The 105-year-old Kamalamma Linganagouda Hiregoudra has become the centre of attraction in Karnataka's Koppal district after her grandson reportedly cured her of COVID-19 with his ayurvedic formulations
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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American missionary, a Bangladesh leged, dies
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Eight children sexually abused every day in Pakistan
More than eight children were subjected to sexual abuse on average every day in the first six months of 2020 in Pakistan, according to child protection NGO Sahil
Young Lankan housemaid allegedly tortured to death in Kuwait
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Early marriages of seven schoolgirls in a day stopped
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'Houseful' at Kashmir University: Clamour for Hindi studies in land of Urdu
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Pakistan's Sikh community wants rare religious scripture placed at shrine
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Now Netflix appoints Indian American Bajaria as head of global TV
To add to a number of Indian Americans heading or in responsible positions of top American corporations, Netflix has promoted Indian American media leader to head its international TV operations as vice president for Global Television
Nepali artists collaborate with Indian record label for new album
Like most of Prasidha Yonzon’s tracks, Coax stands out
Pandemic will spike child labour, trafficking & slavery: Nobel Laureate Satyarthi
The COVID-19 pandemic will result in "most definite and substantial increase" in child labour, child trafficking and slavery across the world, warned India's Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi as he prepares to send an SOS tomoroow in a global event called 'Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit 2020' attended by the global who's who including WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the Dalai Lama along with prime ministers and presidents of different nations
Sikhs to be counted as 'ethnoreligious' group in US census, not as Asian Indians
In a break from the US constitutional separation of state and religion, the administration of President Donald Trump has introduced Sikhs as a distinctive group to be counted in the census underway and not as Asian Indians
Telugu actor Prabhas adopts a reserve forest near Hyderabad
Popular Telugu actor Prabhas has come forward to adopt 1,650 acres of reserve forest on the outskirts of Hyderabad
Regional cooperation needed in South Asia to face the pandemic
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A clutch of women in Bengal are drumming up a beat to rival male counterparts
What 53-year-old Gokul Chandra Das 'dhaki' (drummer) had started about 10 years ago has snowballed into a silent movement for women's empowerment in the impoverished stretches of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district
