Kathmandu [Nepal], September 24 (ANI): Dressed in ornate traditional attire and resembling Nepal’s revered living goddess Kumari, hundreds of pre-pubescent girls gathered at Kathmandu Durbar Square, turning the historic UNESCO World Heritage…
Baku [Azerbaijan], September 24 (ANI): The Embassy of India in Azerbaijan organised the Great Indian Ayurveda Festival at the Chancery premises in Baku to mark the 11th Ayurveda Day, bringing together diplomats,…
New York [US], September 24 (ANI): Argentine President Javier Milei sharply criticised the United Nations, calling it a “useless organization” and accusing it of moving away from the principles on which it…
Paris [France], September 24 (ANI): Türkiye has strengthened its defences against money laundering and terrorist financing but needs to do more to tackle cross-border illicit finance, professional money laundering and recover criminal…
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): Days after Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Paktika provinces killed three civilians, Pakistan on early Thursday carried out what it described as precision aerial and drone…
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 24 (ANI): Three laws approved in September 2026 by the Bangladeshi parliament have reversed human rights protections and broken the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) commitments to reform, Human…
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 24 (ANI): Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, High Commission of India in Dhaka, celebrated the 11th Ayurveda Day on Wednesday at IGCC, Gulshan, Dhaka. Ann Mary George, Director, Indira Gandhi Cultural…
Geneva [Switzerland], September 24 (ANI): Sambhali Trust on Wednesday organised “Desert Daughters of India 2.0”, a photo exhibition at the United Nations in Geneva, highlighting the experiences and resilience of displaced and…
College students take part in a solidarity march demanding police action and better safety for women following the alleged gang rape of a girl, in New Delhi, India, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Bhawika…
As an American-Born [very] Confused Desi in his mid-40’s, my knowledge of Indian rituals and culture is embarrassingly limited. It’s the sum of the little I remember from Sunday school, staying at…
