2023 WORLD CULTURAL FESTIVAL: SCHEDULE & GLOBAL SPEAKERS
*All schedules are subject to change Friday, September 29 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Festival Village ● A one-mile stretch between 7th St and 14th St NW, featuring cultural pavilions, activities including fashion showcases, and 80+ international […]
2023 World Culture Festival’s US edition to draw 450,000+ to National Mall
Washington, D.C.: A week ahead of the Olympic-scale World Culture Festival, the Art of Living Foundation announced more than 450,000 people have registered to attend the three-day celebration, which is shaping up to be one of the largest celebrations of unity and diversity ever on […]
Lifestyle Medicine Program begins citywide expansion, starting with NYC Health+Hospitals/Jacobi
NYC Health + Hospitals on Sept 21, 2023 announced that its nationally recognized Lifestyle Medicine Program has expanded to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in the Bronx. This is the first of six new sites to make the program available […]
Raja Krishnamoorthi receives 2023 Roosevelt Leadership Award
Illinois Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi was honored with the 2023 Roosevelt Leadership Award on Saturday. The event, which took place near Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, was organized by the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange and the […]
American Express backs small merchants in India with launch of hyperlocal platform – ‘Offers Next Door’
Offers available across Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Bangalore in several categories including fashion & lifestyle, departmental stores and grocery and health and wellness New Delhi: American Express India on September 13, 2023 announced the launch of its hyperlocal platform […]
Indian medical graduates can now practice in US, Australia, Canada
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC), India, has been being awarded the coveted World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Recognition Status for a tenure of 10 years, according to a press release from the Union […]
New York
Lifestyle Medicine Program begins citywide expansion, starting with NYC Health+Hospitals/Jacobi
NYC Health + Hospitals on Sept 21, 2023 announced that its nationally recognized Lifestyle Medicine Program has expanded to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in the Bronx. This is the first of six new sites to make the program available […]
Carroll “Golden Day” Voter Registration Bill Signed into Law by Governor Hochul
Brooklyn, NY: Assemblymember Robert Carroll (D/WF-Brooklyn) announced today that his “Golden Day” Legislation (A.6132) was signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul. This legislation is part of Assemblymember Carroll’s ongoing effort to modernize and improve New York’s voting […]
Blinken meets Chinese VP ahead of possible November summit
New York: Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with China’s vice president on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly as the Biden administration and Beijing step up high-level contacts ahead of what could […]
International
Pakistan’s general elections to be held in Jan 2024
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan Thursday announced that general elections in the country would be held in the last week of January 2024. Initially scheduled for October this year, the polls have been pushed back by […]
India suspends visa services in Canada amid diplomatic spat
Canada is providing safe havens to terrorists: India Canada’s allegations on killings politically driven, says MEA Trudeau Thursday doubles down on charges against India New Delhi: India’s visa processing center in Canada suspended services Thursday […]
Taliban committed over 1,600 human rights violations in last 19 months: UN
New York: The United Nations has recorded over 1,600 incidents of rights violations against people detained by the Taliban authorities, nearly half of them acts of torture and ill-treatment mostly by police and intelligence agents, a […]
Pakistan’s general elections to be held in Jan 2024
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan Thursday announced that general elections in the country would be held in the last week of January 2024. Initially scheduled for October this year, the polls have been pushed back by […]
India suspends visa services in Canada amid diplomatic spat
Canada is providing safe havens to terrorists: India Canada’s allegations on killings politically driven, says MEA Trudeau Thursday doubles down on charges against India New Delhi: India’s visa processing center in Canada suspended services Thursday […]
Taliban committed over 1,600 human rights violations in last 19 months: UN
New York: The United Nations has recorded over 1,600 incidents of rights violations against people detained by the Taliban authorities, nearly half of them acts of torture and ill-treatment mostly by police and intelligence agents, a […]
No SAARC Summit on UNGA sidelines once again; Nepal calls for informal meet
New Delhi: There will be no meeting of SAARC foreign ministers once again on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly Annual Session, from September 18 to September 26. The last meeting of the SAARC […]
India reached moon while Pak begging money from world: Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif
Islamabad: Pakistan’s self-exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his country is begging money from the world while India has reached the moon and hosted the G20 summit, blaming the country’s former generals and […]
‘Fabricated’: Pakistan rejects reports of secret arms sale to US
Islamabad: Pakistan has rejected a report claiming that it sold arms and ammunition to Ukraine in order to secure a crucial bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch rejected […]
Indian medical graduates can now practice in US, Australia, Canada
