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Diwali promotes multiculturalism and secularism, a unifying symbol in Trinidad and Tobago’s plural society
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The $100K Question: Can the U.S. H-1B Setback Spark India’s Next Tech Boom?
While the new H-1B fee represents a very real and immediate hardship—both financially and emotionally—for thousands of Indian families, it could also present a long-term opportunity for India’s tech sector. If Indian companies and the government can adapt quickly, and if U.S. companies continue to rely on Indian talent (albeit remotely), this moment could be a catalyst for transformation.
South Asian Cultural Solidarity On Show At Oslo Mela
This year, pop artists like Pakistan’s Aima Baig and Kaifi Khalil, and India’s Gulab Sidhu, presented the image of young South Asia to fans in Norway. There was Kurdish music, Latin American folk with Afro-Caribbean tones; inter-generational pieces and alternative possibilities in the Scandinavian context.
Golden Visas in the Gulf: Why UAE is Likely to Remain Top Choice for Indians
The UAE has several advantages vis-à-vis Golden Visas being offered not just by other Gulf countries, but countries in other regions as well. Indians, like nationals of several other countries, are likely to be more attracted towards the UAE’s Golden Visa given not only the several advantages which UAE possesses, but also the flexibility of the UAE’s golden visa.
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India-UAE flights to remain suspended until June 14: Emirates
The Emirates Airlines has extended suspension of all flights between India and UAE till June 14 and decreed hat that passengers who have transited through India in the last 14 days will not be allowed into the Gulf nation
Indian-American bodies start online campaign demanding US rush vaccines to India
Saying this is "not an Indian crisis, but a global one", a host of Indian-American organizations have started a joint online signature campaign demanding US President Joe Biden’s administration rush vaccines to India and help the country build its own vaccine manufacturing capacity
Indian American-headed Asian American Foundation raises more than $1 billion for community
Just two weeks into its existence, the Newly-formed Asian American Foundation, TAAF, established with high profile leaders and celebrities, announced that it is committing more than $1 billion “To serve the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in their pursuit of belonging and prosperity that is free from discrimination, slander, and violence.”
British-Pakistani Muslim woman named Hometown Hero for coming Commonwealth Games
British-Pakistani woman Haseeba Abdullah, England’s first hijab-wearing (veil wearing) boxing coach, has now been named a “Hometown Hero” for the Commonwealth Games slated to be held next year in Birmingham, Geo News reported
Children’s rights NGO admits it “made number of mistakes” while exiting Sri Lanka
A leading children’s rights organization Plan International has admitted it “made a number of mistakes” when it left Sri Lanka abruptly last year, amid accusations it had misled the public and donors and failed 20,000 vulnerable children in the country, The Guardian reported
Indo-Arab Helping Hands: Driven by fraternity and patriotism
This team reflects the ethos of the cultural diversity of India, Indians in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world, which could be a fiber of the thread of strong bilateral relations between India and the Gulf countries
Sixty-eight Bangladeshis rescued off Tunisia coast
Altogether 68 Bangladeshi migrants have been rescued so far off the Tunisian coast in northern Africa, after a boat carrying them capsized in the Mediterranean earlier this week
Unidentified men try to barge into former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif’s London office
Some unidentified men attempted to forcibly enter the office of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in London, Dawn reported
Bangladeshi migrant worker injured in Lebanon shootout during anti-Israel protests
A Bangladeshi migrant worker was shot at and wounded in Lebanon during a commotion among Palestinians over the Israeli aggression
Sri Lankan ambassador in US asks expats to contribute to Covid relief
Ravinatha Aryasinha, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States, has urged overseas Sri Lankans in the US to contribute relief goods and make donations to help Sri Lanka when it is facing a disastrous Covid wave
British-Bangladeshi girl walks 40 km to raise £14,535 for street children in Bangladesh
A nine-year-old Bangladeshi-origin girl from England’s Manchester has completed a 40-km charity walk to raise £14,535 for street children in Bangladesh
Nepalese in the Middle East send oxygen cylinders back home
Nepalis living in the Middle East countries have sent 560 oxygen cylinders to Nepal to help the Himalayan nation battle a surging Coronavirus infection
349 Nepalis settled abroad die of coronavirus infection
A total of 349 Nepalis living in 23 foreign countries have succumbed to COVID-19 so far, according to the Non-Resident Nepali Association
Sri Lankan origin man imprisoned in US for attempted illegal immigration
Sri Kajamukam Chelliah, a Sri Lankan origin Canadian, has been sentenced to 32 months in prison in the US for attempting to bring six Sri Lankan nationals illegally into the United States
