THE PHILOX

You walk into a pharmacy, your throat is a scratchy inferno and you ask for a bottle of cough syrup. You’re told you need a prescription. That’s the new India reality right now. The Union Health Ministry slammed the doors on over-the-counter liquid cough medicine last week by making an amendment to a decades-old law. … Read more

Trying to log into Telegram in India today might leave you hitting a digital brick wall. The central government imposed a temporary block on the app, immediately shutting down access for millions of users across the country until at least June 22. The immediate cause of the lockout is the massive debacle that has plagued … Read more

This isn’t exactly an original thought, but the landscape of stand-up comedy in India, used to just require a microphone and good timing, now needs a PR agency and an attorney on speed dial. The modern stand-up circuit is a perilous wasteland of thin-skinned, perpetually outraged people who will tear down a performer based on … Read more

This colossal check cemented HCLTech’s place as the lead strategic investor in a $234 million funding round. Bessemer Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, and Peak XV also pitched in, and even Nvidia made an appearance. The whole affair propelled Sarvam’s post-money valuation to a mind-boggling $1.5 billion, officially birthing India’s newest tech unicorn on June 15, … Read more

Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5 on June 9, 2026, and the software industry declared it a giant leap forward. Developers quickly embraced it. And then, on the evening of Friday, June 12, 2026 at 5:21pm ET, doors slammed shut. Just three days after its release, the US government, in a sudden export control directive, forbade … Read more

Gullak launched in 2019, from The Viral Fever and subsequently picked up by SonyLIV. This was unusual because digital streaming platforms were spending millions of rupees on slick dark crime thrillers and magnum opus political dramas, while audiences watched fake gangsters shoot it out in the badlands of Uttar Pradesh. Then Shreyansh Pandey came along … Read more

The high-profile matrimonial dispute between Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and his estranged wife, Sangeetha Sornalingam, remains unresolved. Reports claiming that the Chengalpattu Family Welfare Court has officially confirmed or finalized their divorce are legally incorrect. For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. The case … Read more

Maddock Films and Luv Films bet heavily on this one, pouring a whopping 150 crores into its production. The movie is scheduled to release on June 19th, starring Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Rashmika Mandanna in what is being billed as a spiritual successor to the 2012 hit “Cocktail.” Homi Adajania returns to the director’s … Read more

Though the government is touting the new signed agreement on E100 (100% ethanol) fuel regulations as a master stroke for reducing the country’s massive 22 trillion fossil fuel import bill and also benefiting the farming community, the reality for the average motorist on the street is starkly different. The new policy seems like an additional … Read more

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India unleashed a torrent of notices at the food industry. Fifteen different brands were slapped with formal warnings over the weekend. The controversy hinges on what names and marketing taglines companies are slapping on their products. According to the food regulator, this is designed to dupe consumers directly. … Read more

At Gate 4 at Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, flashes burst to life. It was late Sunday night, and reporters were stationed for the customary star departures that always happen at this time: another actor heading to a fashion show, another off to a brand endorsement event. But the journalists present were stunned. Abhishek … Read more

The digital outrage cycle moves fast. Almost too fast. Just days ago, social media was entirely consumed by the Pranit More controversy. The “370 rupees biryani” incident sparked a massive debate about entitlement, misogyny, and what actually passes for crowd work in comedy clubs these days. It started when an audience member, Himanshu Jangra, bragged … Read more

This level of casting change you just never get to see unfold in real-time. When rumors first dropped of Shah Rukh Khan joining the hyper-anticipated Rajinikanth vehicle that is Jailer 2, the internet quite literally nearly broke itself. It was a guaranteed box-office gold mine, the two biggest stars in Indian cinema sharing a frame-it … Read more

The Crazy Math Behind a Rom-Com The numbers coming out from Cocktail 2 are truly astronomical, at the moment. It is due to be released in the theaters on the 19th of June, 2026. Whilst we expected a fun continuation to the 2012 original, nobody predicted that a romantic comedy would come with a whopping … Read more

Nora Fatehi just played a super smart business move. We all know that Nora Fatehi is arguably one of the biggest names on the Indian entertainment scene today. So, of course, if you ask her to dance at an awards function or lip-sync and shake her assets in a huge Bollywood music video, you’d better … Read more

The math makes absolutely zero sense. Absolutely none. You have a movie made for 750,000 dollars by someone who previously made YouTube videos now beating out the biggest Marvel movie in history and rewriting the rule book at the box office. We’ve got Obsession’s crazy numbers. They’re here, and it’s madness. For advertisement on our … Read more

People are genuinely furious right now. Ram Charan is a massive star. His fan base is fiercely loyal. They usually defend him against everything. But his latest movie has completely fractured that loyalty. The movie is called Peddi. It came out on June 4. Buchi Babu Sana directed it. It is a sports drama set … Read more

Huma Qureshi finally confirmed it, and the internet is exploding. The actress took to her Instagram handle on Saturday, and dropped something none of us saw coming. The 38-year-old actress dropped a series of pictures of Rachit Singh, her rumored boyfriend, along with a whoppingly long caption for him – a heartfelt note essentially launching … Read more

Look. It was inevitable it was going to happen. A studio that has an intellectual property that made money the first time pulls it out of the grave until wheels fall off. Dhamaal 4 got its trailer this week, which puts its release date at 10 July 2026. What about the response of the internet? … Read more

There was Delhi in 1978. Slower. Quieter. You could send your teens to walk to a local event and no one turned a hair. Then came August 26. All at once, a generation of parents began to keep an eye on their children. For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email … Read more

Michael Jackson’s much-anticipated movie ‘Michael’ has officially hit a historic record with its dance abilities. The film, helmed by director Antoine Fuqua, has now surpassed the box-office mark of Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) to become the biggest music biopic ever, making it the highest-grossing film of all time directed by a woman. For advertisement on our … Read more

The Desk-Bound Hero India Didn’t Know It Needed Manoj Bajpayee has been at it for decades and has honed the skills of being a man who carries the world on his shoulders. He repeats the same in ‘Governor: The Silent Saviour’. The movie hit theaters on June 12, 2026. This time, he receives a briefcase … Read more

The stand-up comedian, Pranit More and the viral video that went viral with the title “₹370 Biryani” has quickly turned into a serious legal issue, after it went viral and triggered the backlash from social media. The prospect of arrest and potentially harsh legal penalties looms for anyone involved in the incident, particularly given that … Read more

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose was recently interviewed by Navika Kumar on Times Now channel For advertisement on our platform, do call at +91 6377460764 or email us at [email protected]. But before analyzing the interview it would be interesting to see the background of Sagarika Ghose. She was a journalist since 1991, and in … Read more

The basic duty of the media is to convey correct news to the people about events in the country and in the world. Obviously people cannot go around everywhere collecting news. Yet they want to know, and be enlightened. So the media supplies them information, thereby fulfilling a vital role in educating people. For advertisement … Read more

England batsman-catcher Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson’s future at Test level have been thrown into doubt by an ongoing investigation by the cricket authorities. Both sides had to deal with heavy calls for their actions on Monday night when the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) admitted it had started an investigation into … Read more

This week, there’s a huge reason for the fans of the popular Microsoft gaming service to celebrate. The site just unveiled a brand new game with the iconic British secret agent at its center. “007 First Light” is scheduled to be officially released on May 27, 2026 by IO Interactive. The release was made on … Read more