https://www.scmp.com/rss/328664/feed Sreejith Sreedharan joined the Post in 2016 after 10 years as an online journalist in India. He has a masters degree in journalism and communication. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal’s last-minute push to garner support for Democratic US vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris by deploying culinary soft power has sparked a social-media storm among Indians. On the night before the election, Jayapal, the first South Asian-American woman elected to the US House of Representatives, tweeted about making “paneer tikka” in honour of the California senator, saying the latter mentioned on Instagram that her favourite north Indian food was any kind of... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3108287/pramila-jayapals-paneer-tikka-power-play-kamala-harris-sours?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3108287/pramila-jayapals-paneer-tikka-power-play-kamala-harris-sours?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Nov 2020 10:51:04 +0000 A new sport-comedy caper starring a former Japanese wrestling champion and a motley cast of Tamil actors is set to entertain audiences in India. Sumo, directed by S.P. Hosimin, revolves around an unlikely friendship between a surfing teacher and a sumo wrestler who gets washed up on a Chennai shore – a story borne out of the filmmaker’s fascination with sumos and his desire to pen an ode to the growing ties between India and Japan. “Sumo wrestlers are cherubic gentle giants and loved by... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3045618/japanese-sumo-wrestling-champion-walks-tamil-film-hilarity-ensues?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3045618/japanese-sumo-wrestling-champion-walks-tamil-film-hilarity-ensues?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Jan 2020 07:30:04 +0000 Nalini Sriharan, one of the seven people convicted for assassinating former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, stepped out of jail on Thursday after being granted a 30-day parole to plan her daughter’s wedding. Harithra Murugan, 27, was born in the prison in Vellore, Tamil Naidu state, where her parents are serving a life sentence. She currently lives in Britain with her grandparents, and is expected to meet her mother next week in Vellore, where a house has been rented for the wedding, local... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3020108/indian-ex-pm-rajiv-gandhis-killer-nalini-sriharan-gets-month?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3020108/indian-ex-pm-rajiv-gandhis-killer-nalini-sriharan-gets-month?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Jul 2019 12:25:14 +0000 India has made a formal request to Malaysia to extradite the controversial Islamic preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik, who is wanted on charges of spreading extremism and money laundering. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Wednesday confirmed the request had been made and rejected suggestions by the Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad this week that the 53-year-old preacher might be unable to get a fair trial if he returned home. Never mind Interpol, Malaysia can decide... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3014370/who-zakir-naik-islamic-televangelist-indias-chasing-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3014370/who-zakir-naik-islamic-televangelist-indias-chasing-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:02:22 +0000 A car owner in India has gone to extreme lengths to protect her vehicle from the punishing summer, as the mercury in the western city of Ahmedabad crosses 45 degrees Celsius. An image of her car being shared on social media showed her Toyota sedan completely slathered with cow dung to keep it cool in the hot weather, local media reported. “Best use of cow dung I have ever seen,” wrote Facebook user Rupesh Gauranga Das after sharing the images of the vehicle on the social media platform. “To... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3011207/indian-car-owner-protects-vehicle-layer-cow-dung-summer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3011207/indian-car-owner-protects-vehicle-layer-cow-dung-summer?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 May 2019 00:30:12 +0000