South Asian women suffer from ‘marriage penalty’ at work: study

A phenomenon known as “marriage penalty” hinder’s women’s employment in South Asia, a new World Bank study shows. The trend persists even wi...

Almost half a billion children in South Asia face extremely high temperatures, UNICEF warns

Around 76% of children aged 17 and under in South Asia are exposed to severely high temperatures for several months per year, according to U...

Climate change linked to increase in domestic violence in South Asia, study finds

Rising temperatures caused by climate change has been linked to the substantial rise in domestic violence against women in South Asia, accor...

New study uncovers why mysterious South Asian civilization vanished around 3,600 years ago

A new study has shed light on the mystery behind an ancient thriving civilization that vanished around 3,600 years ago. The Indus Valley civ...

Seattle becomes first US city to ban caste discrimination

Seattle has become the first city in the world outside of South Asia to implement a ban on caste as part of its anti-discrimination law. The...

Study: Rising sea level 26,000 years ago caused migration between South, Southeast Asia

A new study discovered that early settlers in the Southeast Asian region were forced to migrate to South Asia after sea levels began to ris...

Yale Museum surrenders 13 stolen South Asian artifacts worth over $1 million

Yale University Art Gallery, the oldest art gallery in America, relinquished 13 South Asian artifacts worth over $1 million to Homeland Sec...

Sujata Day, Ritesh Rajan of ‘Definition Please’ on normalizing South Asian stories and erasing mental illness shame

“Definition Please” stars Sujata Day and Ritesh Rajan spoke with NextShark about normalizing South Asian American stories and erasing the s...

South Asians in the U.S. Are at High Risk for Heart Disease

New reports claim that South Asians living in the United States have a high risk for cardiac disease. After a comprehensive review of existi...

Meet the World’s Youngest Queen

The world’s youngest living queen hails from the Kingdom of Bhutan. She is 27-year-old Jetsun Pema, who took the throne in October 2011. ...

Monster Flood Claims Lives of Over 1,000 People in South Asia

Torrential rains in South Asia gave way to a monster flood which have already claimed the lives of over 1,000 people. Thousands of residence...