Aroon Deep

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NYT extract: [Elon] Musk’s ability to turn Starlink on and off in places, as well as his dominance in space with satellites and rockets, has made him a formidable and unpredictable geopolitical player.
Hindu community leaders have warned Sir Keir Starmer that Labour’s new Islamophobia definition will have a “significant chilling effect” on freedom of speech. They say it conflates hostility towards Muslims with criticism of the religion of Islam, which would mean Hindus speaking about their historical persecution under Islamic empires in South Asia would fall foul of the definition. Last week, the Hindu Council UK wrote a letter to Steve... (Hindu Council UK is highlighted.)
Screenshot of the betting market Kalshi with a list of likely Oscar nominees for Best International Feature. Homebound is #8.
Latest air quality in Delhi. US AQI+ 975, 564 micrograms/m³. Hazardous.
Cutlist for SEED OF THE SACRED FIG from Indian censor board: 1. Inserted smoking warning in scenes with smoking. ... 3. Deleted the word "bastard" from the English subtitles. 4. Blurred visuals of flag burning.
Cutlist for NOSFERATU in India by the Censor Board. 1. Smoking warnings added to all scenes. 2. "Blurred visuals of frontal nudity in the visuals of gypsy girl on horseback. Blurred visuals of frontal nudity in the intimate scene between Ellen and the beast." 3. Modified the visuals of the genitals of the beast.
Screenshot of this page: https://ecinepramaan.gov.in/cbfc/?a=Certificate_Detail&i=100030292400002533
Censored scene from HERETIC, featuring a man presenting pictures of different gods in a museum gallery.
Cut list for the film HERETIC by the Central Board of Film Certification in India. These are the cuts: "Deleted the inappropriate information (audio and visual content) about the Hindu deity Lord Krishna." "Deleted the visuals of Mr. Reed throwing the holy religious books."
Changes made to VETTAIYAN for India censorship: 1. Modified the dialogue "Yella mannaraatchito...mudhan mudhala sollutchu" in TC 06:12. - (No change in duration) 2. Mute the words "Ondriya" (21:48,46:25,02:40:28), "Bastard" (01:00:37), "Yezhaigalai Cooliethozhilaali" (02:39:21, 02:39:57)- (Either Muted or Replaced) 3. Muted the words "Muslim, Sartharji" in TC 89:13 and Modified the words "Neet, Doctor" in TC 145:59. (No change in duration)
The Two Buttons meme. Button 1: "we don't have enough users from india". Button 2: "we now have enough users from India to trigger the IT Rules for Bluesky"
Screenshot of a tool to check if a website is blocked in China. The domain bsky.app is indeed blocked in China, according to the results.