U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that certain flexibilities it first announced in March 2020, to address the COVID-19 pandemic will end on March 23. USCIS previously notified the public in its Jan. 24, announcement that barring any changes presented by the pandemic, the extension of these flexibilities announced on Jan. 24 would be...
By Eric Adams Last year, we declared that New York City would lead the way on housing in America. Our city must remain a place where everyday New Yorkers can find and afford a place to live. We have set a moonshot goal of building 500,000 new homes for New Yorkers over the next...
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA (UCSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for joint academic and research collaborations, at a ceremony held at IIT Kanpur.Under the collaboration, the two institutes will together conduct research in the field of areas in computer science and engineering,...
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP following his conviction in the criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark. The disqualification is effective from March 23, the date of conviction. The former Congress president represents the Wayanad constituency in Kerala in the lower house. A court in Surat on Thursday sentenced...
There are nearly 10,000 pilots, including 67 foreign nationals, currently employed with various scheduled and non-scheduled Indian carriers, according to data from the aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Of this number, 15 per cent or 1,500 are women pilots, which is three times the global average of 5 per cent, minister of...
On March 23rd, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) wrote to California State Senator Aisha Wahab expressing strong opposition to proposed bill SB-403, which would specifically add “caste” to California non-discrimination policy. HAF’s letter reads, in part: “We share the admirable goals of standing up for civil rights and eliminating all forms of prejudice and discrimination, including based on caste....
The Indian Embassy in Washington DC issued the following press statement soon after the assault and verbal attack on senior Indian journalist Lalit Jha by pro-Khalistan supporters: We have seen disturbing visuals of a senior Indian journalist from the Press Trust of India being abused, threatened & assaulted physically while covering so called ‘Khalistan protest’ in...
Washington, DC: Washington-based Indian journalist Lalit Jha was physically attacked and verbally abused by pro-Khalistan supporters in Washington while he was covering a pro-Khalistan protest outside the Indian Embassy on Saturday afternoon. Jha on Sunday thanked the US Secret Service for protecting him and helping him do his job. He said he was hit on...
Washington: The U.S. military must be ready for possible confrontation with China, the Pentagon’s leaders said Thursday, pushing Congress to approve the Defense Department’s proposed $842 billion budget that would modernize the force in Asia and around the world. “This is a strategy-driven budget — and one driven by the seriousness of our strategic competition with...
