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Tariff Tango: When Trump Turns India Into a Piñata

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President Donald Trump  having a firm handshake with his alleged "friend" Prime Minster Narendra Modi The morning of August 1, 2025 , has just dawned in Washington DC with the subtlety of a bullhorn: Donald Trump has announced a flat 25 % tariff on all Indian imports , effective roughly a week later—August 7—since the executive order formally lists that date as the start. In layman’s terms, India has become the global piñata, and Team USA’s swinging first swing is a neat 25 % whap. Cue the confetti —and panic, early morning rupee dips, and fiery op‑eds in Kolkata cafés. Trump justified the move as a strategic jab at India’s energy purchases from Russia and what he called “high tariffs and obnoxious non‑monetary barriers.” He also sarcastically tagged India as “our friend,” even though friends don’t usually charge a quarter‑extra tax on your goods. On Truth Social (because of course), he added that India supports Moscow with crude oil and military hardware—thus, additional p...

The Bayou: Cocaine Gators, Predictable Plot and sub-par CGI makes this film hard to digest

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  Welcome friends to the world of Hollywood monster survival films where our protagonists are thrown into unknown territories and pitted against apex predators. Here they are snatched from the peaceful world and are lumped into the abyss, far away from civilization and surrounded by danger that lurks in the shadows of low budget CGI and green screen sets. To win the game you just have to ensure one thing - YOUR OWN SURVIVAL.  Now the monsters in question can be anything ;  man eating lions (The Ghost and the Darkness, Beast), dinosaurs (Jurassic Park film franchise) snakes (Anaconda), wolves (The Grey), Piranhas (Piranha film franchise) and of course sharks (Jaws) being one of the most notable film series among the infinite list of shark survival films made. In this elite list of films there's another monstrosity that has left it's indelible bite marks- Crocodiles/Gators. Be it Lake Placid, Rogue or Black Water among many others and all these films have one thing in commo...

The Gorge : Scott Derrickson's recent action horror flick entertains unlike many others of the same genre

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Two people take up a job in the middle of nowhere and end up in a romantic relationship. Yes that's quite apparent from watching the trailer of Scott Derrickson's new action-horror romance flick "The Gorge" but what awaits them in the boondocks is what keeps you guessing.  Highly trained operatives from different parts of the world Levi Kane (Miles Teller) and Drasa (Anya Taylor-Joy) find themselves in a tussle with the unknown when they take up a job in a part of a world that is hidden from plain sight. Their job is to guard the western and eastern fronts respectively across a massive gorge and ensure that whatever is inside does not find its way out into the human world. The gorge in question is big and deep and looks very much like Lily Phillips's fanny after the 1000 men challenge and also has an eerie appeal to it which is also similar to Ms Phillips's "nether region". Anyway so we are introduced to these two characters who happen to be elite sn...

Ring of Fire II : Blood and Steel A Sequel That No One Asked For, But We Needed For A Good laugh

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  Ah, Ring of Fire 2: Blood and Steel —a film so gloriously unnecessary, it makes you question whether even the first Ring of Fire was a good idea. Starring the always-somewhat-there Don "The Dragon" Wilson, this 1993 martial arts extravaganza (and I use that term loosely) is the sequel no one knew they needed, but somehow, we got anyway. If the first Ring of Fire was a lukewarm bowl of martial arts soup, Ring of Fire 2: Blood and Steel is that same soup reheated, spilled on the floor, and then angrily kicked across the room by legendary karateka Don "The Dragon" Wilson.  This film asks an important question: What would happen if a mild-mannered doctor also had the ability to dropkick people into oblivion? And the answer is: A lot of slow-motion fight scenes, a leather-clad biker gang that failed their villain auditions, and Don Wilson looking like he's constantly regretting signing on for this.   "Damn what did I get myself into" ? The plot? Well,...

Stallone's failed plot "Armor" gets shot by the audiences and critics alike

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It was a weekend afternoo n when I decided to make one of the worst decisions of my life. I mean, can you blame me ? It was the holidays after all and we were less than a week away from New Year and Christmas, was probably a day away; that I decided to watch one of my favorite childhood actor Sylvester Stallone's recent action flick - Armor. Judging by the name it was pretty evident what I was getting into , a vintage old school style action film that was destined to be an entertaining watch while I curled up under my blanket eating my treasured potato fritters. But little did I know what I had signed myself up for. Now I will be brutally honest, Sly's genre of films are definitely not known for its gripping storylines and compelling narratives. I mean no disrespect but except for First Blood, the Rocky Series and the recent Creed franchise none of his other films have had that depth or story that would keep you immersed in the plot . However Stallone had that commanding pr...