Seven Bangladeshi schoolgirls were saved from early marriage in Sirajganj's Belkuchi upazila yesterday, thanks to timely action by the local administration
Beyond the Remittance: How Bangladesh's Overseas Workers Are Reshaping Post-Uprising Politics
For decades, Bangladeshi governments referred to their overseas workers as remittance warriors—a formulation that was generous in one respect and quietly limiting in another. It honored their economic contribution while bracketing their political identity. The July Uprising may have ended that bracketing for good. What is now taking shape, imperfectly and without clear resolution, is a constituency that earns its living abroad but has not surrendered its stake in what Bangladesh becomes.
US Immigration Policy Change Could Adversely Affect Indians, South Asians Seeking Employment-Based Green Cards
The policy could have particularly significant consequences for employment-based Green Card applicants, many of whom have traditionally relied on adjustment of status (AOS) while continuing to live and work legally in the U.S. There is a large number of Indian immigrants who stand to face significant disruption and delay because of this policy shift.
Stricter H-1B visa rules, OPT Termination Will Make US Less Attractive for Indian and South Asian Students
It is not just Indian professionals, but this bill could result in a further drop in Indian students - the largest foreign student cohort in the US - showing interest in higher studies in the US. It is not just the H-1B visa by itself, but the proposal for ending the OPT which prospective students would be paying attention to. OPT helps students in drawing employment, gaining experience and potentially transferring to H-1B Visa status. In 2024-2025, over 140,000 Indian students were participating in the OPT program.
Musical Bridge-Building: A Cultural Challenge to the Cross-border Political Dynamics of India–Pakistan Relations
Le-Huu calls the Red EP “a bright exemplar of world fusion music… -- a folk duo blending South Asian and American traditions” layering “original Urdu, Hindi, and English lyrics over classical Indian ragas and beats borrowed from rock, reggae, and American roots music.”
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'Houseful' at Kashmir University: Clamour for Hindi studies in land of Urdu
The Department of Hindi at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, offers a pleasant surprise. Contrary to the impression that Muslims in Kashmir are obsessed with Arabic and its cognate languages, the university's Hindi department is running full house
Pakistan's Sikh community wants rare religious scripture placed at shrine
The Sikh community in Pakistan said that it wants a handwritten copy of Guru Granth Sahib, which is currently on display at a museum in Lahore and estimated to be 300 years old, to be placed at the Gurdwara Dera Sahib, according to a media report
Now Netflix appoints Indian American Bajaria as head of global TV
To add to a number of Indian Americans heading or in responsible positions of top American corporations, Netflix has promoted Indian American media leader to head its international TV operations as vice president for Global Television
Nepali artists collaborate with Indian record label for new album
Like most of Prasidha Yonzon’s tracks, Coax stands out
Pandemic will spike child labour, trafficking & slavery: Nobel Laureate Satyarthi
The COVID-19 pandemic will result in "most definite and substantial increase" in child labour, child trafficking and slavery across the world, warned India's Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi as he prepares to send an SOS tomoroow in a global event called 'Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit 2020' attended by the global who's who including WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the Dalai Lama along with prime ministers and presidents of different nations
Sikhs to be counted as 'ethnoreligious' group in US census, not as Asian Indians
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
Telugu actor Prabhas adopts a reserve forest near Hyderabad
Popular Telugu actor Prabhas has come forward to adopt 1,650 acres of reserve forest on the outskirts of Hyderabad
Regional cooperation needed in South Asia to face the pandemic
Unlike many other regions, South Asia is densely populated with one of the highest poverty levels in the world
A clutch of women in Bengal are drumming up a beat to rival male counterparts
What 53-year-old Gokul Chandra Das 'dhaki' (drummer) had started about 10 years ago has snowballed into a silent movement for women's empowerment in the impoverished stretches of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district
Bhutan nominates Tenzin Lekphel as SG for BIMSTEC
One the founders of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa, Tenzin Lekphel, is set to become the next secretary general (SG) of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
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
Covid: Hearse van driver hasn't met family in six months
"Father, have you forgotten us?": This innocent question by his daughter brought tears to a father's eyes
This Sanskrit magazine has been thriving for more than 70 years
At a time when many magazines, journals and other media publications have fallen victim to the uncertainty triggered by the global COVID-19 pandemic, a 26-32 page monthly magazine published in Sanskrit from Rajasthan has created a record of sorts
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
