https://www.scmp.com/rss/505021/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Turning away from the backdrop to face the bright studio lights, Muskan Akhoon’s bright smile gives way to a bold stare. A few pictures from the shoot eventually make their way to Instagram, where the fashion influencer has cultivated a following of over 11,000 users. Akhoon, who at 18 is already something of a celebrity and often recognised in public, is among a growing number of women taking the internet by storm in restive Kashmir, a northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. The... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3213067/not-your-regular-influencers-how-kashmiri-instagrammers-are-breaking-taboos-and-making-money-while?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3213067/not-your-regular-influencers-how-kashmiri-instagrammers-are-breaking-taboos-and-making-money-while?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:15:11 +0000 The Indian government has launched a major crackdown in Jammu and Kashmir against internet users who access blacklisted social media sites through virtual private networks in defiance of a temporary government ban on social media, throwing the Indian-administered part of Kashmir into further turmoil. Kashmir had been without internet access since August 5, when New Delhi annulled the Muslim majority region’s limited autonomy to bring it under direct federal oversight. On January 26, authorities... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3052954/indias-crackdown-vpns-kashmir-seeks-quell-cyber-insurgency?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3052954/indias-crackdown-vpns-kashmir-seeks-quell-cyber-insurgency?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Feb 2020 06:30:04 +0000