A frame displays pictures of a woman who suffers from Exogenous Ochronosis, a cutaneous disorder due to a long-term application of hydroquinone skin-lightening beauty products, at Rabito Clinic which specialises in skin diseases in Accra, Ghana. Africa is experiencing a massive trend of skin bleaching, particularly in teenagers and young adults. In a continent where regulations are often lax or scorned this phenomenon is also laden with health risks.

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A case of death due to negligence was registered against the joint engineer of the area, police said. read more

Sonu Nigam revealed that if it weren’t for Anil Kapoor, he wouldn’t have tampered with a song by his ‘guru’ Rafi. read more

As Sonu Nigam turns 45 today, he says his only birthday wish is to evolve as a person every year read more

Big names and reputations don’t matter to composer Tanishk Bagchi, who doesn’t flinch before dropping them in his pursuit of the right voice. read more

Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Nigeria and Senegal were all eliminated in the group phase in Russia, leaving Africa without a representative in the knockout rounds for the first time since the 1982 World Cup in Spain. read more

Carlos Tevez urged Argentina to do more to ensure the country’s all-time leading goalscorer -Lionel Messi - can succeed on the world stage. read more

Heimir Hallgrimsson has stepped down as Iceland coach after seven years with the team, the Football Association of Iceland (KSI) said on Tuesday. read more

Emeka Ezeugo, a graduate of DAV College, Chandigarh, played for Nigerian football team in the 1994 World Cup read more

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Eking out a hand to mouth existence earlier, women in MP’s tribal districts of Mandla and Dindori are now financially and socially empowered, in better health and inspiring others in the region. read more

With a large concentration of the student population eager to experiment, the district is fast becoming a hunting ground for drug peddlers; though police have started a crackdown and a helpline, the supply will stop only when the demand dries up. read more

After undergoing the Osada procedure recently, Blessing is having her “normal menstrual cycles and would be able to conceive a healthy baby in the future,” doctors at the Delhi hospital said. read more

Eight passengers were rescued and the body of one of the passengers was recovered, Nigeria’s emergency agency said. read more

Narcotics Control Bureau official said it was one of the rarest of rare events where narcotics were being smuggled by hiding them inside the uterus. read more