NY announces added $1.6 M support for newly arrived Haitians
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Manuel Castro announced an additional $1.65 million in funding for Fiscal Year 2023 to help newly arrived Haitian New Yorkers […]
4000-years-old weapons found under a field in UP’s Mainpuri
Experts say a hoard of 4,000-year-old copper weapons discovered by chance under a field in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri can be traced to the copper age. Earlier this month a farmer leveling his field in Mainpurti […]
Gautam Adani pledges to donate 8% of his net worth on 60th birthday
Indian industrial magnate Gautam Adani and his family have pledged to donate 600 billion rupees ($7.7 billion) as the businessman turns 60 on Friday. Adani is Asia’s richest person with a net worth of $92.7 […]
Pro-Pakistan US Rep. Ilhan Omar moves anti-India resolution in Congress
A pro-Pakistan US lawmaker has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives calling for the State Department to declare India an egregious violator of religious freedom. Ilhan Omar, the Democratic member of the House […]
Biden picks Indian-American legal expert Anjali Chaturvedi for a key position
Prominent Indian-American legal expert Anjali Chaturvedi has been nominated by President Joe Biden as General Counsel in the Veterans Affairs department. Chaturvedi is a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the US […]
CJI Ramana advises diaspora to protect their mother tongue
By Parveen Chopra Garden City, NY: Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana advised Indian Americans to speak in their mother tongue at home as a way of safeguarding their identity and culture. “Mastery of your […]
New York
NY announces added $1.6 M support for newly arrived Haitians
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Manuel Castro announced an additional $1.65 million in funding for Fiscal Year 2023 to help newly arrived Haitian New Yorkers […]
CJI Ramana advises diaspora to protect their mother tongue
By Parveen Chopra Garden City, NY: Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana advised Indian Americans to speak in their mother tongue at home as a way of safeguarding their identity and culture. “Mastery of your […]
15,000 summer job opportunities for New Yorkers
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a record number of summer job opportunities available to New Yorkers in a variety of industries, in every region of the state. From amusement parks and restaurants to farms and summer […]
International
Russia closes in on Lysychansk
EU grants Ukraine candidate status for membership U.S. to send another $450 million in military aid ‘Nazi hunter’ Eli Rosenbaum to lead DOJ team on war crimes in Ukraine Kyiv: The Russian military extended its […]
Rare Sikh artworks donated to Montreal museum
Canada’s Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has opened a permanent exhibit of a rare collection of historic Sikh artworks. The artworks have been donated by Indo-Canadian businessman Baljit Chadha and the late Indian-American scientist Dr […]
India won’t tolerate any transgression by China: NSA Doval
New Delhi: National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval strongly addressed the question of Chinese forays into Indian territory and said that India will not tolerate any transgression by China. Speaking exclusively to ANI, Ajit Doval talked about […]
Protesters attack Yoga Day event in Maldives
New Delhi: Police in the Maldives used tear gas and pepper spray to control a crowd of people who disrupted a yoga event organized by the Indian High Commission, or embassy, in the capital Male on […]
‘Imran Khan facing assassination threat from terrorists’
New Delhi: Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has warned of an assassination threat against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a media report said. The threat alert issued by CTD’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wing stated that “terrorists are planning […]
Support will come at a cost: French Oppn to Macron
New York: French President Emmanuel Macron refused to accept his prime minister’s resignation and met with opposition leaders as he sought a way out of a political predicament after losing his parliamentary majority. Macron’s alliance […]
Russia closes in on Lysychansk
EU grants Ukraine candidate status for membership U.S. to send another $450 million in military aid ‘Nazi hunter’ Eli Rosenbaum to lead DOJ team on war crimes in Ukraine Kyiv: The Russian military extended its […]
Rare Sikh artworks donated to Montreal museum
Canada’s Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has opened a permanent exhibit of a rare collection of historic Sikh artworks. The artworks have been donated by Indo-Canadian businessman Baljit Chadha and the late Indian-American scientist Dr […]
India won’t tolerate any transgression by China: NSA Doval
New Delhi: National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval strongly addressed the question of Chinese forays into Indian territory and said that India will not tolerate any transgression by China. Speaking exclusively to ANI, Ajit Doval talked about […]
4000-years-old weapons found under a field in UP’s Mainpuri
Experts say a hoard of 4,000-year-old copper weapons discovered by chance under a field in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri can be traced to the copper age. Earlier this month a farmer leveling his field in Mainpurti […]
National Herald case: ED asks Sonia Gandhi to depose late July
