By South Asian Times Team New York: The census deadline is looming, and the Asian-Indian community is in danger of not getting their fair share of resources over the next decade. There is only one month left to make an impact. Nationally, four out of 10 U.S. households have not filled out the census. In other words, the response...
Washington: The Federal Reserve on Thursday rolled out an aggressive new strategy to restore the United States to full employment and lift inflation back to healthier levels in a world where it now believes that “downward risks to employment and inflation have increased.” Under the new approach, laid out in a fresh statement on the Fed’s...
New York: NYC Census 2020 announced the second contestants in the “NYC Census Subway Series”, to mobilize New Yorkers to self-respond to the census immediately, following President Trump’s move to cut the census short by one month. NYC Census Director Julie Menin and Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel, NYC Law Department released the following statement: “For the second...
Washington: Senator Kamala Harris has scripted history as she has become the first Indian-American and the first Black woman to accept the nomination for vice-president from a major political party in the country. (more…)
New York: The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA- tristate) created history on August 15 by unfurling the tricolor for the first time ever at the iconic Times Square here to celebrate India’s 74th Independence Day. Hundreds thronged the ‘crossroads of the world’, and chants of “Vande Mataram” and “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” reverberated as India lovers...
Washington: Vice President Mike Pence and India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will deliver a major addresses on India-US relationship during a virtual leadership summit that will discuss enhancing economic and strategic collaboration between the two countries. Titled ''US-India Week: Navigating New Challenges'', the summit is being organized by business advocacy group US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) from...
by SATimes Team Hicksville, NY: Necessity, as they say is the mother of invention. Not cowed down by Covid-19, Long Island’s IDP USA went on to find an alternative to holding the annual India Day Parade in Hicksville. The successful Car Parade that took place on August 15 afternoon was so smooth and successful that now...
Moscow: Mass testing of Russia's first potential Covid-19 vaccine to get domestic regulatory approval will involve more than 40,000 people and will be overseen by a foreign research body when it starts next week, backers of the project said on Thursday. These were the first details on the shape and size of the upcoming late-stage...
New Delhi: India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is all set to be the chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board. Dr Vardhan, an acclaimed ENT surgeon, presently leads the national effort against COVID-19 pandemic. He will be replacing Dr H Nakatani who is the advisor for international affairs to Japan's Minister of Health. As the...
