August 2, 2026

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Amid ‘Peddi’ row, Madhoo says her film ‘Phool Aur Kaante’ GLORIFIED ‘eve-teasing’: ‘Ranjit sir was referred to as a rape specialist’ | Hindi Movie News

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Amid the ongoing debate around the portrayal of women in films triggered by the ‘Peddi’ controversy, veteran actress Madhoo has candidly admitted that her 1991 blockbuster ‘Phool Aur Kaante’ glorified eve-teasing. She even acknowledged the fact that the same content, if released today, would be socially and legally unacceptable. Madhoo reflects on rape scenes and…

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Mackenzie Scott: Philanthropy queen: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott’s $26.4 billion donations earn her a prestigious Forbes honour | World News

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MacKenzie Scott has spent the past several years doing something few billionaires have attempted at such scale: giving away vast amounts of wealth as quickly as possible. That approach has now earned the Amazon co-founder and former wife of Jeff Bezos a place on Forbes’ Iconoclast 50 list, which recognises people reshaping industries and challenging…

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Next-Gen Hyundai i20 teased again: New interior detail revealed

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Korean Automaker Hyundai has once again teased the next-generation Hyundai i20 hatchback, revealing design details of the hatchback’s interior ahead of its global debut. The latest teaser has revealed more details about the next-generation i20’s interior, including a new integrated display that combines the infotainment system and digital instrument cluster into a single panel. The…

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When everyone thinks they are your editor

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The moment someone discovers that you are a journalist and writer, something remarkable happens. They immediately become your editor. Recently, I saw someone asking Shabana Azmi to request Javed Akhtar to write on a particular subject. The comment was detailed, specific and passionately argued. It struck me that the commenter had already outlined the article….

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Inside China’s ‘8D Magic City’: People think they’re on the ground floor until they discover they’re 20 storeys up | World News

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A visitor exits a shopping centre in Chongqing and steps onto what appears to be an ordinary street. Cars pass by. Pedestrians weave through the crowd. Restaurants and convenience stores line the pavement. Everything feels exactly as it should. Then comes the surprise. Leaning over a railing nearby reveals a dizzying drop to another road…

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No overcapacity in textiles, steel sectors: DGTR

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NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday rejected allegations of surplus capacity in the textiles and steel sectors, saying that per capita consumption of these products in the country remains among the lowest in the world.The remarks assume significance as USTR launched a probe regarding the acts, policies, and practices of 16 economies, including India, under Section…

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‘Exercise restraint, prioritise safety of civilians’: India condemns attack on merchant vessels, sea lane in UN | India News

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NEW DELHI: India has firmly opposed the attacks on merchant vessels and called for restraint, stressing the need to protect civilian lives, as several Indian nationals had either lost their lives or gone missing in attacks linked to the Middle East conflict.Speaking at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, India’s Permanent Representative to the…

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‘AI will kill us all anyway’: Days before SpaceX IPO, former xAI engineer says he was fired after warning about Grok’s safety risks |

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Just as investors prepare for what could become the largest IPO in history, a lawsuit from inside Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence empire has pulled back the curtain on a very different drama. At its centre is Devin Kim, a former engineer at xAI who claims he lost his job after repeatedly raising concerns about the…

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