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TopicPuneeth Rajkumar

Topic: Puneeth Rajkumar

Puneeth Rajkumar was more than Kannada cinema royalty. A foodie, cyclist, singer too

The Rajkumars are to Sandalwood what the Kapoors are to Bollywood. But Puneeth, who died unexpectedly at 46, was known to have his fingers in many pies.

For millennial Indians, KK voiced ‘Pehla pehla pyaar’. It’s why his loss feels personal

Friendship, romance, youth—KK's songs defined the mood of the 90s and early 2000s. 'Yaaron', 'Tadap tadap ke' are unforgettable.

Panic after Puneeth Rajkumar’s sudden death, Karnataka hospitals see 30% rise in cardiac tests

Doctors say most patients signing up for 'knee-jerk' cardiac tests are in their 20s or 30s, and seem unsettled by the death of Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar due to a heart attack.

Late Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar donated his eyes, which have helped 4 people gain vision

Doctors say the latest technology in microsurgery has made it possible to slice the different parts of the cornea with microscopic precision to help multiple patients.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

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.

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

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.