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.
India's Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will be the chief guest at the next edition of the annual Global Healthcare Summit (GHS) 2022, organized by the Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the powerful body representing nearly 100,000 physicians of Indian origin in the United States, to be held at Hotel Avasa in Hyderabad, India from January 5-7, 2022
With the alleged help of Rana, Headley got a business visa for India and conducted surveillance for the terror attacks that killed more than 174 people, including six Americans
An Indian American professor acted as an interpreter in the unsuccessful attempt to win freedom for the hostages held by Pakistani terrorists in the Mumbai Jewish centre called Nariman House during the 26/11 terror strike in 2008 - exactly 13 years ago. P.V. Viswanath, who is fluent in Yiddish, has recalled in an article in and an interview with Jewish-oriented publications how the terrorist he spoke to from New York displayed an eerie calm
The arrival of the components of the Russian Triumf S-400 missile air defence system this month casts a shadow over India-US relations because of Washington's opposition to the purchase and the threat of sanctions under a US law
Ferguson Library in Stamford, Connecticut celebrated Diwali, India’s Festival of Lights, with the launch of India Collection of Books
Nepal has warned its migrant workers against bringing gold from abroad amid the increasing trend of smuggling causing loss to the government both in revenue as well foreign exchange
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has said that Qatar, which is set to host the FIFA World Cup next year, was not adequately investigating and reporting the deaths of many workers - mostly from South Asia - including among those who were seemingly healthy
Kamala Harris has made history as the first woman - and the first of Indian and South Asian descent - to be the head of state of the most powerful nation – even if it was only for 85 minutes while President Joe Biden was incapacitated temporarily for a medical procedure
Six outstanding achievers in different categories and two doctors were bestowed special awards for their services during the pandemic at the Kerala Center’s 29th Annual Awards Banquet held at the Center’s auditorium in Elmont, NY on Saturday, November 13th, 2021
The new immigration policy announced by the British government will help Pakistani nationals and strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries, a senior British official said. The new system enables the "best and brightest" to visit UK to study, work or live
The head granthi (priest) of the Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul along with an Afghan Sikh, who is the caretaker of a gurdwara in Khost province, have been evacuated from Kabul and are on their way to India, via Tehran, said Puneet Singh Chandhok, president Indian World Forum
The US on Wednesday designated China and Pakistan as “Countries of Particular Concern” for having engaged in or tolerated “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom”, and the terror outfits al-Shabab, Boko Haram, ISIS, and Taliban as “Entities of Particular Concern"
The US has concerns over the Russian Triumf S400 anti-missile system that has started arriving in India, but India's emergence as a key partner of the US in the Indo-Pacific region where they confront threats from China creates a dilemma for Washington
In a development that would benefit thousands of expatriate South Asian workers, the UAE on Monday announced a new law for the regulation of labour relations, that seeks to offer more protection to employees from harassment and the unlawful seizure of documents
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to Malé, Maldives and Kathmandu, Nepal, the State Department announced
