• April 25, 2025

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Coachella 2023: South Asian artists and fans take over festival
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Coachella 2023: South Asian artists and fans take over festival

  By Savita Patel San Francisco   South Asian music fans are flocking to Coachella this year as it offers blockbuster attractions from the community. The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, among the most profitable music events in the world, takes place over two consecutive weekends every April in Indio, California. This year, Indian […]

Dalai Lama defended over tongue-sucking remark
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Dalai Lama defended over tongue-sucking remark

  By Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai   A top Tibetan leader has defended the Dalai Lama over a video that showed him asking a child to suck his tongue. Penpa Tsering, head of Tibet’s government-in-exile, has called the spiritual leader’s actions “innocent” and said it demonstrated his “affectionate behaviour”. The video sparked outrage after […]

Arunachal Pradesh: India rejects China’s attempt to rename disputed places
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Arunachal Pradesh: India rejects China’s attempt to rename disputed places

    India has reacted sharply to China’s attempts to rename places in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh and said it “outright rejects” the move. The state has been and will always be an “integral and inalienable part of India,” foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Tuesday. His comments came after reports said […]

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Secretary General of the Journalist Association of India & Journalists Federation of India, Dr. H K Sethi on Friday issued a statement celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility and applauding the bravery of trans people. “On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate the strength, joy, and absolute courage of some of the bravest people I know,” […]

India’s loan scams leave victims scared for their lives
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India’s loan scams leave victims scared for their lives

By Priti Gupta & Ben Morris Mumbai When Raj took out a loan for $110 (£87) in March, he thought it would swiftly solve his financial problems, instead it has made his life much, much worse. The Pune-based man had been lured into one of India’s many digital loan scams. Like many, Raj (not his […]