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Sankranthi: A Festival of Sun, Harvest, and Sweet Speech
by Usha Rao, Special to South Asian Herald 3 minutes readThe Celestial Shift: From Darkness to Light Makara Sankranthi is more than just a date on the calendar; it is a celebration of the Sun’s cosmic journey. In Indian astrology, …
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Where Oil Meets the Orinoco Sky
by Rasita Vishnuram 5 minutes read“War has a momentum of its own… you know where you begin. You never know where you are going to end.” — George F. Kennan Over a city starved of …
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Film Review: Laalo—Krishna Sada Sahaayate Shows Strength of Simple, Sincere Scripts
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readA film made in about Rs. five million has incredibly grossed over Rs. 12 billion — and counting! — in Gujarati. At a time when a small film like Mahavatar Narsimha has …
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New York State and NYC Partner to Deliver Free Childcare for Two-Year-Olds, Expand Universal 3K Program
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readAs part of the next phase in delivering “affordable, universal childcare” for children under five across New York State, Governor Kathy Hochul, in partnership with New York City Mayor Zohran …
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Bipartisan COURSE Credit Act Aims to Boost Transparency on AP and IB College Credit Policies
by SAH Staff Reporter 4 minutes readU.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing the rising cost of higher education by improving transparency around college credit …
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Assam’s SOP Must Move Beyond Closures
by Utkarsh Yadav and Alokita Yadav 3 minutes readUmrangso’s rat-hole mine flooding in January 2025, which trapped nine workers, underlined how quickly unauthorised extraction turns fatal. Similar incidents across the North East show that a ban without routine detection and …