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"Chalo Chalo!" Vote for Biden: Bollywood hit tune to woo Indian Americans

Turning a Bollywood hit tune into a campaign anthem, Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden's supporters are wooing Indian American voters with an eye on swing states where small margins can decide who becomes the next president

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Teachers walk door-to-door to conduct lessons in Bhutan

Every weekday at 8 am, teachers of Tarphel Primary School in Trashiyangtse in Bhutan set off into the villages carrying learning materials seeking their students

Nepal’s Kanchan Amatya earns The Legacy Award from British royal family

Nepal’s Kanchan Amatya has earned The Legacy Award, one of the highest civilian honours given to a young leader by the British Royal Family in the United Kingdom for her social action and humanitarian work

Canadian, Spanish students cycle 100 km in Singapore for Mumbai migrants

In a unique initiative, a Canadian and a Spanish student, both of Chinese origin, on Saturday cycled 100 km in Singapore to raise funds for migrants 4,000 km away in Mumbai's Govandi suburb, an associate said

Vedic peace prayer recited at White House prayer service

The Vedic Shanti Paath derived from the Yajurveda has been recited at the White House during the National Day of Prayer by a Hindu priest from a Swaminarayan temple

Interpol seizes 1,000 Afghan relics

The Interpol has seized 971 ancient relics belonging to Afghanistan

60% additional data for e-learning in Bhutan

Studying online could become cheaper for students in Bhutan with the government approving an additional 60 percent data on the existing package. This means a student would receive 60 percent extra data for the same price

Pak TV show host apologises after joking about Irrfan, Sridevi's demise

Pakistani television personality Aamir Liaquat Husain has apologised for making extremely insensitive remarks about the deaths of iconic Bollywood stars Sridevi and Irrfan Khan

Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan: They bookended the craft of acting for Hindi cinema

Rishi Kapoor faced the camera longer than Irrfan Khan’s total age and yet the two supremely talented actors, who died within a day of each other in Mumbai, and that too due to cancer, defined the essential character of Hindi cinema, popularly known globally as Bollywood

Bollywood mourns Irrfan Khan's untimely demise on social media

One of Bollywood's finest actors is no more. He was just 54. The film industry on Wednesday took to social media to express sorrow as well as disbelief, and to express condolence to the bereaved family and to pray for his soul

India's international actor Irrfan Khan is no more

Bollywood’s versatile actor Irrfan Khan, who won over millions of fans in India and South Asia and among the South Asian diaspora globally with his roles in numerous international and Indian films, is no more

Today is World Dance Day: Dancers celebrate from home

April 29 is World Dance Day. Every year, dancers celebrate this occasion with great enthusiasm and fervour. Although this time everyone is confined to their homes due to the coronavirus pandemic

Nearly 250,000 Indians, including 100,000 students, stranded in Australia: Indian envoy

More than 250,000 Indian nationals, including about 100,000 students, are stranded in Australia amid the coronavirus pandemic. But their families back home have nothing to worry about

Bangladesh educational institutions to remain closed till September: PM

All educational institutions in Bangladesh will remain closed till September in view of the COVID-19 outbreak across the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday

School unlikely to open soon in Bhutan

Nepal's Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokharel said that alternative teaching methods should be adopted to continue learning activities, considering the impact of COVID-19

Bhutan football aiming for new highs

Do you know which domestic league is played at the highest altitude? The answer is the Bhutan Premier League, the national competition of the mountainous kingdom of 740,000 inhabitants with an average elevation of 10,760 feet