Hot News Mix: Dosa With a Side of Murder, Mumbai’s Seatbelt Crew + More
Extra gunpowder, please. For a man who’s built a colossal empire on the “holy trinity of south Indian snacks” (dosa, idli and vada, for those … Read more
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Hot News Mix: A New Beau for Padma Lakshmi; An Internet Tycoon Escapes Prison Time; Modi’s British Biographer + More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUwjXWMnj-k Top Gere. Padma Lakshmi’s got a penchant for silver foxes — first Salman Rushdie, then venture capitalist Teddy Forstmann, and now…Richard Gere? Even CNN.com … Read more
Hot News Mix: India Recognizes ‘Third Gender’; Nina Davuluri’s White House Invite; A New Lens on NYC + More
Landmark Ruling. India’s Supreme Court formally recognized a “third gender” yesterday, paving the way for the country’s nearly 3 million transgender people to gain access … Read more
Hot News Mix: Mindy Kaling on Jimmy Kimmel, Shashi Tharoor’s Instagram Account, A Diplomat Departs + More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF7Jf6eYVfM Unfiltered Mindy. “Aren’t surgeons courageous?” Mindy Kaling quipped on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, responding to well-meaning fans who used the aforementioned adjective to … Read more
Hot News Mix: The Brother of a Malaysia Airlines MH370 Passenger Speaks Out, Recreating The Mahabharata and More
A Brother’s Plea. Of all the heartbreaking stories that surround the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, we’ve kept a close eye on the case … Read more
Hot News Mix: India’s Answer to the Pot Brownie, ‘Nirbhaya’ on Stage, Bollywood Comes to Florida + More
Indian revellers throw coloured powder during Holi celebrations in Guwahati http://t.co/Z3mWCUzkif Photo by Biju Boro pic.twitter.com/bgxEH6mXDG — AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 17, 2014 Holi … Read more
Hot News Mix: Duke University’s Half-Desi Porn Star, £300 Chappals, Slum Tourism 2.0 + More
Xtracurricular Activities. Neither a Jesuit school background, an army doctor dad, or a Desi mom could stop 18-year-old “Belle Knox” from a tryst with the … Read more
Hot News Mix: Miley vs. Modi, Bollywood’s Most Expensive Song, 2.5 cheers for GAP + More
A Motley Crew. It’s not everyday that a controversial Indian prime ministerial candidate shares headline space with a twerk-happy American idol, but such is the … Read more
Hot News Mix: Bollywood’s Forbidden Liplocks, Wedding Safaris, Shankar Tucker at Webster Hall + More
The Taming of the Smooch. Though India’s Central Board of Film Certification is up in arms over a steamy kiss featured in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s … Read more
Hot News Mix: Madhuri Dixit’s Latest, An Open Letter to Air France, Indian ‘Birthers’ + More
All Hail The Queen. Though little is revealed about actress Madhuri Dixit’s upcoming film, Dedh Ishqiya, slated for a January 2014 release, we do know it’s … Read more
