Author - Rajendra

Governor Hochul announces doubling of Community Behavioral Health Clinics


Governor Kathy Hochul announced conditional funding for 13 new Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, part of the Governor’s $1 billion plan to transform the continuum of mental health care. New York’s nation-leading work to bolster mental health services and create integrated care models will help the needs of New Yorkers regardless of their ability to pay...

Community Op-Ed: NYCHA Residents Make History


By Eric Adams,   Mayor, New York City   Access to safe and affordable housing is one of the keys to prosperity. I understand that just as much as anyone else. As a child, I grew up on the edge of homelessness. There were days when I had to take a trash bag full of clothes to school...

Oppn, BJP at loggerheads over Shah’s Nehru remark in Parliament


New Delhi: Opposition parties this week attacked Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks against India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, with Congress leaders saying nobody has the right to insult those who fought against British Rule and offered everything to support the freedom struggle. BJP leaders, however, asserted that whatever Shah said in the Lok...

ZPM leader Lalduhoma to become Mizoram CM


Aizawl: Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma met Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to formally assert his claim to establish the government. Following assembly polls, ZPM secured a significant victory by winning 27 out of a total 40 seats. During his meeting with Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Mizoram CM elect Lalduhoma told ANI, “We spoke about...

‘Arrogance of lineage without political acumen’: Pranab Mukherjee on Rahul


New Delhi: 'Pranab, My Father', an explosive biography of the late 13th President of India and Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee by his daughter Sharmishtha, reveals how he wrote in his diary that Rahul Gandhi has "all the arrogance of his Gandhi-Nehru lineage without their political acumen". And that was not all that he had to...

‘Modi hai toh mumkin hai’: Nitish Kumar’s party leader praises PM


Patna: A row erupted in Bihar after a Lok Sabha MP from the Janata Dal (United) praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and raised the BJP's poll slogan -- 'Modi hai toh mumkin hai' (Modi makes it possible). Sunil Kumar Pintu, who represents the Sitamarhi parliamentary constituency, made the comments after the BJP secured landslide victories in...

Top US congressmen introduce bill to reduce green card backlog


Washington, DC: Three influential Congressmen, including Indian-Americans Raja Krishnamoorthi and Pramila Jayapal, have introduced bipartisan legislation in the US House of Representatives to reduce green card backlog and end country-based discrimination for employment-based visas.  Both the moves, if passed and signed into law, would help thousands of Indian-Americans who are currently in decades-long wait for green cards or permanent residency. Congressman...

Rotary Club of Hicksville South’s charity winter project reaches out to needy


New York: The Rotary Club of Hicksville South (RCHS) held its Winter Projects 2023 (Phase lll) event on November 30, 2023. It’s a charity project of blankets and kids’ coats/jackets distributions for the most needy ones in the greater community.  There were several distinguished guests and public officials present at the event at Hicksville Community Center, in Hicksville, NY. The distinguished guests who were present are Deputy County...

Argyros College leads in innovation with Shah family’s major gift


California: A gift from The Shah Happiness Foundation will fund the Shah Family Endowed Chair in Innovativeness within Chapman University's George L. Argryos College of Business and Economics. This philanthropic initiative aims to ignite innovation, education and research at the intersection of high-tech thinking and low-tech industries.  The Shah Family Endowed Chair will be pivotal in promoting innovative...