Hot News Mix: Rachel Roy Shut Down, A New Way to Cut the Cord, Sexist Bollywood Journalism + More

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• OH NO! Under the Gunn reality TV judge and designer Rachel Roy is closing up shop. This means that despite being shown in New York last month, Roy’s Fall 2014 collection won’t be hitting shelves anytime soon. [WWD]

CORD-CUTTERS, AHOY! Say hello (if you haven’t already!) to Chet Kanojia, who is striking fear into the hearts of U.S. television titans because he created a gizmo that captures over-the-air TV signals and streams them to online subscribers for $8/mo. [BBC]

• Here is an example of how female journalists within the Bollywood industry are perpetuating sexism. Well done! [BollywoodLife]

• India would like female Indian workers in Saudi Arabia to not go on strike or do anything against the law there even if it means suffering unequal pay and discrimination by their employers. [Times of India]

• This article asks, “Has skin whitening gone too far in India?” as if the fact that it exists isn’t already “too far.” [BBC]

• With hail ruining their crop output, many Indian farmers are now driven to suicide. [Straits Times]

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