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What Happened When India Pulled the Plug on TikTok
The United States is agonizing over the possibility of a ban, but India did it at a stroke. Indians adjusted quickly, and Instagram and YouTube built big audiences.
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Elephants and Rihanna and Billionaires, Oh My!
Rihanna, Mark Zuckerberg, bejeweled elephants and 5,500 drones. Those were some of the highlights of what is likely the most ostentatious “pre-wedding” ceremony the modern world has ever seen. On a long weekend in early March, members of the global ...
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India’s 2024 General Election: What to Know
Why does this election matter? How does India vote? Who is running and who is likely to win? When will we find out the results? Where can I find out more information? What other elections are happening? Why does this election matter? India is ...
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Data Dump Exposes the Fuzzy Lines Between Money and Politics in India
Lists of donors and beneficiaries cast government contracts and police investigations in an unflattering new light.
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India Law That Sparked Deadly Riots Is Enacted After a 4-Year Delay
The announcement about a citizenship law criticized as anti-Muslim is timed for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election campaign.
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The Maldives Is a Tiny Paradise. Why Are China and India Fighting Over It?
Between a few flecks of coral in the Indian Ocean, a ribbon of highway more than a mile long swoops up from the blue. Since 2018, the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge has connected this archipelago’s hyper-dense capital, Malé, and the international ...
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In a Land of Lavish Weddings, This Prenuptial Party Takes the Cake
A three-day pre-wedding ceremony for the son of one of India’s richest men raises the bar for extravagant festivity.
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Disney and Reliance Industries Announce Media Mega Deal in India
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries will control what is left of Disney’s grasp at India’s burgeoning media market.
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Pankaj Udhas, Bollywood Singer and Maestro of the Ghazal, Dies at 72
His soulful renditions of ghazals, or traditional love poems, were featured on the soundtracks of hit Bollywood movies and moved generations of Indians.
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India Is Chasing China’s Economy. But Something Is Holding It Back.
India’s economy is booming. Stock prices are through the roof, among the best performing in the world. The government’s investment in airports, bridges and roads, and clean-energy infrastructure is visible almost everywhere. India’s total output, or ...
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