Bad Moms can now safely be retitled Mildly Bad Moms. Meanwhile, no Indian woman is an “item”.
What the censors cut: ‘Dishoom’, ‘Bad Moms’
Your guide to what you were not allowed to watch or hear in the week’s releases.

Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse
What Iranians in India think about the war and Tehran
India lost jets in Operation Sindoor due to ‘political constraint’: Defence attaché to Indonesia
Tech jobs aplenty in Dubai’s AI boom – depending on your passport
‘Map of Memories’: Experimental poems resonate with the poet’s identity as migrant, scholar, thinker
Economic history: How the relationship between government and big business changed in India
Review: Rekha is the life and soul of Muzaffar’s Ali’s classic ‘Umrao Jaan’
Why EC move to create new Bihar voter list has rung the ‘NRC’ alarm bell
Justice is not a startup: Why AI and technology can’t lead to meaningful reform
West Bengal alleges Odisha has detained nearly 100 of its migrants claiming they are Bangladeshis
Bad Moms can now safely be retitled Mildly Bad Moms. Meanwhile, no Indian woman is an “item”.