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Cinema in the republic of hurt sentiments: The Kerala Story and more

Sudipto Sen's film is only the latest in a long list of movies to have landed in a political storm

Explained: How do India's different states choose their state animals?

How did the Nilgai get selected as Delhi's state animal? How do states choose their state animals? Read here

Breaking free from the Pixar look

A rebellion is brewing among the world's top studios, as the dominance of the Pixar style is seen to be limiting creativity and diversity in animation

Ethical hacking training institutes log into Digital India dreams

Rise in cyberattacks, shortage of cybersecurity experts is spawning an ecosystem

Superman to Pooh: Comics characters that became the face of protests

As Taiwanese cock a snook at China with cartoon-inspired patches, a look at other such statements

Sour note: Music labels press pause on reality TV song-and-dance routine

Music labels are now mulling an increase in the fees for dance and music-based reality shows for the use of their songs

Rahul to Kohli: Celebs see red after Twitter accounts lose blue tick

Accounts of top Indian brands including HDFC Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Axis Bank, TVS, Swiggy, and PhonePe remained without a verification tag till the time of going to press on Friday

Quantumania: What India's National Quantum Mission is all about

The NQM is not going to manufacture light switches, though. It focuses on quantum computing

UGC asks univs to allow students to write exams in local languages

Calls for list of textbooks, reference books and other study material available in local languages in each institution

Bold and cheeky truths

'Don't Forward That Text!' offers a fascinating and humorous takedown of the misinformation on WhatsApp and beyond, but with limitations

Revenue from Indian fantasy sports to top Rs 25,000 cr by FY27: Report

With over 300 fantasy sports platforms and about 180 million users, India is the world's fastest-growing fantasy sports market

In demand: Prompt engineers who train AI in human language and its context

Core competencies: Computer savvy, creative individuals with a grip on language

Books turn over a new leaf with boom in religion and spirituality

This is a trend confirmed by publishers, who are flocking to the segment, though empirical data might take a while to come

End of season: Subscribers may turn cold to Hotstar as HBO shows go dark

The disagreement on HBO's asking price of $10 million yearly for a five-year deal was a contentious issue between the two entertainment giants

Unseen shades of financial fraud orchestrated from small-town India

Even as cybercrime comes under national spotlight, filmmakers remain myopic in their depiction

SMSIMSR focuses on rural medical education, increased enrollment for girls

The SIMSR also has 3 hospitals in India in Palwal, Khargar & Naya Raipur, which also offer free services to their patients

Here's why India's gig workforce is still outside purview of basic benefits

The Social Security Code of 2020 offered guidelines to companies for gig work

Licensing dispute: Zee Music hits' exit no music to Spotify ears

Though Spotify had 500 million monthly active users globally (as of February 2023), there is no clarity on its India user base

Harder to breathe: Mumbai wheezes its way to becoming pollution capital

La Nina, construction worsen air quality; spike in respiratory ailments

Bombay, blockbuster style

This is also a cinema book. Dixit might be a journalist, but he has a flair for drama