Deepavali, the festival of lights, has been added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the recognition, saying it will boost the festival’s global appeal.The listing...
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18th Dec 2025 | Updated at 06:21pm 18th Dec 2025
Abu Dhabi's BAPS Mandir wins AV award
- 15 Oct 2025
Abu Dhabi: The BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi has been awarded the prestigious accolades in the audiovisual industry: the MONDO-DR Award in the category of House of Worship. Dubbed as the "Oscars of the AV world," the awards, held at Ole Red...
Spirit of Diwali unites communities worldwide
- 15 Oct 2025
The spirit of Diwali has truly gone global this year. In a historic move, three US states, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and California, have officially designated Diwali as a state holiday, marking a growing recognition of the festival’s cultural...
Fragile ceasefire at Sharm el-Sheikh
- 15 Oct 2025
No wish for revenge, Nawaz tells supporters on return
- 25 Oct 2023
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif arrived home on Saturday, ending a four-year self-imposed exile in London and restarting his political journey ahead of the general elections with a huge rally at Minar-e-Pakistan...
Bilawal to attend SCO meet in Goa, India plays it down
- 26 Apr 2023
Pakistan's foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend SCO foreign ministers meet which India is hosting in Goa on May 5.The Indian administration didn't explicitly rule out a meeting between S Jaishankar and Bilawal, but it didn't seem...
HINDUS DEMAND JUSTICE GLOBALLY
- 04 Dec 2024
Since the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, violence against Hindus in Bangladesh has surged, with frequent reports of temple vandalism, assaults, and attacks on individuals. The Hindu minority in Bangladesh comprises 8%. Over...
Clashes erupt in Bangladesh over arrest of Iskcon priest
- 27 Nov 2024
A public prosecutor was killed after violent clashes erupted in Bangladesh on Tuesday following the arrest of a prominent Hindu leader and Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari. The unrest followed the denial of bail to Brahmachari,...
Kash Patel takes oath as FBI chief on Bhagwat Gita
- 27 Feb 2025
Kash Patel took oath as the ninth director of the FBI on the Bhagavad Gita and spoke about how a first-generation Indian kid is living the American dream, reflecting on his heritage. The US Senate voted 51 to 49 to confirm Patel last week.
MODI-TRUMP’S ‘MEGA PARTNERSHIP’
- 19 Feb 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United States after attending the AI Paris summit, marking his first bilateral trip since President Donald Trump's re-election for a second term in January 2025.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa calls for constitutional changes to curb minority parties
- 08 Jan 2020
Sri Lanka’s new president endorsed amending the constitution to reduce the power of minority political parties, saying the country wasn’t suited to a system that creates unstable governments “constantly under the influence of extremism”.
Trouble brewing in post-election Sri Lanka
- 11 Dec 2019
Weeks after the election of hardliner Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the president of Sri Lanka, the prospects for justice and reconciliation between the different communities on the island lie in tatters.
Nepal PM Prachanda likely to visit India next month
- 22 Mar 2023
Kathmandu: Nepal’s PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is likely to travel to India on an official visit next month - his first foreign trip since assuming the office for the third time in December last year, a media report said.
Nepal ruling coalition bags 90 seats out of 165
- 07 Dec 2022
Kathmandu: The top leaders of Nepal’s five-party ruling coalition on Monday met at PM Sher Bahadur Deuba’s official residence to review the general elections and discuss the formation of a new government.
Three generations, three journeys
- 05 Sep 2022
Rakesh Patel, a 47-year-old commodity trader took a plunge to visit Greenland. Speaking to Asian Voice, he said, “Over a hundred years ago, our grandparents emigrated from India to Africa in search of a better life. In 1972, our parents had...
‘2024, MODI ONCE MORE’
- 04 May 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome by the diaspora in Germany, on his three-nation Europe trip.
M.F. Husain, India’s most renowned modern artist, passed away 14 years ago at 95, but his legacy lives on. Earlier this year, one of his works sold for $13.8 million, setting a record and making him India’s most expensive artist. The opening...
A terrorist attack during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, Australia, on December 14 left fifteen dead, including one attacker, and more than 30 injured, including two police officers. The attack, which occurred around evening, was captured...
New York: Zohran Mamdani and two other Indian Americans made significant gains US local elections across New York, Virginia, and Ohio on Tuesday.
Abu Dhabi: The BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi has been awarded the prestigious accolades in the audiovisual industry: the MONDO-DR Award in the category...
The Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt marked a momentous step in the region’s turbulent recent history, gathering over 30 world leaders to witness and endorse a framework that, on the surface, promises renewed stability for Gaza and Palestine.
Two weeks ago, Aryatara Shakya was an ordinary two-year-old girl playing happily at home in Kathmandu. Today, she is Nepal’s youngest living goddess, the Royal Kumari, worshipped by tens of thousands as a living embodiment of divine power. The...
The spirit of Diwali has truly gone global this year. In a historic move, three US states, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and California, have officially designated...
On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday, greetings poured in from across the globe.
The Naivasha Hindu Temple in Kenya recently celebrated its centenary (1925 - 2025), a milestone that brought together devotees, well-wishers, and community leaders to honour one hundred years of faith, devotion, and service
