New York: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday took a dig at China over its putting on hold blacklisting of a Pakistani terrorist and said some countries have facilitated impunity "when it comes to sanctioning some of the world's most dreaded terrorists." Speaking at the UNSC briefing on Ukraine's 'Fight against impunity', the...
Six community leaders honored for their outstanding contributions New York: Association of Indians in America, New York Chapter hosted the 35th Deepavali festival annual benefit fundraising gala and fashion show on September 18 at Muttontown Golf Club. President Harish Thakkar addressed the guests highlighting AIA activities. “NY chapter organizes annual Deepavali festival attracting a huge crowd...
Didi Maa Sadhvi Ritambhara ji lecture was received with rapt attention by a group of devotees at Hindu Center, Flushing on Sept 11, 2022. She used several poems and scriptural references to emphasize the importance of serving wholeheartedly for a noble cause. Dr Ravi Goyal, community leaders Neeta Jain and Mukesh Modi shared their reverence...
New York, NY: The Arnhold Institute for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and NYC Health + Hospitals have announced the 2022 awardees of the CURE-19 Research Pilot Grants, an initiative to support collaborative, interdisciplinary COVID-19 research that will address both the pandemic and root causes of health disparities...
South Huntington, NY: The South Huntington School District is partnering with Northwell Health to offer students who need urgent mental health care an alternative to a visit to a hospital Emergency Room. This unique program allows students in crisis to seek prompt help at the Northwell Health Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center in Commack...
South Huntington, NY: The South Huntington School District has received a $300,000 grant from the State to be used to enhance security in the district. The money was secured by State Assemblyman Steve Stern and State Senator Jim Gaughran. The money will be used to construct a new security booth at the end of West...
NYC Health + Hospitals on Sept 14, 2022 announced its Virtual ExpressCare service has issued over 20,000 prescriptions for Paxlovid and 6,800 monoclonal antibody infusions to treat Covid, potentially preventing over 1,550 hospital visits and over 300 deaths. Virtual ExpressCare is the largest prescriber of Paxlovid in New York City, prescribing 8 times as much...
Krishna Janmashtami, the appearance day or birthday of Lord Krishna, was celebrated at the New York Hare Krishna Temple on Friday, August 19th, from 4pm until midnight with over 2500 guests taking part in the festivities. The free cultural and spiritual event encompassed a full experience of bhakti yoga practices, including live music, sacred chants,...
Shefali Razdan Duggal, an Indian-American political activist, has been confirmed by US Senate as the country's next envoy to the Netherlands. Razdan Duggal, 50, was confirmed by the US Senate by a voice vote along with two other confirmations to senior administrative positions. A Kashmiri Pandit, Duggal was born in Haridwar and moved with her family...
