‘They Are Waiting for You to Say Hello’: Nick Attam’s Mission to Break the Silence on Men’s Health Heading into Movember this November, Townsville community advocate Nick Attam brings two honors with him: Movember’s Fine Growth Award for his efforts over the past year, presented at the 2026 Australian Mo Awards, and a place among Townsville’s Most Influential 2026 from the Townsville Bulletin. What began with a mustache has become a decade of conversations. Hundreds of men, he says, have opened up to him about stress, emotional pressure and, in some cases, suicidal thoughts. His method fits in one sentence. “Just sit there and have a cup of coffee with them and listen to them,” he said. southasianherald.com/they-ar… @PoojaBKohli #NickAttam

Bridge India’s Diwali Dinner Highlights Leena Dhingra’s Partition Memoir Mayfair, London: Bridge India hosted its annual Diwali dinner on October 23 at Kanishka by Atul Kochhar in Mayfair, London, bringing together guests for an evening of conversation, a discussion of family history and fundraising for girls’ and women’s empowerment in India. The event featured a question-and-answer session with actress and writer Leena Dhingra, who discussed her book, Exhumation, and read passages exploring displacement, identity and the intergenerational effects of Partition. Her remarks also addressed her search for information about her great-uncle, Indian revolutionary Madan Lal Dhingra, and her experiences in Britain’s acting profession. southasianherald.com/bridge-… @jtvishnu

Beyond the Pink Ribbon: Why Breast Cancer Awareness Must Begin at Home Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2026 is an opportunity for South Asian communities to confront silence, improve early detection, and ensure that no woman faces cancer alone. Each October, cities turn pink and social media fills with ribbons. Yet for countless women, the most important question is not whether they have heard of breast cancer. It is whether they can recognize a warning sign, arrange an appointment, and obtain treatment without delay. southasianherald.com/beyond-… #DrKevinMorris @WHO #CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention

Punjab Welcomes Asian Hockey Teams for Champions Trophy Punjab is welcoming hockey teams from Malaysia, Japan, China, South Korea and Bangladesh with drums, bhangra and giddha as Jalandhar and Mohali prepare to host the ninth men’s Hero Asian Champions Trophy. Beginning Tuesday, the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar will host the opening round of the six-team tournament. Host India joins the five visiting nations in the competition, which will conclude on November 5. Pakistan is not participating. southasianherald.com/punjab-… @probingeye

Sukarya Founder Meera Satpathy Receives Legacy Leadership Award in Mumbai Meera Satpathy, founder and chairperson of the nonprofit organization Sukarya, received the inaugural “Legacy Leadership – Makers of Tomorrow” Award at the Legacy Leaders Grand Finale on October 23 in Mumbai. The initiative, led by the Arvind Mafatlal Group in association with Network18, recognizes individuals for their sustained leadership and contributions to Indian society, according to a statement from Sukarya. Satpathy was among 10 leaders honored for their work in social welfare and nation-building. southasianherald.com/sukarya… #MeeraSatpathy @sukaryango #ArvindMafatlalGroup

From Dialogue to Action: AIBC Celebrates 40 Years of Australia-India Business Ties Forty years after it was established in 1986, the Australia India Business Council (AIBC) brought its anniversary celebrations to Perth on Friday, October 23, 2026, with its Western Australia chapter hosting the Annual Australia-India Business Address and Dinner at the Duxton Hotel. Four Decades of Australia-India Business Ties Opening the evening, Jyothi Tegginamath, State President of AIBC Western Australia, reflected that the Australia-India relationship “is vastly different from what it was in 1986,” having “grown stronger, deeper and more meaningful,” with people “at the heart of this remarkable journey.” southasianherald.com/from-di… #AIBC

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Türkiye Condemn Houthi Attacks at Istanbul Talks Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt have expressed solidarity with Riyadh and condemned recent Houthi attacks targeting the kingdom during a meeting of their foreign ministers in Istanbul, Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) said on Friday. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar attended the sixth Regional Four (R4) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. southasianherald.com/pakista… @uniindianews

