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.
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.
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.
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.
Vivek Murthy, Indian American nominee for US Surgeon General and "grandson of a poor farmer in India", struck notes of gratitude and an empathetic approach to his new role as he delivered his first public remarks from the Biden-Harris lectern after being picked to be "America's Doctor"
Punjab-born Raj Chouhan took oath as the speaker of British Columbia, Canada's westermost province, becoming the first Indian to occupy this post anywhere outside of India
Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday stressed that growing up in India amid poor access to a computer or a phone set him on a course to build a more inclusive global digital economy and empower the next billion people
Under financial, emotional and mental pressure in the Covid-19 pandemic, nine Bangladeshis among more than 40 migrant workers have committed suicide in Malaysia since the movement control order (MCO) went into implementation on March 18
Dr. Vivek Murthy will serve once again as the US Surgeon General under Biden-Harris administration, a role Murthy held under the Obama administration, President-Elect Jose Biden announced
A post office in Houston,Texas will be named after Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, the first Sikh deputy in Texas's Harris County who was shot dead while on duty in September 2019
More than 300 Nepalis have succumbed to coronavirus infection in several countries across the world, according to Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA)’s Health Committee
The US House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill - co-sponsored among others by three Indian American lawmakers and supporting a "stronger US-India partnership" - to establish several educational programmes and a foundation to promote the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, the two great champions of non-violence
A team of Indian-origin researchers in the US has made it possible to essentially let their bodies act as the link between the card or smartphone and the reader or scanner, making it possible to transmit information just by touching a surface
The American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI) is hosting the 33rd Annual National Convention focusing on Global Engineering & Technologies (GET-2020) on December 5-6, 2020 from 1 pm to 4 pm (EST)
Eminent India-born US scientist and patron of Sikh arts and literature, Narinder Singh Kapany, 94, DIED in California on Friday
An Indian expat won 12 million dirhams ($3,267,102) in the Big Ticket raffle held in Abu Dhabi, the media reported
Indian-American Vivek Murthy, the former US Surgeon General, is tipped for a big role in Joe Biden's health care team, as the President-elect readies to name consequential picks to will lead the next administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic
After more than a year of intense political tangling, the US Senate has passed a bill that lifts the existing per-country cap on the number of employment based permanent-residency permits or 'Green Cards' issued to legal immigrants, potentially paving the way for Indians waiting in decades-long lines to breathe easier
United States Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Thursday named her longtime adviser, Sri Lankan-American Rohini Kosoglu as her domestic policy adviser
