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TopicIndian rapper

Topic: Indian rapper

HC grants bail to rapper Vedan—‘consent on promise of marriage & consent on its expectation different’

On 31 July, the Thrikkakara police booked Malayalam rapper and songwriter Vedan, after a young doctor alleged that he had sexually abused her on multiple occasions.

Malayalam rap’s provocateur, Vedan’s battle with the system, his art & a #MeToo past

Calicut University added a song by Vedan to its BA Malayalam Literature syllabus but withdrew it after a BJP-linked syndicate member’s complaint that the song was 'inappropriate'.

‘Big Dawgs’ singer Hanumankind releases new single ‘Run It Up’

Last year, Hanumankind entered the Top 10 tracks on the Billboard Global 200 Singles with Big Dawgs, which was released in July 2024.

Inspired by Gully Boy, 2 Punjab IAS officers have a poll message for post-millenials

Two Punjab IAS officers and a govt servant are behind a rap number the EC has approved to spread voter awareness. Plan is to run it on Facebook, radio & YouTube.

Treating online trolls with sarcasm and hate won’t work, says rapper Sofia Ashraf

Speaking at Democracy Wall, Ashraf said she uses the attention she gets to give more artists like her a platform.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.