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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis delivers his special address at the launch of the University of Western Australia's Mumbai campus; Vice Chancellor Prof. Amit Chakma, Fadnavis, Premier Roger Cook, Chancellor Diane Smith-Gander, Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof. Jennifer Howell and Prof. Rajaraman Eri unveil the plaque marking the campus's inauguration; Howell, Chakma, Cook and Smith-Gander at the press conference. Mumbai, September 18, 2026. PHOTOS: Pooja Bhardwaj, SAH
First Classes Begin at UWA’s Mumbai Campus as Maharashtra CM Fadnavis Sets Out a Global VisionSep 21, 2026
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Maryland Interfaith Gathering Marks International Day of PeaceSep 21, 2026
Sharvari, Ayushmann Khurrana, Sooraj R. Barjatya and Himesh Reshammiya at the musical evening of Yeh Prem Mol Liya. PHOTO: Rajiv Vijayakar, SAH
Showcasing the Beautiful World of Yeh Prem Mol LiyaSep 21, 2026
Rosemin Opgenhaffen. Courtesy: Author
Rosemin Opgenhaffen on Reinventing Beauty for Women Over 40Sep 21, 2026
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China Dominates Asian Games Opening Day as India Wins Two SilversSep 21, 2026
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U.S. Visa Screening Widens to Social MediaSep 21, 2026
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Punjab’s Role in the Origins of the Asian GamesSep 21, 2026
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CGI Atlanta, Vibha Unite Community Through Run for UnitySep 20, 2026
Prof. Amit Chakma, vice chancellor of the University of Western Australia at the UWA India campus in Mumbai on September 18, 2026. PHOTO: Pooja Bhardwaj, SAH
Exclusive: UWA Vice Chancellor Amit Chakma on Building an ‘Indian University With Australian Characteristics’Sep 20, 2026
From left: Christopher R. Watson, film director, Inter-Weaver Productions, David Das, Chief Operating Officer of UWA India, Jamshed Keki Mistry, Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Prof. Amit Chakma, Vice Chancellor of the University of Western Australia, Nilesh Makwana, Founder and Chair of the West Australian Indian Film Council, and Prof. Rajaraman Eri, Pro Vice Chancellor of University of Western Australia India, at UWA Mumbai, September 18, 2026. PHOTO: Pooja Bhardwaj, SAH
West Australian Indian Film Council Invites Indian Screen Partners, Building On Its University Ties Sep 20, 2026
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USCIS Form Overhaul Puts South Asian Green-Card Filings Under Fresh ScrutinySep 20, 2026
The Gondhal announcement. PHOTO: Amruta Chhaya Mane
Marathi Film Gondhal Heads for OscarsSep 20, 2026
The “Off the Pitch Fireside Chat: Western Australia and India: Connecting Through Culture, Tourism and Sport” in Mumbai, September 18, 2026, moderated by Ian Martinus, Western Australia's Investment and Trade Commissioner for India and the Gulf, with panelists including Philip Green, Australia's High Commissioner to India, and Chad Anderson, Director General of the Western Australian Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport. PHOTO: Nilesh Makwana, Chair WAIFC
Perth to Host Inaugural Indian Film Festival in November, Scorchers Set for Historic Big Bash Debut in IndiaSep 20, 2026
President of Microsoft Azure Core, Girish Bablani during the exclusive interview with South Asian Herald on September 17, 2026, at the Consulate General of India in Seattle. PHOTO: T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman, SAH
Exclusive: Microsoft’s Girish Bablani Sees AI as a ‘Huge Accelerator’ for India’s 2047 VisionSep 20, 2026
Ambassador Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri during the exclusive interview with South Asian Herald on September 18, 2026, at the Seattle Public Library during the opening of JLF Seattle 2026. PHOTO: T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman, SAH
Exclusive: Lakshmi Puri Relaunches ‘Swallowing the Sun’ at JLF Seattle 2026Sep 20, 2026
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The United Kingdom Is Becoming a Different CountrySep 20, 2026
Microsoft’s Vice President of Frontier Tuning and Chief Technology Officer for Agri-Food, Ranveer Chandra during the exclusive interview with South Asian Herald on September 17, at the Consulate General of India in Seattle. PHOTO: T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman, SAH
Exclusive: Microsoft Executive Says India Has Potential to Lead Agricultural AI Applications Sep 19, 2026
Taraknath Woddi, Ph.D., during the exclusive interview with South Asian Herald on September 17, 2026, at the Consulate General of India in Seattle. PHOTO: T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman, SAH
Exclusive: Taraknath Woddi Calls India-US Tech Partnership an Enduring AllianceSep 19, 2026
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal speaking at the opening of JLF 2026 on September 18, at the Seattle Public Library. PHOTO: T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman, SAH
JLF Seattle 2026 Opens With Leaders Celebrating Literary CultureSep 19, 2026
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Trump Tightens H-1B Scrutiny, Renews $100,000 Fee for Some VisasSep 19, 2026
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Asian Games Lodging Controversy Draws International AttentionSep 19, 2026
Las Vegas' Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and Mormon community leaders joined Nevada policymakers and Congressional staffers at CoHNA's inter-faith Building Bridges and Connecting Communities event, at the Sahara West Library on September 16, 2026, to back the bipartisan Right to Worship Act. PHOTO: CoHNA
CoHNA Las Vegas Rallies Support for Right to Worship ActSep 19, 2026
UNI PHOTO: Prem Singh
Flag-Bearer Switch Deepens Confusion at 2026 Asian GamesSep 19, 2026
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The Law Should Not Feel Like a Foreign Language to TeenagersSep 19, 2026