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Paatal Lok 2 fame Prashant Tamang dies at 43 due to cardiac arrest

11Jan

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Paatal Lok 2 fame Prashant Tamang dies at 43 due to cardiac arrest

The entertainment industry is in shock following the sudden death of singer and actor Prashant Tamang, best known for winning Indian Idol season 3. He passed away on January 11, 2026, at the age of 43 in New Delhi, leaving fans, colleagues and the Gorkha community deeply saddened. According to reports, Prashant was found unresponsive at his residence and was rushed to a hospital in Dwarka, where he was declared dead. While the exact cause of death is yet to be officially confirmed, initial reports suggest he may have suffered a cardiac arrest. Born on January 4, 1983, in Darjeeling, West Bengal, Prashant’s life was marked by resilience and determination. After losing his father at a young age, he joined the Kolkata Police as a constable, following in his father’s footsteps. Alongside his...

Oral bacterium may worsen disability in multiple sclerosis patients: Study

11Jan

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Oral bacterium may worsen disability in multiple sclerosis patients: Study

Abundance of severe gum disease -- periodontitis -- may worsen disability for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Previous studies have shown that periodontitis may contribute to central nervous system disorders through chronic inflammation. However, its role in multiple sclerosis has been unclear. The new research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that high levels of Fusobacterium nucleatum -- a bacterium found in the mouth -- were associated with about ten-fold higher odds of severe disability in multiple sclerosis patients. "While the gut microbiome has been extensively investigated in multiple sclerosis, the potential involvement of the oral microbiome has remained largely unexplored. Because the oral ca...

The Biggest Fitness Trends at CES 2026 (and What I Think About Them)

11Jan

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The Biggest Fitness Trends at CES 2026 (and What I Think About Them)

We may earn a commission from links on this page. I just got back from CES 2026, and you can see my real-time reports on some of the best and weirdest things I saw in our CES 2026 live blog. I tried on six(!) different exoskeletons, perked up my ears whenever I heard about a new smart strap, and looked in vain for new models of familiar fitness tech like watches. Here are the biggest trends I noticed and some notes on what was conspicuously missing. I've included prices where possible; anything without a price is likely too far from market to have one yet.The number of non-Whoop smart bands just doubled Luna band (underside) Credit: Beth Skwarecki ...

Indian study shows drug-resistant fungus turning more deadly, spreading globally

11Jan

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Indian study shows drug-resistant fungus turning more deadly, spreading globally

The drug-resistant fungal species Candida auris is turning more deadly and is also spreading globally, according to a study led by Indian researchers. Candida auris is a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen that has a unique ability to grow and persist on human skin. The study by researchers from the Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, in collaboration with the team at the National Institutes of Health in the US, showed that invasive fungal infections are spreading across the globe, and gaining in virulence, affecting about 6.5 million people per year. These infections are frequently associated with high mortality rates, often exceeding 50 per cent, even with antifungal therapy. “C. auris has developed wily cellular strategies to survive, including morphogenesis in ...

The Five Weirdest AI Inventions I Saw at CES 2026

10Jan

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The Five Weirdest AI Inventions I Saw at CES 2026

We may earn a commission from links on this page. AI is still the big thing in the tech world, but it's no longer the big new thing. It's been around long enough that simply integrating it into your product isn't enough to make it stand out anymore, especially at the biggest tech show in the world. While I attended this year's CES, the trend I noticed over and over again on the show floor was that AI is getting weird now. From personal hologram sidekicks to a gaming monitor that basically cheats for you, here are the five weirdest AI inventions I saw at CES 2026.Razer is giving you your own personal anime girl Credit: Michelle Ehrhardt ...

