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Hindu nationalists push boycott of Bollywood 'Forrest Gump' remake

By AFP

It is the latest example of how Bollywood actors, particularly minority Muslims like Khan, are feeling increased pressure under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister...

  • FILE: Last year as India saw massive anti-government protests by farmers, Twitter was ordered to take down dozens of accounts for supporting the demonstrations. Picture: © gekaskr/ 123rf.com

    Twitter reportedly challenging Indian government orders to block content

    The suit is the latest showdown between Twitter and Indian authorities, which have been accused of muzzling criticism both on and offline.

    40 days ago
  • England's Alex Lees plays a shot on Day 4 of the fifth cricket Test match between England and India at Edgbaston, Birmingham in central England on July 4, 2022. Picture: Geoff Caddick / AFP

    England set 378 to win fifth Test against India

    India were dismissed for 245 in their second innings shortly after lunch on the fourth day.

    42 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa chairing the open session with BRICS Heads of State & Government at the 10th BRICS Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Brics partnership has great value for South Africa

    President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend the Brics Leaders’ Summit later this week and says that is a valuable platform for South Africa to strengthen ties with its partner countries in support of our own growth and employment creation.

    56 days ago
  • FILE: Hundreds of protesters stood on rail tracks in the southern city of Secunderabad, burning piles of debris to block passenger services and setting alight carriages on at least four trains. Picture: NOAH SEELAM / AFP

    Indian police fire on crowd protesting army recruitment plan

    Authorities are reeling from a sudden and violent backlash after this week announcing a plan to modernise India's 1.4 million-strong armed forces that would strip benefits and job security from aspiring soldiers.

    59 days ago
  • FILE: Footage of bulldozers demolishing homes of those arrested or identified as protesters has since been spread on social media. Picture: DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP

    Amnesty International urges India to end 'vicious' Muslim protesters crackdown

    Two demonstrators were killed and hundreds of others arrested last week in nationwide protests over the comments, which embroiled India in a diplomatic furore and caused widespread outrage in the Islamic world.

    62 days ago
  • Activists and supporters of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) display banners and shout slogans against the central government’s different policies in Kolkata on June 6, 2022. Picture: Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP

    Death of three sisters spotlights India dowry violence

    Kalu, Kamlesh and Mamta Meena were victims of a dispute over dowries, the often hefty sums Indian parents pay to marry off their daughters.

    68 days ago
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    Indian Supreme Court frees convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

    A bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao invoked extraordinary powers to grant relief to A.G. Perarivalan, 50, who was already granted parole in March.

    89 days ago
  • Relatives carry the body of a victim who died due to the COVID-19 coronavirus at a cremation ground in New Delhi, India, on 5 May 2021. Picture: SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP

    India slams WHO over report claiming 4 million COVID deaths

    The New York Times reported last week that New Delhi had stalled the study's release after disputing that India's true fatality count was eight times higher than official figures.

    119 days ago
  • (L-R) US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, US President Joe Biden, Indian Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh, and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar listen as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi (on screen) speaks during a virtual meeting in the South Court Auditorium of the White House complex 11 April 2022 in Washington, DC. Picture: Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP

    Biden, Modi in 'candid' Ukraine war talks as Indian stance frustrates US

    India's Modi has tried to walk a tightrope between maintaining relations with the West and avoiding alienating Russia, but has raised concerns in Washington by continuing to buy Russian oil.

    125 days ago
  • FILE: An upcoming merger of Sony's India unit with local broadcaster ZEE is expected to replicate the success of Disney's 2019 tie-up with homegrown streaming platform Hotstar. Picture: © pavelmuravev/123rf.com

    India's top multiplexes to merge to survive 'streaming onslaught'

    Bollywood, India's Hindi-language film industry, was worth $2.5 billion in 2019 and is the world's most prolific. Movies in English and other regional languages are also big business.

    140 days ago
  • Kolkata Knight Riders players celebrate the fall of a wicket during their Indian Premier League match against the Delhi Capitals on 28 September 2021. Picture: @IPL/Twitter

    Expanded IPL returns to India but crowds under COVID-19 curbs

    Crowds in the cricket-mad nation will, initially at least, be limited to 25% capacity with group games restricted to four venues, one in Pune and three in Mumbai.

    144 days ago
  • FILE: Medical workers remove a body from a refrigerated truck outside of the Brooklyn Hospital on 31 March 2020 in New York City. Due to a surge in deaths caused by the coronavirus, hospitals are using refrigerated trucks to makeshift morgues. Picture: AFP.

    Hong Kong to lift ban on flights from nine countries in April

    The finance hub has struggled to maintain China's zero-Covid policy during an Omicron-fuelled outbreak.

    147 days ago
  • Indian police said the three men belonged to the Indian Mujahideen, which has claimed responsibility for serial blasts in several cities including attacks in New Delhi on 13 September 2008. Picture: Prakash Singh/AFP

    2008 India bombings: 38 people sentenced to death

    An Indian court sentenced 38 people to death on Friday over a string of bomb blasts in 2008 that killed dozens in the western city of Ahmedabad.

    178 days ago
  • South Africa's Quinton de Kock walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal during the third one-day international (ODI) cricket match between South Africa and India at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on January 23, 2022. Picture: Rodger Bosch / AFP.

    De Kock hits century as South Africa seek clean sweep

    De Kock, who handed over the white ball captaincy last March to Temba Bavuma, made 124 off 130 balls as South Africa, seeking a clean sweep in the three-match series, scored 287 all out after being sent in to bat.

    204 days ago
  • FILE: Health workers have since administered more than 1.4 billion vaccine doses but less than half of India's population is fully inoculated, according to government data. Picture: 123rf.com

    India begins vaccinating teens as Omicron fears rise

    More than 200,000 people around India died in a huge spring virus wave that overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums.

    224 days ago
  • FILE: India is home to around 75 percent of the world's tigers. Picture: AFP

    India saw record 126 tiger deaths in 2021: data

    The most recent death was recorded on Wednesday in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

    228 days ago
  • India's Mohammed Shami (R) celebrates with teammate India's Mayank Agarwal (L) after the dismissal of South Africa's Kagiso Rabada (not seen) during the third day of the first Test cricket match between South Africa and India at SuperSport Park in Centurion on December 28, 2021. Picture: Christiaan Kotze / AFP

    India take first innings lead against South Africa

    Fast bowler Mohammed Shami took five for 44, his sixth five-wicket haul in Tests and took his tally of Test wickets to 200 in his 55th Test.

    230 days ago
  • India's KL Rahul (L) celebrates with India's Ajinkya Rahane (R) after scoring a century (100 runs) during the first day of the first Test cricket match between South Africa and India at SuperSport Park in Centurion on December 26, 2021. Picture: AFP

    Rahul gives India ideal start in quest to conquer South Africa

    Rahul made 122 not out as India reached 272 for three at the close after Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat on a green-tinged pitch.

    232 days ago
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