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Photo: Courtesy Of Netflix Photo: Courtesy Of Netflix Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Courtesy Of Netflix Netflix Tests Discounted Subscription Plans in India 1  /  1 Back to Gallery Netflix is testing discounted plans in India for some long-term subscribers. The plans are only available to selected new subscribers and not existing ones. While signing up, new users may be offered a 20% discount on a three-month subscription, a 30% discount on a six-month term and a 50% discount on a 12-month contract. These will be available only in India. Netflix currently offers mobile, basic, standard and premium plans in India. More from Variety TV News Roundup: Ilana Glazer's First Stand Up Special Gets Premiere Date at Amazon Priyanka Chopra Jonas, … [Read more...] about Netflix Tests Discounted Subscription Plans in India

India sent thousands of troops into the northeastern state of Assam Thursday to quell violent protests triggered by a new law that would make it easier for non-Muslims from some neighboring countries to gain citizenship.   Angry protesters defied a curfew imposed in the capital of Guwahati and elsewhere across Assam, setting cars and tires ablaze before being dispersed by security forces.  Protesters also attacked the homes of members of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata (BJP) party. India Passes Contentious Citizenship Bill The bill will grant citizenship to Religious Minorities, such as Hindus who have fled persecution in neighboring countries Critics say the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which passed the upper house of Parliament Wednesday, would lead to a flood of immigrants into Assam and other northeast states, and would marginalize India's minority Muslims, which they claim is a goal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist government. "I want to … [Read more...] about Controversial Citizenship Bill Sparks Violent Protests in Northeast India

As India's Parliament moved swiftly to amend its laws to prevent undocumented Muslims migrants from neighboring countries from becoming citizens, S.M. Hadi was busy making sure he could find documents going back generations to prove that his family was Indian. "We have been sorting through all our old junk to find some proof that my father, grandfather, great grandfather all lived here," said Hadi, a professor emeritus at Aligarh Muslim University. "There's such panic it's ridiculous." The new Citizenship Amendment Bill that was approved on Wednesday changed the rules governing the granting of citizenship to undocumented migrants to include religion as a criteria. It bars undocumented Muslims from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan from seeking citizenship, but allows Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians who illegally migrated to India from these regions to do so. Adding to the fear and anxiety is that Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government has also vowed to … [Read more...] about Citizenship law based on religion sparks fear across India

LUCKNOW, INDIA, - Indian police on Monday deployed round-the-clock protection and promised a weapons licence to the family of an alleged rape victim who died after being set on fire on the way to testify in court. The woman told police in her dying testimony that two of her alleged rapists repeatedly pushed her to withdraw the court case before attacking her last week with three other men in Uttar Pradesh state. "We have deputed personal security officers for the brother and sister of the victim, apart from deploying police force in the village," Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district police chief Vikrant Vir told AFP. The family's request for an arms license would be given priority processing, Vir added. All five men have been arrested and charged with murder, with two of them still facing rape charges. The special provisions for the 23-year-old's brother and sister came as public anger grows about perceived police inaction in preventing and pursuing sexual assault cases across the country. … [Read more...] about India Rape-Murder Victim’s Relatives to Get Guns and Guards

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