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India should resist Western pressure on net zero and decarbonise at its paceThe average global temperature reached 1.6° C above pre-industrial levels in 2024, confirming the hottest year on record. However, activist...
Indians risk illegal 'donkey' migration to chase American DreamThe "donkey" route, a long and roundabout journey designed to dodge border controls, is a common method used by these migrants. The risks a...
ET Explainer: Why the Fed may dash rate cuts hopeThe key challenge that has emerged for the US Federal Reserve is to rein in aggressive economic growth spurred by extraordinary fiscal stim...
Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour' concert film expected to uplift US theatre economy following Hollywood strikeTaylor Swift's concert film, 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour', is set to be released in movie theatres on October 13. Analysts predict that th...
Hollywood writers' strike may come to an end as studios conclude a tentative truce with agitatorsThe agreement comes just five days before the strike would've become the longest in the guild's history, and the longest Hollywood strike i...
New poll shows majority of Americans broadly support Hollywood actor & writer strikeA new poll found that a majority of Americans support the recent strikes by auto workers and Hollywood screenwriters and actors.
Directors Guild of America’s tentative deal with studios and streamers: All you need to knowAfter less than a month of strenuous negotiations, the new three-year labour contract has come up. The current basic agreement of the Direc...
Digital doubles, fake trailers and AI take centre stage as Hollywood actors' union begin labour talksActors and writers envision various scenarios in which studios could try to cut costs and boost revenue using generative AI, which can be f...
Hollywood writers' strike disrupts many TV shows and films; Here’s a list of the affected productionsThe Hollywood writers' strike, in its second week, has disrupted the industry. Around 15,000 WGA screenwriters are on strike, impacting pop...
Age of chatbots: Are writers seeing writing on the wall?Hollywood writers have expressed concerns over the use of generative AI technology to produce entertainment that they fear could replace th...
NDAA seeks strong defence ties with India; funds billions to counter challenges posed by ChinaChina claims nearly all of the disputed South China Sea, though Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam all claim parts of it...
MGNREGA played saviour for millions during COVID, but PM Modi did not acknowledge it: Rahul Gandhi"I was watching during COVID when thousands and thousands of people were left without jobs and MNREGA saved them. Of course, the PM did not...
View: History retold by politicians and activists invariably turns into propagandaUpper caste Indians get upset when Dalit history is talked about, as it disturbs the view that Brahmin culture is not simply intellectual, ...
Why women contract workers are among the most vulnerable to sexual harassment at workWhile there has been no shortage of sceptics and flag-bearers of patriarchy, there has been a tidal wave of support, especially on social m...
Philanthropy: When will India get its Melinda Gates?Rather like an efficient office manager, hers is a detailed hands-on engagement with the nitty-gritties of the task at hand.
Will Corporate India figure more & more in Bollywood stories?It’s natural to think that with prosperity and Bollywood becoming more corporatised over the years, there will be a more nuanced take on bu...
- India has started taking theoretical techniques like game theory seriously while framing policies
A lot of people watched the Anna Hazare drama unfold; many with optimism, some with scepticism, yet others with trepidation.