Diaspora
The Pocket-Sized Rebellion
How a simple tote full of paper and yarn is quietly transforming urban commutes On a weekday morning inside Mumbai's crowded local train, a subtle rebellion is unfolding. Around them,…
South Asia
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Culture & Heritage
Americans4Hindus Calls for Equal Political Rights and Rejects Ideological Profiling of Hindu Americans
Americans4Hindus (A4H) expresses serious concern regarding the recently announced campaign by nearly 100 elected officials and candidates pledging to reject political contributions from individuals and organizations characterized as “RSS-linked.” Americans4Hindus…
Diaspora
Film Review: Mirzapur The Movie is Gritty, Unabashed Entertainer
It’s a first for an Indian TV series. Mirzapur—The Movie cashes in on the much-loved three-season hyper-violent series that has become endemically popular. In a merciful situation, we have censors for the…
Diaspora
JLF North Carolina Announces 2026 Festival Lineup
Teamwork Arts, producer of the Jaipur Literature Festival and its international editions, has announced that the third edition of JLF North Carolina will take place from September 11 to 13,…
Capitol Hill
US Lawmakers Press Rubio for Expanded Nepal Flood Rescue
A bipartisan group of 27 U.S. lawmakers is pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to dramatically expand Washington's search-and-rescue and humanitarian response to Nepal's catastrophic floods and landslides, including the…
Diaspora
Teachers Who Shaped My Life and Career
Teachers are role models who make an indelible impression on their students. The teacher-student relationship is perhaps the most important of the three sacred relationships. The other two are the…
East Asia
Nepal: Chinese National Rescued Alive From Tunnel in Upper Trishuli
A Chinese national has been rescued alive from inside a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Nepal, while a 60-year-old woman was pulled out alive from under debris…
Diaspora
Nearly 1 in 16 Internet-Using Children in Pakistan Faced Online Sexual Exploitation: UNICEF
Nearly 1 in 16 internet-using children aged 12 to 17 in Pakistan experienced at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse in a single year, affecting approximately 1.5…
Diaspora
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam Blasts FBI Surveillance
U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam has accused the Trump administration of politically weaponizing the Justice Department after the FBI and DOJ told him that his phone conversations with Virginia Senate President…
Canada
Alberta’s First Chief Justice of Indian Descent Ritu Khullar Dies
Ritu Khullar, the first jurist of Indian descent to serve as chief justice of Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, died on September 3 after battling cancer. She is survived…
Diaspora
US Birthright Citizenship Shift Puts South Asian Diplomatic Families on Alert
A child born in America may no longer automatically become an American citizen if a parent is a foreign government employee under a sweeping new U.S. immigration rule that could…
Capitol Hill
Raja Krishnamoorthi Joins Georgia Tour Addressing Anti-South Asian Hate
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) participated in the first stop of Indian American Impact’s national listening tour on September 3 in Norcross, Georgia, where South Asian elected officials, community leaders, and…
Canada
Remembering Jagdish Kaur: A Life of Strength and Faith
Death denotes grief, as losing someone near and dear impacts you emotionally because you are not going to see that person again. Deaths do not move us apart. Rather, they…
Bangladesh
Over 400 Garment Factories Shut Down in Bangladesh Between July 2023 and June 2026
More than 400 garment factories in Bangladesh have downed their shutters between July 2023 and June 2026, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir told parliament on September 3. Of the 405…
Diaspora
Nepal Govt Designates Sept 7 as National Mourning Day for Rasuwa Flood Victims
Nepal's government has declared September 7, a National Day of Mourning to honor those killed in the devastating floods in Rasuwa. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting on…
Diaspora
Maryland AAPI Leaders Host Moore-Miller Reelection Fundraiser
Maryland’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community hosted a political fundraiser and community reception supporting the reelection of Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller on September 3…