Daniel Smith, a former US acting secretary of state, has been appointed as the head of US embassy in New Delhi, which has been without an ambassador after Kenneth Juster left the post in January, according to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price
Across Oceans, the Same Light, the Same Spirit -Indian Festivals Without Borders
New York City made Diwali a public school holiday in 2023, acknowledging the festival's importance to a significant section of its population. Deepavali was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December 2025. These reflect how a festival rooted in India's civilisational traditions has found an increasingly visible place in the global cultural calendar.
They Left for a Better Life, Not to Die in War: Trafficking Bangladeshi Youths into Russia's War Against Ukraine
Fortify Rights and Truth Hounds documented more than 100 Bangladeshis recruited into the Russian military and reported at least 34 deaths in their March 2026 investigation. Separately, Prothom Alo reported on October 21 that at least 54 Bangladeshis had reportedly died after travelling to Russia for work and becoming involved in the war over the preceding three years.
When a Migrant Worker Suffers Injury Abroad: A Shared Information Support System Regionally Will Help Returnees
Regional cooperation could begin with practical comparisons. Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and other labour-sending countries can exchange working solutions without pretending their systems or bilateral agreements are identical.
The Power, Potential, and Unrealised Promise, of South Asia
South Asia, for all its faults and constraints, is the fastest-growing economic region in the world this year. It is also home to the Commonwealth’s largest three countries in terms of population, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, representing just under two billion citizens, the majority under 30-years old.
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US imposing restrictions on travel from India starting Tuesday: VP Harris
The US is imposing restrictions on travel from India starting on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris has said
US concerned at Pakistan media facing attacks, threats, harassment
The US has expressed concern over attacks targeted at the media and threats and harassment of journalists in Pakistan by security forces, political parties and militants
European parliament blasts Pakistan’s blasphemy laws
Slamming Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, the European parliament has alleged that they “incite harassment, violence and murder against those being accused’, and expressed concern about the health and wellbeing of a Pakistani couple sentenced to death on blasphemy charges in 2014
Indian American NGOs raise more than $5 Million for Covid-relief in India
Sewa International USA, a Houston, Texas-based nonprofit that works in the areas of disaster recovery, education, and development has launched a ‘Help India Defeat COVID-19’ campaign to ship oxygen concentrators to Indian hospitals
Son of Indian and Tibetan immigrants running for Cincinnati mayor
Aftab Pureval, the son of Indian and Tibetan immigrants, is running for election as mayor of Cincinnati in the US and, if successful, will be the first mayor of South Asian descent in Ohio
European Parliament concerned over India’s 'deteriorating' human rights situation
The European Parliament has expressed concern over the “deteriorating” human rights situation in India and voiced alarm regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) passed by its parliament last year
Freedom of expression is a hallmark of any democracy, says US on India question
The US opposes incitement to violence on social media while supporting freedom of expression, according to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price
US denies issuing new guidance to Americans to leave India
The US State Department has denied it has issued new guidance to American citizens in India to leave the country
US puts out Level-4 travel advisory against India
The US has asked its citizens not to visit India in wake of the huge surge in COVID cases in the country and also because "access to all types of medical care is becoming severely limited in India due to the surge in COVID-19 cases"
Policy impact, challenges concerning Artificial Intelligence discussed at ASEI summit
Various facets of Artificial Intelligence, including its policy impact at the world stage and the challenges in the adoption of ethical AI were discussed threadbare at a summit organised by the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI)
Indian American doctors’ body lends helping hand to India’s Covid fight
The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the largest ethnic medical organization in the US with over 80,000 members, has reached out to Covid-battered India by arranging oxygen concentrators, facilitating tele-consultations and giving a call for generous donations
Indian-American Congressmen assure help to India in Covid crisis
Congressman Ami Bera, Democrat from California and a physician by training, said he will work to ensure assistance to India to fight the covid disaster
Indian High Commission In Australia slams media report, calls it "baseless, malicious and slanderous"
The Indian High Commission in Australia has strongly rebutted a report published in The Australian, a leading newspaper, on Sunday as "baseless, malicious and slanderous" and slammed the newspaper's "rush to blame the surge on the restricted election campaign by the Prime Minister of India and one religious gathering"
Indian American CEOs Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai pledge support to India's fight against coronavirus
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday expressed their concern over the unprecedented surge in Covid cases in India and assured help to fight it
