- 17 Apr 2025
For nearly 134,000 dependent Indian immigrants in the United States, turning 21 this year could be a ticking clock that could possibly force them into “self-deportation” from the only country they’ve ever known as home.
Rising Iran-Israel tensions have led to widespread airspace closures across West Asia, disrupting flights and stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers.Major hubs like Dubai International and Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International have scaled back...
Thousands of flights have been cancelled and major Gulf airports suspended operations due to turmoil caused by the US-Israel war on Iran, stranding hundreds of thousands of travellers.Special evacuation flights were arranged from the UAE, while...
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...
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...
Tarique Rahman and his cabinet ministers took oath, becoming the first elected leaders since the deadly 2024 uprising.Rahman is set to be the first male prime minister in 35 years in Bangladesh, a country of 170 million, while new parliament...
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...
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 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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome by the diaspora in Germany, on his three-nation Europe trip.
For nearly 134,000 dependent Indian immigrants in the United States, turning 21 this year could be a ticking clock that could possibly force them into “self-deportation” from the only country they’ve ever known as home.
Former PM Sheikh Hasina has alleged that interim govt chief Muhammad Yunus has turned peaceful Bangladesh into a country of militants and terrorists, insisting that justice will be delivered as she remains optimistic about making a comeback.
NYU has announced the appointment of Bharat N Anand as the next dean of the Leonard N Stern School of Business. Currently a vice provost at Harvard University and a professor at Harvard Business School, Anand will take up his new role in August...
The BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi hosted an inspiring celebration on Sunday, marking the birth anniversaries of Bhagwan Shri Ram and Shri Swaminarayan. Tens of thousands of people visited the mandir this weekend to take part in the celebrations.
India has launched Operation Brahma to provide humanitarian aid to Myanmar following a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck on Friday.
Ajay Anand, Senior Vice President, Global Services, Strategy and Business Services, at Johnson & Johnson, has been named as the inaugural Executive in Residence at the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative (WAIAI). Each year, select executives from...
Chandra Arya, who served as a Hindu-Canadian MP, announced that his nomination as the candidate for the upcoming federal election in Nepean has been revoked. Arya has been vocal against the alleged defacement of temples and other violent acts...
Now back on their home planet after a mission that stretched to 286 days, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have physical and mental adaptations to make. “It’s definitely an adjustment,” said Terry Virts, a former commander of the ISS. “You’ve...

Kemps Creek (Australia): The Fuldol Festival, a vibrant part of the Holi celebrations, was held at the newly opened BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir...
The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, one of Southern California’s largest Hindu temples, was vandalised with anti-India messages on Sunday in a troubling act of hate against the Hindu community.