New York: This Sunday, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, located on the LIU Post Campus in Brookville, is presenting Brooklyn Raga Massive, an adventurous musicians’ collective that creates cross-cultural understanding through the lens of South Asian classical music. The ensemble namely ‘Tradition to Innovation’, will perform in Tilles Center's intimate Krasnoff Theater and features musicians Neel...
Oscar-nominated actress Lily Gladstone’s performance in the streaming series ‘Under the Bridge’ has been receiving great response. The actress portrays a cop in the miniseries, which is based on the brutal murder of Indian-origin girl Reena Virk. Indian-origin actress Vritika Gupta essays the role of Reena in the series. Virk, who was murdered by her own...
Ottawa, Canada: At least two Indian-origin men are among six persons arrested in connection with a brazen multimillion-dollar gold heist at Toronto's main airport last year, the biggest gold theft in Canada's history. The Canadian authorities also issued warrants for three more persons in the case, Peel Regional Police (PRP) said. On April 17, 2023, an...
Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla’s Democratic primary campaign against Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) continued to rack up money in the 1st quarter of 2024, raising $649,077 – a huge total for a candidate challenging a sitting member of the House. Bhalla had raised nearly $1 M during his first month in the race last year,...
New York: Since tax documents contain some of the most identifying information, AARP New York and state Attorney General Letitia James on April 18, 2024, launched the first of a statewide series of free shredding events at the Boys and Girls Republic at the Henry Street Settlement in Manhattan. Fight fraud. Shred it! includes 33...
Hauppauge, NY: Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine today announced a new expanded transportation service, the latest effort to better connect South Fork residents. Through a partnership with Hampton Jitney and Via Mobility LLC, Suffolk County will launch its second micro transit service zone program on Sunday, April 28 in the Town of East Hampton...
Trenton: Governor Phil Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way on April 18, 2024 announced Rajpal (Raj) Bath as the inaugural Executive Director of the New Jersey-India Commission. With a robust background in community engagement and advocacy, Raj brings a wealth of experience to this critical role. "Having worked closely with Raj while he served as...
The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) is holding GOPIO-2024 Convention on April 26-28, 2024 at Royal Albert Palace, Fords, New Jersey, USA. According to GOPIO, this convention is extremely timely since it intends to focus on India’s Present and Future and what role the Diaspora Indians can play in helping to...
Washington: The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide $6.1 billion in government support for Micron Technology to produce advanced memory computer chips in New York and Idaho. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., personally courted Micron to build what would ultimately be a set of four chip factories near Syracuse in the town...
Capri, Italy: The European Union’s top diplomat urged Group of Seven foreign ministers on Thursday to take quick, concrete steps to provide more air defense systems to Ukraine, warning that continued delays could tilt the war in Moscow’s favor. Without more Patriot air defense missile systems to guard against incoming Russian strikes, “the electricity system...
