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    Why the backlash against AR Rahman is unfair and an act of cultural illiteracy

    Nawaid Anjum
    21 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST

    From accusations of ‘playing victim’ to cries of irrelevance, how India’s first Oscar-winning composer has been reduced to his identity, and why the attempt to write him off is both shameful and wrong

    AR Rahman
    Entertainment
    Juan Carlos Marson
    India

    'Trump knows what will happen if Cuba is provoked': Cuban Communist leader

    20 Jan 2026 11:42 PM IST
    Legendary Mysore Mylari Dosa Hotel to open in Bengaluru
    Karnataka

    Legendary Mysore Mylari Dosa Hotel to open in Bengaluru

    20 Jan 2026 8:59 PM IST
    Mysuru silk sarees: Women queue up at 4 am outside KSIC showroom
    Karnataka

    Mysuru silk sarees: Women queue up at 4 am outside KSIC showroom

    20 Jan 2026 8:06 PM IST
    Magh Mela protest: Is BJP at odds with Shankaracharya?

    Magh Mela protest: Is BJP at odds with Shankaracharya?

    20 Jan 2026 8:01 PM IST
    Karnataka obscene video row adds to Ramachandra Rao’s trail of controversies

    Karnataka obscene video row adds to Ramachandra Rao’s trail of controversies

    20 Jan 2026 7:57 PM IST
    Sri Krishna Mutt, Karnataka temple, Udupi temple

    Udupi’s Sri Krishna Math enforces dress code for devotees, bans jeans, T-shirts

    20 Jan 2026 7:35 PM IST
    From Vajpayee to Shinde: The enduring politics of hotel hopping

    From Vajpayee to Shinde: The enduring politics of hotel hopping

    20 Jan 2026 6:30 PM IST
    Donald Trump

    What is Chagos Islands deal and why is Trump eyeing Diego Garcia in Indian Ocean?

    20 Jan 2026 6:22 PM IST
    Suryakumar Yadav

    Ind vs NZ, 1st T20I preview: Time for Suryakumar to sort out batting woes

    20 Jan 2026 6:02 PM IST
    TTD and annadhanam

    TTD to serve free meals twice daily at 56 temples nationwide from March

    20 Jan 2026 5:45 PM IST
    DY CHandrachud at Jaipur Lit Fest

    Bail as punishment and the uneasy legacy of Justice DY Chandrachud

    20 Jan 2026 5:35 PM IST
    Suicide of Kozhikode man exposes perils of social media trials

    Suicide of Kozhikode man exposes perils of social media trials

    20 Jan 2026 5:27 PM IST
    Construction site in Noida

    Noida techie death: Police arrest developer for negligence

    20 Jan 2026 5:25 PM IST
    Nitish Kumar

    Patna NEET aspirant’s death triggers protests, puts Bihar govt under fire

    Mohd Imran Khan
    20 Jan 2026 5:14 PM IST

    Police flip-flop, damning post-mortem findings and a hostel owner’s arrest have deepened doubts over the case’s handling, fuelling Opposition attacks...

    Mohammed Shami

    SIR process will not harm anyone, Shami clarifies after hearing in Kolkata

    20 Jan 2026 4:42 PM IST
    Donald Trump and Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Trump's world: Are global leaders sleepwalking into World War I-like crisis?

    20 Jan 2026 4:32 PM IST
    Madurai LIC officers death in fire named murder

    Twist in Madurai LIC office fire: Female manager's death ruled murder

    20 Jan 2026 3:47 PM IST
    Modi in Kartavya Bhavan - the replacing of old buildings with new in Lutyen Delhi

    Architecture as Modi's political assertion in remaking of Lutyens' Delhi

    20 Jan 2026 3:25 PM IST
    Saina Nehwal

    Saina Nehwal retirement: Achievements, awards of India's top shuttler

    20 Jan 2026 2:39 PM IST
    Kerala Governor

    After Tamil Nadu, Governor-state government standoff erupts in Kerala

    20 Jan 2026 2:19 PM IST
    Elon Musk

    Musk asks X users if he should buy Ryanair after CEO calls him ‘an idiot’

    20 Jan 2026 2:08 PM IST
    Denmakr and Greendland flags. Photo: iStock

    More Danish troops land in Greenland amid US plans to deploy military aircraft

    20 Jan 2026 2:05 PM IST
    PM Trump threatens 200 pc tariff on French wine over peace board snub

    France mocks Greenland move, snubs Board of Peace; Trump warns of 200 pc tariff

    20 Jan 2026 1:33 PM IST
    Kishtwar search operation

    Operation Trashi-I enters day 3; what’s happening in Kishtwar?

    20 Jan 2026 1:08 PM IST
    Bangladesh unrest casts long shadow on 2026 West Bengal polls

    Army seeks Bengal Governor’s intervention over Mamata’s Fort William and SIR claim

    20 Jan 2026 12:08 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi

    TN Governor RN Ravi walks out of Assembly, yet again, amid anthem row

    20 Jan 2026 10:50 AM IST
    Nitin Nabin

    Nitin Nabin’s elevation as BJP’s national president a calculated move by Modi-Shah

    20 Jan 2026 10:21 AM IST
    India-UAE

    India now UAE’s biggest LNG buyer with USD 3-bn deal; aims for mega trade, defence ties

    20 Jan 2026 10:16 AM IST
    How the fatal attack on Anjel Chakma is symbolic of a growing bloodlust in Devbhoomi Uttarakhand

    How the fatal attack on Anjel Chakma is symbolic of a growing bloodlust in 'Devbhoomi' Uttarakhand

    20 Jan 2026 9:27 AM IST
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