The South Asian Business Council of Virginia will host “Empower Virginia 2026” on September 20 at the Hyatt Regency Dulles in Herndon, bringing together business executives, entrepreneurs, investors, government officials …
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Film Review: Maa Inti Bangaaram (Hindi) Is a One-Woman Show
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readSouth Indian (especially Telugu) films, like those from any busy industry, can range from awesome to awful. Happily, this one (which I watched in Hindi) is nears the ‘very good’ tag …
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Dalai Lama Succession Emerges as New Test for US-India Strategic Coordination on China
by Anand Patelby Anand Patel 7 minutes readA new U.S. congressional research report is urging Washington and New Delhi to treat the succession of the Dalai Lama not simply as a question of religious freedom, but as …
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Nepal’s Floods Matter for Far-Away Brahmaputra
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 3 minutes readThe deadly glacier burst in Tibet, which triggered a wall of water and mud to drown the narrow gorges of the Bhote Kosi River in neighboring Nepal, has intensified scrutiny …
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A son’s emotional bonding with his father cannot be truly estimated. It is a full-blown assortment of memories that maintains fragrance for decades. Nitin Mukesh, 76, revisits precious reminiscences on …
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Exclusive: Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Child Labor and His Book Karuna
by Rajesh Mehta, Special to South Asian Herald 7 minutes readNobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has spent more than four decades fighting child labor, trafficking and exploitation, building a global movement around the rights and dignity of children. From rescuing …
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Indian American Impact has announced its latest round of endorsements for South Asian candidates seeking state and local offices across the country. The organization said the candidates have demonstrated a …
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Nepal Floods: World Bank Pledges ₹25 Billion as India Mobilizes Emergency Aid
by UNIby UNI 5 minutes readNepal stepped up efforts to coordinate an international response to the devastating floods that swept through northern districts on Wednesday, with the World Bank offering up to ₹25 billion (approximately …
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India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, has warned that food insecurity remains one of the “gravest” humanitarian consequences of armed conflict. Speaking at the UN Security …
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Every day, across cities, towns and rural landscapes, trees are being cut down in the name of development. Forests are cleared for roads, buildings, industries, housing and commercial expansion. We …