Chartered flights to hyperloops, and eco-sensitive travel, here are some of the trends that will influence travel makers’ decisions in 2022, as per travel companies. With the world slowly recovering from the pandemic, tourism is also picking up with people already setting the trend how they want to travel in the coming year. Various travel...
Indian-origin professor Neeli Bendapudi has created history as the first woman and person of color to be named as the president of America’s prestigious Pennsylvania State University, the educational institution announced on Thursday. Bendapudi, who was born in Visakhapatnam and came to the US in 1986 for higher studies, is currently serving as the...
Foster City in California just made history after the city council unanimously appointed a minority woman as mayor for the first time in the community’s 50-year history. “So exciting, there’s a lot of work ahead and I want to do so much,” said Mayor Richa Awasthi. On Monday night, city council members voted to appoint the...
The Connecticut Chapter of the Global organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO-CT) joined hands with India Cultural Center (ICC) of Greenwich, Milan Cultural Association of Hartford and Ascend Connecticut/Westchester Chapter to host a program ‘A Conversation with Indra Nooyi’ on Dec. 4th at The Village, near Star Point in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. It was...
Beginning Monday, December, 13 2021 (12:01 AM Eastern Standard Time), all visa applications will be accepted only at VFS Global. The Consulate will stop accepting direct visa applications from 13 December, 2021. Applicants are required to fill Government of India visa form at https://indiainnewyork.gov and visit VFS Global website https://visa.vfsglobal.com/usa/en/ind to pay fee etc. after...
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has granted Observer Status to the International Solar Alliance, an initiative by India. The news was announced by India’s Permanent Ambassador to the UN, T S Tirumurti on December 9. He also termed it as a historic decision and said that the International Solar Alliance has become an...
Washington DC: President Joe Biden has warned Russia against invading Ukraine, and has threatened painful sanctions and more US military support for Eastern Europe if the Russian leader triggers a military conflict. The statement came after Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Joe Biden held a virtual summit On December 7 for more than...
New Delhi: India and Russia signed 28 agreements on December 6 at the 21st edition of their annual summit. President Vladimir Putin came for a five-hour visit amid increasingly strained relations between Russia and the United States over Ukraine. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the initiatives under the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership will widen...
The US Senate has narrowly approved a resolution on December 8 to nullify the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing. The vote was 52-48. The Democratic-led House is unlikely to take the measure up, which means the mandate...
