India’s festive economy has hit a new record, with Diwali 2025 sales touching ₹6.05 lakh crore ($72.9 billion) — the highest-ever in the country’s trading history — driven by surging …
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China’s WTO Salvo Tests India’s ‘Make in India’ Firewall
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readThe electric vehicle wars have gone multilateral. China has dragged India to the World Trade Organization (WTO), alleging that New Delhi’s flagship industrial policies — designed to wean the country …
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Diwali Luncheon Highlights India–Australia Partnership and Rotary’s Spirit of Service
by Pooja Bhardwaj 6 minutes readThe Rotary Club of Perth, established in 1927 and Western Australia’s oldest Rotary club, hosted its annual Diwali luncheon on October 17, 2025, marking nearly a century of service. The …
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Former Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah Announces Run for Governor
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readDemocrat Nirav Shah, former Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and former Principal Deputy Director of the U.S. CDC, announced on October 20, 2025, that …
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Why Business Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore Politics Anymore
by Rohith (Ro) Chari, Special to South Asian Herald 3 minutes readI learned early in my career that politics doesn’t just shape regulation – it shapes markets. When Florida clashed with Disney, billions in shareholder value and years of corporate goodwill were put …
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Netflix’s Genre-Bending Supernatural Mystery Set in Kashmir, Baramulla, Premieres November 7
by Rajiv Vijayakar 3 minutes readNestled deep within a beautiful valley of Kashmir lies the snow-covered, slow-paced city of Baramulla, where rumors and legends intertwine with reality. When a young boy mysteriously disappears, it sets …
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India Finishes Runner-Up to Australia in Sultan of Johor Cup Ahead of FIH Junior Men’s World Cup
by Prabhjot Singh 2 minutes readWith less than six weeks remaining for the FIH Hockey World Cup for Junior Men to begin in Chennai and Madurai, the Indian junior hockey team experienced mixed fortunes at …
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Diwali has been becoming an increasingly prestigious occasion for cinema, especially Hindi cinema, which can be called the real pan-Indian one. Though many an older Hindi film must have released …
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Celebrating 10 years of Diwali at the Western Australia Parliament House
by Pooja Bhardwaj 6 minutes readThe Western Australian Parliament lit up in the glow of Diwali lights and decorations at Parliament House on the evening of October 14, 2025, as the Festival of Lights brought …
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A lot of water has flown under the cinematic sea in 21 years. In that phase, technology has got a major boost, audience tastes have got modified and updated, and …