QWrap: Can Rajnath Seal Indo-Pak Border & Should You Watch Mirzya?

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A still from ‘Mirzya’. (Photo Courtesy: YouTube Screenshot)

1. Rajnath Promises to Seal Indo-Pak Border by 2018

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the Indo-Pak border will be completely sealed by December 2018. Now that's tricky, given how India's 2308 km long border traverses through dense jungles, treacherous mountains and deep seas. How exactly is Mr. Singh going to live up to his words?

2. Rahul’s “Khoon Ki Dalali” Remark Insults the Army, Says Amit Shah

BJP chief Amit Shah addressing the media on Friday, took on Rahul Gandhi for his “Khoon ki dalali” comment made on Thursday. He also expressed strong disappointment over political parties raising questions on the veracity of the surgical strike.

3. Does the Paris Pact Hint a Sell-Out of India’s National Interest?

India’s total greenhouse gas emissions may be among the highest, but historically speaking climate change was caused by developed nations like the United States and European countries. So should India have an equal responsibility in addressing climate change or is it selling out by signing the Paris Agreement? Manish Tewari explores this question for The Quint.

4. ‘Mirzya’ Makes You Feel Like You Couldn’t Care Less

Have you been dragged to a door ke rishtedaar ki shaadi? A shaadi that is grand and opulent all right and even has amazing biryani but leaves you feeling like “sannu ki”, you just couldn’t care less. Mirzya is that state of mind!

The film has Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra at the helm of affairs and is penned by a literary royalty like Gulzar. However, it leaves you with a disconcerting feeling. There simply isn’t enough connection. We just can never get ourselves to care for the lovers or evoke empathy like a grand love story should ideally make us do.