On April 16, 2025, the White House announced that Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance will embark on an official visit to Italy and India from April …
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Afghan American Entrepreneur Fereba Kailani Celebrates JAS Beauty Store Opening in Loudoun County, VA
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readJAS, a newly launched beauty retail store owned by Afghan American entrepreneur Fereba Kailani, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Dulles Town Center Mall on April 11, 2025, in Sterling, Virginia. …
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World Health Day 2025: Championing Healthy Beginnings and Hopeful Futures
by Dr. Kevin Morris, Special to South Asian Herald 6 minutes readOn this year’s World Health Day, observed on April 7, 2025, the global community has united with a powerful call to action: Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures. This theme marks the launch of a year-long …
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South Asian Trailblazer Leads Maryland’s Higher Education: A Journey from India to Impact
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 7 minutes readDr. Sanjay Rai’s journey from central India to becoming Maryland’s Secretary of Higher Education is a powerful testament to the promise of education and perseverance. As the first immigrant and …
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Trump Announces Sweeping Tariffs on Imports, Citing Trade Disparities with South Asia and Beyond
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readCalling it a “discounted reciprocal tariff,” President Donald Trump, on April 2, 2025, in his Liberation Day Address from the Rose Garden at the White House, announced sweeping tariffs on …
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Indian Panel Flags OCI Card Revocations, Pushes for NRI Voting Rights and Policy Reforms
by Prasad Kunduri, Special to South Asian Herald 4 minutes readFlagging concerns over instances of dishonoring or revocation of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Cards, a Parliamentary Panel in India observed that such actions could damage the country’s image as …
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Sunita Williams Reflects on Space Journey, India’s Space Aspirations, and Plans to Visit India
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readIndian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has praised India as “a great country, another wonderful democracy,” striving to make its mark in space. She expressed her enthusiasm for contributing to India’s …
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US-India Relations Poised for Growth Amid South Asian Regional Challenges
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readUnited States Representative Dr. Ami Bera, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia and ranking member of the Subcommittee on East Asia and the …
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Home is our personal sanctuary, the physical manifestation of our culture, values, needs, aspirations, a place where we treasure memories and create more. This is what usually a home is …
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Jeena Raghavan’s Bold Canvases Capture Movement, Emotion, and Global Acclaim
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readJeena Raghavan’s paintings don’t just adorn walls – they breathe, pulsating with an energy that absorbs the space around them. Working on canvases often exceeding fifty square feet, she blends …