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What Two Acclaimed Female-Directed Movies Say About Indian Cinema

“Laapataa Ladies” and “All We Imagine as Light” have both captivated audiences at home. But only one was able to get India’s nod for the best foreign film Oscar.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

4 killed after a survey of a mosque sparks clashes in a northern Indian city

Authorities have closed schools and suspended internet services in a northern Indian city a day after four people were killed in clashes sparked by an official survey probing whether a 16th-century ...

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Indian Muslim politician falsely accused of brandishing Islamic flags ahead of election

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

Old clip misleadingly shared as 'Indian PM Modi's partymate castigating him'

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

Canada alleges Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered campaign targeting Sikh separatists

Canada has alleged that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists inside Canada

World - ABC News - October 29

Canada Accuses Powerful Indian Minister and Modi Ally of Authorizing Anti-Sikh Attacks

The Canadian government has alleged that Amit Shah orchestrated plots targeting Sikh separatists on Canadian soil, an accusation that could further worsen relations between the two countries.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 30

2 suspected rebels and 2 members of government-run militia are killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Two suspected militants and two members of a government-sponsored militia have been killed in two separate incidents in Indian-controlled Kashmir

World - ABC News - November 8

‘Women are made to feel as if they’re against each other’: the hit Indian film that challenges the patriarchy

Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light wowed Cannes with its portrayal of the struggles of women in Mumbai. She talks about inequality, misogyny – and being haunted. There is nothing ostensibly ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Indian doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna still going strong at 44 with routine of yoga and ice baths

His beard is full of gray hair

Sports - ABC News - November 12

Disney-Reliance Indian media giant says TV ‘is not dead’ following $8.5bn merger

Head of newly formed Jio Star says traditional linear format is still important in the country during streaming era

World - Financial Times - November 14

As Harris, Ramaswamy, Usha Vance rose on national stage, Indian Americans faced harassment

Indian Americans helped define the 2024 election in many ways. But their communities took the heat as South Asian American hate pervaded the election, a report finds.

Indian authorities say 10 newborn babies killed after fire engulfs hospital ward in Uttar Pradesh state

World - ABC News - November 16

Kenya cancels airport and energy deals with Adani group after the US indicts the Indian tycoon

Kenya’s president says he has cancelled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Indian tycoon Gautam Adani after U.S. bribery and fraud indictments against one of Asia’s richest ...

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

How Indian Coal King's Bid to Rule Solar Sparked U.S. Bribery Charges

Prosecutors accuse billionaire Gautam Adani and advisers of offering $250 million in bribes.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago

2 convicted in human smuggling case after Indian family froze to death while crossing U.S.-Canada border

A jury convicted two men on Friday of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying ...

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