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· Carl Samson
#DelhiIsBurning Trends as Violence Spreads in India Over Anti-Muslim Citizenship Law
Riots have gripped the Indian capital of New Delhi over a law that grants citizenship for illegal immigrants from neighboring Muslim-majority countries — as long as they are not Muslim. The violence, which coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump’s first state visit, broke out…
· Bryan Ke
Tibetan Community Exiled By China Cheers as Indian Troops Drive Through Town
A Tibetan community living in Manali, India was seen cheering for the military convoy passing by their town over the weekend.
· Carl Samson
2 Indian Brothers Sell Their Land for $33K to Feed 3,000 Families
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correctly convert Rs. 25 lakh to about $33,000, not $330,000. A pair of brothers in India reportedly sold their land to help those who are struggling to get by as the country remains in an extended lockdown due to the coronavirus…
· Jin Hyun
Indian Students and Police Clash After ‘Anti-Muslim’ Bill is Passed
Students in India have joined in protesting an “anti-Muslim” Citizenship Amendment Bill which was signed into law on Thursday. The CAB, which would allow Hindu, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, and Sikh immigrants a clear path to citizenship, would not allow the same rights for…
· Alvin Chan
Amazon Launches Battery-Powered Echo in India
Amazon has added a new Echo device to its speaker models designed specifically for the India market. Last Wednesday, the e-commerce company launched the Echo Input Portable Smart Speaker Edition, which provides up to 10 hours of continuous music playback time and is another way…
· Carl Samson
Indian Woman Dies After Alleged Rapists Set Her on Fire on Her Way to Court
An Indian woman scheduled to attend a court hearing as a plaintiff of a rape case has died after a group of five men — including two of her alleged rapists — set her on fire. The woman, who claimed to have been raped last December, was about to board a train in the district of…
· Bryan Ke
India Creates the World’s First Male Contraceptive and It’s Injected in the Testicles
The world’s first male injectable male contraceptive has successfully passed clinical trials in India, and could take six to seven months before the product becomes available for mass production. The product, which was developed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)…
· Carl Samson
Indian Woman Covers Car in Cow Dung to ‘Protect’ It From 113 Degree Heat
A woman in western India went above and beyond to protect her car from soaring temperatures by covering the vehicle in cow dung. Sejal Shah, who lives in Ahmedabad, Gujarat took cues from an old insulation practice of rural residents, who used the same technique to cover their…
· Jin Hyun
8 Traditional Asian Gowns Reimagined As Modern Prom Dresses
Year after year, the same old, generic yet popular dress styles circulate the internet during prom dress-shopping season. But last year, a Filipino-American teen turned heads at her senior prom in a Filipiniana complete with a pamaypay (fan) and we all took notes. For Asian…
· Ryan General
Bangkok’s Insane Pollution Forces Over 400 Schools to Shut Down
Over 400 schools in Thailand were forced to close on Wednesday to protect children from the haze of toxic smog that has covered the city for weeks.
· Stephanie Ngo
India Is Home to the World’s 10 Most Polluted Cities, Beating China in Air Pollution
A new contender has beaten China for the worst air pollution; India is now home to the 10 most polluted cities in the world. According to the Economic Times, the problem lies in India’s struggle to pull together a national plan of action like China did back in 2016.
· Bryan Ke
Elderly Man Stoned to Death by Monkeys in India
The family of an elderly man who was stoned to death by a group of monkeys in India is battling with the police on who to blame for his death. The victim, identified as 72-year-old Dharampal Singh, was reportedly out collecting dry wood in Tikri village, Uttar…
· Bryan Ke
40 Years Ago He Biked 6,000 Miles from India to Sweden to Be With Her — Here They are Today
Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia proved that true love absolutely exists when he traveled more than 6,000 miles just to be with the woman he loved, who later became his wife. Mahanandia was born as an “untouchable” in a remote village in India in 1949. After his birth, an astrologer…
· Editorial Staff
Men Who Gang Raped, Murdered Muslim Girl to Get Death Penalty in India
After a series of horrific sexual assaults on children in the recent past, India’s government has moved to approve the death penalty for child rapists. The latest case, involving an 8-year-old Muslim girl who was gang raped by a group of 8 Hindu men in the Kashmir state, sparked…
· Ryan General
Indian Food Stall Sells Snacks That are Literally on Fire
Eating hot food is one thing, but munching on a snack which has literally been set on fire? That is an entirely different experience. A unique paan stall in New Delhi has recently gone viral on social media for its game-changing preparation that keeps the traditional chew aflame…
· Bryan Ke
India’s Top Court Finally Rules That Sex with a Child Bride is Always Rape
In what can be seen as a landmark change, India’s top court had ruled that having sex with a child bride is always considered rape, thus officially putting an end to the clause that somehow allows grown men to be in bed with under-age girls as long as they are married. Under…
· Bryan Ke
Wife Divorces Gambling Addict Husband After Betting Away His Family
A furious wife has filed for divorce from her husband after he blatantly placed her and their two children as bet while gambling in New Delhi, India. The incident happened in 2015 but was only recently publicized after the police finally accepted the case, according to Times of…
· Ryan General
Pierce Brosnan Faces 2 Years of Jail in India Over Controversial Ad
Pierce Brosnan could face a 2-year jail sentence in India after appearing in print and TV ads for a local product reportedly containing tobacco linked to cancer back in 2016. Brosnan’s image appeared on an advertisement campaign for Pan Bahar, an Indian mouth freshener brand,…
· Ryan General
Couple Orders $300-Per-Person, 25-Course Meal at Asia’s #1 Restaurant in Bangkok
Gaggan is a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand which was recently named the seventh best restaurant in the list of “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants”. Established in 2010 by Indian chef Gaggan Anand, the restaurant also earned the recognition of being the number one restaurant in…
· Bryan Ke
Child Bride Uses Facebook Posts to Get Her Marriage to Alcoholic Husband Annulled in India
Sushila Bishnoi, a former child bride from Rajasthan, India, recently took to Facebook to help convince a court that she was illegally married while she was still a minor. Bishnoi reportedly struggled to convince the court to dissolve her marriage with her husband on the grounds…