Wednesday, 17 December 2025
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
In the instance of Pelé but especially that of Messi in Calcutta, maybe the crowds were demanding not just to be let into the ground, or to see and touch the idol, but to be allowed into history itself
RUCHIR JOSHI
Bollywood’s depiction of energy’s darker side has not been restricted to coal. Petrol pumps have long been part of cinematic backdrops, but a few films placed them at the centre of their plots
NIDHI SRIVASTAVA
Bande Mataram has had a chequered history in the service of the nation. If we abide by Rabindranath’s sage advice given in 1937, the song will help unite our citizenry
SUGATA BOSE
The VB-G RAM G Bill brings in its wake another significant but understated transformation. This concerns the torpedoing of social security as a right of the people by, ironically, an elected government
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The anti-Muslim rhetoric that has emerged from influential sections of the far-Right, after the Sydney attacks underscores just how Islamophobes and anti-Semites play into each other’s hands
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The Anurag Singh directorial is set to hit theatres on 23 January, 2026, ahead of Republic Day
