India has stepped up rescue and relief efforts to locate and evacuate its citizens affected by the devastating flash floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa district. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) …
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SABCVA to Host Empower Virginia Business Forum in Herndon
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readThe 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 …