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.
Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash, who emerged as the world's fastest human-computer by winning the Mental Calculation World Championship at Mind Sports Olympiad in London earlier this month, is all set to embark on a mission to eradicate mathematics phobia both in India and abroad
Pakistani filmmaker Asim Abbasi grew up watching women being treated as a minority in real life as well as on screen, which made him wonder about the gender lines that society draws
With schools closed for more than five months now and online classes becoming the new normal, more and more children are now showing symptoms of mobile addiction that is causing behavioural problems
In a show of his support for legal immigration, US President Donald Trump dramatically welcomed an Indian software developer to "the great American family of citizens" in a White House ceremony during the Republican National Convention
A video of a bride driving a motorcycle to her 'holud' (pre-wedding) ceremony recently went viral on social media in Bangladesh triggering mixed reactions
India's education ministry is working on to support the students in the field of online gaming and toy-making so as to generate employment opportunities for them
A bunch of city-based Benedictine monks dabbling in the business of cheese-making to sustain themselves for more than a decade, have top chefs in town lining up for their choice Italian cheeses
US President Donald Trump's supporters have produced a video ad targeting Indian Americans as he campaigns against the Democratic Party ticket that has Kamala Harris, who is of partial Indian descent, as the vice-presidential candidate
With the Yamuna in spate in Agra, the rear view of the Taj Mahal stands transformed as the river is full of life-sustaining water, following incessant rains, providing a magnificent view from the Mehtab Bagh
Around the same time that Turkey was converting the historic Chora church of Istanbul into a mosque, Pakistan demolished an old Hanuman temple in Lyari, Karachi
A pair of Mahatma Gandhi's circular rimmed, gold-plated glasses left in a Bristol auction house's letterbox were sold for 260,000 pounds ($340,314)
Garlands and flowers offered to gods on a daily basis in temples and households will be converted into incense sticks in Udaipur, Rajasthan's lake city
Joe Biden, seeking a path towards new beginnings as US president, has greeted those celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi and blessed them to “find a path to new beginnings.”
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday approved a project to introduce specialised education in 400 higher secondary schools of the country
Democratic Party's presidential nominee Joe Biden has said that Kamala Harris will make a “great vice president” with a powerful voice for the nation
