NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter specialty hospital celebrates 10 years of serving medically complex New Yorkers
NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter on November 30, 2023 celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Long-term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) and Nursing Facility based in East Harlem. Over the last 10 years, Carter has met the needs of more […]
Do I need to check my Medicare plan every year?
Medicare Open Enrollment Period is ongoing. We chose several questions about this subject and want to share the information in this month’s column. We added one question to address the areas where many people are […]
National Migrant Crisis: Mayor Adams expands immigration application assistance centers, convenes resettlement working group
As New York City continues to manage a national asylum seeker crisis largely on its own, New York City Mayor Eric Adams today launched an expansion of the Asylum Application Help Center, scaling up a resource that has helped thousands […]
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue celebrates 15 years of providing bariatric surgery to underserved population
The Center for Bariatric Surgery and Weight Management at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue marked its 15th anniversary in November with a patient runway show to celebrate their dramatic weight losses and new, healthy lifestyles following […]
Lifestyle medicine program expands to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County as part of citywide expansion
NYC Health + Hospitals on November 30 announced that its nationally recognized Lifestyle Medicine Program has expanded to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County in Brooklyn. This is the third of six new sites to make the program available citywide, […]
20-year-old Indian student beaten, held captive for months; 3 arrested
The Missouri Police in the United States arrested three men on charges of keeping a 20-year-old Indian student captive and assaulting him. The rescued student, who had come to the US from India last year […]
New York
NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter specialty hospital celebrates 10 years of serving medically complex New Yorkers
NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter on November 30, 2023 celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Long-term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) and Nursing Facility based in East Harlem. Over the last 10 years, Carter has met the needs of more […]
National Migrant Crisis: Mayor Adams expands immigration application assistance centers, convenes resettlement working group
As New York City continues to manage a national asylum seeker crisis largely on its own, New York City Mayor Eric Adams today launched an expansion of the Asylum Application Help Center, scaling up a resource that has helped thousands […]
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue celebrates 15 years of providing bariatric surgery to underserved population
The Center for Bariatric Surgery and Weight Management at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue marked its 15th anniversary in November with a patient runway show to celebrate their dramatic weight losses and new, healthy lifestyles following […]
International
India is a leader in space, says NASA chief Nelson
New Delhi: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) administrator Bill Nelson has said that the United States is open to helping India build its own space station. During his visit to India, he revealed that […]
Israel agrees to extend truce by one day for every 10 hostages
Israel compares Hamas to the Islamic State group White House not seeking conditions on military aid to Israel, despite Biden’s comment Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners, including Ahed Tamimi Jerusalem: Israel and Hamas on Thursday […]
Haley and DeSantis are relying more on outside campaign groups
Des Moines, Iowa: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley are increasingly outsourcing central parts of their campaigns, drawing on the growing urgency of Donald Trump opponents to find a single alternative to the former president. […]
India is a leader in space, says NASA chief Nelson
New Delhi: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) administrator Bill Nelson has said that the United States is open to helping India build its own space station. During his visit to India, he revealed that […]
Israel agrees to extend truce by one day for every 10 hostages
Israel compares Hamas to the Islamic State group White House not seeking conditions on military aid to Israel, despite Biden’s comment Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners, including Ahed Tamimi Jerusalem: Israel and Hamas on Thursday […]
Haley and DeSantis are relying more on outside campaign groups
Des Moines, Iowa: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley are increasingly outsourcing central parts of their campaigns, drawing on the growing urgency of Donald Trump opponents to find a single alternative to the former president. […]
Iconic Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center illuminated
New York: The iconic Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center was lit by more than 50,000 multicolored lights Wednesday night as crowds massed in New York City for the holiday tradition. The massive tree — a […]
Musk says he doesn’t care about advertisers
New York: Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in “blackmail” and, using a profanity, […]
Senate Majority Leader Schumer warns that antisemitism is on the rise
Washington: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat who is the highest-ranked Jewish elected official in the U.S., warned Wednesday that antisemitism in the United States has reached levels unseen in generations and called on his […]
