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Mahira Khan proved she can rock casual wear like a pro. The ‘Humsafar’ actress spent her Eid morning in a plain black T-shirt and beige salwar. Taking to Instagram, she shared some pictures of herself preparing her home for the auspicious day. In one of the images, she is seen attaching fairy lights to the trees. In a video, she is seen arranging flowers. In the background, a refrain from an old Bollywood song could be heard. Sharing the pictures and the videos, ‘The Legend Of Maula Jatt’ star wrote that nothing compares to the contentment you get from completing housework dressed in casuals.

Natasa Stankovic? All eyes were on Jasmin Walia, Pandya’s rumoured new ladylove, as she was seen cheering for the Mumbai Indian’s captain during the IPL match. She was also seen boarding the MI team bus after they scored a victory against the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Kanye West has never been one to shy away from controversy, but his latest revelations about his marriage to Kim Kardashian and their children have left fans stunned. In a bombshell interview with DJ Akademiks, the 47-year-old rapper admitted that he never wanted to have kids with Kim, confessing that he regretted their relationship just two months in. «That was my fault. I didn’t want to have children with this person after the first two months of being with them, but that wasn’t God’s plan,» Kanye said, his face partially obscured by a black hooded robe—an eerie look reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan. His confession comes amid an escalating custody battle with Kim, 44, who is reportedly gearing up for a legal fight to strip him of access to their four children—North, 11, Saint, 9, Chicago, 7, and Psalm, 5.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Music labels in India are stepping up their crackdown on the unlicensed use of songs they own, especially by brands and influencers on social media and in advertisements. The Delhi High Court recently issued an interim order against One8 Commune, Virat Kohli’s restaurant chain, barring it from playing songs copyrighted by Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) without a valid licence.

“Friends, our indigenous games are now becoming a part of popular culture. You all must be knowing the famous rapper Hanumankind. His new song ‘Run It Up’ is becoming quite famous these days. Our traditional martial arts like Kalaripayattu, Gatka, and Thang-Ta have been included in it,” he said. The Prime Minister further added, “I congratulate Hanumankind that due to his efforts, people of the world are getting to know about our traditional martial arts.”

Ugadi 2025 Quotes Wishes: Ugadi, also known as Yugadi, is celebrated as the New Year in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka. It marks the beginning of the Chaitra month in the Hindu lunisolar calendar, usually falling in March or April. The festival signifies renewal, prosperity, and the arrival of spring, symbolizing new beginnings and hope for a prosperous year ahead. It is a time to celebrate cultural heritage and seek blessings for the year to come.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Earlier this month, I had a chance to watch a stage adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet in Bengali, a production by the theatre group Swapnasandhani in Kolkata.

Imran Pratapgarhi, a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said literature including poetry, dramas, films, stage shows including stand-up comedy, satire and art, made lives of human beings more meaningful. «Seventy-five years into our republic, we cannot be seen to be so shaky on our fundamentals that mere recital of a poem or for that matter, any form of art or entertainment, such as, stand-up comedy, can be alleged to lead to animosity or hatred amongst different communities,» the bench said. The court went on, «Subscribing to such a view would stifle all legitimate expressions of view in the public domain which is so fundamental to a free society.» The top court said this case showed even after 75 years of the existence of our Constitution, the law enforcement machinery of the state was either ignorant about this important fundamental right or did not care for it. Advocating free expression of thoughts by individuals, the top court said the effect of spoken or written words couldn't be judged on the basis of standards of the people who always had a sense of insecurity or those who always perceived criticism as a threat to their power or position.

Dhoom Machale—the high-energy Bollywood anthem synonymous with thrilling chases and grand heists—playing in the presence of British royalty sounds almost too surreal to be true. But at this year’s Commonwealth Day ceremony at Westminster Abbey, that’s exactly what happened. As King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived for the annual event, the distinctive notes of Dhoom Machale filled the air, played by the Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band—a Hindu Scottish ensemble known for blending traditional bagpipes with Indian musical influences. The unusual yet electrifying fusion stunned onlookers, and when a video of the moment surfaced online, it sent Indian social media into a frenzy. Many joked that this was Hrithik Roshan’s latest disguise, referencing his royal impersonation in Dhoom 2, while others saw it as poetic justice—Bollywood’s way of reclaiming cultural ground in the land of its former colonizers. Beyond the humor, however, the performance symbolized something deeper: the ever-growing cultural footprint of Indian music in spaces once considered exclusively Western.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Anthropic scored a win this week after a U.S. court denied an injunction that Universal Music Group and other record labels had sought to prevent the artificial-intelligence company from using copyrighted lyrics to train its AI models.