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC), India, has been being awarded the coveted World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Recognition Status for a tenure of 10 years, according to a press release from the Union […]
PM Modi invites Biden as chief guest at Republic day celebrations
Obama was the chief guest at Republic Day parade in 2015 New Delhi: United States’s ambassador to India Eric Garcetti has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited President Joe Biden to be the chief […]
India suspends visa services in Canada amid diplomatic spat
Canada is providing safe havens to terrorists: India Canada’s allegations on killings politically driven, says MEA Trudeau Thursday doubles down on charges against India New Delhi: India’s visa processing center in Canada suspended services Thursday […]
India’s NIA seeks info on those involved in attacks on consulate at SF
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in India Thursday released the pictures of 10 wanted accused in the March 2023 case of attack and vandalism at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, and has […]
LeT commander Uzair Khan killed, week-long J&K encounter ends
Srinagar: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Uzair Khan was killed along with another terrorist on September 19, the seventh day of the Anantnag encounter, an official said. Officials suspect the death of a third terrorist, as the search […]
Parliament passes women’s reservation bill passed by 454 votes
New Delhi: The Women’s Reservation Bill, Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023 was passed in Lok Sabha this week with majority votes. MPs manually voted on the bill and after the division of the votes, the bill […]
Indian medical graduates can now practice in US, Australia, Canada
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC), India, has been being awarded the coveted World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Recognition Status for a tenure of 10 years, according to a press release from the Union […]
PM Modi invites Biden as chief guest at Republic day celebrations
Obama was the chief guest at Republic Day parade in 2015 New Delhi: United States’s ambassador to India Eric Garcetti has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited President Joe Biden to be the chief […]
LeT commander Uzair Khan killed, week-long J&K encounter ends
Srinagar: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Uzair Khan was killed along with another terrorist on September 19, the seventh day of the Anantnag encounter, an official said. Officials suspect the death of a third terrorist, as the search […]
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Rajinikanth calls ‘Jailer’ average, says music saved the film
Superstar Rajinikanth reclaimed the top position in the Tamil film industry with the success of ‘Jailer’, which has collected more than Rs 600 crore at the worldwide box office. Sun Pictures’ Kalanithi Maran threw a […]
Review | ‘Bambai Meri Jaan’ : Actors breathe life into cliched storyline
‘Bambai Meri Jaan’ is an action-packed period drama set in the 1960s, based on and a sneak peek into post-Independence Bombay and its streets riddled with crime. It is as much an honest cop’s journey […]
‘Tiger Vs Pathaan’ script locked, shoot to start in March 2024
Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan have given their nod to the script of ‘Tiger Vs Pathaan’. This comes in contradiction to a media report that claimed that Aditya Chopra was going to […]
Sports
Asia Cup: Siraj’s deadly six-wicket haul sets up India’s 8th title win
Colombo: Mohammed Siraj became only the second bowler to take six wickets in a men’s ODI Asia Cup final after Ajantha Mendis, as he picked a career-best 6-21 in a deadly spell to set up […]
Asia Cup: Indian bowlers end Lanka’s 13-ODI win streak
Colombo: Rohit Sharma’s India team came up with a superb bowling display to defend a small total and end Sri Lanka’s 13-match winning streak in One-Day Internationals (ODI) here at R. Premadasa Stadium, here on […]
India name 15-man ODI World Cup squad
New Delhi: KL Rahul has been included in India’s World Cup 2023 squad, marking his return from a lengthy injury layoff, as the BCCI confirmed the 15-member squad. Batter Suryakumar Yadav also managed to hold […]
Business
American Express backs small merchants in India with launch of hyperlocal platform – ‘Offers Next Door’
Offers available across Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Bangalore in several categories including fashion & lifestyle, departmental stores and grocery and health and wellness New Delhi: American Express India on September 13, 2023 announced the launch of its hyperlocal platform […]
US growth rate needs to slow amid full employment: Janet Yellen
New York: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that US growth needed to slow to a pace more in line with its potential rate to bring inflation back to target levels since the economy was operating […]
‘We are very close’ on FTA with India: UK trade minister
London: India and the UK are “very close” to achieving a mutually beneficial free trade agreement (FTA) but the aspects left to agree on are the toughest ones, Britain’s Business and Trade Secretary in charge […]
Lifestyle
There’s So Much To Experience At The Airport
I do not particularly enjoy flying, but I’ve always loved airports. As a child, I loved to watch airplanes taking off. I didn’t know how the pilots managed to get those huge planes into the air while carrying so […]
UNESCO grants World Heritage status to Hoysala temples in Karnataka
‘Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala,’ the Hoysala temples at Belur, Halebidu, and Somanathapura in Karnataka have now been officially designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The declaration made on September 18 is expected to boost international tourism to these […]
Cash Can Get Things Done, Even In Education
Indian Police Service officer Arun Bothra recently posted a picture of several currency notes, including ₹100, ₹200, and ₹500, on the social media network X, formerly known as Twitter. ”Pic sent by a teacher,” he wrote. “These […]