Movies made in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, even English feature among the year’s top five grossers in India. The first Hindi film, Brahmastra, comes in at No. 6. |
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| Carols at Christmas seem as natural as the aarti and fireworks at Diwali or semiya ki kheer at Eid. But will religion now determine what we can sing and partake of? |
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| New tracks are being released within videogames, new artists discovered via AI. New songs come at the listener not from the radio or music videos but from the soundtracks of viral Reels and Instagram Stories. See how technology is affecting fan bases and loyalties, bands’ strategies and gig calendars. |
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| Minds have to be kept open because there will always be something more to learn about these questions. That’s why Indians should be proud to be an argumentative country. That is why there should not be any full stops in India |
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| It’s rarely smooth sailing in the dating world. There’s a new term for the pandemic era’s new degree of desperation; another for the kind of person who won’t stop talking about therapy; terms for worries over spending; and for the willingness to try anything in the quest for love. |
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| Pranab was the quintessential witness to an era. Born in 1935, his career began as a clerk in the post and telegraph department in West Bengal and culminated as the 13th President of India |
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| The first videogame had no sound effects. Then came two-note ditties, later soundtracks, bestselling CDs, works by composers and music icons. Today, music helps tell the player how to feel, what to expect. And it lets artists from Ariana Grande to Lil Nas X reach all-new audiences. |
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| For the first time in four decades, India are a genuine podium contender at the World Cup, which will show what more needs to be done to script a new sporting legend |
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| The strategic location of these islands demands New Delhi’s full attention as it can open new vistas for India’s maritime strategy |
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| As the Sangh adapts to new social attitudes on issues such as gender, the Opposition’s task gets more challenging. It may consider returning to class-based mobilisation |
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| With CPI within the tolerance band for the second month, the Reserve Bank of India may consider pausing the rate-hike cycle |
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| India’s 5G puzzle consists of three crucial pieces — availability of 5G across the country, software that smartphones need to latch on to 5G networks, and real-world performance. |
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| It is vital to recognise that phone tapping impinges on democracy and the protection of every citizen’s fundamental right to privacy |
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| This extract from a new book on the life and legacy of Swami Vivekananda focuses on the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, which transformed him into an international spiritual celebrity |
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