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India says no to Trump’s help on China standoff

New Delhi: India on Thursday said it is engaged with China at...

Long Island opens in 1st phase, NYC to wait till early June

New York: Following other parts of the state, Long Island began returning...

India returning back to normalcy as restrictions ease

New Delhi: People have started to go outdoors and traffic returned to...

OCI cardholders can fly home now

The Government of India has decided to also permit the following categories of...

Shriram, Tandon honored with Ellis Island Medal

New York: Two eminent Indian Americans, Chandrika Tandon and Ram Shriram are recipients...

HAF leads campaign against anti-India motion by a city council in Minnesota

Washington: The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) launched a letter writing campaign to oppose...

Ten New Yorkers can win $1,000 gift cards by completing 2020 Census

New York: NYC Census 2020, in partnership with Seamless, Grubhub’s NYC-specific brand,...

‘Human trials for COVID-19 vaccine in India in 6 months’

New Delhi: As India ranked 10th in the global infection list,...

Long Island opens in 1st phase, NYC to wait till early June

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Shriram, Tandon honored with Ellis Island Medal

Ten New Yorkers can win $1,000 gift cards by completing 2020 Census

India returning back to normalcy as restrictions ease

New Delhi: People have started to go outdoors and traffic returned to roads in most parts of India since last week after the central government extended the nationwide coronavirus lockdown to May 31 but eased many restrictions to restore economic activity. Small shops and other businesses were reopened in several states,... Read More

‘Human trials for COVID-19 vaccine in India in 6 months’

New Delhi: As India ranked 10th in the global infection list, overtaking Iran, which was an early hotspot of coronavirus, India's top medical body has said the human trials of COVID-19 vaccine may begin at least in six months. Dr. Rajni Kant, Director Regional Medical Research Centre and Head at... Read More

Health Minister snubs AIIMS director’s prediction on Covid peak

New Delhi: In what appears to be a snub to the prediction made by AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria regarding COVID pandemic peak in the country, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said its "difficult" to make an assumption about "future scenarios of the disease". The Health Minister,... Read More

Bipartisan bill to reform H-1B, L-1 visas amid COVID-19 uncertainty

New York: A bill has been introduced in Congress for wide-ranging reforms to the H-1B and L-1 visa programs amid the COVID-19 uncertainty over job prospects and immigration in order to stop replacement of US workers, give preference to US-educated applicants, tighten wage requirements and increase enforcement. "We want to make... Read More

Indian-American couple develops low-cost ventilator

Washington, DC: An Indian-American couple has developed a low-cost portable emergency ventilator which is soon to hit the production stage and will be available in India and the developing world to help doctors deal with the COVID-19 patients. Prompted by the lack of adequate ventilators during the coronavirus pandemic, Devesh Ranjan,... Read More