Governor Kathy Hochul announced the first round of funding is available from the new $150 million NY SWIMS capital grant program. Governor Hochul secured this funding in the FY 2025 Enacted Budget to expand access to safe swimming opportunities for New Yorkers, address equity gaps, and provide resources for communities facing extreme heat. The...
Hundreds of healthcare workers picketed at two Northwell facilities, one in Westchester & one in Long Island on May 1, 2024. The caregivers, members of 1199SEIU, were joined by community supporters and elected officials at Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow and STARS Rehabilitation Bay Shore on Long Island. Both facilities are part of Northwell...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the release of ‘Teaching About Hate Crimes and their Impacts,’ a series of hate crimes lessons designed to teach students in New York City public schools about hate crimes and bias incidents, as well as their impact on individuals and communities. As hate crimes continue to rise...
New Delhi: Comedian Shyam Rangeela, who shot to fame for mimicking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced that he will contest the Lok Sabha elections against PM Modi in Varanasi. Rangeela, in a post on X, had said, "I am excited by the love I am receiving from all of you after the announcement to contest...
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has barred former Telangana Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief K Chandrashekar Rao from campaigning for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections for 48 hours. The action was taken over a complaint regarding derogatory comments made by KCR against Congress during a press meet in Sircilla...
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi claimed that if the BJP returns to power at the Centre, it will "tear apart" and "throw away" the Constitution which granted rights to the poor, Dalits, STs and the OBCs. Addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district, Gandhi, while holding a copy of the Constitution...
Agra: The Samajwadi Party is a "samapt" (finished) party and the Congress will be "wiped out" like Dinosaurs from the country, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in a rally at Bah in Agra district. After 10 years, the children will enquire about the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, Singh said while addressing an election...
Washington: The Biden administration is weighing measures to help Palestinians living in the United States who want to bring family from the war-torn region. “We are constantly evaluating policy proposals to further support Palestinians who are family members of American citizens and may want to come to the United States,” White House press secretary Karine...
New York: Donald Trump faces the prospect of additional sanctions in his hush money trial as he returned to court Thursday for another contempt hearing followed by testimony from a lawyer who represented two women who have said they had sexual encounters with the former president. The testimony from attorney Keith Davidson is seen as...
