Washington proclaims victory in terms of the many attacks mounted against Iran, while Tehran projects resilience, insisting it has absorbed the blows without capitulating and has returned the attack in almost equal measure.
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While women voters have become an increasingly decisive force, structural barriers within parties and social hierarchies continue to restrict candidature in both Kerala And Assam.
According to Election Commission data, Assam recorded a voter turnout of 17.87 per cent till 9 a.m., while Kerala registered 16.23 per cent and Puducherry 17.41 per cent. In Kerala, Ernakulam emerged as the district with the highest early turnout at 17.8 per cent.
Assembly Elections 2026 Voting LIVE Updates: Polling began at 7 am across 296 seats in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry with over 5.3 crore voters in single phase.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has released a map portraying alternate shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz for ships to avoid naval mines, according to local media reports.
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In the many endings that I picture, my mother and Ali end up stranded on roads, separated in different cities, looking for their belongings in the rubble, or chewing some meagre bread to quell their hunger
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Washington proclaims victory in terms of the many attacks mounted against Iran, while Tehran projects resilience, insisting it has absorbed the blows without capitulating and has returned the attack in almost equal measure.
In the many endings that I picture, my mother and Ali end up stranded on roads, separated in different cities, looking for their belongings in the rubble, or chewing some meagre bread to quell their hunger
Caught between the fear of chaos and the fear of a stronger Iran, countries in West Asia confront a war with no safe ending
The political landscape of Kerala is undergoing subtle but important changes. Rising unemployment and aspirational breakdown among educated youth are fuelling mental health distress and driving large-scale migration out of Kerala.
Assembly Elections 2026 Voting LIVE Updates: Polling began at 7 am across 296 seats in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry with over 5.3 crore voters in single phase.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has released a map portraying alternate shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz for ships to avoid naval mines, according to local media reports.
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During the Assam Assembly Elections 2026, Zubeen Garg’s wife Garima Saikia Garg and sister Palmee Borthakur cast their votes in Dispur. Their presence carried both civic duty and an emotional appeal, as they also renewed calls for justice in the singer’s death.
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Mohanlal, Prithviraj, Renji Panicker arrived early to cast their votes at the respective polling booths on Thursday.
Anam Abbas’s documentary chronicles the multi-city women’s marches across Pakistan on March 8, 2020, examining how mobilising and organising are complex tasks that require women to constantly navigate threats from different directions.
Artist and filmmaker Ali Cherri filed a civil complaint with the French War Crimes Unit against the Israeli army for a strike that killed his parents.
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Mohanlal, Prithviraj, Renji Panicker arrived early to cast their votes at the respective polling booths on Thursday.
Anam Abbas’s documentary chronicles the multi-city women’s marches across Pakistan on March 8, 2020, examining how mobilising and organising are complex tasks that require women to constantly navigate threats from different directions.
Artist and filmmaker Ali Cherri filed a civil complaint with the French War Crimes Unit against the Israeli army for a strike that killed his parents.
“Attacking a country’s infrastructure is a war crime,” said the two-time Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker.
Renowned Malayalam filmmaker Ranjith Balakrishnan has been arrested in a sexual harassment case, reigniting concerns about women’s safety on film sets and the culture of powerful men protecting each other.
Salman Khan came out in support of Rajpal Yadav after an awards show host took a dig at his cheque-bounce case
On Jackie Chan's 72nd birthday, here is remembering how his cinema and legacy played a crucial role in bringing Hong Kong cinema to the most rural and remotest regions of South Asia and beyond.
10 recent and upcoming releases that examine flawed lives through humour, tension and emotional fracture.
In an interview for Outlook, casting director Nikita Grover reflects on her process in Kohrra and on how casting allows characters to be encountered as people rather than archetypes.
As the first English-language book devoted entirely to filmmaker Ashish Avikunthak, this volume, published by Bloomsbury Academic, offers a comprehensive engagement with his three-decade-long cinematic practice.
Ranbir Kapoor has rarely shied away from stepping beyond his comfort zone, often choosing roles that challenge him as a performer. But Ramayana will serve as a litmus test even for an actor of his calibre.
Shikha Jhingan's book 'The Female Playback in Bombay Cinema: Voice, Body, Technology', published by Orient Blackswan, engages us on film form, stardom and the changing relationship between body and voice.
The shock wears off to troubling, confused ends in Kristoffer Borgli's latest tonal rollercoaster
Maamla Legal Hai : Season 2 (2026) ultimately conveys that court cases can be bizarre, as is life. But with a little bit of humour, humility and grace, the right verdict of justice can be made.
Mona Singh and Mihir Ahuja anchor a promising series that blends maths and emotion, but inconsistent writing and underdeveloped arcs hold it back.
In conversation with Outlook, photographer Ketaki Sheth talks about her approach with the camera, the irresistible allure of the black-and-white medium and more
The films and series that have foregrounded the act of grooming in the last couple of decades linger on the same uneasy question: what does it mean to be “chosen” by someone who already holds power over you?
In this interview for Outlook, DJ Boh!B reflects on his process, pressures and why, at the end of the day, he hopes people just pronounce his name right.
A poem about the human costs of war and everyday resilience
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