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‘Fuck Modi’, a Protest Show in NYC, Will Go Up on Sunday Alongside Houston’s ‘Howdy Modi’ Event
VICE caught up with Desi-American punks The Kominas and comedian Arish Singh to chat about their protest show in New York this weekend.
Millions Living in India Risk Becoming Stateless From August 31
As authorities in the volatile northeastern state of Assam prepare to publish the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) tomorrow, millions fear they could be excluded and torn apart from their families.
Assam Floods Have Put 90 Percent of Kaziranga National Park Under Water
The World Heritage Site that is home to the highest number of Indian one-horned rhinoceros has been hit hard and driven the wildlife living there into a frenzy.
A Mob of 500 Men Tried to Force a Dance Group to Strip at a Festival in Assam
Five of the accused have been caught by the police, who are still looking for the absconding organisers.
Police in India Keep Seizing Large Quantities of Weed
Cops caught over 3,000 kgs of cannabis in the third crackdown this week.
INDIA
India is reportedly the fifth deadliest country for journalists in the world. In the last of our series on media censorship in the subcontinent, we get some perspective from a region that often misses the scrutiny of the national media, the Northeast.
Meet The People Trying to Keep Assam's ‘Witches’ Alive
Hunting the witch-hunters can be a deadly affair.
Her Husband's Mistress Branded Her A Witch
The "other woman" pretended to be possessed by her and accused her of practicing witchcraft.
A "Witch" Tells Us How Her Cat’s Poop Changed Her Whole Life
Whenever a man or cow dies in her village, or a priest accidentally burns his hair, it is pinned on Hira.
My City On A Plate
To conclude its series ‘Khaane Mein Kya Hain?’ VICE India reached out to people across the country, from Kashmir to Kerala, and Sindh to Meghalaya.
Now Playing: A VICE Guide to the Most Anticipated Films from the Northeast
For the finale of the three-part series on cinema in the Northeast, VICE looks at some compelling work from the region that is bound to burst your mainstream bubble.
If You Can’t Go to Them, Regional Cinema From the Northeast Will Come to You
In the second of a three-part series, VICE looks at the rise of alternative spaces and a change in the pace of filmmaking from the Northeast, available at your nearest screens.