Indian National Congress held a maun satyagraha (silent protest) against the BJP-led government at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, in 2023 over the Manipur crisis (photo courtesy @INCIndia/Twitter)

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Manipur in 2024: "Small moments of refusal, silence & mourning"—and poetry—bring hope

Recently, Ranbir Kapoor faced controversies over his role in "Animal" and for allegedly shouting "Jai Mata Di" while cutting a Christmas cake.
(Photo: @AnimalTheFilm/X)

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Bollywood: The ugliest controversies revisited

The queen who started the #lookingjustlikeaWOW trend on Instagram, Jasmeen Kaur @designmachinesuitslive (screengrab from Instagram page)

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2023|Year in Review: Algorithms, Instagram and all that jazz

2023 was the year of girl math, boy math, baby math, toddler math and even dog math, apparently... (screengrab from @BrickYourBrain/X)

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In 2023: Top 5 reel trends we loved

You need nerves of steel to sit through the torturous trashiness of Heart of Stone, says Subhash K Jha (photo: @zflixnetwork/X)

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Five least fun films to watch in 2023 in five languages

A promotional KBC poster

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Big B's exit from KBC marks end of a cultural phenomenon

A still from Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (photo: @ananyapandayy/X)

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Indian cinema 2023: 10 films that captured the spirit of our times

Salaar makers are now facing allegations of inflating figures by nearly Rs 100 crore (photo: National Herald archives)

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Salaar box-office scam allegations hit social media, netizens share views

Sunny Deol (Photo: Getty Images)

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2023’s most talked about showbiz celebs

The universe of books (representative image of bookshelves climbing into the clouds, with birds against the sun visible at the top)

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Book it! Top 10 reads of 2023 going on 2024

“I faced and overcame anxiety issues. I am not ashamed of it" says Karan Johar emphasising the importance of addressing mental health in society (photo: IANS)

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Despite battling anxiety, I am deeply grateful for the year: Karan Johar

Karan Johar’s feisty film, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani was a never-ending carnival of colour, verve, and flamboyance, writes Subhash K Jha (Photo: @ShahidzAnnie/X)

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Subhash K Jha picks his favourite Hindi films of 2023

Tiwari asserts that in Hinduism, fire god is invoked before invoking other deities, but Kapoor deliberately used intoxicants while celebrating the festival of another religion (photo: National Herald archives)

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Complaint against Ranbir Kapoor for 'hurting sentiments' over viral video