Shlok Sharma’s Haraamkhor, about the affair between a teacher and his minor student, waged a long and hard battle to get passed by the Central Board of Film Certification. The Film Certification Appellate Tribunal eventually cleared the film after it was turned down by the Examining Committee. The payoff: a scroll warning audiences that sex with minors is an offence in the scenes featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Shweta Tripathi.
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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A decade under Modi: Rising unemployment, declining wages, poor quality jobs
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How ‘eccentric walking’ could improve muscle strength and balance
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Why scientists and engineers should study social science
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Of Rs 945 crore bonds donated by drug firms, most went to parties ruling states with pharma units