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The Man Behind India’s ‘$74m Wedding’

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In November, as millions of Indians were grappling with a cashflow crisis, a lavish wedding in the southern city of Bangalore sparked outrage. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey profiles the man behind the wedding, the father of the bride, businessman and ex-state minister Gali Janardhana Reddy. Five days after the government scrapped 500 and 1,000 rupee … Read more

Film Star Ravi Babu Takes Piggy To Bank

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A south Indian film star has caused a sensation after being photographed standing in a bank queue with a live piglet tucked under his arm. Ravi Babu said the piglet would star in his next film called Adhigo, which translates from the Telugu to “there”. Long bank queues have become common after 500 and 1,000 … Read more