The Hindi film industry played a big role in popularising item songs which evolved from courtesan and cabaret dance performances seen in older films.While many item songs are energetic and visually appealing an important question remains. Do some films reduce women to mere visual attractions instead of giving them meaningful roles?The controversy surrounding ‘Peddi’ has…
Anyone who lives with a cat knows one thing: they do whatever they want.You call them; they ignore you. You buy them an expensive toy; they play with the cardboard box instead. One minute they’re curled up next to you, and the next they’re sprinting across the house for absolutely no reason.But as strange as…
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy NEW DELHI: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy has triggered a massive backlash from the BJP after invoking German dictator Adolf Hitler while explaining the name of his task force, HYDRAA. The BJP slammed the Congress leader, accusing him of “echoing Rahul Gandhi‘s language.”Speaking at an event, Reddy claimed that HYDRAA was…
CET top rank holder in engineering Tanisha Karthik with parents – mother Aarthy Karthik, father Karthik R and sister- Harshitha Karthik BENGALURU: In a reversal of last year’s performance, state board students swept most of the ranks in the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET), as against CBSE students. Of the top 10 ranks in engineering,…
Lady Gaga‘s body is a diary. Every tattoo she has ever gotten tells you something true about where she was, who she loved, what she survived, or what she believed in at that exact moment in her life. With over two dozen pieces of ink spread almost entirely across the left side of her body,…
MH-53E Sea Dragon (Image/X) As tensions in the Middle East continue to focus attention on maritime security and the strategic Strait of Hormuz, one aircraft has repeatedly found itself back in the spotlight: the MH-53E Sea Dragon.For nearly four decades, the massive helicopter has served as the US Navy’s primary airborne mine countermeasures platform, capable…
Russia Ukraine war (Image source: PTI) Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday that its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 339 Ukrainian drones over a 13-hour period, marking one of the largest reported drone attacks in recent months.The interceptions took place across several Russian regions, including areas around Moscow, as per Reuters report.The reported attacks…
Rishabh Pant (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Afghanistan missed a golden opportunity to dismiss the in-form Rishabh Pant on Day 2 of the one-off Test at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh.The incident occurred in the 89th over of India’s innings when Azmatullah Omarzai induced a loud caught-behind appeal against…
Representational AI image India’s fertility rate has fallen below the replacement level for the first time. Reacting to the development, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on X that “India’s birth rate has fallen below replacement. Among those most educated, India’s birth rate fell below replacement many years ago.”A analysis by The Economist identifies education as…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly now on the same page about reconciling with King Charles III, with a source revealing that the Duchess has finally come fully onboard with her husband’s push to repair the relationship. Harry is said to be delighted by the development, having long believed that Meghan’s involvement would play…