France Deploys 70,000 Police Ahead of Protests, Paris Museums Close France deployed 70,000 police and gendarmes nationwide on Saturday and closed several major Paris museums as authorities prepared for fresh protests, a week after widespread looting, arson and attacks on public buildings exposed security vulnerabilities and increased pressure on President Emmanuel Macron’s government. The Louvre, Orsay Museum, Picasso Museum and Grand Palais were among the cultural institutions closed amid fears of renewed violence. Organizers of Art Basel, a major contemporary art fair in Paris, canceled its weekend programme after opening on Friday. southasianherald.com/france-… @uniindianews

Opinion: When Foreign Policies Make a Difference The traditional saying is that Americans vote by their pocketbooks, implying that issues of foreign policy hardly matter in national elections. In the normal scheme of things, issues of how the United States deals with foreign nations prominently figure in Presidential elections. But these are not normal times for America is involved in two theatres: indirectly in Europe by way of the Russia-Ukraine war which will soon enter into the sixth year; and directly in the Middle East by way of the war against Iran that will soon enter its ninth month. Incidentally both conflicts were supposed to have been wrapped up in days, weeks at the most. southasianherald.com/opinion… #SridharKrishnaswami

The Age of Protest: Why the World Needs Social Repair, Not Just Stronger States From economic insecurity to artificial intelligence and climate change, societies are absorbing pressures faster than their institutions can respond. The challenge of our time is not simply to govern change, but to rebuild the social foundations that make change possible. #DrSimranKeshwani

Bryan Allen Campaign Courts South Asian Voters in Pennsylvania’s 18th District On Sunday afternoon, Bryan Allen, the Pennsylvania Democratic Nominee for State Representative in Bensalem Township and Hulmeville (HD-18), hosted a South Asian Community Day of Action; he was joined by State House Representatives Arvind Venkat and Tarik Khan, as well as the honorable Montgomery County Commissioner Neil Makhija. Their shared goal: to spread Allen’s message through as much of the South Asian community as possible. southasianherald.com/bryan-a… #BryanAllen @VenkatforPA @TarikforPA @NeilMakhija

Film Review: Pehla Pyaar Doosri Baar is a Six-er of ‘Luv’ The Luv Ranjan brand of romantic cinema is aimed primarily at the youth. I would add an asterisk and say *Youth of all ages! The man who has produced the Pyaar Ka Punch-Nama franchise, the De De Pyaar De franchise, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar (most of them also as director) and co-produced Cocktail 2 has given us varied shades of youthful romances, and fresh angles to them as well. He has also made it a point to back talented newcomers and we see that in maximum play in this latest delightful love cocktail wherein he has introduced six newcomers to Hindi mainstream cinema. southasianherald.com/film-re… @rajivvijayakar

Moore Kingston Smith Highlights Auren Rebrand and Indian Business Ties at London Diwali Celebration Liverpool Street, London: Moore Kingston Smith hosted a Diwali celebration in London, highlighting its planned transition to the Auren name in March 2027. Welcoming guests, Vijay Tanna, partner and head of the firm’s India Desk, reflected on Diwali’s celebration of the triumph of light over darkness. He recalled how the festival brought families, friends, and neighbors together during his childhood, filling homes with warmth, laughter, and a sense of community. southasianherald.com/moore-k… @jtvishnu #MooreKingstonSmith #VijayTanna

Moore Kingston Smith Highlights Auren Rebrand and Indian Business Ties at London Diwali Celebration Liverpool Street, London: Moore Kingston Smith hosted a Diwali celebration in London, highlighting its planned transition to the Auren name in March 2027. Welcoming guests, Vijay Tanna, partner and head of the firm’s India Desk, reflected on Diwali’s celebration of the triumph of light over darkness. He recalled how the festival brought families, friends, and neighbors together during his childhood, filling homes with warmth, laughter, and a sense of community. southasianherald.com/moore-k… @jtvishnu #MooreKingstonSmith #VijayTanna

