Specific to Nepal, there is a day dedicated solely to thanking dogs for their loyalty and friendship called Kukur Tihar or Kukur Puja (worship of the dogs). Tihar is a five day Hindu festival, but the second day is reserved for our 4-legged loyal companions. The festival, also called Deepavali or the festival of lights shares some traditions with Deepavali in
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Malaysia is a beautiful country known for its multiracial citizens living together in harmony. But how did Tamils from South India Tamil Nadu end up in Malaya and become an important part in forming Malaysia? The ill-fated story of ‘the railway of death’ may have been forgotten by many – or not even known by some younger Malaysians. But as
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GEORGETOWN – Polis menahan enam lelaki kerana dipercayai merancang perarakan dan penggunaan logo sebuah pertubuhan tidak berdaftar semasa perarakan pengebumian di Batu Lanchang di sini. Ketua Polis Daerah Timur Laut, Asisten Komisioner Soffian Santong berkata, kesemua suspek berusia lingkungan 21 hingga 26 tahun itu yang ditahan dalam operasi bermula jam 12 tengah malam hingga 5 pagi tadi. Menurutnya, tangkapan itu
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In an Instagram post, Virgin Group Founder & Billionaire Richard Branson revealed that his great-great-great grandmother hail from Tamil Nadu, India. In an event to celebrate his airline Virgin Atlantic’s new route to the city, Branson posted a picture of himself sharing a stage with Anand Mahindra, unveiling that Virgin Atlantic’s newest flying icon was named Aria after his great-great-great
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AIADMK slammed for supporting Citizenship (Amendment) Bill / CAB that also excludes Sri Lankan Tamils. Even as the Lok Sabha passed the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill late on Monday night, the AIADMK received severe criticism for having supported the Bill, which excludes Muslim refugees of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh from the path to citizenship. While the ruling party in Tamil
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According Asia Samachar portal, 25-years old Engineering graduate Amardeep Singh Dhillon has won Vice Chancellor Award and was selected to deliver a speech at the Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTEM) convocation ceremony last week. The success did not come easy. Etched deep in his memory is the time when his father, who was rearing cows in Buntong, Ipoh, met with
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SINGAPORE – A newly launched publication has traced the Tamil community’s presence in Singapore and South-east Asia back 2,000 years. The Indian Heritage Centre’s From Sojourners To Settlers – Tamils in Southeast Asia and Singapore was launched on last Saturday (Dec 7) by Singapore Minister Of Communications and Information S. Iswaran at the Asian Civilisations Museum. “The Tamil community in
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Fugitive self-styled godman Nithyananda, who fled India following an alleged case of kidnapping and wrongful confinement of children to make them collect donations from followers for his ashram in Ahmedabad, is reportedly in Kailaasa, but this Kailaasa is not the one in the Himalayas. Nithyananda is also accused of allegedly raping his former disciple under the garb of spirituality. All
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Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SJKT) Ladang Midlands muncul sebagai sekolah Tamil pertama memiliki asrama untuk kemudahan pelajarnya. Menteri Air, Tanah dan Sumber Asli, Datuk Dr Xavier Jayakumar berkata, asrama yang disiapkan dalam tempoh kurang setahun itu mampu memuatkan 200 pelajar pada satu-satu masa. “Kerja pembinaan asrama dimulakan pada 1 Januari lalu dan pada 31 Oktober lalu iaitu kurang setahun asrama
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The Swiss Federal Court has ruled that the Tamil Tigers are not a criminal organisation and has acquitted 12 people of charges filed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), swissinfo.ch reports. In its indictment, the OAG had accused the people of violating the Swiss Penal Code by raising funds for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) between
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