Surge in hate crimes against South Asians linked to political spotlight

A new report from Stop AAPI Hate reveals a significant rise in anti-South Asian hate online, coinciding with the political prominence of Kam...

4 men arrested for 43 burglaries targeting South Asians across Massachusetts

Four men from Rhode Island have been arrested for their involvement in 43 burglaries that targeted people of South Asian descent across 25 t...

House reps introduce resolution to call out hate, racism after 9/11

A group of lawmakers introduced on Friday a resolution that both recognizes the tragedy of the Sept. 11 attacks and calls out the hate, raci...

South Asian New York Fashion Week set to return for its second year

South Asian New York Fashion Week (SANYFW), which brings South Asian designers from around the world to Manhattan, is kicking off this weeke...

Oscars’ ‘Naatu Naatu’ dance spurs outrage for lack of South Asian representation

Several South Asian American talents have voiced their frustration over the lack of South Asian representation in the recent Oscars performa...

Karan Soni slings his way into ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ cast as Spider-Man India

Actor Karan Soni, best known for his role as the taxi driver Dopinder in the “Deadpool” film franchise, will join the cast of the upcoming a...

3 Colombian nationals arrested for burglarizing South Asian residences in North Texas

Three people have been arrested for allegedly targeting South Asian residents in a series of burglaries in Plano, Texas.  Colombian national...

16-year-old South Asian boy beaten by his family after coming out as gay

A 16-year-old South Asian boy from the U.K. was beaten by his family after coming out as gay.  The parents and older brother of the teen all...

Meet Kavi Sharma, American Girl’s first South Asian ‘Girl of the Year’ doll

Toy brand American Girl announced its first South Asian “Girl of the Year” doll on Thursday. Kavika Sharma — Kavi for short — has made histo...

Mindy Kaling’s animated series ‘Velma’ gets official release date

Before you read: Mindy Kaling says she doesn’t care about backlash against South Asian Velma in new Scooby-Doo spinoff Fans Split Over Mindy...

Young Indian Americans experience discrimination as early as preschool, study suggests

Researchers from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health conducted open-ended surveys on nine Indian American adolescents. Th...

Mindy Kaling, other South Asian comedians called out for perpetuating stereotypes

South Asian TikTok users are pushing back against harmful stereotypes, with one creator attributing their popularity to South Asian comedian...

Man’s ‘animosity towards South Asians’ led to murder of cab driver in Canada, prosecutors say

Okoth Obeing, who is accused of killing taxi driver Balvir Toor in Canada in 2020, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder on the openin...

‘Everyone is scared’: Older South Asian women targeted by jewelry thieves in North Texas

Police in Frisco, Texas are looking for suspects accused in at least four robberies targeting South Asian women in their 50s or 60s for the...

Viral TikTok trend accused of appropriating, sexualizing South Asian culture

A Bollywood dance routine from the 2019 film “Batla House” has gained popularity with non-South Asian creators, who have changed a move fro...

California man charged with hate crimes for targeting South Asian women in necklace robbery spree

Lathan Johnson, 37, is facing robbery and hate crime charges after allegedly targeting South Asian women in a two-month robbery spree in th...

Priyanka Chopra Jonas says it took nearly 10 years to get desired Hollywood roles

Indian actor and model Priyanka Chopra Jonas shared during a recent interview with Pinkvilla that she is finally getting her desired Hollyw...

South Asians in Metro Vancouver fear racist backlash after police release image of 11 men deemed to pose public safety risk

South Asian community members in Metro Vancouver expressed their concern after British Columbia police released a composite picture of 11 m...

‘Mr. Malcom’s List’ star Freida Pinto on Hollywood now being ‘brave’ enough to offer her diverse roles

Actor Freida Pinto opened up to NextShark about navigating Hollywood as a South Asian actor and how Hollywood was not “brave” enough to off...

Changing Hollywood landscape welcomes increased South Asian representation at Oscars

This year, 10 South Asians walked down the Academy Awards red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, making history as the largest gro...

‘Wonder Woman’ series star Lynda Carter praises influencer’s South Asian-inspired Wonder Woman cosplay

“Wonder Woman” series star Lynda Carter praised a South Asian-inspired Wonder Woman cosplay by Los Angeles-based social media star and beau...

First-ever ‘Desi Barbie’ released for Women’s History Month

This past week, toy company Mattel, Inc. released a new collection of ethnically diverse barbies modeled after several notable businesswome...

Racist posts targeting South Asian students emerge on Boston College’s anonymous social media app

South Asian students at Boston College were targeted with hateful posts on Herrd, an app available exclusively for Boston College students....

South Asians carry a gene that doubles their risk of death from COVID-19, study finds

Most South Asians have a gene that doubles the risk of death due to respiratory failure from COVID-19, a new study from Oxford University sh...

Cooking channel causes outrage online for calling roti, naan ‘balloon bread’

Cookist Wow, a project owned by an Italian media group, drew online outrage after calling roti, pita or naan “balloon bread” in a recipe vid...

NY Times Bestselling Author Becomes the First South Asian Woman to Write ‘Ms. Marvel’

Samira Ahmed, a New York Times bestselling YA (Young Adult) author, makes history as the first South Asian woman to write a comic book serie...

More Younger South Asian Women Are Diagnosed With Aggressive Forms of Breast Cancer, Study Finds

A new study has found that younger Indian and Pakistani women have an increased rate of being diagnosed with more aggressive forms of breast...

South Asian Man Brutally Attacked, Spit On By Group in UK

A 41-year-old man was brutally assaulted and robbed by a group of people in the English town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The victim, ident...

Pakistani-American Becomes the First South Asian Woman Mayor in America

Sadaf Jaffer is the first South Asian woman to become a mayor in New Jersey and the first female Pakistani-American mayor in the United Stat...