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Reliance Retail’s Tira Launches Korean Makeup Brand Hince in India

Reliance Retail’s omni-channel beauty destination Tira has exclusively introduced the popular South Korean makeup brand Hince to Indian consumers. The brand is now available on Tira’s online platform and selected offline stores. Known for its modern and minimalist aesthetic, Hince offers makeup formulations that enhance natural beauty rather than cover it up. The brand’s philosophy, […]

Smuggled North Korean phone exposes disturbing details of how Kim Jong Un’s regime spies on citizens |

A smartphone smuggled out of North Korea has offered one of the clearest glimpses yet into how tightly the state controls language, information and private behaviour. Obtained by the BBC in late 2024 through defector networks and analysed by technology specialists, the device shows a level of surveillance and ideological enforcement built directly into everyday […]

Who is Short Mouth Sun? Korean mukbang streamer quits streaming after admitting to illegal injection treatment

Who is Short Mouth Sun? Korean mukbang streamer quits streaming after admitting illegal injection treatment (Image via Getty) Mukbang YouTuber Short Mouth Sun, whose real name is Kim Mi-kyung, has stopped all her online and TV work after admitting she received medical injections from someone without a license. She shared the news directly with her […]

Bullying records! South Korean universities introduce new admission rule; rejects offending applicants

South Korea’s leading universities have begun rejecting applicants with histories of school bullying, marking the first time the country’s top institutions have enforced such a policy.Despite strong academic records, two students were denied admission to Seoul National University (SNU) last year, not for their grades, but for past involvement in school bullying.They were among 45 […]

‘Hypocrite’: North Korea slams South Korean President Lee Jae Myung over denuclearisation remarks; calls it ‘naive dream’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung North Korea on Wednesday lashed out at South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, calling him a “hypocrite” after he raised the issue of denuclearisation during his visit to the United States this week.Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies […]

South Korean President Lee appoints former PM Kim Boo-kyum as special envoy to India

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Sunday was appointed former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum as his special envoy to India, according to Yonhap News Agency.The move is seen as part of Seoul’s broader diplomatic outreach effort to strengthen ties with key global partners.Yonhap reported that Kim will leave for India on Wednesday.Kim Boo-kyum […]

Lee Jae-myung’s rise from poverty to brink of South Korean presidency

SEOUL: Lawsuits, scandals, armed troops and a knife-wielding attacker all failed to deter Lee Jae-myung’s ascendancy from sweatshop worker to the cusp of South Korea’s presidency.After losing by a razor-thin margin in 2022, the Democratic Party candidate has returned to the ballot, and is now poised to replace the political rival he was instrumental in […]

Leaked North Korean phone shows regime’s extreme censorship of foreign media

A smuggled mobile phone from North Korea has revealed new details about the country’s strict censorship system, which blocks nearly all access to foreign content, especially anything related to South Korea.According to a BBC report, North Korean smartphones automatically censor language and monitor user activity. Common South Korean words are altered or corrected, and the […]

(G)I-DLE rebrands as i-dle on 7th anniversary, drops ‘G’ to embrace new era : Bollywood News

The K-POP super girl group formerly known as (G)I-DLE has announced a rebranding, changing their name to i-dle and removing the “G” that represented “Girl.” Through this change, they aim to redefine their identity beyond gender or symbolic labels. Additionally, by eliminating the parentheses, typically used to emphasize or separate elements, they signal a move […]