• May 10, 2024
Coachella 2023: South Asian artists and fans take over festival
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Coachella 2023: South Asian artists and fans take over festival

  By Savita Patel San Francisco   South Asian music fans are flocking to Coachella this year as it offers blockbuster attractions from the community. The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, among the most profitable music events in the world, takes place over two consecutive weekends every April in Indio, California. This year, Indian […]

Dalai Lama defended over tongue-sucking remark
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Dalai Lama defended over tongue-sucking remark

  By Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai   A top Tibetan leader has defended the Dalai Lama over a video that showed him asking a child to suck his tongue. Penpa Tsering, head of Tibet’s government-in-exile, has called the spiritual leader’s actions “innocent” and said it demonstrated his “affectionate behaviour”. The video sparked outrage after […]

Malka Leifer: former headmistress guilty of Australia child sex abuse
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Malka Leifer: former headmistress guilty of Australia child sex abuse

  By Tiffanie Turnbull and Tom Housden BBC News, Sydney   An Israeli former headteacher has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two teenage students at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish girls school in Australia. The jury in Melbourne found Malka Leifer had raped and indecently assaulted sisters Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper between 2003 and 2007. […]

US Speaker confirms meeting with Taiwan’s Tsai despite China warnings
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US Speaker confirms meeting with Taiwan’s Tsai despite China warnings

  By Nicholas Yong BBC News, Singapore   US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has confirmed he will meet Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen in California this week, despite China’s warning this could lead to “serious confrontation”. Ms Tsai will stop over in the US on Wednesday, as she returns from a tour of Taiwan’s allies in […]

Arunachal Pradesh: India rejects China’s attempt to rename disputed places
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Arunachal Pradesh: India rejects China’s attempt to rename disputed places

    India has reacted sharply to China’s attempts to rename places in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh and said it “outright rejects” the move. The state has been and will always be an “integral and inalienable part of India,” foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Tuesday. His comments came after reports said […]