Trinidad and Tobago’s Republican Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and the right to worship. This freedom must never be surrendered to any authority or circumstance. The celebration of Diwali, deeply rooted in the history of East Indian indentured laborers who arrived 187 years ago from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, remains a testament to their enduring faith and contribution to our society.
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.
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.
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.
For the second year running, an independent bipartisan commission in the United States has recommended to the US government to designate India as a “country of particular concern,” or CPC, for engaging in and tolerating “systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA)”
Notwithstanding a global pandemic, a group of business leaders, policy experts, officials from the environment, climate change, sustainability, and energy space met virtually to inspire Indians and the Indian diaspora to action with regard to climate mitigation and climate risk, which participants agreed was an "existential challenge" that the world will have to face in the near future if nothing was done
Indian American civil rights lawyer Vanita Gupta has been confirmed as the US associate attorney-general with the help of a breakaway Republican senator, overcoming stiff opposition from conservatives who accused the nominee of espousing “radical” policies
Neil Makhija, Executive Director | IMPACT , has issued a statement on the confirmation of Vanita Gupta as US Associate Attorney General
Investigators with Canada's York Regional Police Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Peel Regional Police, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, have busted a major international drug trafficking network near Toronto in Ontario
Bodies of dead Nepali workers are reportedly stuck in several countries and authorities are struggling to bring them back due to lengthy bureaucratic procedures amid the global pandemic, The Kathmandu Post reported
Yasar Bashir, a Pakistani-American police officer, has become the first Muslim assistant chief in the United States as he was appointed as the head of the family violence department in Houston Police last week
Talks are underway between the Sri Lankan authorities and their counterparts in Saudi Arabia to bring back a group of Sri Lankan women detained at a deportation centre in the West Asian nation, Daily Mirror reported
At least four Sikhs have been killed in a mass shooting at a FedEx company facility in Indianapolis by a 19-year-old former employee, according to the Sikh Coalition
The Bangladesh government has made coordinated efforts to help expatriates return hasslefree to their workplaces in five countries by special flights from Saturday in view of the ongoinglockdown, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said on Friday
At least 41 Sri Lankan women migrant workers have been detained in Saudi Arabia for as long as 18 months, Amnesty International said in a statement, demanding their immediate release
The launch of the AAPI Victory Alliance on April 11, 2021 is the culmination of years of hard work
The body of a “brilliant” Indian origin cryptocurrency expert has been found floating in the Hudson River in this city, according to media reports
US Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon termed herself as a "friend of Bangladesh" and expressed her keen interest in strengthening Bangladesh-US cooperation on wide-ranging issues
Zahra Khan, a UK-based Pakistani chef, featured amongst the world’s most impactful and game-changing entrepreneurs in the Forbes list, according to a report in The News
