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Irrfan Khan, actor in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘Life of Pi’, dies at 53

Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, known internationally for his roles in “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Life of Pi”, died at the age of 53 on April 29, 2020.
 

April 29, 2020
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Bollywood megastar Aamir Khan has sent a heartfelt message to China in hopes of raising spirits in the country that is at the centre of the fight against the deadly Covid-19 epidemic.01:22
Coronavirus pandemic
Bollywood tries to encourage China in virus fight
February 24, 2020
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One of India's most bankable film stars, Aamir Khan, is releasing Laal Singh Chaddha, an Indian spin on the 1994 Hollywood hit Forrest Gump, starring Tom Hanks. Khan teamed up with screenwriter...01:45
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Bollywood adapts 1994 Hollywood film ‘Forrest Gump’
August 10, 2022
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When India went into a national lockdown to fight a surge in Covid-19 cases in March 2020, dancer and aspiring Bollywood actress Shikha Malhotra decided to join the battle by trading her glamorous...01:54
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Actress turns to nursing in India’s Covid-19 fight
March 12, 2021
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How Deepika Padukone, star of Padmaavat, Chhapaak and Om Shanti Om, is battling Bollywood’s gender pay gap – and spending her fortune in style ...03:30
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How Deepika Padukone spends her fortune
January 5, 2021
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India’s film industry has been badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Productions and new film releases were put to a halt due to strict lockdown restrictions. Many low-paid workers in the...03:02
Bollywood
Bollywood hopes to revive
December 24, 2020
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The sprawling but severely neglected ancestral homes of Bollywood film stars Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar in the Pakistani city of Peshawar will be given a second chance. Conservationists in Pakistan...01:58
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Saving Bollywood heritage in Pakistan
November 16, 2020
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South Asia’s toxic smog visible from space
November 19, 2024
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India
Indian slums get cool roofs to beat summer heat
March 21, 2025
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Holi is an annual event to herald the beginning of spring, and the 2025 festival officially was celebrated on March 14  02:01
India
India celebrates colourful Holi festival
March 14, 2025
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India’s female brewers
March 14, 2025
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The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has demanded the release of Baloch political prisoners, activists and missing persons in exchange for the hostages02:03
Pakistan
Pakistan insurgents hijack train and take hostages
March 12, 2025
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The tradition, recreating the legend of Hindu deities Krishna and Radha, heralds the beginning of spring01:11
India
Hindu women beat men with sticks in colourful Holi tradition
March 10, 2025
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Delhi environment minister said waste at the Bhalswa dump ‘will be reduced to a point where it will no longer be visible’ from a distance by 2026  02:21
India
New Delhi pledges to flatten rubbish mountain
March 6, 2025
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While prices have spiked, inflation has eased leaving the consumer price index inflation at 2.4% in January, compared to 24% in the same period in 2024.02:08
Pakistan
Ramadan price hikes in Pakistan
March 3, 2025
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The Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious gathering, attracts millions every 12 years and has a history of crowd-related disasters  02:51
India
Survivors of deadly stampede in India describe chaos
February 17, 2025
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Pakistan woman MMA fighter breaks barriers... and arms
February 14, 2025
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The singer-songwriter later posted on social media that he had received permission to perform01:25
India
Ed Sheeran ‘unplugged’ in India
February 11, 2025
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The deportees say they were handcuffed throughout the 40-hour flight from the US to India02:28
India
Indian deportees claim they were mistreated on US flight
February 7, 2025
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India’s prime minister expressed his condolences to families of victims of the deadly stampede on the busiest day of the world's largest religious gathering02:26
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At least 30 killed in Kumbh Mela stampede
January 30, 2025
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The stampede occurred on the holiest day of the festival, which was expected to attract as many as 100 million visitors03:11
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Deadly stampede at world’s largest religious gathering in India
January 29, 2025
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The “Women on Wheels” programme teaches women how to ride motorcycles, a female taboo in Pakistan01:00
Pakistan
‘Women on wheels’ defy norms in Pakistan
January 17, 2025
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The 1,000-year-old Drupka order of Buddhist nuns are given equal status as monks01:00
Nepal
Nepal's Buddhist ‘Kung Fu Nuns’ fighting the patriarchy
January 3, 2025