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Giant ‘Amal’ Puppet Highlights Child Refugee Crisis

Europe—A nearly 12-foot-tall puppet doll is scheduled to embark on a 5,000-mile journey from the Syria-Turkey border to the U.K. to highlight the problems facing young refugees. Little Amal, created by the Handspring Puppet Company […]

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Amazon Series ‘Mirzapur’ Earns Ire of Author for Misrepresentation

After combating calls for a boycott on social media earlier, the Amazon Prime Video show “Mirzapur,” that is in its second season, is creating headlines again. Earlier this week, Hindi author Surender Mohan Pathak, 81, accused […]

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Maharashtra State Books Pro-BJP Bollywood Star for Spreading Hate

A magistrate court in Mumbai has ordered a First Information Report (FIR) — an official police complaint — to be registered against Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, and her sister and manager, Rangoli Chandel. The complaint, by […]

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A Tale of a Blue-Eyed ‘Chaiwalla’

In October 2016, a tea seller (chaiwalla) caught the fancy of South Asian social media for his remarkable looks. And it was not Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who tends to flaunt his chaiwalla past, […]

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Web Series on Financial Fraudsters Hooks Indian Audience  

“Bad Boy Billionaires,” a recent Netflix web-series on one of the biggest corporate scams in India, released on Oct. 5. The documentary has shifted the spotlight on real-life characters belonging to the country’s corporate elite and […]

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Indian Woman Game Developer Gets Global Acclaim

Poornima Seetharaman has become the first Indian game developer to be inducted into the Women in Games Hall of Fame. The awards were opened for global entries for the first time this year. Seetharaman, who is a lead […]

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Indian Cinemas Reopen With Old Releases

After seven months of being shuttered, cinemas across India reopened on Oct. 15 and will screen re-releases for the first few weeks of operations. A handful of films has been announced, but most, like “Thappad,” […]

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VIDEO: Gamer Held at Gunpoint During Livestream

Players taking part in a live-stream online game witnessed some unexpected real-life action when a man waving a gun appeared on the screen at one of the participants’ homes. The incident was captured during a […]

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In-Flight Concert Hits Sour Note

Passengers either boarding or flying on two separate Colombia-based Avianca flights were treated to musical concerts sponsored by the carrier. But the in-flight performance has drawn flak from authorities, who say it violates pandemic-related safety […]