Amrutha Pagad

North Korea has done something it has never done before: admit that its Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un suffered from a health ailment. And it has also claimed, something no other country has so far: victory over Covid-19.

In 2020, the Hyderabad police launched an investigation into illegal instant loan apps. The loan apps were harassing borrowers to the extent that some died by suicide. Now, ED has found its links to the crypto exchange platform WazirX.

Haryana-based Instagram influencer Bobby Kataria loves to make Facebook lives, flex his biceps, walk with swag like a celebrity to background music and be in the spotlight. The social media fame, followers and likes are his fuel.

When someone says 'serial killer', most would think of names like Jeffery Dahmer or Ted Bundy. But serial killers are not limited to the US despite their pop culture fame. India is home to some of the most barbaric killers ever found.

India is set to get a new Chief Justice. President Droupadi Murmu notified the appointment of Justice UU Lalit as the next CJI effective August 27. Lalit will succeed outgoing CJI NV Ramana.

Apple released the iOS 16 beta 5 version for developers a few days ago and reviewers are going gaga on social media over one feature. Apple is bringing back the battery percentage indicator and the internet can't keep calm.

More interesting than the drama on The Kardashians is the drama churned out by Kanye West’s reactions to his ex-wife Kim Kardashian’s relationship with comedian Pete Davidson. While Kim K and Davidson have parted ways, the SNL star is rumoured to be seeking trauma therapy due to West’s incessant online harassment.

China has found a new "animal-derived" or zoonotic virus infecting humans in two of its provinces. The virus is called Langya Henipavirus (LayV).

As several people tuned into Alia Bhatt-starrer dark comedy Darlings on Netflix, news broke of an NRI woman's death by suicide over domestic violence in New York. Darlings told the story of Badru, trapped in an abusive marriage, but viewers found satisfaction in the revenge thriller. But there was no such ending for Mandeep Kaur.    

The diplomatic Kerala gold smuggling case has new and damning updates. Prime accused, Swapna Suresh, has more to say about the alleged involvement of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, his family and other members of the incumbent state government.

There is perhaps no Indian who has grown up without hearing the phrase, "nazar lag jaayegi," in various languages. In Kannada, Nazar is called 'Drushti'. In English, it is called the 'evil eye'. But now the belief is also on social media, in the form of an emoji.

Researchers from Yale University found something extraordinary during an experiment. Pigs used in an experiment had died for about an hour. But this experiment seemed to reverse a very small part of what we know constitutes to death.

Elon Musk's tweets are hilarious, market-moving, or lawsuit-enabling comments. Sometimes, they are also interesting and informative. On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, Elon Musk made a statement about digital and biological computing. What does it mean?

What an irony it is that at a time when the citizens of this country were busy filing the income-tax returns, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was busy unearthing mountains of hoarded and stolen wealth from a bunch of politicians. And that list includes ousted West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee.

It's just an American politician planning to visit a small Asian country as part of a boring diplomatic tour. That's what US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan should have been, except it has been turned into a geopolitical circus.

Alarm bells are going off in India after a 22-year-old man died of monkeypox in Kerala, making it the country’s and Asia’s first such death since the outbreak started in May. Here is a look at monkeypox updates from India and around the world.

A report found that Britain's Prince Charles's charity accepted more than Rs 9.6 crore in donations from two of Osama Bin Laden's half-brothers in 2013, two years after his death.

The latest in the clutches of ED is Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut in Maharashtra. Raut was arrested by the ED on Sunday, July 31, 2022, on suspicion of money laundering in the over Rs 1,000 crore Patra Chawl redevelopment scam.

Cheetahs, the fastest animal on land, are returning to India after more than 70 years. But their return has been both celebrated and criticised by the scientific community.

A woman celebrating her second wedding anniversary at a beach in Andhra Pradesh went missing on July 25. A search and rescue operation was launched costing nearly Rs 1 crore. But authorities were shocked when they found her.

The education sector can be quite brutal at times. Sky-high fees and a maze of bureaucracy has made higher education inaccessible to many. In one such case, the UK's University of Manchester has been embroiled in a controversy after a 27-year-old applicant died by suicide.

Partha Chatterjee, arrested by ED in the West Bengal SSC scam, has been removed from all posts in the West Bengal government. Chatterjee was the minister-in-charge of multiple portfolios in the Mamata Banerjee-led government.

Cats. Some people love them, some can't stand them. And some spend hours looking at cute cat videos on YouTube and Instagram. But those big-eyed and round faced, fluff balls that we call domestic cats are actually "invasive alien species" according to Poland.

Getting a government job for many Indians is the ultimate goal. But what is the price? Merit is not the criteria at several places, it's kickbacks. In West Bengal's SSC scam involving the now Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee, the alleged kickbacks run into at least Rs 50 crore.

Actor Ranveer Singh's recent naked photoshoot for Paper Magazine set the internet on fire and triggered a meme fest. But it seems like the photos offended some people too.

West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee is in a soup over his alleged involvement in the government school teacher recruitment scam. The ED has got the custody of the minister and his aide Arpita Mukherjee, a TV actor, till August 3. Mukherjee has also been named in the scam.

The Centre on Monday (July 25) told Rajya Sabha that they have not found any major safety issue with SpiceJet after spot checks. The government informed that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conducted 53 spot checks on 48 SpiceJet planes between July 9 and July 13.

In the latest in AI horror from the real world, a chess-playing robot broke a 7-year-old boy's finger in Russia. The incident was captured in a CCTV camera mounted behind the boy's head. 

Monkeypox has arrived in India after outbreaks were reported globally. India has reported four cases of monkeypox so far. And the latest one has concerned the government. A 34-year-old man from Delhi with no international travel history has been detected with monkeypox, the first known case of local transmission.

Byju's was once a go-to place for children seeking tuition, professionals taking skill-enhancing courses, and fresh graduates looking for a lucrative career. But it seems like the successful mirage is disappearing with time.