Kunal Kamra has lashed out at T-Series after the music label reportedly blocked visibility and monetisation of his stand-up special, Naya Bharat: A Comedy Special, on YouTube. Kamra took to X (formerly Twitter) to criticise the company, accusing it of misusing copyright laws. «Hello @TSeries, stop being a stooge. Parody and satire come under fair use legally. I haven’t used the lyrics or the original instrumental of the song. If you take this video down, every cover song and dance video can be taken down. Creators, please take a note of it,» he wrote. He further added, «Having said that, every monopoly in India is nothing short of the Mafia, so please watch/download this special before it’s taken down.»

Achilles was launched last month by City veterans Christopher Mills and Robert Naylor, who are best known for orchestrating the sale of Hipgnosis Songs to Blackstone in 2024. Mills and Naylor's close-ended strategy looks to take advantage of the discounts within the investment trust sector, but run a concentrated portfolio strategy to target just one or two companies at any one time.  Duo behind Hipgnosis Songs sale launch activist investment trust Achilles Achilles holds shares worth 8.8% of the issued shared capital of Urban Logistics through Waverton Investment Management, TR Pr...

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the summer of 2022, musician, dancer and actor FKA Twigs found transcendence on a Prague dance floor. Twigs—born Tahliah Debrett Barnett—was in the Czech capital to film for a remake of 1994 cult superhero film The Crow.

Napster, which started out as a music sharing service, is set for a revival and revamp after being acquired by 3D technology company Infinite Reality for $207 million on Tuesday. According to a press release from Infinite Reality (iR), in addition to relaunching Napster as a music streaming service, the company aims to transform it into a “social music platform that prioritizes active fan engagement over passive listening, allowing artists to connect with, own, and monetize the relationship with their fans”. Napster’s journey

Kunal Kamra has released a new video titled Hum Honge Kangal on Instagram, following his refusal to apologise for a joke about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The video, a parody of the song Hum Honge Kamyab, features visuals of Shiv Sena workers vandalizing the India Habitat venue, where Kamra had performed.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recover damages from Shiv Sainiks who vandalised the studio where stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's show was shot. Speaking to reporters, Raut alleged that there was «gunda raj» (hooliganism) in the state capital and said Fadnavis was incapable of handling the home department. The Mumbai police have registered an FIR against Kamra for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a show. The police also registered a case against nearly 40 Shiv Sena workers for allegedly vandalising the Habitat Studio in Mumbai's Khar area, where Kamra's show with «gaddar» (traitor) jibe at Shinde was filmed, and a hotel where the studio is located. The comedian taunted Shinde using a modified version of a Hindi song from the film «Dil To Pagal Hai», eliciting laughter from the audience. Raut said Kamra hadn't named anyone in the satire song and questioned the need for the agitated reaction.

Dave Grohl's time with Nirvana, it was first released on Pocketwatch, an album Grohl issued under the pseudonym Late! in 1992. Released as a Nirvana B-side, and later reimagined by Foo Fighters, the song's beauty lies in its understated beauty, reflecting Grohl's ability to craft music to its stripped-down essence. Grohl sings in almost a whisper-'All in all the clock is slow/ Six colour pictures all in a row/ Of a marigold'-is pure zen. With harmonies and gentle percussion, you feel warmth of the quite burst of yellow that the flower possesses.

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to strengthen regulations concerning films and audio-visual content that glorify alcohol, drugs, and violence. In its Demands for Grants 2025-26 report, the committee has expressed concerns about the impact of songs and clips that glorify alcohol, drugs, and violence on vulnerable audiences, particularly children and young adults. In light of these concerns, the committee has recommended the formulation of a comprehensive policy framework to strengthen existing guidelines and ensure strict compliance with court directives regarding content that promotes harmful substances.

time travel. For instance, whenever I hear 'Dekha Hai Maine Tumhe Phir Se Palat Ke' from Ravikant Nagaich's Wardat (1981), it takes me back to my childhood in Kadam Kuan, Patna. A bunch of 15-16-year-old boys are listening to Bappi Lahiri's music on a 45 RPM record. The boys are friends of my elder brother, and I, as a 6-year-old, have been banished from their midst. But I am allowed to peek in through the door. One of the boys is a famed dancer of the mohalla and everyone urges him to do his Mithun routine. I don't rate him highly. It is his white leather boots that, I feel, have prejudiced the jury in his favour. After much coaxing, he gets up, throws his arms in the air, and starts disco dancing. With Mithunda, you don't move around much. You just stand and deliver with hand movements and bent-knee hip gyrations. Decades later, I can still see the white leather boots with 2-inch heels and side zippers I coveted every time I listen to Bappi Lahiri sing that song. Lahiri's special genius was that he sang Hindi songs as if they were a foreign language. More often than not, like a slightly campy Welshman. Wardat was Mithunda's second coming as Gunmaster G-9, our own dancing James Bond. Though not as successful as Suraksha (1980), the soundtrack of Wardat is memorable.