Seventy-three-year-old Olympian Davinder Singh Garcha, a member of India’s gold medal-winning hockey team at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, died at his residence in Jalandhar following a massive heart attack. …
South Asia & US
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FIA New England to Host Free Community Health Camp in Burlington on January 17
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readThe Foundation of Indian-Americans (FIA) New England, in collaboration with nonprofit and healthcare partners, will host a Free Community Health Camp on January 17, 2026, at the Academy of Creative …
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India’s Aviation Paradox: Scale Without Competitiveness
by Aditya Pratap Singh and Anand Singh 8 minutes readIndia has demand; India has aircrafts; and India has airports. What it still lacks is systemic competitiveness. Indian carriers have placed some of the largest bulk orders in aviation history …
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US Adds Bangladesh, Nepal to Visa Bond Requirement for B-1/B-2 Visitors Beginning January 21, 2026
by SAH Staff Reporter 4 minutes readThe U.S. Department of State has announced that South Asian countries, including Bangladesh and Nepal, will be added to the list of nations whose citizens must post refundable bonds of …
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Sankranthi: A Festival of Sun, Harvest, and Sweet Speech
by Usha Rao, Special to South Asian Herald 3 minutes readThe Celestial Shift: From Darkness to Light Makara Sankranthi is more than just a date on the calendar; it is a celebration of the Sun’s cosmic journey. In Indian astrology, …
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“War has a momentum of its own… you know where you begin. You never know where you are going to end.” — George F. Kennan Over a city starved of …
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Film Review: Laalo—Krishna Sada Sahaayate Shows Strength of Simple, Sincere Scripts
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readA film made in about Rs. five million has incredibly grossed over Rs. 12 billion — and counting! — in Gujarati. At a time when a small film like Mahavatar Narsimha has …
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New York State and NYC Partner to Deliver Free Childcare for Two-Year-Olds, Expand Universal 3K Program
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readAs part of the next phase in delivering “affordable, universal childcare” for children under five across New York State, Governor Kathy Hochul, in partnership with New York City Mayor Zohran …
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Bipartisan COURSE Credit Act Aims to Boost Transparency on AP and IB College Credit Policies
by SAH Staff Reporter 4 minutes readU.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing the rising cost of higher education by improving transparency around college credit …
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Assam’s SOP Must Move Beyond Closures
by Utkarsh Yadav and Alokita Yadav 3 minutes readUmrangso’s rat-hole mine flooding in January 2025, which trapped nine workers, underlined how quickly unauthorised extraction turns fatal. Similar incidents across the North East show that a ban without routine detection and …