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KOLKATA -- A shock political shakeup in Nepal is set to push the Himalayan nation closer to Beijing, aggravating a bitter China-India rivalry as the giant neighbors jockey for influence across South Asia.
Bent over their sketchbooks, a group of art lovers in a public park in the heart of Chennai, India, are busy rendering their surroundings. Their subjects are varied, and they work with any number of mediums, but what unites them is a passion for depicting cities in situ and paying homage to a time-honoured tradition.
While pursuing a degree majoring in Hindi, Lee picked up the basics of Bengali grammar from local friends in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal and watched Bangladeshi news channels to improve his speaking skills.
Sita and Akbar were shipped to Siliguri zoo in West Bengal this month as part of an animal exchange programme from a neighbouring state.
To supporters of these Hindu groups, however, the court petition filed by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is justified – as Indian authorities have for years placated the country’s Muslim community over incidents of alleged blasphemy.
KOLKATA -- Daniella Mendonca, an intersex person, gushes over her wedding gown as she meticulously plans her wedding with her partner Joel. Drag performer Lush Monsoon anticipates a first meeting with a blind date over feverish texts in the middle of the night. Trinetra Haldar, a transgender woman, flits between the cities of Mumbai and Manipal, navigating two worlds as an actor and a doctor.
BANGKOK/YANGON -- Fighting between Myanmar's military and armed ethnic groups is intensifying near the border with India, disrupting a key infrastructure project and threatening to drive a rift between the two countries.
The death of Indian music maestro Rashid Khan earlier this week was followed by an outpouring of grief on and off social media.