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An explosion was reported near the PVR cinema hall in northwest Delhi’s Prashant Vihar area around 11.48 am today, said reports citing the Delhi Fire Services. No casualties have been reported so far. 

A Gujarat sessions court has granted anticipatory bail to The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa in an FIR lodged against him by an ad agency owner for “cheating” him of Rs 28.68 lakh and threatening “with negative publicity using media influence”, Livelaw reported.

On the eve of elections, you might expect news channels to focus on coverage that helps voters make an informed choice. 

In episode 28 of What’s Your ISM?, Sudipto Mondal speaks with Nadira Khatun about identity politics, cinema and new her book Postcolonial Bollywood and Muslim Identity: Production, Representation, and Reception. They discuss Bollywood’s layered depiction of Muslim identities, its evolution since independence, and how cinema reflects broader societal narratives.

Several Congress leaders have questioned the electoral process while claiming that a village in Maharashtra’s Dhule district, which traditionally votes for the party, has strangely clocked zero votes for the party this time.

The BJP’s victory in the assembly bypoll in Moradabad’s Muslim-majority Kundarki segment has emerged as a curious case, with its candidate Ramveer Thakur defeating 11 Muslim candidates with a margin of over 1.2 lakh votes.

Israel’s cabinet has reportedly voted to sanction the nation’s oldest newspaper Haaretz citing its critical coverage of the country’s ongoing military operations and comments by the outlet’s publisher calling for sanctions on senior government officials.

Does nation-building mean overworking India’s workforce? Do longer working hours mean more productivity or is the problem rooted in systemic inefficiencies like poor infrastructure, lack of investment in skills, and outdated policies?

Suspense continues in Maharashtra over who will be the chief minister’s face while the Hemant Soren-led government is set to take oath this week in Jharkhand.

Winning at least 54 of the 81 seats it contested in Maharashtra, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena seems to have settled the long-standing debate around who carries the legacy of the undivided Sena.

The election cycle of 2024 – from the Lok Sabha polls to a slew of assembly polls – has been relentless, with one poll after the other. So has been the drill of extracting takeaways from each of these polls, despite their fleeting relevance.