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Bappi Lahiri—India’s flashy disco king whose gold chains even intrigued Michael Jackson

Falguni Sharma -
His song Jimmy-Jimmy, which he composed for Disco Dancer in 1982, was dubbed into more than 45 foreign languages.

After Oscars, Grammy Awards 2022 ‘In Memoriam’ section skipped Lata Mangeshkar, Bappi Lahiri

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Disappointed fans called out the Grammys for honouring 'only American music', claim the event felt 'futile and insignificant'.

Tragic that ‘non-issue’ made into issue for politics: What Urdu press said this week on hijab row

Abantika Ghosh -
ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

How NSE became a ‘laughing stock’ exchange, and the flip-side of ‘vasudhaiva kutumbakam’

Amogh Rohmetra -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

It took Ekta Kapoor to bring Covid on TV. Don’t worry, it’s still a Naagin’s fight

Shailaja Bajpai -
The first episode of Naagin Season 6 on Colors TV pulls no punches: it identifies the enemy as 'Chingistan', although the characters look Eurasian.

Easy trick to make scams disappear, and a golden tribute for Bappi Lahiri

Amogh Rohmetra -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, a pioneer of disco music in India, dies at 69

PTI -
With his trademark gold chains and sunglasses, Lahiri was known for songs in films of late 1970s-1980s, including 'Disco Dancer' and 'Sharaabi'.

Sweet and salty ‘corona’ food — because Indians need variety even in a pandemic

Unnati Sharma -
Creativity of Indians is on the rise during the Covid-19 crisis with some of them even composing songs and writing poems based on the coronavirus.

Disco Dancer and the era of disco featuring Bappi Lahiri

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Bappi Lahiri’s iconic music electrified an entire generation and continues to inspire old-school disco diehards.

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Opinion

The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

Rishi Gupta -
China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

Great Nicobar Project is a trade game-changer for India

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Economy

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

Manasi Phadke -
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Defence

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

Snehesh Alex Philip -
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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