MAIN NEWS > Astronaut Sunita Williams likely to fly on May 25 for her 3rd space mission: NASA

New York: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is expected to embark on her third space mission on May 25 with NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station.

The Boeing Starliner's historic crewed manned mission, which was set for earlier this month, was delayed yet again over a helium leak…

MAIN NEWS > Senator Toby Ann Stavisky honors Dr. Hari Krishna Shukla with Liberty Medal

Albany: Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (11th SD- Queens) presented Dr. Hari Shukla with the Liberty Medal on the Senate floor on May 15, 2024, recognizing his life-saving work in the field of neo-natal pediatric medicine.  Dr. Shukla, a Queens…

MAIN NEWS > What are Medicare Advantage Plans and Medigap?

In this month’s column, we selected general questions about Medicare and other social benefits from the calls and letters we received and would like to share the information.

Yes. Medicare is a health insurance program for people 65 or older. 

If you have…

MAIN NEWS > 4 Indians indicted in US for U-visa fraud

Chicago: Four Indians are among six people who have been indicted for allegedly staging armed robberies in Chicago and the suburbs so that the purported victims could apply for US immigration visas reserved for certain crime victims.

According to an indictment unsealed in federal court in Chicago this week, Bhikabhai Patel,…

MAIN NEWS > WHO releases 2024 list of bacteria threatening human health

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its updated Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024 highlighting the development of new and necessary treatments to stop the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Building on the 2017 edition, the 2024 list features 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grouped into critical, high, and medium…