The 2025 Bihar mandate brought Nitish Kumar back as Chief Minister for the 10th time, even though the BJP emerged as the largest party. Yet the real story is how Nitish retained control over his core power centres — the Home Ministry, the Education Ministry, and influence over the Speaker’s post.
Despite persistent reports of declining health and speculation that his political run was ending, Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn in for an unprecedented 10th term as CM of Bihar today.
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Despite persistent reports of declining health and speculation that his political run was ending, Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn in for an unprecedented 10th term as CM of Bihar today.
Nitish Kumar won because he appeared more credible, while Tejashwi Yadav’s promises seemed too far-fetched
Haq, the new film inspired by this landmark case, captures the intimate struggle of a woman seeking dignity within a system stacked against her, even as it stops short of exploring the political tremors that reshaped India for decades to come.
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Behind the NDA’s sweeping victory lies an Assembly crowded with men accused of the gravest crimes.
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Anti-caste films are not simply stories of oppression anymore but of ambition, desire, dignity, and joy. If the mainstream is “waking up,” it is only because independent and parallel cinema has carried the baton for decades.
Though director Anup Singh never met his mentor Ritwik Ghatak, his cinema has had a massive impact on Singh's cinematic oeuvre.
Haq, the new film inspired by this landmark case, captures the intimate struggle of a woman seeking dignity within a system stacked against her, even as it stops short of exploring the political tremors that reshaped India for decades to come.
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Though director Anup Singh never met his mentor Ritwik Ghatak, his cinema has had a massive impact on Singh's cinematic oeuvre.
Haq, the new film inspired by this landmark case, captures the intimate struggle of a woman seeking dignity within a system stacked against her, even as it stops short of exploring the political tremors that reshaped India for decades to come.
Through attentive cinematography, subtle humour, and evocative music, 'Letters from Wolf Street' turns ordinary interactions into lyrical moments, offering a fresh, intimate perspective on contemporary Europe.
The Catalan filmmaker closes her family trilogy (Summer, 1993, Alcarràs) on a stunning, dreamlike high
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For Assam and the Northeast as a whole, Zubeen Da's passing is viewed as the end of an era. Yet his songs are more than simply reminiscences—they are blueprints for the future.
In ‘I, The Song’ (2024), Roder turns a personal catastrophe into a commentary on collective harm. Both the woman and the village are stripped of something essential by careless spectators. The private and collective losses echo each other, and suddenly a missing girl and a missing song don’t feel that different.
Happyend (2024) turns protest into an immediate and tangible thing rather than a grand idea.
As DIFF (Dharamshala International Film Festival) enters its 15th year, its co-founders reflect on a journey that began as a community experiment and grew into one of India’s most respected spaces for independent cinema.
Spiked with unusual choices, Filho’s romp through 1970s Brazil reflects its “mischief” through clever allusion
With Kamini Kaushal's demise, the Hindi film industry has lost a star who had an enviable range in acting and took Indian cinema to a global stage with her work.
Kaantha ultimately stands as a curious hybrid—equal parts homage, melodrama and self-reflection. The performances burn bright enough to hold your attention, but certainly not due to the storyline, which may disappoint those who know Selvaraj and Salmaan’s past work.
The Chinese visionary erects astounding sequences that raze themselves into memory but the saga can exhaust in equal measure.
From a light-hearted angle, the film clicks because it playfully nails something far more telling: the psychological mould fathers of daughters grow out of, and straight back into.
Watching Ershadi, you understood what Kiarostami meant when he said that cinema was about looking, not showing.
From working as a librarian, waitressing and nannying, to building an empire with Netflix and Amazon deals, Jenny Han has done it all.
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Instead of being shown through the narrative, most major plot points this season are told in a monologue, breaking the cardinal rule of screenwriting: show, don’t tell.
The four days of Chhath- Nahay Khay, Kharna, Sandhya Arghya (offering the setting sun), and Usha Arghya (offering to the rising sun) are also a post-anthropocentric celebration of the blurring of spatial and species distinctions.
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