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How indie track ‘Taare’ became the unofficial anthem of the CJP protests

Released in June 2026, the upbeat track on surviving disappointment has found an unplanned second life as a student protest song.

Madhubala brought songs to life—Mohe Panghat Pe to Aaiye Meherbaan

Madhubala did justice to the voices of both Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, turning every song into a seamless, living performance.

To be proud or not to be — the question most Bengalis are wondering

Our weddings, festivals, and pubs now hum popular Bollywood hits, for in 2026, sophistication means pretending to be something we are not.

Baggi, bandhgalas, baajas—Sohan Lal & Sons Ghori Wala pioneered the baraati band in Delhi

Sohan Lal Ahuja's baraati bands would play famous songs such as Mera Joota Hai Japani and Sir Par Topi Lal along with filmy marriage songs like Raja ki Aayegi Baraat.

Mukesh chose songs about heartache. His fans with broken hearts couldn’t ask for more

On the death anniversary of the singer with a 'golden voice', here's some of Mukesh's songs that listeners nursing their broken hearts keep turning to.

Pakistanis can’t get over ’70s Bollywood. Junaid Safdar’s viral wedding song is proof

Social media users and celebrities, including Mehr Tarar, couldn't get enough of Safdar's rendition of 'Kya Hua Tera Wada' at his wedding.

8 songs that prove Anand Bakshi was Hindi cinema’s lyricist for the common man

While some of his contemporaries and seniors like Sahir, Majrooh and Gulzar are considered more ‘poetic’, Anand Bakshi kept it simple and read the pulse of the masses.

Sahir at 100: The ‘pal do pal ka shayar’ who doesn’t fade even 41 years after his death

Sahir Ludhianvi would’ve been 100 this March, and his lyrics and poetry still resonate for their philosophical tinge, symbolism & social consciousness.

Geeta Dutt: Hindi cinema’s skylark who enthralled millions

Geeta Dutt's career began with a meteoric rise as one of the most sought-after female voices in Bollywood but tragically ended in marital problems and alcohol.

Urdu sounds are disappearing from Bollywood songs

The gradual decline of Urdu diction in Bollywood songs from Mughal-e-Azam to My Name is Khan

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.