A Dubai-based Indian girl has smashed a world record for doing a hundred yoga poses in a small box within three minutes, the media reported
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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Man who arranged 267 Covid victims' funerals feels let down
Amid the grave fear of coronavirus infection, a man obsessed with helping others has performed funeral of 267 COVID-19 victims
Newly-discovered Buddha statue destroyed in Mardan
A recently discovered Buddha statue was smashed into pieces by local Pakistani construction workers and a cleric on Saturday in Mardan
Indian streaming platform to produce five Pakistani originals
Catering to a strong consumer demand, Indian streaming platform Zee5 is adding and subtracting shows from its roster of offerings
Indian youth off to meet Pakistani sweetheart held at border
Love knows no barriers, least of all borders. A smitten Maharashtra youth was apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF) from near the Pakistan border in Gujarat when he was trying to cross over into the neighbouring country to meet his sweetheart, an official said here on Friday
School closure amid pandemic: Dropout rise a major concern in Bangladesh
The ongoing closure of schools due to the coronavirus pandemic is increasing chances that thousands of marginalised students across the country might have to drop out and engage in child labour, warn government documents and educationists
Masks, Varanasi's new holy offering to God
Everything is prohibited or curtailed during the ongoing corona pandemic as are congregations at religious places. However, masks as an offering to God at temples in the ancient city of Varanasi are the new normal
COVID-19 will widen the gender education gap in Afghanistan
As COVID-19 forces closure of schools all around the world, UNESCO and Plan International warn that girls in developing countries will be hit the worst as the pandemic will increase school dropout among girls, which will entrench the education gap in many countries
Indian school principal wins $1mn in Dubai Duty-Free draw
The principal of the Indian High School in Ajman has won a million dollars in the Dubai Duty Free (DDF) raffle draw, it was reported
Pakistani court orders gender test in alleged same-sex marriage
A Pakistan court has ordered the formation of a medical board to test a person who is known to be a woman but claims to have changed her gender to marry a teenage girl, a media report said on Thursday
Three-day-old infant travels 17 hours, survives cardiac surgery
A three-day-old infant born in Uttar Pradesh travelled 17 hours on a ventilator in an ambulance to get admitted to Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the national capital for a cardiac procedure
Dubai hospital waives Covid bill of Indian worker
A hospital in Dubai has waived the Rs 1.52 crore bill of a labourer from Telangana, who was treated there for COVID-19
Kashmir's famous carpet industry facing decline
The iconic carpet industry of Kashmir is facing a sharp decline forcing most carpet weavers to take up odd jobs for earning their livelihood
Decapitated body of Bangladesh millionaire found in NYC apartment
Fahim Saleh, 33, co-founder of Bangladesh's ride-sharing venture Pathao, was found dead in an apartment in New York City