President Muizzu Invites Pakistani Investment in Maldives Infrastructure and Energy Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu called on Pakistani businesses to invest in the Maldives and develop long-term commercial partnerships during his address to the Maldives–Pakistan Business Forum 2026 in Islamabad. Marking 60 years of diplomatic relations, Muizzu said bilateral economic ties had yet to reach their potential despite longstanding diplomatic trust and political goodwill. He noted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s commitment to increasing bilateral trade to $200 million over the next two years. southasianherald.com/preside… #MohamedMuizzu #ShehbazSharif

Nebraska’s First India Culture Week Opens at Creighton University The Consulate General of India in Seattle, in partnership with Creighton University, inaugurated Nebraska’s first India Culture Week in Omaha on October 21, 2026, featuring Indian cinema, cuisine, literature, photography and dance, according to a statement from the consulate. The program opened with the unveiling of Nebraska’s first India Corner at Creighton’s Reinert-Alumni Memorial Library. A gift from the Government of India to the university, the collection includes books on Indian culture, history, cinema, art, ecology, spirituality and cuisine. The statement said the initiative aims to make Indian literature and scholarship more accessible to students and faculty. southasianherald.com/nebrask… @Creighton #ConsulateGeneralofIndiainSeattle

The Parineeti Chopra-Netflix Double: Shaque and Reporting Live It’s a sudden seasonal flurry of multiple releases on big screen and OTT. For example, seven (!!) movies are releasing this week and we do not know what will happen to the collections of the films concerned. And so to pre-empt the glut, I have decided to look at the new Parineeti Chopra film, Reporting Live, preceded by Shaque and her debut web series together. Now Chopra, whose excellent work includes Hasee Toh Phasee, Daawat-E-Ishq, Saina, Unnchai and Amar Singh Chamkila, has proved to be a consummate actress in these and other films in a career spanning 23 films in 15 years. So let us examine how she fares here. southasianherald.com/the-par… @rajivvijayakar

Ramayana Makers Crop Yash’s Powerful Ravana Tandav Unit on the Auspicious Occasion of Dussehra Yash turns up the intensity as Ravana in a powerful new reveal from Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, unveiled by the makers on Dussehra. Titled Rise of Asura in Hindi, the musical unit showcases Yash in a commanding avatar, with his imposing screen presence, fierce expressions and striking transformation bringing the mighty ruler of Lanka into focus. The reveal comes as the film’s advance bookings open across India on Dussehra, October 20, ahead of its worldwide theatrical release on November 5. southasianherald.com/ramayan… @PrimeFocusStudios #NiteshTiwari #RanbirKapoor

Peace, Dignity and Justice: The UN’s Unfinished Mission On October 24, 2026, the world marks ‘United Nations Day’ at a moment when international cooperation faces a profound test. Wars endanger civilians, geopolitical rivalries paralyze collective action, human rights are protected unevenly, and the climate crisis weighs most heavily on vulnerable communities. Economic inequality and mounting financial pressure are slowing sustainable development. southasianherald.com/peace-d… @NicholasBiswas

“Multicultural Marketing is no Longer a Box to Tick on Diversity”: Manish Tiwari The 24th annual edition of the Asian Achievers Awards, one of the United Kingdom’s most prominent and longstanding celebrations of British Asian achievement in business and society, brought together business leaders, celebrities and sports personalities in London a few weeks ago. One of the unique aspects of the awards is its longevity, in unearthing British Asian talent across society, for more than two decades. Manish Tiwari, founder and CEO of Here & Now 365, who won the Special Award for Contribution to Media spoke to South Asian Herald in an exclusive interview. southasianherald.com/multicu… @PratikEPG @MTiwari4BJP