Rihanna, Greta Thunberg Share Support For Indian Farmers Protesting Over New Agriculture Laws

After Rihanna tweeted a CNN article on Feb. 2 about the ongoing farmers' protests in India and wrote "why aren't we talking about this?!", other Hollywood names are putting a spotlight on the struggle.

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East India Youth musician will release his new album ‘Great Spans Of Muddy Time’ on March 19 via Tough Love Records, following on from 2019’s ‘Your Wilderness Revisited’.Having shared the record’s lead track ‘And Everything Changed (But I Feel Alright)’ last month, Doyle has now offered up the synth-led second single.“I was aware that time was limited/ And that I’d have to keep it brief/ But then the words came out in all the wrong orders/ The rest were jammed behind my teeth“, the artist sings

Trevor Noah is the newest international personality to cast a light on the ongoing farmers’ agitation in India. If Rihanna and Greta Thunberg missed the mark in getting their points across, leave it to this late-night host to familiarize the westerners with what’s going on in the country.

Naman Ramachandran The ongoing disagreement between social networking app Twitter and the Indian government over the ongoing farmers’ protests around Delhi is reaching a crescendo.Earlier this month, the government sought the suspension of several Twitter accounts that had tweeted about the protests, alleging the spread of misinformation.

NEW DELHI -- It took just one tweet from Rihanna to anger the Indian government and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.

Naman Ramachandran India’s A.R. Rahman, the Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Grammy winning composer of “Slumdog Millionaire” will score the music for upcoming war film “Pippa.” In doing so he teams up with two of India’s leading producers.The film is produced by Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP and Siddharth Roy Kapur’s Roy Kapur Films, and directed by Raja Krishna Menon (“Airlift”).

Rihanna has been branded “irresponsible” by India after the singer drew attention to ongoing farmers’ protests in the country.The pop star was joined by the likes of climate activist Greta Thunberg in supporting the farmers following new legislation put in place by the government.Yesterday (February 2), Rihanna drew attention to the protests in a tweet sharing a link to an article about the ongoing issue.“Why aren’t we talking about this?!” she wrote, in a tweet that has since begun trending in

Naman Ramachandran Social media platform Twitter is the eye of a political storm in India after the federal government came down hard on it for unblocking accounts supporting the long-running protests by farmers.On Monday, the Indian government’s Ministry of Home Affairs required and obtained the temporary suspension of several Twitter accounts including: actor and activist Sushant Singh; investigative news organization The Caravan; activist Hansraj Meena; CEO of government broadcaster Prasar

Singer Rihanna took to Twitter on Tuesday to call attention to the months-long farmers’ protest in India that included tens of thousands of farmers camping on roads in the dead of winter around New Delhi and a violent clash last weekend at the capital’s Red Fort complex.

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After many celebrities spoke up about the farmer protests in India, now an international celebrity is also speaking up, singer and pop icon Rihanna recently extended her support on the issue. If you didn’t know, numerous farmers are protesting on the outskirts of Delhi against the centre's agricultural laws, condemning the internet shutdown aimed at crippling the movement.

EXCLUSIVE: For nearly 15 years, director Ramin Bahrani and novelist Aravind Adiga shared a symbiotic relationship of inspiration that culminated into Netflix’s rags-to-riches drama The White Tiger.

It was indeed a special PPV to remember for WWE's Indian fans with Superstar Spectacle 2021 shedding light on the flourishing Indian talent of the wrestling company. Taking place on Republic Day, i.e.

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Naman Ramachandran Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh’s debut feature “Writing With Fire,” the only Indian film in the Sundance world cinema documentary competition, shines a light on a unique, women-only news collective in small-town northern India.The documentary follows the women behind news organization Khabar Lahariya as they make the transition from print to digital, shooting stories on their mobile phones and disseminating via their YouTube channel.