A woman was banned from using any Uber services for her unusual first name. Swastika Chandra explained her first name meant ‘good luck’ in Sanskrit and where she grew up in Fiji it was a common name, but Uber suddenly banned her account in October last year due to it being a “potentially offensive” word. … Read more
Netflix was forced to pull one of its films from the platform on Friday after several right-wing Hindu groups complained about a scene in which the main character is seen eating meat. “Annapoorani: the Goddess of Food” tells the story of a young woman from the Brahmin caste who aspires to become the best chef … Read more
Balinese officials are on the hunt for a man who was filmed meditating naked at a Hindu temple, with his indecent act infuriating locals. The clip gained widespread attention after it was posted by community group “canggu_bali” and then reported by influencer and Balinese shoe designer Ni Luh Djelantik. In it, the foreigner can be … Read more
THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE FILM “OPPENHEIMER.” A sex scene in the highly anticipated drama “Oppenheimer” is being slammed by Indian officials who claim the scene is “a scathing attack on Hinduism.” The biographical drama tells the story of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer as he and a group of scientists rush to complete the … Read more
A video of newlywed Hannah Rogers, 31, displaying her traditional Indian wedding attire to her family and friends has garnered 12 million views on Instagram. People all over the world wished her well on her wedding via the comments section. Rogers, an immigration attorney based in Los Angeles, was married to Vidhur Goyal on Nov. 18 in a … Read more