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Preity Zinta: India outrage over Bollywood actress's #MeToo commentPreity Zinta: India outrage over Bollywood actress's #MeToo comment
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Preity Zinta has starred as the leading lady in several hit Bollywood films

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has been criticised on social media for making comments perceived to be trivialising the #MeToo movement.

She has in turn blamed "bad editing" of her interview for

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Nissan chief to be ousted for 'misconduct'Nissan chief to be ousted for 'misconduct'
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Carlos Ghosn is head of the Alliance, which includes Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi

Japanese car giant Nissan has proposed removing chairman Carlos Ghosn from his post over financial misconduct claims.

The firm said it had been conducting an internal investigation for

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Chinese erotic novelist jailed for 10 years for gay sex scenesChinese erotic novelist jailed for 10 years for gay sex scenes
Image copyrightiStockImage caption The book featured "male homosexual behaviour including perverted sexual acts like violation and abuse"

A Chinese writer has been given a 10 year sentence for writing and selling a novel which featured gay sex scenes.

The writer, identified as Liu, was jailed by a court in

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What migrant attacks tell us about India's economyWhat migrant attacks tell us about India's economy
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Migrant families fled following the attacks that lasted more than a week

Tens of thousands of migrant workers fled India's western state of Gujarat in October in the wake of attacks targeting them. The TheIndianSubcontinent's Nitin Srivastava reports from Himmatnagar town

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China and the Pacific: The islander chosen to spread the Chinese wayChina and the Pacific: The islander chosen to spread the Chinese way
China and the Pacific: The islander chosen to spread the Chinese way - TheIndianSubcontinent News
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Netanyahu rejects calls for early election in Israel
Israel's prime minister has said he will also take over as defence minister and is rejecting calls to hold early elections.
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