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)
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.
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.
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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
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
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
A first in the country – five baby-girls born in a rare quintuplet delivery to a 29-year-old mother from Gampaha around 10 a.m. on Friday, August 28, at the De Soysa Hospital for Women, down Kynsey Road in Colombo
Over 4000 complaints of child abuse cases this year in Sri Lanka
During the course of this year, 4484 complaints of child abuse cases in Sri Lanka were received so far, the National Child Protection Authority said on Sunday (Aug 30)
Campaign against height norms in Indian beauty pageants
Jodhpur-based girl Isha, along with 35 other girls across India, are running a campaign against the height criteria set by nationally acclaimed beauty pageants that allow entry only to girls with a minimum height of 5.5 feet
110-year-old Kerala woman beats Covid, discharged from hospital
For Kerala health authorities, Saturday brought good news as a 110-year-old woman tested negative for COVID-19 and was discharged from the state-run Medical College near here
Punjab-born restaurateur making waves in Norway
A Punjab-born restaurateur has been making waves in Norway for the past 40 years, serving Indian traditional dishes with authentic ingredients and winning hearts
