A two-year-old Indian boy has become the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) youngest hair donor for cancer patients, according to local media
The Power, Potential, and Unrealised Promise, of South Asia
South Asia, for all its faults and constraints, is the fastest-growing economic region in the world this year. It is also home to the Commonwealth’s largest three countries in terms of population, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, representing just under two billion citizens, the majority under 30-years old.
From Remittances to Investments: Why Every State Should Build a Stronger Partnership with Overseas Indians
Overseas Indians possess both the financial capacity and the desire to invest, yet many promising projects are abandoned because of fragmented procedures, multiple government approvals and the absence of a single accountable institution to guide investors from concept to completion.
Bangladesh's Expatriate Card: A New Chapter in Migrant Financial Security
The Expatriate Card will be a source of recognition to millions of Bangladeshi remittance warriors and a sign of gratitude from the State for their support to the nation's development.
In Search of Dharma in the Indian Diaspora
We have become an aggressive and divisive society which is becoming intolerant of others' ideas and points of view. For a pluralistic society like India, all the people who live there are important and we need to work together to take the country forward and to great heights. Unless we change our present thinking, we have the danger of becoming an extremist state
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Over 7,000 Indians jailed in foreign countries: Government
The Central government has informed the Rajya Sabha about the number of Indian citizens jailed in foreign countries for various criminal offences
Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia harassed
Brac Migration Programme has described the allegation of a policeman forcing a returning Bangladeshi worker to pay bribe even though he had valid travel papers as "nothing new"
World needs paradigm shift in economic thinking for sustainable development, says landmark review by Indian-British economist
The world needs an urgent and radical change to the way economies operate to save nature and to avoid a catastrophic breakdown, a first-of-its-kind landmark review of biodiversity by an Indian-British economist has concluded
NYC's Indian-American Health Commissioner tests Covid positive
Dave Chokshi, the Indian-American Health Commissioner of New York City, said that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and warned that the disease "continues to circulate in our communities, and all of us are potentially exposed to the virus"
Indo-English cricketer Monty Panesar invites Rihanna to talk on Indian farmers' protest
Former England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar, who is of Indian origin and who played a key role in helping England beat hosts India in 2012-13 series, has invited pop star Rihanna to talk on the ongoing farmers' agitation in India after the Barbadian tweeted support for it
NASA appoints Indian-American as acting chief of staff
NASA has named Indian-American Bhavya Lal, who oversaw the agency's transition under the administration of US President Joe Biden, as the space agency's acting chief of staff
First Bangladeshi-American Lt Commander in NYPD
Bangladesh-origin American Shamsul Haque has been promoted to the rank of Lt Commander in the Detective Squad of New York Police Department (NYPD), a first for any Bangladeshi in the NYPD
Gandhi statue destruction in California condemned by White House, community organizations
US President Joe Biden's spokesperson has expressed concern over the destruction of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in California and condemned it
Nepali mission in Riyadh resumes verifying workers’ demand for Saudi jobs
The Nepali mission in Saudi Arabia has resumed its services to prospective Saudi employers who want to hire Nepali workers following a hiatus of 10 months—raising hopes for the revival of the labour migration sector hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic
Indian American Congresswoman seeks larger Covid relief package with full access to immigrants
Pramila Jayapal, the first Indian-American woman to serve in the US House of Representatives, has sought a larger Covid-19 relief package with full access to immigrants and path to citizenship for essential workers, the media reported
Was Ramesh Sangha expelled from Canada's ruling party for speaking the truth?
An Indo-Canadian lawmaker from Brampton Center Ramesh Sangha has been expelled from the ruling Liberal Party’s caucus
Indian-origin taxi driver's son makes it to Aussie T20 cricket team
Teenaged leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha, son of an Indian-origin taxi driver in Australia, has been named in Australia's T20 squad for the upcoming five-match series in New Zealand
Bangladeshi student found dead in Canada
A Bangladeshi student, Sami Uzzaman, 24, who was reported missing on January 20 after being last seen at the Winnipeg's Fort Garry area in Manitoba in Canada on January 9, has been found dead in the area, local police have confirmed
Eight-yr-old Indian boy in Johns Hopkins 'brightest students in the world' list
Advay Misra, 8, an Indian student in New York, has been named among 1,400 of the "brightest students in the world" by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) in Baltimore which counts among its alumni the founders of Facebook and Google, Rhodes Scholars and MacArthur Fellows
