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Americas 1 year ago

Is she Indian or Black?' Trump questions Harris' identity

"She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn't know she was Black, until a number of years ago, when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants to be known as Black," Trump said, drawing a smattering of jeers from an audience of about 1,000 people.

People 3 years ago

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'Larger than life': Indian film-maker Rajamouli shoots for Oscar fame

Indian director S.S. Rajamouli's films are all-singing, all-dancing spectacles -- and he is now a favourite to secure the first ever Oscar for an all-Indian film.

Europe 3 years ago

Rishi Sunak poised to become Prime Minister as Boris quits race

Just weeks after failing in a first attempt to lead the ruling Tories, Sunak could cap a stunning reversal in fortunes by winning the leadership as early as Monday afternoon, following ex-premier Johnson's unexpected move late Sunday.

Science & Tech 3 years ago

Elon Musk's Twitter friendship with Indian superfan

Not many people can boast of having candid conversations about planetary conquest with Elon Musk, but for Indian software engineer Pranay Pathole, a friendly chat with Musk is just a tweet away.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Chainsaws, ice and a sauna in India's frozen north

Artists are chainsawing blocks of ice from a frozen river in the Indian Himalayas, creating what they hope will be the beginnings of India's answer to China's Harbin International Ice Festival.

People 4 years ago

India's 'disco king' Bappi Lahiri dies at 69

Indian singer-composer and "Disco King" Bappi Lahiri, who collaborated with the likes of Snoop Dogg and Samantha Fox, has died aged 69.

Health 4 years ago

Film star's death sets India's sights on eye donations

Mourning fans of beloved Indian film star Puneeth Rajkumar are pledging to give up their eyes after the actor's untimely death brought his post-mortem organ donation into focus.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Great-grandmother keeps Indian martial art alive

Deftly parrying her son with a bamboo cane, Meenakshi Amma belies her 78 years with her prowess at kalari, thought to be India's oldest martial art.

Health 4 years ago

Pfizer jab less effective, still protects against Indian strain: study

"Despite slightly diminished efficacy, the Pfizer vaccine probably protects" against the Indian variant, according to laboratory test results, said Olivier Schwartz, the institute's director and co-author of the study that was published on the BioRxiv website ahead of peer review.

World 4 years ago

Remains of 215 children found at closed Canada indigenous boarding school

The remains of 215 children have been discovered on the grounds of a former boarding school set up more than a century ago to assimilate Canada's indigenous peoples, according to a local tribe.

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