Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed two advisors on Hindu religious affairs for the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, of which he is the subject minister
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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Now a street named Punjab Avenue in New York
Its a proud moment for every Punjabi in the world as a street in New York's Queens has been named Punjab Avenue to honour the thriving Punjabi community living here
Fall in numbers of South Asian expats in Oman
The number of Indian expats in Oman has plunged to 499,431, due to the government's' Omanisation' process and the coronavirus pandemic that led to the departure of a large number of Indians, the media reported
Pakistan's religious council recommends opening of Saidpur village Hindu temple
The issue of constructing a Hindu temple in the heart Islamabad, an issue that was opposed by many religious groups, is now under consideration and review of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), who has recommended that instead of allotting land and constructing a new Hindu temple, an already established temple in Saidpur village in the Pakistani capital should be opened
A second Indian-origin candidate, Sunil Freeman, running for US vice president
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Indian-origin man's arrest in New Jersey for child sex offenses
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Why Rashid Khan is one of the toughest bowlers to hit in T20 cricket
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8 Indo-Canadians elected in British Columbia polls
Eight Indo-Canadians were elected to the 87-member Assembly of Canada's British Columbia province. There were 27 Indian-origin candidates in the fray in the elections held on Saturday
Kashmir Pandits hold protest rally in Washington
The Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD) and other community organisations held a protest rally in front of the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington to mark the 73rd anniversary of Pakistan's first cross-border invasion Jammu and Kashmir
Indian teen turns school project into family business in UAE
A Dubai-based Indian teenager has turned a school project into a family business after his father was amazed at how the product turned out, a media report said on Saturday
Seven British Pakistanis detained in Paris for trying to run over cop
Seven British citizens of Pakistani descent were detained in connection with an attempted hit and run of a police officer outside the Israeli Embassy in Paris
Pakistani author declared 'Brain of the Year' in Britain
Renowned author, thought leader and Arif Anis has been voted ''Brain of the Year 2020'' by the world-famous Brain Trust UK
Few takers for wedding invitation cards in corona times
'The Big Fat Indian Weddings' in India have lost much of the pomp and pageantry usually associated with them in the past, as a fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic
Indian expats lend helping hand to repatriate couple in UAE
Indian expats in the UAE have joined forces to repatriate an elderly Tamil Nadu couple, who have been struggling in deep debt after the company the man worked with went bust in 2014
