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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicPop music

Topic: pop music

Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain is still shaping pop culture. Here’s how

Howard Monk -
Nirvana were everywhere at the start of the 1990s, much like Taylor Swift’s omnipresence today.

Haryanvi songs are moving from vulgarity to veil — ghoonghat is sexualised, male gaze the muse

+TFP Jyoti Yadav -
Songs such as 52 Gaj ka Daman and Chatak Matak are gaining popularity in Haryana. Singers have no option but to give in to the disturbing trend.

Viva – India’s first girl group that sang feminist anthems in the early 2000s

Sanskriti Bhatnagar -
At the dawn of a new century, India had an all-girl band whose members were outspoken, didn't shy away from risque fashion and were unapologetic about their behaviour.

Pop Goes India—my suggestion to Rajiv Gandhi when he wanted to promote rock: Remo Fernandes

Remo Fernandes -
In his autobiography, Remo Fernandes talks about how he was one of the faces behind India's revolution in pop music.

‘I’m so angry. It’s insane’: Britney Spears’ emotional outburst in court on dad’s guardianship

Taran Deol -
2 years after a public breakdown in 2006, Britney Spears was officially placed in the care of her father Jamie Spears, in a conservatorship that she describes as 'oppressive and controlling'.

I’m a Taylor Swift fan and I don’t need male approval to enjoy her music

Shubhangi Misra -
Taylor Swift joined the ranks of Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon after winning her third Album of the Year Award at the 63rd Grammy Awards.

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Opinion

Arijit Singh is the bridge between 3 generations—Rafi to Ritviz

Triya Gulati -
Arijit Singh has the emotional depth and melody the older generation wants. But he also carries the vulnerability that young people can connect with.

Will Vishal Mishra replace Arijit Singh? Timing & consistency on his side

Hyderabad’s Nizams are a pale shadow of their past. Unlike Scindia & Karan Singh

Economy

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

Vaibhav Pant -
FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

Defence

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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