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Friday, May 1, 2026
TopicBappi Lahiri

Topic: Bappi Lahiri

What was India’s disco decade like? How Dhurandhar made 1980s music & vibe cool again

On one end of the disco spectrum was the uber-cool, ultra modern Kalpana Iyer with her long legs and the other end was the saree-wearing, fully covered, big-bindi flaunting Usha Uthup. What tied them both together was music composer Bappi Lahiri.

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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

On Camera

India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AI

New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.