After protests from Native American groups and fans, the Cleveland Indians are finally changing their name.
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Naman Ramachandran Indian arthouse filmmaker Pushpendra Singh’s latest effort, feminist fable “The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs” (Laila Aur Satt Geet) is bowing at the Singapore International Film Festival after plaudits at Berlin, Hong Kong and Jeonju.The film, based on renowned Rajasthani writer Vidaydan Detha’s story of a woman discarding all identities society wants to impose on her, and making her own choices, uses the narrative device of seven local folk songs to describe the
.After protests from Native American groups and fans, the Cleveland Indians are finally changing their name.
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Vivienne Chow A selection of prominent films that debuted in this year’s real-world festivals Berlin and Venice, or were presented under the so-called ‘Cannes Label 2020,’ make their Southeast Asian premiere over the next week at the 31st Singapore International Film Festival. Among the highlights is the Venice Golden Lion-winning title “Nomadland” directed by Chloe Zhao.The film festival, which runs from Nov.
Sumit and Jenny plan to get married and must do it soon, given that Jenny's visa to stay in India is almost set to expire. However, Sumit's parents are firmly against their marriage, given the couple's significant age difference — Jenny is 61, while Sumit is 32.