Two Indian expats won 250g of gold each at the ongoing Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), according to a media report
Across Oceans, the Same Light, the Same Spirit -Indian Festivals Without Borders
New York City made Diwali a public school holiday in 2023, acknowledging the festival's importance to a significant section of its population. Deepavali was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December 2025. These reflect how a festival rooted in India's civilisational traditions has found an increasingly visible place in the global cultural calendar.
They Left for a Better Life, Not to Die in War: Trafficking Bangladeshi Youths into Russia's War Against Ukraine
Fortify Rights and Truth Hounds documented more than 100 Bangladeshis recruited into the Russian military and reported at least 34 deaths in their March 2026 investigation. Separately, Prothom Alo reported on October 21 that at least 54 Bangladeshis had reportedly died after travelling to Russia for work and becoming involved in the war over the preceding three years.
When a Migrant Worker Suffers Injury Abroad: A Shared Information Support System Regionally Will Help Returnees
Regional cooperation could begin with practical comparisons. Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and other labour-sending countries can exchange working solutions without pretending their systems or bilateral agreements are identical.
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.
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Indian Americans express shock at attack on US Capitol
Indian Americans - individuals and community groups - continue to strongly condemn the events of January 6 when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed and breached the iconic US Capitol and indulged in violence, leaving five people dead and say this was not "true America"
Stranded Indian expats in UAE return to Saudi Arabia
Many Indian expats who were stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to airport closures while they were on their way to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have returned to the designated destinations with some taking buses to Riyadh, a media report said
Modi lauds Indian diaspora for contribution during COVID-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded the contributions made by the Indian diaspora community to aid the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic
Overseas Pakistanis send remittances over $2bn for seventh month running
Remittances from overseas Pakistanis during December 2020 rose by 16.2 per cent year-on-year to $2.436 billion, compared to $2.097bn in December 2019, clocking in above $2bn mark for the seventh consecutive month, according to the latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday
Dhaka asks Kuala Lumpur to take Bangladeshi expats back to workplaces
Dhaka has urged Kuala Lumpur to do what is necessary to take stranded Bangladeshi migrant workers back to old or new places of work in Malaysia on humanitarian grounds
More Indian Americans on Biden national security team; Sumon Guha for South Asia; Shanthi Kalathil for human rights
US President-elect Joe Biden, continuing to fill out top posts to align with a diverse country's shifting demographics, on Friday appointed to his national security council "incredibly accomplished" Indian Americans who will serve under National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
Dhaka asks Kuala Lumpur to take Bangladeshi expats back to workplaces
Dhaka has urged Kuala Lumpur to do what is necessary to take stranded Bangladeshi migrant workers back to old or new places of work in Malaysia on humanitarian grounds
Vanita Gupta, Biden nominee for associate AG, recalls racial bigotry as child in America
President-Elect Joe Biden's pick to be associate attorney general Vanita Gupta has recalled her experience of racial bigotry as a four-year-old while she pledged her commitment to civil rights and justice reform
Biden to name Indian American civil rights activist Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general: Reports
US President-elect Joe Biden is planning to name Indian American civil rights activist Vanita Gupta to be the associate attorney general, according to several media reports quoting unnamed sources close to him
Indian-American sworn in as Ohio state Senator
Indian-American Republican Niraj Antani, who was elected to the Ohio state Senate from the 6th District, has been sworn in as a Senator, the media reported
Indian expat wins over $5mn in Abu Dhabi raffle
An Indian expat won 20 million dirhams ($5,445,169) in the Big Ticket raffle held in Abu Dhabi, the media reported
89 Sri Lankan expats died in Middle Easts from COVID-19
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment said 89 Sri Lankans have died in the middle-east due to COVID-19 infection
Indian national killed in boiler explosion in Sri Lanka
An Indian national was killed and two injured when a boiler exploded at a scrap metal smelter in the Karabotuwa area in Kotadeniyawa this morning, police said
UAE-based Indian breaks record for largest greetings card
A Dubai-based Indian expat has broken the world record for the largest 'Pop up Greeting Card' record, the media reported on Saturday
