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Rupali Ganguly

Rupali Ganguly, Indian television actress, daughter of director Anil Ganguly; Monisha in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai (2004–2006) and lead of Anupamaa (2020–), a top-rated Hindi serial; joined BJP in May 2024.

Ruparelia Group

The Ruparelia Group is a family-owned Ugandan conglomerate founded by Sudhir Ruparelia in 1985, spanning hospitality, real estate, education, and finance, and known for the 2016 collapse of Crane Bank.

Rupasi Bangla

Rupasi Bangla ("Bengal the Beautiful") is a posthumous collection of 61 Bengali poems by Jibanananda Das, published in August 1957 by Signet Press, Calcutta, three years after his death.

Rupatadine

Rupatadine (Rupafin) is a second-generation, once-daily oral antihistamine that blocks both H1 histamine and PAF receptors, used for allergic rhinitis and urticaria; 10 mg dose, CYP3A4-metabolized, desloratadine-forming, ranked highly among oral antihistamines.

RuPaul

RuPaul (RuPaul Andre Charles, born 1960, San Diego) is an American drag queen, singer, and TV host who created RuPaul's Drag Race in 2009 and holds 14 Primetime Emmys, the record for a competition host.

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race, American reality competition series (premiered 2009 on Logo, now MTV) hosted by RuPaul; Season 18 crowned Myki Meeks; renewed for Season 19 and All Stars 12; 11 Emmy nominations in 2026.

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars is the American spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race, premiering October 22, 2012 on Logo, in which returning contestants compete for the Drag Race Hall of Fame. Known for changing elimination mechanics almost every season, from Lip Sync for Your Legacy to the 18-queen Tournament format of seasons 10 and 11 with a $200,000 prize.

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 10

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 10 (Tournament of All Stars), Paramount+ season premiering May 9, 2025: 18 returning queens in three point-based brackets, won by Ginger Minj on July 18, 2025 for $200,000.

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 11

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 11, premiered May 8, 2026 on Paramount+, was the 11th All Stars installment. 18 returning queens competed in the second Tournament of All Stars bracket format; Crystal Methyd won the July 17, 2026 Disco Smackdown finale and $200,000.

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 9

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 9 (2024) is the ninth All Stars season, streaming on Paramount+ from May 17 to July 26, 2024. Eight returning queens competed without eliminations for a $200,000 Palette Fund charity donation; Angeria Paris VanMicheals won.

RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars

RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars, a 2024 Paramount+ spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, has 12 international queens competing for Queen of the Mothertucking World, $200,000, and Hall of Fame induction; Alyssa Edwards won season 1.

RuPaul's Drag Race season 17

RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 (2025), MTV's seventeenth American competition season, featured 14 queens, the Squirrel Games premiere, Badonka Dunk Tank twist, and crowned Onya Nurve over runner-up Jewels Sparkles on April 18, 2025.

RuPaul's Drag Race season 18

RuPaul's Drag Race season 18 (2026): MTV's 18th season, 14 queens, $200,000 prize, first mother/daughter duo Athena and Juicy Love Dion; won by Myki Meeks on April 17, 2026.

RuPaul's Drag Race season 19

RuPaul's Drag Race season 19: upcoming 19th season of the MTV drag competition, renewed August 15, 2026 with Untucked and All Stars 12; casting closed November 2025; premiere expected January 2027 after Myki Meeks won season 18.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

RuPaul's Drag Race UK: British reality drag competition on BBC Three from October 2019, made by World of Wonder; judges RuPaul, Visage, Norton, Carr; The Vivienne won series 1; left BBC for WOW Presents Plus in 2026.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 7

RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 7 (2025), seventh BBC Three season of the UK Drag Race franchise: 12 queens, 10 episodes from 25 September to 27 November 2025, the new Lucky Cow reprieve twist, and the final series on the BBC.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 8

RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 8 (2026) is the eighth season of the British drag competition, premiering 3 September 2026 on BBC Three with 12 queens, a £25,000 prize, and the BBC's final series before a move to WOW Presents Plus.

RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World series 1

First series (2022) of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World, the BBC Three international All Stars spin-off; nine queens from UK, US, Canada, Thailand, and Holland franchises competed under elimination-lip-sync rules; Blu Hydrangea won.

RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World series 2

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. the World series 2, the 2024 BBC Three international All Stars season (8 episodes, 9 February to 29 March 2024), won by Tia Kofi over Hannah Conda, with a first £50,000 prize.

RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World series 3

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World series 3 (2026): third international All Stars spin-off of Drag Race UK, 10 returning queens, 8 episodes, £50,000 prize, won by Gawdland of Drag Race Thailand.

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! is the backstage after-show to RuPaul's Drag Race, begun as Under the Hood in 2009, airing after each episode on MTV and streaming on Paramount+, with 18 Emmy nominations.

RuPaul's Drag U

RuPaul's Drag U, a Logo reality spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race (2010-2012, 26 episodes), had RuPaul and former contestants give drag makeovers to three women per episode competing for the highest Drag Point Average.

RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race

RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race, a VH1 spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race (2020–2022), had celebrities compete incognito in drag for the America's Next Celebrity Drag Superstar title and a charity cash prize.

RuPay

RuPay, also known as Rupay card, is India's domestic card payment network, launched by NPCI in March 2012 and covering over 80 percent of Indian debit cards.

Rupee

The rupee is the currency unit of six countries, including India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, each issuing its own currency, all tracing the name to Sanskrit rūpya, wrought silver.

Rupee (musician)

Rupee, born Rupert Clarke, is a Barbadian soca artist best known for "Tempted to Touch", a 2004 hit that reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rupelian

The Rupelian is the lower stage of the Oligocene, spanning roughly 33.9 to 27.3 million years ago and defining the base of the Oligocene Epoch.

Rupert

Rupert (Rivière Rupert), a major river in western Quebec flowing from Lac Mistassini to Rupert Bay, James Bay; named for Prince Rupert, first HBC governor; partially diverted since 2009 for Hydro-Québec's Eastmain-1-A and Rupert hydroelectric project.

Rupert Allason

Rupert Allason, also known as Nigel West, is a British former Conservative MP for Torbay (1987–1997) and author of over 30 espionage and intelligence-history books; lost his seat by 12 votes in 1997.

Rupert Bear

Rupert Bear, also Rupert the Bear, is an English children's comic strip bear created by Mary Tourtel, first appearing in the Daily Express on 8 November 1920, set in Nutwood, famous for its annuals and text-comic format.