Kerala stands at a turning point. Once celebrated worldwide for its welfare-led “Kerala Model,” the state’s Left government is now embracing policies that critics say echo the very neoliberalism it long opposed.
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Mumbai’s municipal Marathi-medium schools are facing widespread shutdowns, demolitions, and student displacement under the pretext of ‘dangerous’ buildings. Citizens and activists allege a nexus between the civic administration and builders, questioning the lack of transparency and the absence of elected representatives.
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SC/ST representation has also grown, with 200 officers in 2025 compared with 150 in 2015, and women now number 263, though minority data is not separately maintained.
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The future of the Left in India will be decided by the ability of the movement to rebuild and deepen its links with the working people.
Dalit thinkers argue that caste as a dimension of social oppression was sidelined in communist practice. Intellectuals within the communist fold acknowledge that this neglect may be central to the crisis the Left faces today
The Maoist doctrine of agrarian armed struggle influenced sections of India’s Left since the 1940s and posed a major security threat to the State, only to crumble rather rapidly in 2025
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The brothers, who fled to Thailand after the 6 December fire that killed 25 people, face an Interpol Blue Corner Notice and have requested four weeks’ protection from arrest.
Numerous interview slots which were slated for 2025 have been shifted to March 2026 triggering uncertainty among applicants.
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With Dhurandhar, the propaganda machine seems to have pulled off its most unintended magic trick yet. In trying very hard to demonise the Muslim villain, it has accidentally made him cool. And the internet cannot resist a cool villain.
In 2025, the shift has been more genre-driven, with women helming horror-thrillers, feminist dramas and even superhero narratives—signalling both creative risk and audience appetite.
To his credit, Rajinikanth made the transition from cinema that was made for single screens and their unruly audiences to new-age films in which we see his young, VFX version
Jigar Nagda’s film arrives at a moment of acute relevance as India faces an environmental crisis with rising pollution levels and rapid depletion of natural reserves fanned on by government apathy and greed.
In 2025, the shift has been more genre-driven, with women helming horror-thrillers, feminist dramas and even superhero narratives—signalling both creative risk and audience appetite.
To his credit, Rajinikanth made the transition from cinema that was made for single screens and their unruly audiences to new-age films in which we see his young, VFX version
Jigar Nagda’s film arrives at a moment of acute relevance as India faces an environmental crisis with rising pollution levels and rapid depletion of natural reserves fanned on by government apathy and greed.
The relationship between leftist politics in Bengal and its cinema was layered and uneasy, mirroring the left’s own history in the state.
Kumar revolutionised not just on-screen performances with his naturalised style of acting as opposed to over-the-top dramatics, but also challenged the unwritten rules that shaped the nayak in a Hindi film and kept him distinct from the khalnayak.
Dileep's acquittal in assault case: Parvathy has now addressed the messages she has been receiving from the supporters of the survivor.
In an environment hostile to critical accounts of the Indian state, some filmmakers in Bombay cinema are turning to the legacy of popular film conventions and infusing them with sharp political commentary.
Tagore’s career spanning Ray’s artistry, commercial stardom, political responsibility, and late-life reinvention demonstrates that longevity in cinema is never a matter of survival alone. It is shaped by curiosity, self-respect, and an ability to adapt without contorting oneself.
Haynes’ first collaboration with Julianne Moore birthed uncanny dimensions of illness without cause or cure.
If masculinity and femininity are two sides of a coin, then Mammootty’s Stanley exists on the edges of that coin. His heavy, dominant body towers on the margins of the screen as he tenderly twins with a devouring femininity that facilitates the rhythmic and cool procession of killing.
In a politically volatile environment that strips women of authority over both their interior and exterior worlds, films on girlhood focus on steadily turning the gaze inward to reclaim their selfhood.
How much of the drama and masala portrayed in Hindi cinemas courtrooms is actually authentic and have things gotten better?
Dhurandhar (2025) ultimately unfolds as an expansive, intense, yet uninventive Pakistan-fixated thriller that bites off more than it can chew but is tailor-made to (unfortunately) certainly sway the masses.
George Clooney sleepwalks through a strangely anemic treatise on fame and family ties
In the latest thrillers emerging from Bollywood on OTT platforms, the Northeast region is not invisible anymore, but it is visible on terms that keep it under watch.
On his death anniversary, Shashi Kapoor is remembered for being a truly consummate storyteller, who chose to spotlight others over self—other actors, narratives, stories.
The Godard that matters now, in this wreckage-strewn age of algorithmic filmmaking, is the one who dragged politics into the movie theatre like a live grenade.
Dhanush’s stardom has expanded into direction, playback singing, writing, production, and global collaborations without turning into an empire narrative. He remains an actor first, even when he is everything else.
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In Delhi, there’s always a brand new restaurant or a bougie bar taking over everyone's weekend plans. Here's a list of the city's newest openings that are doing that before we bid goodbye to 2025. And... you don't want to miss out on them!
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The luxury home living brand has come up with a 18,000 sqft flagship store at MG Road bringing its design-forward approach to furniture and collectibles
