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BAFTA 2026: Timothee's 'Marty Supreme' goes empty-handed after securing record 11 nominations

London, Feb. 23 -- Timothee Chalamet's 'Marty Supreme' may have ignited the American dream in his viewers, but at BAFTA, it all went to nought. In one of the huge surprises, prime Oscar contender Mart... Read More


Freebies & states' fiscal reality

India, Feb. 23 -- The recent observations of the Supreme Court of India on the expanding culture of electoral giveaways revive a fundamental constitutional and economic question. How can a welfare sta... Read More


Blase Capital Welfare Politics

India, Feb. 23 -- It was a different form of a political-electoral race. To woo women voters, the Tamil Nadu ruling regime announced a cash deposit of INR5,000 in the bank accounts of the beneficiarie... Read More


Faith, Fame and the Fragility of Spiritual Authority

India, Feb. 23 -- How to Know God? It's a book by Deepak Chopra that is still sitting on my shelf, weeks after the E-files came to light and rocked the conscience of the world. The initial outrage ove... Read More


India-Brazil reset: A strategic step

India, Feb. 23 -- The digital is the future, and rare earths are its main ingredients. Any country that seeks to dominate the digital and AI age must have ample resources and a supply chain to feed it... Read More


Bastar's transformation and the road to a Naxalism-free Chhattisgarh by March 31, 2026

India, Feb. 23 -- For decades, the forested region of Bastar in Chhattisgarh stood as one of India's most challenging conflict zones, where underdevelopment, isolation, and insurgency fed into one ano... Read More


From soil to sustenance: India's wellness depends on its farmers

India, Feb. 23 -- India's growing health and wellness consciousness is often discussed in the language of urban gyms, dietary supplements and lifestyle choices. Yet, the real foundation of preventive ... Read More


India's AI data centre moment: What we give up to host intelligence

India, Feb. 23 -- India's rush toward AI data centres is usually told as a tidy technology story. Compute is running short, global demand for AI is surging, and India - with its land and talent -appea... Read More


The invisible shield: How AI secures the identities of Indians

India, Feb. 23 -- The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched landmark initiatives in India's digital security framework. UIDAI has indigenously developed advanced AI models for ... Read More


Woman Rejects Nigerian Proposal in South Africa Mall Drama

Kenya, Feb. 23 -- The woman rejects the Nigerian proposal in a crowded South African mall, and it has gone viral and left people divided across the continent. A young Nigerian man got down on one knee... Read More