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Podcast listeners surge in India, but ad revenue lags behind

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- Podcasts are increasingly popular in India, but their advertising revenue remains modest. The number of monthly podcast listeners rose to 177 million in 2024, according to a rep... Read More


"They are a separate country, we can't do anything", TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Bangladesh violence

Kolkata, Dec. 23 -- TMC leader Kunal Ghosh condemned the tragic lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh but maintained that West Bengal is unable to take any action while protests broke out across the s... Read More


Krishna Mandir Road to Ishmeet Chowk in Ludhiana: Dug-up stretch at water project site turns accident-prone

Ludhiana, Dec. 23 -- Residents of Model Town have warned of rising safety hazards on a busy stretch dug up for the ongoing 24x7 water supply project, being executed by the municipal corporation, claim... Read More


Mongolia presents pilot results of National Multidimensional Poverty Index

Mongolia, Dec. 23 -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) of Mongolia presented the pilot results of the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) developed under the United Nations Development Pr... Read More


Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan attend 'Ikkis' screening in Mumbai

Mumbai, Dec. 23 -- Ahead of its theatrical release, the makers of Agastya Nanda starrer 'Ikkis' held a special screening for the cast and their family members in Mumbai. Visuals from the venue captur... Read More


Blunder led to wrongful cremation in Ludhiana: FIR against private hospital after body mix-up, kin protest at facility

Ludhiana, Dec. 23 -- An FIR has been registered against the management and staff of Orison Hospital on Barewal Road for alleged medical negligence after the facility reportedly mixed up the bodies of ... Read More


Illegal passage of overloaded trucks: HC rejects anticipatory bail pleas of ARTO, others

India, Dec. 23 -- LUCKNOW The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court rejected the anticipatory bail applications of Rajeev Kumar Bansal, an assistant regional transport officer (ARTO) posted in Luc... Read More


Health workers' strike disrupts services across public hospitals

Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- Fortune Eromonsele, Zainab Adewale and Oluwakemi Adelagun Public hospitals across Nigeria have recorded widespread disruptions in healthcare services following the continued natio... Read More


Kerala: Payyannur inspector reports a suspected murder-suicide case of family of four

Kannur, Dec. 23 -- Payyannur Police Inspector, Rajeesh Theruvath Peedikayil, informed that a family of four, including two children, was found dead on Monday night near Payyannur in the district. He a... Read More


Violence against Hindus in Bangladesh is 'Stain on Humanity,' says Union Minister Giriraj Singh

Patna, Dec. 23 -- Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, stating that targeted attacks are a "stain on humanity" and the mistr... Read More