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Kashish Mittal’s music journey baffles UPSC aspirants — ‘He shows IAS isn’t the end of the world’

Music has been Mittal's constant companion—JEE preparation, IIT days, and even at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. 'I always carried my sitar,' he said.

Estonian folk band brings Viking-era instrument to Delhi. Plays songs about ‘krishi’

The Estonian nu-folk band Puuluup was on the second tour of India. They gained wider audience through Eurovision, held in Sweden earlier this year.

Music doesn’t always increase productivity. Your personality matters too

Your personality has a key influence on whether background music can boost productivity or be distracting in the workplace, which relates to your unique optimal level of mental alertness.

Record labels accuse tech companies of copying songs—new trouble for AI industry?

The lawsuits allege that tech companies used data comprising pre-existing sound recordings owned by various record labels and copied without permission. These sound recordings are at the heart of this issue.

Madan Mohan was the ‘Prince of Ghazals’. But accolades only came after death

Despite the success of Ae Dil Mujhe Bata De (1956), Jhumka Gira Re (1966), Teri Aankhon Ke Siva (1969), it was not until 1970, 20 years after his first film—that he won his first award.

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.

Carnatic musicians indulged TM Krishna for too long. Boycott is just a start

Krishna has slandered an entire community in the name of freedom of speech. But Brahmin musicians numerically dominate the field due to a complex mix of socio-economic factors, not casteism.

Stars of Hindutva pop write songs about love jihad, Pulwama. They’re unofficial BJP anthems

Article 370, love jihad, and stereotypes about Muslim population growth are common themes, along with mentions of Shah Rukh Khan and his son Aryan Khan, as well as the other Khans.

Beyonce’s foray into country music will help it break away from stereotypes

Beyoncé joins performers like Charley Pride and Mickey Guyton – country stars whose success forced them to confront questions about the links between their racial and musical identities.

How ‘music therapy’ can boost your mental and physical health

Indian ragas offer a unique way to reduce patient stress and ease pain, while also providing a familiar form of entertainment.

On Camera

America imagines Asim Munir is the cure to jihadism. He is the disease

Less than an hour earlier, William Putscher had been lunching on a hot dog by the poolside, in the congenial environment of the American...

Paul John Whisky, Malhar Gin win top honours at Soho India Wine & Spirits Awards 2025

Goa: Creators of the Paul John Indian Single Malt Whisky and Malhar India Craft Gin, John Distilleries registered yet another stellar showing at the...

Munir threatens India, again; accuses Delhi of ‘using’ TTP, asks Afghan Taliban to ‘rein in proxies’

Speaking at Pakistan Military Academy in Abbottabad’s Kakul, Field Marshal Munir said it is ‘disconcerting that Afghan soil is being used for terrorism in Pakistan’.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.