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The Dalai Lama has issued an apology after a video showing him asking a child to “suck” his tongue sparked outrage online, per CNN. “A video clip has been circulating that shows a recent meeting when a young boy asked His Holiness the Dalai Lama if he could give him a hug,” said the office for […]
Seattle made history on Tuesday when it became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination. The ordinance, which the city council approved by a 6-1 vote, amended Seattle’s municipal code to include caste as a protected category, along with race, gender, religion, and national origin. According to the Associated Press, the measure was sponsored by Kshama Sawant, an Indian-American […]
At least 134 people were killed on Sunday night after a pedestrian bridge collapsed in the western Indian state of Gujara. CNN reports nearly 200 people were on the bridge when it collapsed. Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi said Monday the list of victims includes 30 children, with the majority of the deceased comprised of women and […]
A terrifying video of a freefall-style amusement park ride malfunctioning and plummeting to the ground in Mohali, India has gone viral. Per local news network NDTV, the accident happened on Sunday (Sept. 4) at a fairground at around 9:15 p.m. local time. The clip of the incident shows that dozens of people were on board […]
A woman in India allegedly chopped off the penis of her boyfriend after he tried to rape her 14-year-old daughter. The unidentified mother recalled seeing a quarrel and confronting the man inside the home they shared together. “I was working in the farm when the incident took place,” she told the Times of India. “Fortunately, I returned home in […]
The international hip-hop community is reeling today from the news that Brampton-based Punjabi recording artist and singer Sidhu Moose Wala, 28, was gunned down in the Jawaharke village of Mansa district in India. Punjab police have confirmed that Wala, who came to Canada in 2016 on a student visa and began recording music, died while […]
A couple in India filed a lawsuit against their son and his wife because they have not given them a grandchild after being married for six years, BBC reports. Sanjeev and Sadhana Prasad are claiming “mental harassment” since they allegedly used up all of their savings on their son only for he and his wife to prevent them […]
A teenager was arrested in India after police say he beheaded his 19-year-old sister as his mother allegedly held her legs, CNN reports. Police in Vaijapur, Maharashtra told the outlet that the unnamed woman’s husband said they married against the wishes of her family and that she was two months pregnant with their child. At the time, the woman […]
An Indian man has been declared dead for the second time in a week. According to the Times of India, 40-year-old electrician Srikesh Kumar was hospitalized last Thursday after he was struck by a motorcycle in Moradabad. Kumar was said to be in critical condition when he was first transferred to a nearby private health facility […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets A man in India was found guilty of murdering his wife last year with a venomous cobra, The Independent […]
