The holiday season in New York is a mesmerizing experience, transforming the city into a dazzling winter wonderland. The city sparkles with stunning Christmas lights and towering trees, especially the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and the glamorous displays at Saks Fifth Avenue. Amidst this festive backdrop, holiday shopping becomes a magical journey, with...
By Izzy Baskette & Tanner Saunders While innovative architectural marvels are constantly popping up across New York City, hidden among all that’s new, bright, and shiny are remnants of the city's storied past. Often, these crumbling but very cool structures disappear without a physical trace and are replaced with new development. But for some—although perhaps not as fortunate...
Hindi heartland states turn saffron By Prashant Jha As 2018-2019 showed, the outcome of the state assembly elections in critical Hindi heartland states, four months before the Lok Sabha elections, is not an accurate window into the popular mood at the national level. The Congress won Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh comfortably in December 2018; the...
By Thomas Mathew Joys Meticulously, it is no small matter that the term "homeless" or "homelessness" is dimming the brightness of the major cities of America, but exudes an aura of nasty politics or indirect support to the-drug-mafia! When American President Trump passed through some of the beautiful roads of India, Trump did not ask why...
New Delhi: The US issued a record 140,000 student visas to Indians in the 2023 fiscal year (October 2022 to September 2023), but a black market has emerged in recent years due to high demand for appointments. The US embassy in India has announced that anyone applying for an F, M, or J student visa...
Washington: Self-service screening is coming to airport checkpoints, thanks to the Science and Technology Directorate’s Screening at Speed Program. A pilot of a new self-service screening system is scheduled to begin in January at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. As the number of air travelers continue to rise and exceed pre-pandemic levels, the...
Washington: The Department of Homeland Security on Dec 1, through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) working in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), facilitated removal flights, including single adults and family units to Central America and Venezuela. During each of the past two weeks, we have conducted over thirty repatriation flights...
NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter on November 30, 2023 celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Long-term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) and Nursing Facility based in East Harlem. Over the last 10 years, Carter has met the needs of more than 1,000 medically complex New Yorkers who require specialized therapeutic support, rehabilitation, and other post-acute care services to improve...
Medicare Open Enrollment Period is ongoing. We chose several questions about this subject and want to share the information in this month’s column. We added one question to address the areas where many people are confused about the COVID-19 vaccine more clearly. <Q1> Why do I need to check my Medicare plan every year during...
