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Why Bill Gates did a cameo in an iconic Indian TV drama

A crossover no-one saw coming. That's how many in India are describing Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates's appearance in an iconic Hindi...

26.10.2025 40

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Geeta Pandey Bbc News

The Indian woman who stood up to moral policing - and won a pageant

Muskan Sharma stood up to men who tried to bully her over her clothes - and went on to win hearts and a beauty pageant. The 23-year-old, who was...

16.10.2025 40

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A beloved Indian singer drowned in Singapore. Now fans want answers

Indian singer-composer Zubeen Garg told an interviewer recently that his home state of Assam would "shut down for seven days" when he died. His remark...

11.10.2025 40

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The curious case of the British jet stuck in India

A state-of-the-art British fighter jet stuck at an airport in India for nearly three weeks now has sparked curiosity and raised questions about how...

05.07.2025 100

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'Tourists are our lifeline': Picking up the pieces in Kashmir after April killings

Two months after a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir scared away tourists and brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war, the...

24.06.2025 70

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Geeta Pandey Bbc News