A Dubai-based 14-year-old boy from Kerala has made a six-layered stencil portrait of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a gift to him on the occasion of the country's Republic Day (January 26), a media report said
Amplifying South Asian narratives, empowering region's filmmakers
The power of storytelling shone through at the Tasveer Film Festival, a key player and pivotal stakeholder in the global South Asian film market. Since its inception in 2002, the festival has consistently amplified South Asian narratives and boosted their visibility on the world stage.
Hostile protests in London symptomatic of a larger problem plaguing Pakistan
When small groups of individuals abroad resort to violent or disruptive protests, it tarnishes the collective image of the Pakistani community. These actions reinforce negative stereotypes about Pakistanis being politically volatile, emotionally charged, or prone to extremist behavior.
Of cultural unifiers and peacemongers: Bridging the subcontinental divide
There was a consensus on the importance of allowing people to meet across borders, revive dialogue and sporting ties -- including cricket -- as well as SAARC, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, and cooperate on all matters, especially the environment.
Caribbean Hindus face calls to unite in face of challenges
The celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, has gained much national and international prominence in Trinidad, where the annual Divali Nagar at Chaguanas sees over 100,000 people thronging the nine-nights carnival spread over a 27-acre site from all over the Caribbean, the United States and beyond.
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Indian expat wins $54,451 in Dubai draw
A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expat has won 200,000 dirhams ($54,451) at the weekly Mahzooz draw in Dubai, the media reported
Turkey deports 40 illegally residing Pakistani citizens
Turkey has deported 40 Pakistanis who were reportedly residing in the country illegally, Express News reported on Friday, with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) confirming the development
Daughters to testify in Indian couple's murder in Dubai
Two daughters of an Indian couple who were murdered inside their home in Dubai, will testify at a court next month, the media reported
Biden's speechwriter Vinay Reddy makes Indian village proud
Villagers of Pothireddypeta in Karimnagar district of Telangana, about 200 km from Hyderabad, feel proud that Cholleti Vinay Reddy, an Indian American, has been appointed as the director of speechwriting of new US President Joe Biden
Bangladeshi man beaten to death in South Africa
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Bahrain urged to take back Bangladeshi expats
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A 'desi' at the White House: Kamala Harris says she'll ensure a pathway for Asian community
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Migrant Nepali workers paid hefty sums for overseas jobs and returned
Unemployed, Raju Parajuli thought a cleaner job in Dubai in exchange for Rs125,000 was not that bad of an offer
Indians travel from exclusion to vice presidency in the United States
The first Indian recorded to have reached the shores of the United States is a man from Madras (now Chennai), the area from where the family of Shyamala Gopalan, mother of Kamala Harris - who is set to become Vice President of the US on January 20 - hails
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When Kamala Harris takes oath as America's Vice President on January 20, 2020, it will be a moment without parallel in the country's history. Harris will be the first Indian and Black American, the first woman, and first woman of color to ever win the election to America's highest political office
UAE's Indian businessman nominated for Centre for Migration
M.A. Yusuffali, Chairman and Managing Director of UAE-based Lulu Group International has been nominated as an expert member of the Governing Council of India Centre for Migration (ICM) by India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
NFIA elects Ajoy Dube as new president
Ajoy Dube from Bellflower, California is the new president of the National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA)
Indian names bloom in White House power circle
Kamala Devi Harris, Vivek Murthy, Gautam Raghavan, Mala Adiga, Vinay Reddy, Bharat Ramamurti, Neera Tanden, Celine Gounder, Atul Gawande are some of the Indian names that are blooming more now than at any other time in the innermost circles of the White House and that too within weeks after the #MyNameIs blowback to Republicans' mangling of US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' first name during the 2020 campaign
