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Popularity, 'bak kut teh' and paving way for idols: Klang-born Lingling returns home as KIIRAS thrills Malaysian fans

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 2 -- It was homecoming for Klang-born K-pop idol Lingling, as she and her group KIIRAS dropped by Malaysia this weekend for the first time since their debut as part of The Music Jou... Read More


Popularity, 'bak kut teh' and paving way for idols: Klang-born Lingling returns home as K-pop group KIIRAS thrills Malaysian fans

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 2 -- It was homecoming for Klang-born K-pop idol Lingling, as she and her group KIIRAS dropped by Malaysia this weekend for the first time since their debut as part of The Music Jou... Read More


Simon Lamouret: "I wish we had more narratives with an Eastern gaze on the West"

India, Aug. 2 -- What do you love most about the graphic novel as a literary form? There is more to a graphic novel than simply combining words and pictures. Creating a language that lies within the ... Read More


50 years of Sholay : Where is Ramgarh? The iconic village that became cinema history and a tourist hotspot

Mumbai, Aug. 2 -- The film Sholay directed by Ramesh Sippy, released on 15 August 1975, is still alive in the hearts of cinema lovers. This film, adorned with stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, ... Read More


Cricketer Rinku Singh removed as SVEEP icon over 'neutrality concerns'

India, Aug. 2 -- LUCKNOW The Election Commission of India (ECI) has removed Indian cricketer Rinku Singh from the voter awareness campaign - SVEEP (Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participat... Read More


'Mere Suspicion': 2 Kerala nuns get bail

New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Two nuns from Kerala and another person, accused of human trafficking and forced conversion, were released from Durg Central Jail in Chhattisgarh on Saturday after a court granted... Read More


Review: The Wanderer by V Shinilal

India, Aug. 2 -- Early on in the novel, the narrator-sutradhar, Karamchand, sees a travel guide, India, fall in muck and get rescued by a porter who then hands it over to a white man. He muses, 'India... Read More


Arunachal, Bengal, Kerala secure wins at 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship

Chennai, Aug. 2 -- The sixth day of the 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2025 witnessed the conclusion of Division 'B' matches, with Hockey Arunachal, Hockey Bengal, Kerala Hocke... Read More


Review: From the King's Table to Street Food by Pushpesh Pant

India, Aug. 2 -- Whenever I've heard Pushpesh Pant speak about food, whether in a three-hour Aaj Tak radio episode or from beneath the shade of a tree in Sunder Nursery, I always picture him with a mo... Read More


Ludhiana: Dengue larvae detected in 23 schools, 61 houses

Ludhiana, Aug. 2 -- Dengue larvae have been found in 23 schools and 61 houses during a large-scale inspection drive conducted by the health department across Ludhiana district, officials said. The wee... Read More