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"Teach Children Indian Epics, Not Western Superheroes": Chandrababu Naidu To Parents
At the National Sanskrit University event in Tirupati, Naidu stresses the importance of Indian mythology heroes for teaching truth, courage, and justice compared to fictional Western superheroes.
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Paramasivan Fathima Is Now Streaming on Aha Tamil: What You Need to Know
With Paramasivan Fathima, aha Tamil delivers a daring thriller that goes beyond entertainment. The film takes a powerful stance on religious extremism, identity politics, and rural power structures. Esakki Karvannan’s direction brings intensity and realism to every frame, supported by grounded performances and sharp dialogue.
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Comedian To War Time Leader, New Comic Tells Ukraine President's Story
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's life story has been given the graphic novel treatment in TidalWave Comics' latest biography "Political Power: Volodymyr Zelenskyy." Volodymyr Zelenskyy once played a fictional President on a TV show.
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The Controversy Over Web Series 'Tandav' In 10 Points
The makers of Amazon Prime Video's new political drama 'Tandav' issued an "unconditional" apology on Monday evening after complaints to police in Maharashtra and UP alleged some scenes "insulted Hindu gods and goddesses". The statement said any offence was unintentional and that the series was "a work of fiction (with) any resemblance to acts and p...
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BJP's 'Fact vs Fiction' Social Media Push In Defence Of Farm Laws
The BJP today launched a social media campaign to back the three new farm laws introduced by the Central government in September, attempting to bust what it refers to as myths being spread by political opponents of the Narendra Modi regime.
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The Social Dilemma: A Modern-Age Horror Film Documentary That Will Make You Rethink the Apps on Your Phone
The big takeaway from The Social Dilemma is that it made me want to turn off my notifications. Delete the apps I don’t need. And keep my phone away. Along with crisp interviews of tech experts, the documentary runs a parallel fictional story about how social media affects the life of a suburban family.
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PM Modi vs "Anarchist" Front: Arun Jaitley's Prediction For 2019 Polls
From Karnataka to Uttar Pradesh, opposition parties have been on a high all of this week over renewed hopes of putting up a united front against the national coalition fronted by the BJP. On Saturday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley sought to dismiss that optimism in opposition ranks, describing the proposed front as an "anarchist" formation of "disp...
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Fact Or Fiction: Doubts Over China's 'Rising Nationalism'
The Shanghai site of the first Chinese Communist congress 96 years ago might be expected to draw admiring crowds as the party gathers in Beijing for its 19th such meeting. But despite a nationwide propaganda blitz for China's most important political gathering, only a few scattered elderly comprise the noon rush at what is now a small museum, and v...
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Sad Puppies Taking a Bite Out of the Hugo Awards
The biggest science fiction and fantasy writing awards have become a political battleground instead.
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17-Year-Old First Time Author Pens Geo-Political Fiction
A geo-political drama interspersed with elements of romance set against the backdrop of the political uprising of 2013 in the national capital forms the subject of a novel released by 17-year-old, Simar Malhotra.
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Watch: Book not a betrayal, says PM's former advisor Sanjaya Baru to NDTV
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's former media advisor Sanjaya Baru speaks to NDTV as the political war over his book 'The Accidental PM: the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh' hots up. Mr Baru says his book is not fiction, and there is nothing in it that wasn't known earlier.
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Marathon Boy: Documentary on Budhia Singh
Gemma Atwal's documentary Marathon Boy, a film-festival favorite that will be shown on HBO on Thursday night, is a wrenching experience largely because it uses the moods and methods of true crime and pulp fiction to tell a story that is nominally about poverty, politics and the toxic mingling of celebrity culture and national pride in modern India.
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"Teach Children Indian Epics, Not Western Superheroes": Chandrababu Naidu To Parents
At the National Sanskrit University event in Tirupati, Naidu stresses the importance of Indian mythology heroes for teaching truth, courage, and justice compared to fictional Western superheroes.
-
Paramasivan Fathima Is Now Streaming on Aha Tamil: What You Need to Know
With Paramasivan Fathima, aha Tamil delivers a daring thriller that goes beyond entertainment. The film takes a powerful stance on religious extremism, identity politics, and rural power structures. Esakki Karvannan’s direction brings intensity and realism to every frame, supported by grounded performances and sharp dialogue.
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Comedian To War Time Leader, New Comic Tells Ukraine President's Story
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's life story has been given the graphic novel treatment in TidalWave Comics' latest biography "Political Power: Volodymyr Zelenskyy." Volodymyr Zelenskyy once played a fictional President on a TV show.
-
The Controversy Over Web Series 'Tandav' In 10 Points
The makers of Amazon Prime Video's new political drama 'Tandav' issued an "unconditional" apology on Monday evening after complaints to police in Maharashtra and UP alleged some scenes "insulted Hindu gods and goddesses". The statement said any offence was unintentional and that the series was "a work of fiction (with) any resemblance to acts and p...
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BJP's 'Fact vs Fiction' Social Media Push In Defence Of Farm Laws
The BJP today launched a social media campaign to back the three new farm laws introduced by the Central government in September, attempting to bust what it refers to as myths being spread by political opponents of the Narendra Modi regime.
-
The Social Dilemma: A Modern-Age Horror Film Documentary That Will Make You Rethink the Apps on Your Phone
The big takeaway from The Social Dilemma is that it made me want to turn off my notifications. Delete the apps I don’t need. And keep my phone away. Along with crisp interviews of tech experts, the documentary runs a parallel fictional story about how social media affects the life of a suburban family.
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PM Modi vs "Anarchist" Front: Arun Jaitley's Prediction For 2019 Polls
From Karnataka to Uttar Pradesh, opposition parties have been on a high all of this week over renewed hopes of putting up a united front against the national coalition fronted by the BJP. On Saturday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley sought to dismiss that optimism in opposition ranks, describing the proposed front as an "anarchist" formation of "disp...
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Fact Or Fiction: Doubts Over China's 'Rising Nationalism'
The Shanghai site of the first Chinese Communist congress 96 years ago might be expected to draw admiring crowds as the party gathers in Beijing for its 19th such meeting. But despite a nationwide propaganda blitz for China's most important political gathering, only a few scattered elderly comprise the noon rush at what is now a small museum, and v...
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Sad Puppies Taking a Bite Out of the Hugo Awards
The biggest science fiction and fantasy writing awards have become a political battleground instead.
-
17-Year-Old First Time Author Pens Geo-Political Fiction
A geo-political drama interspersed with elements of romance set against the backdrop of the political uprising of 2013 in the national capital forms the subject of a novel released by 17-year-old, Simar Malhotra.
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Watch: Book not a betrayal, says PM's former advisor Sanjaya Baru to NDTV
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's former media advisor Sanjaya Baru speaks to NDTV as the political war over his book 'The Accidental PM: the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh' hots up. Mr Baru says his book is not fiction, and there is nothing in it that wasn't known earlier.
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Marathon Boy: Documentary on Budhia Singh
Gemma Atwal's documentary Marathon Boy, a film-festival favorite that will be shown on HBO on Thursday night, is a wrenching experience largely because it uses the moods and methods of true crime and pulp fiction to tell a story that is nominally about poverty, politics and the toxic mingling of celebrity culture and national pride in modern India.