Rajasthan CM feels Congress will form govt in all 5 states
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that the Congress will form the government in all the five states that recently went to polls. Speaking to the media at the party headquarters, Gehlot, who is in […]
Should Kejriwal resign or not, if arrested: AAP to seek public view
New Delhi: The AAP will run a massive signature campaign from December 1 to 20 to get people’s opinion on whether Arvind Kejriwal should resign as Delhi Chief Minister if he is arrested under a “conspiracy […]
‘World should respect India’s borders’: US envoy Garcetti
Guwahati: US ambassador Eric Garcetti said the world should respect India’s borders while unveiling a World War II museum in Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Garcetti inaugurated ‘The Hump […]
India achieved extraordinary during its G20 presidency: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asserted that India achieved the extraordinary during its G20 presidency as it revitalized multilateralism, amplified the voice of the Global South, championed development, and fought for the empowerment of […]
Nobody can stop CAA implementation: Amit Shah
Kolkata: Home Minister Amit Shah asserted today that the Central government will implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and no one can stop it. Addressing a big rally here to launch the party’s Lok Sabha campaign, Shah […]
Young climate activist from Manipur heads to COP28
New Delhi/Imphal: Licypriya Kangujam, a 12-year-old climate activist from Manipur, has said she will be the voice of the “Global South” at the UN COP28 summit being held in Dubai as she flew out of India […]
Rajasthan CM feels Congress will form govt in all 5 states
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that the Congress will form the government in all the five states that recently went to polls. Speaking to the media at the party headquarters, Gehlot, who is in […]
Should Kejriwal resign or not, if arrested: AAP to seek public view
New Delhi: The AAP will run a massive signature campaign from December 1 to 20 to get people’s opinion on whether Arvind Kejriwal should resign as Delhi Chief Minister if he is arrested under a “conspiracy […]
‘World should respect India’s borders’: US envoy Garcetti
Guwahati: US ambassador Eric Garcetti said the world should respect India’s borders while unveiling a World War II museum in Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Garcetti inaugurated ‘The Hump […]
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Entertainment
Neena Gupta calls feminism ‘faltu,’ says ‘women need men’
Veteran actor Neena Gupta has dispensed her two cents on feminism. Rejecting the feminist theory that asserts men and women are equal, she said that this isn’t true because men can’t give birth. The actor […]
Salman on sharing screen with SRK: ‘Our off-screen chemistry is even better’
Salman Khan has opened up on his bond with fellow superstar Shah Rukh Khan in a year that marked both of them making cameos in each other’s movies. In an interview, Salman talked about his […]
Vicky Kaushal calls ‘Raman Raghav’ his worst performance so far
Actor Vicky Kaushal recently recalled his worst performance in his career and pointed out why he thinks he couldn’t do better. It was Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Raman Raghav 2.0’, as per the actor. The crime-thriller also […]
Sports
Indian equity market hits $4 trillion-mark for first time ever
Mumbai: The combined market valuation of all listed companies on the leading stock exchange BSE reached the USD 4-trillion milestone for the first time ever this week. Thanks to the optimism in equities, the market […]
Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build empire, dies at 99
New York: Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, has died at a California hospital. He was 99. Berkshire Hathaway said in a statement that Munger’s family told the […]
T20Is: Maxwell leads Australia to thrilling victory
Guwahati: Glenn Maxwell slammed an unbeaten 47-ball hundred to lead Australia to a win in a run-chase of 223 in the third T20I against India, here. Maxwell walked in to bat in the final over […]
Business
Genpact appoints Indian American BK Kalra as new CEOShareTweet
Genpact, a global professional services firm headquartered in New York, announced the appointment of an Indian American as its CEO effective February 9, 2024. The current CEO and president, NV ‘Tiger’ Tyagarajan, will retire on the […]
Air India to reinstate 100% of its long-grounded fleet since Tata takeover
Mumbai: Air India is planning to reinstate 100 per cent of its “long-grounded” fleet since the takeover by the Tata Group two years ago. According to a report in the Financial Express (FE), over 95 […]
Reliance files for record $2.4 billion bond sale
Mumbai: Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd. is seeking to raise as much as 200 billion rupees ($2.4 billion) via rupee-denominated bonds, according to filings seen by Bloomberg. The base size of the sale […]
Lifestyle
MELVIN DURAI’S HUMOR COLUMN
Many Reasons To Be Thankful I love Thanksgiving Day in America because it reminds everyone to be thankful. Just go to any home on Thanksgiving Day and you will meet people who are thankful — […]
Dubai couple gets married on Boeing aircraft
The “Wedding in the sky” was a sequel in the Popley family which came after almost 30 years. A woman, dressed in bridal attire, walked down the aisle of a Boeing 747 plane to exchange […]
Landmark exhibition brings American Pop Art to India for first time
Mumbai: The Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre is proud to present POP: FAME, LOVE AND POWER, – a groundbreaking exhibit of seminal American Pop Art pieces from the 1960s onwards. Curated by Lawrence Van Hagen, this is the […]