian Network. Rahman’s comments about shifting power dynamics in the music industry, where he said that “people who are not creative” now have the power to make decisions and suggested it “might be a communal thing”, sparked strong reactions on social media and within sections of the film industry. Bollywood composer Mithoon supports AR Rahman after the latter’s controversial remarks on power dynamics in music. Mithoon defends AR Rahman Following the criticism, AR Rahman issued a clarification through a video message on social media, stating that his words had been misunderstood and that his intent was never to hurt sentiments. As the debate continued, Mithoon defended Rahman’s right to express his views, emphasising the veteran composer’s immense contribution to Indian music. In a conversation with Mid-Day, Mithoon spoke about his admiration for Rahman and the impact he has had on the industry. “I have …

Opinion | Battle for History: When Narrative Wars Are Lost Before They Begin | India News

Opinion | Battle for History: When Narrative Wars Are Lost Before They Begin | India News

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Last Updated:January 16, 2026, 20:44 IST The future will not be won by those who shout the loudest but by those who build libraries, train scholars, produce credible research, and argue persuasively AI-generated image used for representation The most fundamental aspect of a liberal society is the coexistence — if not the flourishing — of diverse ideas and ideologies. At a recent literature festival in Bhopal, this principle was not merely violated, but, more disturbingly, a lie was deliberately peddled to obstruct the free exchange of ideas. On January 10, author, historian and architect Aabhas Maldahiyar was supposed to talk on Babur, but the session was disrupted with threats of burning his book, alleging that the session would eulogise the Mughal ruler. It is sad to see a scholar working to correct the distortions of Marxist historians being at a greater threat from the so-called right wing. This is not an isolated incident of protest culture gone wrong; it exposes the inability in the right wing to fight the battle of ideas with information and …