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Esha Gupta: Has Instagram exposed everyday racism in IndiaEsha Gupta: Has Instagram exposed everyday racism in India
Image copyrightAFPImage caption Bollywood actress Esha Gupta says she too has been the victim of discrimination

Up until Monday, Esha Gupta was just a Bollywood actress with a passion for Arsenal football club.

That changed after she decided to share a screengrab of a WhatsApp conversation in which a friend

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South Korea sex abuse scandal: 'My skating coach kissed and touched me'South Korea sex abuse scandal: 'My skating coach kissed and touched me'
South Korea sex abuse scandal: 'My skating coach kissed and touched me' - TheIndianSubcontinent News
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Horse trainer questioned in scandalHorse trainer questioned in scandal
Weir has won more than 30 races at the elite Grade One level

Leading trainer Darren Weir and two other men have been questioned by stewards in the Australian horse racing corruption and welfare scandal.

On Wednesday, police seized a firearm, a substance believed to be cocaine, and four illegal Taser-type devices at the Melbourne Cup-winner's stables.

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India job data spells trouble for Narendra ModiIndia job data spells trouble for Narendra Modi
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption One out of every five young people is out of work

India's unemployment rate is the highest it has been since the 1970s, according to a leaked government jobs report.

Economist Vivek Kaul explains what this means and why it matters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's

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Rochdale rapist who fled the UK arrested in PakistanRochdale rapist who fled the UK arrested in Pakistan
Image copyrightGMPImage caption Hussain was convicted in his absence for the rape of a teenager in Rochdale

A man who fled the country to avoid a 19-year jail sentence for raping a teenage girl in Rochdale has been arrested by police in Pakistan.

Choudhry Ikhalaq Hussain, 38, was convicted along with nine others

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Behrouz Boochani: Refugee who wrote book using WhatsApp wins top prizeBehrouz Boochani: Refugee who wrote book using WhatsApp wins top prize
Image copyrightAshley Gilbertson/VII/Redux/eyevineImage caption Behrouz Boochani has become a chronicler of the lives of aslyum seekers on Manus Island

An asylum seeker and journalist detained for years by Australia on an island in the Pacific has been awarded the country's richest literary prize.

Behrouz

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