Two Afghan sisters have opened a restaurant in Bamyan, which is currently the only restaurant in the city that is fully managed by women
While FY25 has been a success story, sustaining this trend won’t be easy. Bangladesh’s remittance economy relies heavily on labor migration to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. However, labor demand in host countries is changing due to automation, nationalization of jobs (Saudi Arabia’s Saudization policy), and shifting immigration laws. The future of low-skilled labor exports is uncertain
The question must be asked: has the Middle Eastern dream become an Indian nightmare? Migrant workers face compounding insecurities, with the confiscation of passports turning them into virtual hostages. Structural exploitation, poor working conditions, and the intensifying climate crisis disproportionately impact Indian migrants—many of whom are semi- or unskilled laborers from already vulnerable communities.
This was no mere diplomatic courtesy call. India’s renewed outreach must be seen through the lens of historical connection and future potential. Nearly 44 percent of Trinidad and Tobago’s Indian diaspora traces its origins to the indentured labour system—deep roots that have flourished into rich cultural traditions shared in cuisine, music, festivals, and faith.
The good news is our team of scientists and biomedical engineers at Columbia University has developed a stent, The Stentinel, that can continuously scan the bloodstream to find cancer’s first cells and the earliest biomarkers. And, the stent can be programmed to electrocute The First Cell. This approach will democratize medicine worldwide, shifting the healthcare paradigm from one of treating illness to one of maintaining wellness
Two Afghan sisters have opened a restaurant in Bamyan, which is currently the only restaurant in the city that is fully managed by women
Amid the rising Coronavirus cases and deaths across the world, a heart-warming story has emerged from coal city Dhanbad in eastern India where a man was reunited with wife and child after 20 years
Legendary cricketer Javed Miandad says he was the driving force for Imran Khan in cricket
Kamala Devi Harris has deftly melded her African American identity with that of her Indian background as a Tamil to create the evergreen American classic of the immigrant dream
Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden has selected Chennai-born Kamala Devi Harris as the nominee for vice president in a historic move that makes an Indian American, for the first time, a “heartbeat” away from becoming president of the United States
Only 33 percent parents in India support reopening of schools from September 1, according to a survey by LocalCircles
Protection centres for Pakistan's transgender people will be completed by the end of this year, the National Assembly was informed during a discussion on the harassment of the community across the country
She wants to be an engineer, this one, a 10-year-old with cropped hair wearing a nylon full kira
Pakistani film director Asim Abbasi says he looks up to Bollywood veteran Rekha, adding that the Hindi film industry has had a huge influence on his work
A founding artist of the Bengal school of art, Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951) has had a profound impact on modern Indian art as we know it today. A virtual tour of his artworks, dedicated to his 150th birth anniversary is currently live on the website of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA)
A pair of Mahatma Gandhi's glasses will go on sale after staff at the East Bristol Auctions, the largest auction house in South West England, found them in a plain envelope
The manager of the historic 17th century Wazir Khan mosque in Lahore has been suspended over the shooting of a music video on the shrine's premises, it was reported on Monday
The life story of Rohullah Nikpa, the first winner of the Olympic medal for Afghanistan, would be featured in the Hollywood film industry—a first such big podium for an Afghan athlete
On July 30, Ashikur Rahman Zubayer received a letter from Guinness World Record at his house on Masjid Bari Road in Jhalakati. Barishal
Cross-border COVID-19 concerns continue to shape the coverage in sections of Pakistani media dealing with entertainment. So Bollywood and its stars become the top news whatever be the state of India-Pakistan relations on political, diplomatic, and military levels