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· Michelle De Pacina
Video of Indian teen declining a ride home in order to run at midnight inspires viewers
A video capturing the nightly midnight run of a 19-year-old in India on his way home from work has gone viral on Twitter. Pradeep Mehra from Almora, Uttarakhand, was offered a ride home by award-winning filmmaker Vinod Kapri while he was running down Golf Course Road in Noida at…
· Bryan Ke
Vietnamese man spends 18 nights at sea paddling an inflatable boat to India to reunite with his wife
Thai fishermen reportedly rescued a Vietnamese man who they found paddling an inflatable boat around 80 kilometers (49.71 miles) off the southern Thai province of Phang-nga and about 14 kilometers (8.70 miles) from the Similan Islands at 11.50 a.m. on Wednesday. The man,…
· Ryan General
Group of men in India assault woman accused of smoking inside temple
A viral video shows a gang of men berating and slapping a woman in India who was pleading for forgiveness after being accused of smoking inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar City in Punjab. In the Sikh faith, smoking is considered taboo since the tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh,…
· Ryan General
Indian American astronaut Raja Chari conducts his first spacewalk
NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission commander Raja Chari conducted his first spacewalk on Tuesday. Chari, 44, spent almost seven hours in the vacuum of space alongside NASA flight engineer Kayla Barron. The pair carried out a modification kit installation at the International Space…
· Rebecca Moon
Video: Critically endangered sawfish weighing 550 lbs netted off India coast
A sawfish was found dead on the coast of Karnataka after accidentally getting caught in fishing nets. Mangalore City shared photos of the shark, described as “extremely rare” and weighing approximately 250 kilograms (about 551 pounds). Sawfishes, a species of carpenter sharks,…
· Ryan General
Video: Russia removes Japan, US flags but leaves India flag on its space rocket
Russian space agency Roscosmos has removed the Japanese and American flags from its space rocket. "The launchers at Baikonur decided that without the flags of some countries, our rocket would look more beautiful," said Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Olegovich Rogozin. In the…
· Rebecca Moon
Indian medical student refused to flee war-torn Ukraine without her Siberian husky puppy
A Kerala medical student, Arya Aldrin, refused to leave behind her six-month-old Siberian Husky puppy Zaira in Ukraine during evacuation. Aldrin was planning to leave Ukraine on an Air Asia chartered flight with her pet; however, the plane would not allow the dog onto the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Indian students stranded in Ukraine plead for help: ‘There is a lot of panic’
About 13,000 Indian students studying abroad in Ukraine are still stranded and desperately calling on the Indian Embassy to help them evacuate the war-torn country. The Indian embassy is organizing evacuation efforts for Indian citizens in Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Romania and…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘I am his whole family’: Indian student refuses to flee war-torn Ukraine without his dog
Rishabh Kaushik, a software engineering student at Kharkiv National University in Ukraine, refuses to leave behind his rescue dog Maliboo in the war-torn country. Kaushik called out for help after the Indian embassy, the Animal Quarantine and Certification Service (AQCS) and the…
· Jane Nam
Indian American couple from ‘Love is Blind’ not so blind when it comes to race and attraction
The “Love is Blind” Season 2 finale airs tomorrow, and people wonder whether one of the show’s most popular couples, Indian American couple Deepti Vempati and Abhishek “Shake” Chatterjee will say “I do” at the altar. Shake confessed on several occasions that he did not feel…
· Michelle De Pacina
16-year-old from India is youngest ever to defeat Magnus Carlsen during his World Chess Champion reign
Sixteen-year-old Indian chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, better known as Pragg, defeated Norwegian five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the Airthings Masters online rapid chess tournament. Pragg became the third Indian grandmaster to win against the…
· Bryan Ke
Vandalism of life-sized Gandhi statue in NYC condemned by Indian consulate as ‘despicable’
A bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi in New York City’s Union Square was vandalized on Feb. 4. Vandals reportedly covered the statue with a cloth and wrote obscenities on it, thus saving the statue from permanent damage and extensive cleanup. The incident ignited condemnation “in…
· Ryan General
India announces diplomatic boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics over Chinese soldier torchbearer
Col. Qi Fabao, a PLA soldier involved in the deadly 2020 border encounter with Indian troops, was among the torchbearers at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony. The skirmish in the Galwan Valley area resulted in the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers. Col. Qi’s appearance at the…
· Bryan Ke
Kashmiri skier Arif Khan — India’s only Beijing Olympics athlete — had to crowdfund all his training
India's alpine ski champion Arif Khan will represent his country as the only Indian athlete at the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Khan, 31, hopes his appearance at the Winter Games will inspire a push for more winter sports events in India. “If we utilize the Himalayas…
· Myra Khan
‘Is it going to just be for Indians?’: Madhu founders on their uphill quest to craft award-winning chocolate
After being recognized by the prestigious Good Food Awards with their innovative Idukki Black Pepper bar, Madhu Chocolate co-owners Harshit Gupta and Elliott Curelop spoke to NextShark about their journey in the food industry and what their win means for an LGBTQ Indian…
· Myra Khan
‘Be ready to kill’: Open calls for genocide against Indian religious minorities ramp up
Far-right Hindu groups in India have been openly calling for violence against Indian Muslims, Christians and Sikhs, with many demanding a “repeat” of the 1984 genocide of Sikhs. Nationalist populism: A Hindutva event in Haridwar last December and the cancellation of a visit to…
· Jiselle Lee
SPD’s first female Burmese officer crossed India-Myanmar border by foot, worked two jobs during high school
Judith Par-Lwei, 23, is the first female Burmese officer to serve at the Syracuse Police Department (SPD). She is also currently the only Asian American female officer at the Syracuse Police Department. Journey to the U.S.
· Ryan General
Baby dies in India after man tries to help wife deliver at home using YouTube tutorials
An attempt by an Indian father to deliver a baby using YouTube tutorial videos resulted in a stillbirth and an arrest. Tragic end: R. Loganathan, a 34-year-old trader from the Ranipet district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, was arrested after a failed attempt at…
· Jiselle Lee
Iconic fashion house Chanel chooses India-born Leena Nair to lead as CEO
Nair is the first Indian to be the global CEO of Chanel. She was formerly the global executive for Unilever and worked there for over 30 years. Experts think Nair’s appointment as CEO signals the brand’s evolution towards more diverse hires. Former longtime executive at Unilever…
· Michelle De Pacina
Indian soldier goes viral for his ‘keen’ introduction to a Chinese soldier
A video of a Chinese and Indian soldiers introducing themselves to one another is making rounds on social media. “Major Keen Kumar”: The Indian soldier introduces himself as “Major Keen Kumar,” and the Chinese soldier responds in kind by telling him his name is “Sung Sung Do,”
Saregama India
Saregama owns one of the largest Bollywood and Indian music catalogs — decades of film songs that stream, license, and soundtrack a billion-strong culture.
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Saregama owns one of the largest Bollywood and Indian music catalogs — decades of film songs that stream, license, and soundtrack a billion-strong culture.
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Saregama India
Saregama owns one of the largest Bollywood and Indian music catalogs — decades of film songs that stream, license, and soundtrack a billion-strong culture.
Company · India · NSE:PVRINOX
PVR Inox
PVR Inox is where India watches movies — the largest multiplex chain, and the theatrical engine behind Bollywood and Hollywood box office in the country.
Company · India · NSE:NYKAA
Nykaa
Nykaa turned Indian beauty shopping into a cultural destination — influencer-led, house-brand-heavy, and bridging online with glossy physical stores.
Company · India · NSE:ZEEL
Zee Entertainment
Zee is one of India's largest media networks — the TV channels and ZEE5 streaming that carry Bollywood and regional-language entertainment to a billion viewers and the diaspora.