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California lights up with Diwali holiday recognition

In a landmark nod to America’s growing cultural diversity, California has officially designated Diwali as a state holiday, becoming only the third US state...

How socioeconomic discontent is reshaping South Asia

  It took just under 48 hours for Nepal’s government to be razed to the ground, the flame-eaten parliament building, a literal manifestation of a...

Ganeshotsav : The festival that awakened a nation

  When Ganesh Chaturthi — the festival that honours Ganesha, the elephant-headed and pot-bellied god — arrives, it feels as if this most-recognised icon of...

Kapil Sharma’s newly launched café in Canada targeted in shooting

Comedian-turned-actor Kapil Sharma’s new venture in the hospitality industry suffered a major shock when his café, Kap’s Café, in Surrey, British Columbia, was targeted...

Dangerous contradictions: Zohran Mamdani

  The NYC mayoral election in 2025 is attracting attention worldwide. The world’s largest metro economy is larger than Australia’s by some measures, a large...

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