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Relations with India changed after Sheikh Hasina's ouster: B'desh

Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain also acknowledged that there is a change in the relations between the two neighbours after August 5 and said it is a reality. IMAGE: Former......

3 temples vandalised in Bangladesh amid protests over Hindu leader's arrest

A slogan-shouting mob vandalised three Hindu temples on Friday in Bangladesh's Chattogram which witnessed protests and violence since a former International Society of Krishna Consciousness member......

Bishnoi gang connected to 'Indian govt agents': Canada

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police alleged that the Bishnoi gang is connected to the “agents” of the Indian government, which is targeting the South Asian community specifically......

Canada revokes south Asian lawyer's citation and c

The Order of Canada, given in 2001 toT Sher Singh, community activist and lawyer in Guelph ,Ontario, 'has been terminated in accordance with the Constitution of the Order of Canada,' says a press......

Three South Asians win Rhodes scholarship

Three South Asians -- Ian Desai, Swati Mylavarapu and Kazi Sabeel Rahman -- from the United States have been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship this year.In between pursuing ancient studies......

'There Are Really Two Different Indias'

'Over the next 20 years, we would be adding almost 10 million people to the workforce every year!''And we won't be able to give employment to even 2 million out of the 10 million every year.''Don't......

'Rate hike will throw lot of people out from jobs'

'Nobody is talking about the inequality that is going to come.' Photograph: ANI Photo In a surprise move, the Reserve Bank of India hiked the repo rate. In fact, the finance minister said she was......

L N Mittal bags Asia Society 'Leadership Award'

NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal has expressed confidence that the fast-growing economies of India and China would have a positive impact on world economy but cautioned the two south Asian giants......

India slips 2 spot to 132 in UN Human Development Index

India ranked 132 out of 191 countries in the 2021 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Kindly note that this image has been......

BBC Asian Network closure was inevitable: Scribes

Senior Britain-based Indian journalists who worked for the BBC believe that given the multi-choice media environment, diversity of languages within the Asian community and stiff competition from......

'Hindi cinema has gained a certain cultural legitimacy'

Unlike many intellectuals who take a disparaging view of Bollywood films, Tejaswini Ganti has written a book that is a fond, but also critical, assessment of how films are made and marketed in......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

PIX: When Shah Rukh Khan kept his date with Yale

Shah Rukh Khan, who became the first Bollywood personality to be honoured with the prestigious Chubb Fellowship at Yale University, delivered his lecture as a Fellow amidst cheering fans and......

Inspired by King Khan

One of the very few films produced by Indian Americans to have a red carpet premiere, Walkaway, an English language production, looks into the lives of a handful of immigrants whose past and......

Kannathil Muthamittal opens Asian American fest

Mani Ratnam's Kannathil Muthamittal (A Peck On The Cheek), about an adopted girl set against the background of Sri Lanka's civil war,will open the 26th Asian American International Film Festivalin......

ECB says new diversity plans to tackle 'uncomfortable truths'

Photograph: ECB/Twitter The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said, on Tuesday, a range of measures aimed at strengthening its inclusion and diversity strategy would deal with some......

Meet WWE's first Indian woman wrestler

'The first time I entered the WWE I wore a salwar suit.''I am proud of our rich culture and I am glad I get the opportunity to represent it.' Believe the Haryana girls to break barriers! There......

In Pakistan, young female boxers punch through gender barriers

'A number of girls were keen on training, but due to social pressures, I had been avoiding the issue' IMAGE: Anum, 17, punches with her coach Younus Qambrani while others observe during an......

FIFA WC: Qatar will look to shut down critics as kick-off arrives

IMAGE: Football fans are pictured at the Corniche ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in Doha, Qatar, on Friday. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images The moment of truth for Qatar's ability......

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