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Carey, Minaj quit American Idol

MUMBAI: Iconic pop star Mariah Carey and rapper Nicki Minaj are set to bid adieu to reality singing competition ‘American Idol’. The duo who are judging Season 12 and had famously clashed on the show will follow long-serving judge Randy Jackson who also announced his departure. Fox released...

ICICI Lombard launches new radio ad

MUMBAI: Insurance major ICICI Lombard has recently launched its new travel insurance campaign using the FM radio medium. The company's campaign runs across five cities till 10 June on major FM stations including Red FM, Big FM and Radio City. The 40 second ad uses ‘Hinglish' (mix of English and...

Shazhn Padamsee launches Li'l Planet M

MUMBAI:  For all those little kids out there who've always enjoyed playing with toys, here's a grand toy store - Li'l Planet M at Powai which was launched by Bollywood celebrity Shazahn Padamsee.

Big FM 'Manasa Thotta singer launched'

MUMBAI: Big FM in association with Cavin’s Milkshake executes a unique search for Singing Talent Hunt “Big Manasa Thotta Singer”. Manasa Thotta Singer was spectacular and got a huge response of 1000 and odd registration across Chennai. The auditions took place in the studio and eight kiosks were...

Radio Mango Anti Tobacco Day

MUMBAI: Radio Mango tries out a little disruption to stand out on Anti-Tobacco Day. Songs suddenly get interrupted by what seems to be an emergency broadcast. We apologize for the interruption.

Radiowalla named winner of 2013 TiE50 'Top Startup'

NEW DELHI: Radiowalla Network Private Limited has been named winner of 2013 TiE50 ‘Top Startup’ Award at TiEcon 2013, the world’s largest conference for entrepreneurs. Radiowalla was amongst 50 winners honoured on 18 May at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.

Madonna sells penthouse to an Indian tycoon

MUMBAI: Pop diva Madonna has sold her New York penthouse for a loss to US-based Indian business tycoon Deepak Narula. As per reports, Madonna had purchased the six-bedroom Harperley Hall home in Manhattan's Upper West Side in 2009 for a reported $32.5 million and spent millions more renovating the...

Samsung unveils smartphone Galaxy S4 mini

MUMBAI: Samsung has officially announced a portable version of its flagship smartphone Galaxy S4 mini in the global mobile market. The device is equipped with 4.3 inch qHD Super AMOLED display, android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, 1.7GHz dual-core processor, 8MP rear-facing camera, 1.9MP HD front-facing...

Samsung unveils smartphone Galaxy S4 mini

MUMBAI: Samsung has officially announced a portable version of its flagship smartphone Galaxy S4 mini in the global mobile market. The device is equipped with 4.3 inch qHD Super AMOLED display, android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, 1.7GHz dual-core processor, 8MP rear-facing camera, 1.9MP HD front-facing...

Palm Music Expo gets underway

MUMBAI: The 13th Palm Expo got underway at the Bombay Exhibition Centre. The three-day B2B event has attracted around 136 companies and brands-international and local - to network with the country's top artists and distributors. Participants include some of the world’s leading brands like - Mapex...

Daft Punk's Random Access Memories debuts at #1 on album charts across the world

MUMBAI: Internationally, the album hit the #1 spot on digital charts in 97 countries, dominated UK charts to become the fastest selling album of 2013 and had the biggest first week album sales in France since 2007, where the album is already triple platinum. Daft Punk also earned their first...

Microsoft India joins Viva Group of Institutions

MUMBAI: Microsoft Corporation India today joined forces with Viva Group of Institutions to help increase student employability through its education resource program, Ed-vantage. The program provides a platform for corporate houses to hire high-caliber Microsoft Technology Certified Students from...

Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan to perform for a cause

MUMBAI: Renowned ghazal maestro Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan has returned to India after a year to perform a concert for the drought affected areas in Maharashtra. Titled ‘Ek Ehsaas’, the concert will be held on 31 May in Mumbai. The concert will be presented in association with Big FM’s three-month long...