Nikkhil Advani breaks silence on Vivek Agnihotri`s Freedom at Midnight criticism

10Jan

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Nikkhil Advani breaks silence on Vivek Agnihotri`s Freedom at Midnight criticism

The second season of Freedom at Midnight, directed by Nikkhil Advani, is now streaming on SonyLIV. Based on the acclaimed book by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins, the show is an epic political thriller that vividly portrays the pivotal events of 1947. The series intricately weaves together the stories of key personalities who played instrumental roles in shaping the subcontinent`s history. The series features a stellar ensemble cast, including Sidhant Gupta, Chirag Vohra, Rajendra Chawla, Arif Zakaria, Ira Dubey, KC Shankar, RJ Malishka, Rajesh Kumar, Luke McGibney, Andrew Cullum, Richard Teverson, Alistair Finlay, and Cordelia Bugeja in pivotal roles. View this post on Instagram A post shared by S...

Growing global threat of brain-eating amoebae in water, environment: Study

10Jan

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Growing global threat of brain-eating amoebae in water, environment: Study

The free-living amoebae, also known as brain-eating amoebae, are becoming a growing global public health threat, warned a new study. Climate change, ageing water infrastructure, and gaps in monitoring and detection are making the dangerous group of pathogens lurk freely in water and the environment, warned the team of environmental and public health scientists, in the article published in the journal Biocontaminant. “What makes these organisms particularly dangerous is their ability to survive conditions that kill many other microbes,” said corresponding author Longfei Shu of Sun Yat sen University, China. “They can tolerate high temperatures, strong disinfectants like chlorine, and even live inside water distribution systems that people assume are safe,” Shu added. Amoebae are single...

Intertape Is a Crowdsourced Archive of Vintage Cassette Recordings

10Jan

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Intertape Is a Crowdsourced Archive of Vintage Cassette Recordings

If you've ever been intrigued by the mystery of a dusty cassette you found in a thrift shop—or if you're just looking for a new time-sink—you have to check out Intertapes, a website that digitizes "found cassettes" sent in by users all over the world, then posts them in full for anyone to listen to. The catalog is small at the moment—only 14 cassettes—but already really interesting. There's a bootleg cassette of music played at a Spanish nightclub in the late 1990s (lots of squelchy noises and relentless bass) and a 90-minute recording of New York hip hop station WBLS captured in '94 (Warren G.'s "Regulate" represent), amid more mysterious choices, like this haunting recording from a "destroyed cassette tape found on the side of the coast highway near Heraklion" in Greece; this tape full o...

Simple at-home blood tests accurately detect Alzheimer’s biomarkers

10Jan

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Simple at-home blood tests accurately detect Alzheimer’s biomarkers

Simple finger-prick blood samples that can be collected at home and mailed to laboratories without refrigeration or prior processing can help detect Alzheimer`s disease biomarkers accurately, according to an international study. The research, published in the journal Nature Medicine, represents the first large-scale validation of the accessible testing approach that removes geographic barriers and opens brain disease research to global populations without requiring specialised health care infrastructure. Alzheimer`s disease is usually confirmed through brain scans or spinal fluid tests, which are invasive and expensive. Blood tests that measure biomarkers, such as p-tau217, are emerging as accurate and accessible tools for detecting Alzheimer`s disease. "This breakthrough could fundamen...

Sophie Turner reveals why she can’t watch Game of Thrones anymore

10Jan

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Sophie Turner reveals why she can’t watch Game of Thrones anymore

Hollywood actress Sophie Turner has shared that she can’t watch her superhit series Game of Thrones anymore. The actress said that the Game of Thrones theme song has given her “PTSD”. The 29-year-old actress portrayed Sansa Stark in all eight seasons of the HBO fantasy show, which ran between 2011 and 2019, but Sophie has now revealed she “can’t watch” Game of Thrones and now sees the programme in a “totally different” way, reports ‘Female First UK’. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the host asked Sophie, “Do you feel the giant impact it`s made on television and the world?” She replied: “I think so? I don`t know”. Jimmy then asked the actress, “Do you ever watch it?” The actress said, “No! I mean, maybe like, season one, I watched it with my parents, and t...