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has asked Congress president Sonia Gandhi to record her statement with the agency sometime in late July after it accepted her plea to postpone her deposition in a money-laundering case […]
Ending terror only way for Pakistan to help Kashmiris: India
United Nations: India has said that the only thing Pakistan can do to help the people of Kashmir is to stop terrorism. “The only contribution that Pakistan can make is to stop state-sponsored terrorism,” Nitish Birdi, […]
4000-years-old weapons found under a field in UP’s Mainpuri
Experts say a hoard of 4,000-year-old copper weapons discovered by chance under a field in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri can be traced to the copper age. Earlier this month a farmer leveling his field in Mainpurti […]
National Herald case: ED asks Sonia Gandhi to depose late July
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has asked Congress president Sonia Gandhi to record her statement with the agency sometime in late July after it accepted her plea to postpone her deposition in a money-laundering case […]
Ending terror only way for Pakistan to help Kashmiris: India
United Nations: India has said that the only thing Pakistan can do to help the people of Kashmir is to stop terrorism. “The only contribution that Pakistan can make is to stop state-sponsored terrorism,” Nitish Birdi, […]
Afghan Quake: India ready to provide all possible relief, says PM
New Delhi: Expressing anguish at the loss of lives and devastation caused by an earthquake in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is ready to provide all possible disaster relief materials at the earliest. India […]
China’s 2020 assault on India warning for all: Aus Dy PM
New Delhi: The assault on Indian forces along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in 2020 was a warning for all countries and China should commit to resolving this dispute through a dialogue consistent with international […]
Presidential race: NDA’s Droupadi Murmu vs Oppn’s Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi: The ruling NDA and the Opposition both declared their nominees for the upcoming presidential polls in July, with the BJP’s parliamentary board nominating former Jharkhand governor Droupadi Murmu. The Opposition declared former finance minister […]
Entertainment
Mahesh Bhatt to direct biopic on NRI Surinder Oberoi
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt is directing a 2-hour 40-minute biopic on the life and times of billionaire philanthropist and Dubai-based NRI Surinder Pal Singh Oberoi, who donates 98 percent of his earnings to ensure the downtrodden […]
Bollywood decides artist’s value too quickly: Pankaj Tripathi
Actor Pankaj Tripathi has said that people in the industry decide the value of a person ‘too quickly’. In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, he said that everyone should get equal opportunities, and added that […]
‘Ms Marvel’ reveals her love for Shah Rukh Khan
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has found a big fan in the superhero ‘Ms Marvel’ also known as Kamala Khan. With a new episode dropping every week, it tells the story of a South Asian […]
Sports
FIH Pro League: Indian women beat USA 4-2
Rotterdam (the Netherlands): Two goals in the first minute of the second half set the Indian women’s hockey team on the path to overhauling a one-goal deficit and scripting a rousing 4-2 win against a […]
USA announce side for Men’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier B
Miami: Top-order batter-cum-wicketkeeper Monank Patel will lead the United States side in the Men’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier B, as they vie for one of the two final spots at Australia 2022. USA named […]
Sri Lanka registers historic ODI series win against Australia
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s legendary cricketers such as Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama, among others congratulated the home team for their historic ODI series win against Australia, saying the players had brought “joy to the public […]
Business
Gautam Adani pledges to donate 8% of his net worth on 60th birthday
Indian industrial magnate Gautam Adani and his family have pledged to donate 600 billion rupees ($7.7 billion) as the businessman turns 60 on Friday. Adani is Asia’s richest person with a net worth of $92.7 […]
Ford’s workers in India are on the job look out
Chennai: With the US-based Ford Motor Company deciding to shutdown its Maraimalainagar car plant near here, many employees/workers of Ford group in India are on the lookout for jobs. “With Ford deciding to shut down […]
Reliance fined for violating disclosure rules in 2020 Facebook deal
Mumbai: India’s market regulator has fined Reliance Industries and two of its compliance officers for violating fair disclosure norms during Facebook’s $5.7 billion investment in its digital unit in 2020. In April 2020, Meta’s Facebook […]
Lifestyle
Priyanka Chopra launches her homeware line ‘Sona’ in the US
Adding one more feather to her already crowded cap actress and businesswoman Priyanka Chopra announced the launch of her homeware line called Sona Home in New York. She announced the same on social media and shared […]
Ride a Bicycle and Help the Environment
Drivers all over the world are unhappy about the rising price of gas (or petrol). Some have found interesting ways to protest the prices, but none more charmingly than Subhranshu Samal did at his recent […]
Celebrating Life with Dance – Laura De La Garza Noble
By Ashok Vyas The spark of pure joy is visible in the eyes of Laura De La Garza Noble. She found her calling as a dancer at a very early age. She was only […]