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Nora Fatehi joins Remo D’souza in the hunt to find India’s next big hip hop sensation on Amazon miniTV’s Hip-Hop India
Mumbai: Amazon miniTV – Amazon’s free video streaming service is all set to shake up the dance community through its unique hip-hop based dance reality show, Hip-Hop India. With excitement running high amongst enthusiasts and viewers alike, the streaming service today revealed dance diva Nora Fatehi as the second judge on show. Fatehi will join choreographer Remo D’Souza as a co-judge, as the two scout for country’s next biggest Hip-Hop sensation, while enthralling audiences with their on-screen charisma and chemistry!
The poster features Fatehi in a unique avatar sporting a glamorous underground look. With the poster, Amazon miniTV also revealed that the show will be streaming for free on the service starting 21 July. Setting one of the biggest stages for the street dancers, Hip-Hop India is a journey of – Gully se Glory Tak. The show promises to bring alive #HipHopFever, celebrating the dance genre in its complete glory, promising to engage one and all in its riveting fervour.
Expressing her excitement on being part of the show, Fatehi said, “Hip-Hop India’ are literally the words that I like to shout out loud whenever I see anyone grooving and dancing. Hip-Hop is one of the coolest and most fun styles of dance that exists. To be a judge on this Amazon miniTV show and the fact that my co-judge is my dear friend, Remo D’Souza is nothing but pure excitement manifested into reality. Watch out for us India, because we are ready, are you?”
It’s time for hip-hoppers to showcase their craft and endure the biggest stage to express the beauty of dance with Hip-Hop India. The show will stream from 21 July, exclusively on Amazon miniTV for free within Amazon’s shopping app and Fire TV.
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WhatsApp may soon let users to pick who sees their status updates
The messaging giant is borrowing a page from Instagram’s playbook as it pushes to give users finer control over their social circles.
CALIFORNIA: WhatsApp is quietly working on a feature that could make its Status function considerably smarter and considerably more private.
According to reports from beta tracking platforms, the app is testing a tool called Status lists, which would allow users to create named groups such as close friends, family and colleagues, and control precisely which group sees each update. It is a meaningful step up from the platform’s current blunt instruments, which offer only three options: share with all contacts, exclude specific people, or manually select individuals each time.
The new feature draws an obvious comparison with Instagram’s Close Friends function, and the resemblance is unlikely to be accidental. Both platforms sit within Meta’s family, and the company has been nudging them toward a common logic of audience segmentation for some time.
The move also fits neatly into WhatsApp’s broader privacy push. The platform has been rolling out enhanced chat protections and is exploring the introduction of usernames, which would allow users to connect without exchanging phone numbers. Status lists extend that philosophy from messaging into broadcasting.
Meanwhile, Status itself has been evolving well beyond its origins as a simple photo-and-text slideshow. The feature now supports music stickers, collages, longer videos and interactive elements, pushing it closer to the social-media-style story format pioneered by Snapchat and refined by Instagram. In that context, finer audience controls are not merely a privacy feature. They are a precondition for people sharing more.
The feature remains in development and has not been confirmed for release. WhatsApp routinely tests tools that are later modified or quietly shelved. But the direction of travel is clear: the app wants Status to be a destination, not an afterthought. Letting users decide exactly who is in the audience is how it gets there.
