Hotels in New York City that have been left empty by the pandemic would be converted into “supportive housing” that provides a wide range of assistance to people struggling with mental illness or substance abuse and to people leaving the prison system, under a plan proposed on Monday by Eric Adams, who is likely...
New York: Dharma-based organizations including those of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain traditions from around the world, have announced the addition of another major festival, indeed an entire month of festivals, in October as the Hindu Heritage Month. Hindus represent one of the newest and the fastest growing immigrant communities in the United States and Canada. Backed...
New York: They are from diverse backgrounds but four Indian Americans Raj Kannappan, Amit Paley, Akila Raman and Rohan Seth—all under 40 years of age—have made it to the Fortune 40 Under 40 list for 2021 comprising people who “are paving the way for what comes next.” Entrepreneurs, influencers, creators, executives and game changers who have shaped the...
Washington, DC: US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Ashish Vazirani, an Indian-American management consultant, to a key Pentagon position. Vazirani has been nominated for the position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defence for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defence. Currently, he is the Principal of A2O Strategies, LLC where he provides advisory services...
New York: Ajay Banga, one of the topmost Indian-American corporate leaders, and a strong advocate of India-US relationship, would retire from Mastercard at the end of the year, the global credit card company has said. Announcing retirement on Tuesday of its executive chairman, Banga, effective on December 31, Mastercard Board unanimously elected Merit Janow, currently lead...
By SATimes Team Hicksville, NY: Visiting the Asa Mai Hindu Temple here on Sept 10, Indian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi stated that all except a handful of Hindus and Sikhs were evacuated from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. “They were brought to India and many were rescued and sent to other countries...
New York: Vishavjit Singh is publicly known for his Captain America persona — a Sikh man equipped with his turban and beard — fighting against bigotry, intolerance and perceptions of what an American should look like. But Singh, the only member of his family born in the US, didn’t always feel he could embrace his identity this...
An Indian-origin Uber driver, Kuldip Singh, has been killed allegedly by a 15-year-old as New York City faces rising levels of violence, according to media reports. Singh, 21, was shot in his car on Saturday and died of his injuries on Wednesday, WABC TV reported. He had been injured in a shootout between a...
School started Monday for about a million New York City public school students in the nation’s largest experiment of in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic. The first day of school coincided with several milestones in the city’s pandemic recovery that hinge on vaccine mandates. Nearly all of the city’s 300,000 employees were required to be back...
