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Spotify tweaks paid plans into three buckets months after a hike
Swedish audio streaming platform Spotify has tweaked its paid offering, introducing a three-tiered subscription even as platforms struggle to convert...
Exploring the origin of a distant Type Ibn supernova found far from its host galaxy
Composite gri image of SN 2024acyl obtained with the Gemini-North Observatory on February 22, 2025. The position of SN 2024acyl...
Indian police investigate Kashmir link to Red Fort blast
Three days after a car exploded near the Red Fort in the Indian capital, Delhi, killing eight people, investigators have...
Mint Explainer | How India is emerging as the epicentre of global energy demand
Mint explains the factors behind the projected demand growth, trends in other major economies and its impact on the global...
Where are the movies for the masses? Single-screen theatres rue a year of blockbuster drought
As multiplexes in big cities celebrate premium-format hits, hundreds of single-screens across India ask—where have the mass entertainers gone? For,...
Supreme Court reserves verdict on whether insolvent telcos RCom, Aircel can sell spectrum to repay lenders
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on how spectrum held by Aircel and Reliance Communications (RCom) will be...
Ketamine disguised as tea keeps washing ashore on South Korea’s Jeju island
Jeju Coast GuardSome 28kg of ketamine, wrapped in foil and labelled with the Chinese character for tea, have been found...
Thai king set to make first visit to China in 50 years
Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondentGetty ImagesThis will be King Vajiralongkorn's first major state visitThailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn is due to...
RBI’s new gold loan norms force lenders to wind down repledged portfolios
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) recent gold loan norms have plugged a loophole that allowed banks and non-bank financiers...
Blind students sit 13-hour college entry exam in South Korea
BBC/Hosu LeeHan Dong-hyun, a student at Seoul Hanbit School for the Blind, is among those who will take the "longest...