Taking a knee during a game against Rajasthan Royals, Hardik Pandya became the first player in the Indian Premier League to support the Black Lives Matter movement. He also joined a long list of Indian celebrities who have remained mum on caste atrocities and other social issues haunting India.

In Delhi, two people died cleaning a “safety tank” of a gold factory without protective gear. Last week, another two labourers lost their lives while cleaning a septic tank. We talk about Swacch Bharat but India has failed to protect its manual scavengers.

Aditya Chopra’s Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, which turns 25 today, was as formulaic as any of its romantic predecessors. For most of India, it is a love story, but for many small-towners like me it was and remains the story of two fatherly figures: One that I had but could not change, and the one that I wished for.

Sneaking in episodes of shows that you and your partner are supposed to be watching together is the biggest betrayal of trust today. That’s what I call TV infidelity; it is real and it is tempting.

Surrounded by an endless stream of bad news, “doomscrolling” is a very real phenomenon that’s affecting everyone who uses the internet these days. With no outdoor distractions and the need to keep up with the pandemic-related news, doomscrolling is causing mental health issues.

Lavasa’s story is not just a story of an environmental disaster or an economic nightmare, it is a cautionary tale of the failure of human hubris and a reminder that it may be easy to build a perfect city, but it is damn near impossible to buy its heart.

It’s said too often that Uttar Pradesh is no state for women. But villages in Muzaffarnagar district have taken a heartening step to promote gender equality. More than 200 houses have installed nameplates with names of women family members – daughters and wives.

Dhoni is CSK and CSK is Dhoni. No one would have envisioned that a player from Jharkhand would be thought of as Chennai’s own, and lead them to untold success. But all good things must come to an end.

In a historic statement, Pope Francis has expressed support for “civil union laws” for same-sex couples. Calling homosexual people the “children of god”, he said, “What we have to create is a civil union law; that way they are legally covered.” His remarks are being hailed as the strongest statement of acceptance of LGBTQ people by the Church.

If taking offence were an Olympic sport, India would have won gold. We have now turned our wrath on Akshay Kumar-starrer Laxmmi Bomb, which some people have claimed has an “offensive” title. Apparently, the film also promotes “love jihad”.