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TopicBappi Lahiri

Topic: Bappi Lahiri

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

PTI -
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

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Kushan Mitra -
Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Why laser toning works best for Indian skin

Be soft, smile more, never text first—‘feminine energy’ is men’s new obsession

Economy

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Udit Bubna -
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

Defence

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

National Interest

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

Shekhar Gupta -
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.

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