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3:43 pmVande Mataram row: Clash erupts at Central University of Kerala during SFI-led protest; police use water cannon
3:42 pmKoneru Humpy seeks government support for chess academy in Amaravati; Lokesh assures help
3:42 pmJharkhand tribal woman alleges brutal custodial assault
3:41 pmShreyas Iyer climbs to seventh, Shubman Gill remains No. 1 in ICC rankings
3:37 pmBREAKING | Don't Completely Stop Trains/Metro In Delhi To Handle October 10 Protests : Supreme Court To...
3:35 pmStudent’s death triggers protests at Kota’s Rajasthan Technical University
3:30 pmProfessor, Also A Congress MP, Sacked By JNU Over Sexual Harassment Charges
3:26 pmCRPF head constable injured in grenade attack on RAF outpost in Manipur’s Imphal East
3:22 pmFull list of 57 Delhi Metro stations to have restricted entry during CJP's Jantar Mantar protest tomorrow

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Commentary: What Niu Lai’s unlikely success says about Chinese internet culture

Reported by Channel Newsasia 9 Oct 2026, 3:30 am IST 1 min read

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The chaotic, amateurish spectacle of Niu Lai offers Chinese netizens a sense of unfiltered agency, says Troy Chen of University of Nottingham Ningbo China.

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Section: India
First reported by: Channel Newsasia
Reporter: troy chen
Published: Friday, 9 October 2026, 3:30 am IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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