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...
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2nd Feb 2026 | Updated at 03:06pm 2nd Feb 2026
Johannesburg's BAPS temple unveils Nilkanth Varni statue
- 07 Jan 2026
A 42-foot bronze statue of Nilkanth Varni, the 18th-century yogi, was unveiled at the BAPS temple in Johannesburg, South Africa. This statue, the tallest bronze figure in the country, also ranks as the fourth-tallest in Africa, alongside Nigeria’s...
Rising attacks on Hindus spark calls to review Yunus’ Nobel Prize
- 07 Jan 2026
Atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh have reportedly increased, triggering criticism of Muhammad Yunus and renewed questions over his Nobel Peace Prize, amid accusations that he has failed, as Chief Advisor of the interim government, to curb...
Uneasy balance of a changing world
- 14 Jan 2026
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...
Rising attacks on Hindus spark calls to review Yunus’ Nobel Prize
- 07 Jan 2026
Atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh have reportedly increased, triggering criticism of Muhammad Yunus and renewed questions over his Nobel Peace Prize, amid accusations that he has failed, as Chief Advisor of the interim government, to curb...
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...
US forces raid Venezuela, abducts Maduro
- 07 Jan 2026
US President Donald Trump has issued a series of blunt warnings to multiple countries in recent hours, signalling an increasingly confrontational stance across global regions. This follows a bold US military operation in Venezuela, which resulted...
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.
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.
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
A powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan killed more than 1,400 and injured 3,000 others, the Taliban government said on Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest to hit the country in decades.
A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has exposed degrading, dehumanising, and medically negligent treatment of immigration detainees in Florida under the Trump administration’s stringent policies
Mombasa, the coastal city and gateway to East Africa, will host Morari Bapu's Ram Katha from 9 August 9 to 17
The 23rd Biennial JAINA Convention, held from July 3 to 6 in Schaumburg, Illinois, drew over 5,000 attendees from 72 Jain centres across North America, marking the largest Jain gathering outside India in recent history.
- 24 Jul 2025
A Bangladesh air force training aircraft crashed into a school in Dhaka shortly after takeoff on Monday afternoon, catching fire and killing the pilot and at least 19 other people, most of whom were students, officials said
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban's supreme leader, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, head of Afghanistan's Supreme Court
