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Superstar Singer 2 winner: Mohammad Faiz from Jodhpur lifts trophy; gets Rs 15 lakh cash prize [details]

The young talents were mentored by Salman Ali ('Indian Idol 10' winner), Pawandeep Rajan ('Indian Idol 12' winner), Arunita Kanjilal ('Indian Idol 12' first runner-up) and Sayli Kamble ('Indian Idol 12' second runner-up) and Mohammad Danish ('Indian Idol 12' third runner-up).

Sep 4, 2022

West Bengal's scams, their time frame and controversies around them [read now]

Different central agencies probing the different financial scams in West Bengal have witnessed a unique timing pattern in such scams since 2011, when the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress came to power in the state ending the 34-year Left Front rule.

Sep 4, 2022

Kanye West: "Pornography addiction destroyed my family"

The 'Donda' rapper was talking about Kris Jenner, who manages Kylie and his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, supporting her daughters as they shot for Playboy magazine in September 2019 and 2007 respectively.

Sep 3, 2022

Who is Laxman Narasimhan; Starbucks gets new Indian-origin CEO [details]

Laxman Narasimhan, who currently heads health and hygiene company Reckitt, will join Starbucks in October and take over from its iconic interim CEO Howard Shultz in April.

Sep 2, 2022

Punjabi singer Nirvair Singh dies in freak car crash near Melbourne

According to media reports, Nirvair was driving in his lane when a speeding car lost its control and crashed into a jeep, which flipped into the singer's lane.

Sep 2, 2022

New rule of nature? These mice grow bigger on the rainier sides of mountains

The mice from the western side of the mountains were bigger than the ones from the east, but DNA said that they were all from the same species.

Sep 1, 2022

Telangana: Cybercrime tops in FIR conversion rate, says state DGP

The higher number of cases of cybercrimes and human trafficking registered are attributed to the proactive measures taken by Telangana Police to deal with such crimes effectively and render justice to victims, he said.

Aug 31, 2022

How does black fever causing parasite spread; Indian scientists make breakthrough discovery

Indian scientists have made a major medical breakthrough by discovering how the Leishmania parasite, which causes black fever or Kala-Azar, spreads so fast, promising a new approach towards its treatment.

Aug 31, 2022

Veteran Bengali actor Pradip Mukherjee dies in Kolkata, aged 76

Veteran actor of the Bengali silver screen, Pradip Mukherjee, who became legendary after his iconic role of Somnath in Satyajit Ray's 'Jana Aranya', died in a hospital here on Monday. He was 76.

Aug 29, 2022

NIT Srinagar students to be fined ₹5,000 for watching India vs PAK match in groups [here's why]

Dean Students' Welfare NIT issues notification in which hostel inmates are directed to remain inside their allotted rooms during the match.

Aug 28, 2022

Indian slams Chinese Ambassador's remarks on vessel visit

Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka on Saturday said, "We have noted the remarks of the Chinese Ambassador. His violation of basic diplomatic etiquette may be a personal trait or reflecting a larger national attitude."

Aug 28, 2022

Russian shelling on Ukraine train station kills 22 people

As Ukraine marked its 31st Independence Day, Russian shelling of the Chaplyne train station in the central Dnipropetrovsk region has killed at least 22 people, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an address to the nation.

Aug 25, 2022

Liger Pre Release Business: Here's How Much Vijay Deverakonda-starrer Earned Before Hitting Screens

Vijay Deverakonda's much-hyped Liger has done an exceptional business before its release. The multilingual flick is hitting the screens on Thursday, August 25, to a huge hype.

Aug 24, 2022

ED recovers AK-47 during raid in Jharkhand mining case

ED recovers AK-47 from Jharkhand CM's close aide during raid in Jharkhand mining case [details]

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is conducting raids at multiple locations across the nation in connection with a prevention of money laundering case pertaining to mining and extortion in Jharkhand on Wednesday, has recovered AK-47 from the premises of one of the accused.