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Valentino’s India connection. It went beyond Bollywood

In 2018, Maison Valentino created its first—and only—Indian lehenga, designed exclusively for Isha Ambani.

‘You are our pride’—Paresh Rawal extends support to AR Rahman after Bollywood ‘snub’

Five years ago, AR Rahman told Radio Mirchi that a ‘gang’ in the Hindi film industry prevented him from getting work in Bollywood.

Oscar-winner Keeravani composes R-Day Parade music. ‘Will be performed by 2,500 artists’

MM Keeravani, who bagged the Oscar for ‘Naatu Naatu’ in 2022, is the only other Indian music composer after AR Rahman to win the Academy Award.

Malaika Arora started modelling at 17. ‘I had to be my mum’s support’

In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, Malaika Arora talked about her journey, the influence her mother had on her, and working at Scarlett House with her son.

AR Rahman after BBC interview backlash—‘India is my inspiration, never wished to cause pain’

In the BBC interview, Rahman said that work from the Hindi film industry has slowed for him in the last eight years.

Javed Akhtar, Shankar Mahadevan launch Goongoonalo app—artists own the songs, not labels

The launch on 17 January saw the presence of stalwarts like Prasoon Joshi, Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam, Sameer Anjaan, Shaan, Papon, among 40 others.

AR Rahman’s BBC interview divides Bollywood. ‘Can’t afford him and a big star together’

AR Rahman also talked about increased corporatisation in Bollywood, and how creative decisions are being taken by those who do not have much idea about the craft.

Every joint family has an idiot, I am that in Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos: Vir Das

Vir Das says he’s giving an ‘absurd’ spin to the spy genre in the upcoming Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos. ‘It’s like Johnny English beats Tees Maar Khan.’

‘Release Jana Nayagan & ban Parasakthi’—Congress can’t decide if cinema should be censored

Billed as the DMK’s film for the election season, Parasakthi’s title is borrowed from another 1952 film written by former DMK president M Karunanidhi.

MasterChef India recognises chefs with disability. Hyderabad’s Hussain, Nepal’s Ratna Tamang

Unlike MasterChef US, where disabled contestants participated, Season 9 of the Indian edition celebrated and honoured their talent.

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Beneath the ice — what a lost US base from the Cold War reveals about Greenland

A failed US plan to hide missiles under the ice now provides vital clues for understanding Greenland’s future and climate risks.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.