The Director of the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Section at India’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Foreigners Division, has issued a clarification regarding the repatriation of human remains to …
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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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Bihar 2025: How the NDA Engineered a Near-Sweep — and Why the RJD-Congress Flame Flickered Out
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readThe Bihar Assembly Election of 2025 will likely be remembered as one of the most decisive mandates in the state’s recent political history. By early afternoon on November 14, the …
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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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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 …
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ATA Hosts Student Orientation at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee to Support Indian Students
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readIn response to growing concerns among Indian students in the United States regarding safety, mental health, immigration, and career opportunities, the American Telugu Association (ATA) organized a comprehensive Student Orientation …
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Tisca Chopra’s Directorial Debut, Saali Mohabbat, to Premiere on Z5
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readIn 1993, a film named Platform was released and did average business. It featured Priya Arora (with the second name spelt ‘Aurora’ then!). She was Ajay Devgn’s heroine in the …
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Exploring Humanity’s Shadows: Jitish Kallat and Raqib Shaw at Chicago’s Art Institute
by Vijayalakshmi Balakrishnan 6 minutes readWhat does it mean to be human? Two unusual exhibits bring us closer to our shadow selves, forcing the viewer to ask hard questions: how do we engage with the …
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SAHHI Founder Hiba Siddiqui Named Silver Winner at 2025 Women Changing the World Awards
by SAH Staff Reporter 4 minutes readBoston, MA – November 2025: Hiba Siddiqui, founder and CEO of the South Asian Heart Health Initiative (SAHHI), has been honored as the Silver Winner in the “Young Woman of …