Next year marks the 10-year anniversary of The Culture Tree, and it’s a moment of deep reflection, celebration, and renewed purpose. When we founded this organization in 2016, our vision …
Economy
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Gurveen K. Chadha Makes History as First Punjabi Woman Elected to Westmount City Council
by Prabhjot Singh 2 minutes readGurveen K. Chadha of Westmount, Quebec, has made history by becoming the first Punjabi woman elected as a councilor to the Westmount City Council. Chadha unseated incumbent councilor Conrad Peart …
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How the Modi-Nitish Alliance Crushed Bihar: A Lesson in Coalition, Caste, and Confidence
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 8 minutes readIn a landslide that stunned many political observers, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) — under the leadership of Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar — together claimed …
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Paaie’s Miss India DMV & West Virginia 2025 Pageant Celebrates Women’s Empowerment and Community Leadership
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 7 minutes readPaaie, a leading South Asian brand and official India Festival Committee (IFC) license holder for the DMV and West Virginia region, hosted the Third Annual Miss India DMV & West …
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India and Canada Reaffirm Economic Partnership, Eye Collaboration in Clean Energy, Critical Minerals, and Aerospace
by Prabhjot Singh 3 minutes readFollowing recent high-level diplomatic exchanges, India and Canada have reaffirmed the strength and continuity of their economic partnership, pledging to deepen bilateral cooperation through sustained dialogue, mutual respect, and forward-looking …
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India’s $280-billion IT and business-process services sector is staring at a fresh geopolitical shock from Washington, where a new Senate bill threatens to slap steep tax penalties on outsourcing. Industry …
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India’s Data Protection Rules Take Effect, but Compliance Costs and Regulatory Gaps Loom Large
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readIndia on November 14 notified the long-awaited Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, finally shifting its privacy law into enforcement mode and triggering an 18-month compliance countdown for companies, …
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Govt. Shutdown Ends, Washington’s Deal Leaves Obamacare Subsidies Hanging in Suspense with Threats of Higher Health Costs
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readWashington woke up from its latest fiscal standoff this week with the federal government reopened, hundreds of thousands of furloughed workers heading back to their desks, and a narrowly brokered …
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In Conversation with Rajesh Mehta: High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik
by Rajesh Mehta, Special to South Asian Herald 7 minutes readThe Indo-Canadian relationship stands at a pivotal juncture, a partnership rooted in shared democratic ideals, economic potential, and deep people-to-people bonds. With the appointment of Dinesh K. Patnaik as the …
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Indian American Lawmakers Vote Against Senate Deal to End U.S. Government Shutdown
by SAH Staff Reporter 4 minutes readIndian American members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Pramila Jayapal, Suhas Subramanyam, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, and Shri Thanedar, voted against the Senate-passed deal to reopen the federal …