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In a break from the US constitutional separation of state and religion, the administration of President Donald Trump has introduced Sikhs as a distinctive group to be counted in the census underway and not as Asian Indians
Nikki Haley: The doughy Indian American who is taking on Trump
Will American women respond to Nikki, count her as one of them, and make her the President of the USA, now or in 2028?
'Global Indians' in the 21st century: Why Desis are the most prepared diaspora for the mad new world order
Given that Indian settlers are generally law-abiding citizens with a high focus on education and are positive contributors to the local economy they are considered a model minority group. India’s rising economic stature and the government of India’s regular engagement with the diaspora have raised the diaspora’s stock within the host nation.
GOPIO Convention 2024 to discuss opportunities for Indian diaspora in India's 'manifest future'
The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) will host GOPIO 2024 Global Convention of People of Indian Origin April 26-28, 2024 at the Royal Albert Palace in New Jersey., US The convention will focus on India’s Present and the Future and what role the Diaspora Indians can play in helping to realize this desirable future. The theme of the convention is ‘Opportunities for Diaspora Indians in India’s Big Manifest Future.’
Basdeo Panday, celebrated first prime minister of Indian descent in Trinidad and Tobago, dies at 90
He became the first prime minister of Indian descent since the arrival of Indians in this Caribbean nation as indentured labourers from India between 1845 and 1920.
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A clutch of women in Bengal are drumming up a beat to rival male counterparts
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Bhutan nominates Tenzin Lekphel as SG for BIMSTEC
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Trump declares Modi support, says 'Indian people' would be voting for him
President Donald Trump has dragged India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a possible minefield of US politics by asserting that India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi give him “great support” in the context of the US elections where foreign involvement is a sore point
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This Sanskrit magazine has been thriving for more than 70 years
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Hyderabad NGO runs healthcare centres from mosques
Proving that mosques can play a larger role beyond merely serving as places of worship, a Hyderabad-based NGO has opened a community healthcare centre at a mosque in the city to specifically cater to the health needs of women and children in the slums
Gandhi kin implore chief minister to save Wardha ashram trees
For the first time, three generations of Mahatma Gandhi's descendants have joined hands to make an emotional appeal to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, seeking help to save the trees at the Sevagram Ashram in Wardha - where Gandhi stayed his last 12 years - which were being chopped ostensibly to expand a state highway, one of the kin said here on Wednesday
Pakistan's Nobel Laureate Malala to start book club in October
Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is set to begin a book club, which will comprise underrated titles by marginalised voices, a media report said on Wednesday
Afghan activists win to include mother’s name on national ID cards
Afghanistan cabinet’s law committee on Tuesday approved the proposal of inclusion of mother’s name in the national identity cards
Indian-origin family's car dealership in US burned down by rioters
An Indian-origin family's car dealership was set on fire by rioters in Kenosha, Wisconsin destroying nearly 100 vehicles and causing damage estimated as $2.5 million, according to family members
No Entry! Mumbai neighbourhood unites against sex buyers
Residents of a south Mumbai neighbourhood wedged in a red-light district have raised a banner of revolt against the sex buyers who haunt the brothels situated there practically 24x7
The all-girl quintuplet birth a first for Lanka
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