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Monday, February 23, 2026
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Topic: Kpop

Manipur to Ghaziabad — why Indians are drawn to K-pop

The recent deaths of the three sisters in Ghaziabad point to an acute obsession with Korea and Korean culture prevalent in Indian society.

Jin, oldest member of K-pop’s BTS, finishes mandatory army service; band to reunite in 2025

Jin was the first member of the group to wrap up the mandatory national service that put the septet’s music careers on hold. Shares of HYBE, the label which houses BTS, jumped 1.01% in early trade on Wednesday.

Bihu gets a K-pop twist. Aoora’s song with Assamese singer Nilotpal Bora is a daring mix

The collaboration aligns with Nilotpal Bora’s aim to take Assamese music to a global audience. He knows an international artist singing a regional song will make people curious about Bihu.

On Camera

Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

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.

Post-elections, Bangladesh Army shuffles top military & intel posts, defence adviser in India recalled

Orders issued by Army Headquarters reassign key operational commanders and senior intelligence officials, including the head of DGFI, the country’s premier military intelligence agency.

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.