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Indian Woman Ordered to Distribute Copies of the Quran as Punishment for Anti-Islamic Facebook Post
But many feel this order is unfair and that a Muslim would’ve never been asked to distribute Hindu texts.
Shamani Joshi
7.17.19
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Indian Instagram Influencers Have 16 Million Fake Followers
A study finds that Indian content creators have the third-highest number of bought followers, likes and boosted engagement in the world.
Shamani Joshi
7.16.19
Question Of The Day

We Asked Indian Tattoo Artists About the Weirdest Requests They’ve Ever Received
“Once, a Swedish guy wanted to get 'aatma' (soul) inked near his crotch so girls who sleep with him would think he was deep.”
Shamani Joshi
7.16.19
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A Man Stuffed Rs 7 Lakh Worth of Hash Into His Slippers and Tried Smuggling it Into Doha
He was also carrying about 200 grams of it in his underwear.
Shamani Joshi
7.15.19
LGBTQ

Photos of the Bihar Pride Parade Show How Homophobic India Is Slowly Changing
The pride parade in Patna on July 14 had to swap the Pride Flag for the Transgender Pride Flag, but hundreds of people showed up to support the queer community.
Javed Sultan
7.15.19
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Freak Accident at an Ahmedabad Theme Park Kills Two, Injures Over 20
The ‘Discovery’ pendulum ride is said to have collapsed due to the pipe in its main shaft breaking down.
Shamani Joshi
7.15.19
Culture

these hong kong youth aren't afraid to show off their ink
i-D talks to five artists that are trying to break the stigma around tattoo culture.
Emma Russell
7.12.19
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Uttar Pradesh Is Drafting a Law to Punish Mob Lynching
Those found guilty of such violence may be punishable with a prison term of seven years to life, and a fine.
Shamani Joshi
7.12.19
LGBTQ

We Asked Queer Indians How They First Learned About Sex
Porn, trial-and-error, Sidney Sheldon—LGBTQ+ youth tell us about their initiation into the world of sex and sexuality in a country where sex ed is either super-hetero or missing altogether.
Pallavi Pundir
7.12.19
Culture

meet the cam girl who makes elaborate cakes and sits on them
"Wet T-shirt contests, Nickelodeon's 'Slime Time,' a pie to the face, and a dunk tank at a fair. This is the lineage of cake sitting."
Sara Radin
7.12.19
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An Ex-Convict in Chennai Stole a Bike to Go Back to Jail Because He Missed the Food
He also just wanted to catch up with some old prison buddies.
Shamani Joshi
7.12.19
Sport

Here’s Why Parts of Kashmir Celebrated India’s Loss in the Cricket World Cup
Even as the country mourned its beloved cricket team’s exit, there was dancing, fireworks and partying on the streets of Kashmir.
Hanan Zaffar
7.11.19
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