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20 injured, 14 arrested in Pakistan's Punjab University after Pakhtun and Punjabi student groups clash on campus
•The clashes took place between the Pakhtun and Punjabi students backed by the Pakhtun and Baloch Students Council and Islami Jamiat Tulaba respectively, on Friday over holding a 'cultural activity' by the former on the campus
News18 India retains status as most read regional news platform; unique visitors' count jumps 11.6% to 85 mn
Fp Staff •News18 Bangla2 grabbed the number one position amongst the Bengali news sites, with an incredible 21 percent month-on-month growth of unique visitors.
Watch: Pakistani TV reporter's reaction to a photobomber leaves Twitter in splits; video goes viral on social media
Trendingdesk •The unnamed Pakistani reporter who was visibly irritated with a man who came between him and the camera while he was being filmed has caught many eyeballs on the micro-blogging site.
From Bollywood's domination to the most preferred languages: What the YouTube India charts reveal about the listenership in the country
Amit Gurbaxani •How big is YouTube in India? A whopping 94 percent of the 3,000 internet users surveyed for trade body the Indian Music Industry’s recently-released Digital Music Study said they use YouTube or Vevo to consume music.
The best of Music Inc 2019: Discussions on the dominance of film music, streaming services in India
Amit Gurbaxani •Despite the snafus – occasionally clueless hosts and sloppy stage management – Music Inc was worth the while where it mattered the most: the presentations and the panel discussions.
Pakistan honours Maharaja Ranjit Singh, celebrates Bhagat Singh; but India opposed to Jinnah's portrait due to 'religious nationalism'
Aakar •The question is why Pakistan thinks that these men are celebrated when India is going through a strong anti-Muslim phase. And it is because Pakistan also has a powerful Punjabi nationalism. More than half of Pakistan is Punjabi speaking.
Author Tanuj Solanki on why Punjabi has become passé and UP's Khadi boli is the ‘in’ thing’ in Bollywood
Pragya Singh •Khadi boli, lingua franca of western Uttar Pradesh, has been mainstreamed by Bollywood.
Ajay Devgn announces release date of Singham's Punjabi remake, starring Parmish Verma, as 9 August
Fp Staff •Singham, which is a remake of South blockbuster Singam, will be remade in Punjabi, with Ajay Devgn serving as the producer.
Chamm, a Punjabi film screened in more than 350 villages before hitting theaters, brings stories to those whose life it portrayed
Vandana Shukla •A Punjabi film Chamm, based on the complexity of caste-based exploitation, set in rural Punjab, is shown to more than 350 villages.
From helping artists to damaging an industry: Understanding the role of music videos in the streaming era
Amit Gurbaxani •If YouTube is so ubiquitous, then is a music video essential for scoring a hit these days, like it was back in the 1980s during the early days of MTV?