An Indian Celeb Got Trolled for Walking on a Treadmill to Understand Physical Labour
As many commentators pointed out, he could have just done some actual work.
India Is Hosting One of the World’s Biggest Religious Gatherings, Despite COVID
Photos show thousands of people descending upon the northern Indian city of Haridwar to bath in the sacred river.
China's Border Villages Are Fuelling Tensions in India
In the ongoing border dispute between the two nuclear-armed countries, new satellite visuals of yet another Chinese village has triggered concerns of "salami-slicing" all over again.
How a News Anchor Got the Harvard Job That Wasn’t
Indian TV journalist Nidhi Razdan alleged a “sophisticated” phishing scam that led her to believe she was a professor at Harvard.
India is Witnessing a Crisis of Trust in its COVID Vaccines
Experts say that India is facing a significant wave of vaccine hesitancy, triggered by its own vaccine response.
This Redditor Tried to Beat Fake News on WhatsApp With More Fake News
WhatsApp was having a terrible time in India after its privacy policy update. Then came i_Killed_Reddit, and *that* viral message.
Why There Was Nothing ‘Third World’ About the Capitol Hill Rioting
The "third world" was always a figment of "first world" imagination. As the term fell further from grace last week, experts tell us why we should be wary of flinging it around without understanding its true meaning.
Indian Cops are Hunting Down a Temple Priest For Gang Rape, Murder of a Frontline Worker
More outrage followed after a member of India's National Commission for Women blamed the deceased for the crime.
‘Almost Forgot COVID Existed’: Confessions from Indians Who Partied Like There’s no Pandemic
NYE turned Goa, India’s “party capital”, into a dystopia where things are anything but the new normal. Now the state’s health minister predicts COVID-19 spike.
Bangladesh Arrested a Photographer For Documenting Transfer of Refugees to an Island Settlement
Abul Kalam has been chronicling refugee life in Bangladesh for over a decade.
Why India Can’t Take a Joke Anymore
Hate campaigns against comedians are intensifying in the world’s largest democracy.
Bangladesh Police Invoked Anti-Porn Law to Crack Down on a Film About Gender Violence
The arrests of the director of courtroom drama along with an actor who played a cop, is the latest in the country’s ongoing “war against pornography”.