By Dr. Ashwin Vasan Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, New Yorkers have stepped up time and time again to protect each other. Today, over 6 million New Yorkers are fully vaccinated, over 3 million are boosted, and we have more tools than ever before to take on the virus. As the City’s doctor, I want to be...
Texas-based Siddhayatan Tirth's production of Surviving Sex Trafficking, directed and produced by Jain Sadhvis Sadhvi Siddhali Shree & Sadhvi Anubhuti has garnered national attention. Released in March, the documentary was screened in 20 US theaters in partnership with local non-profits benefiting victims and survivors of trafficking. As a result of the press and multiple sold-out showings,...
New York: Indian American community leader Ajay Bhutoria welcomed the recent change in policy by USCIS allowing recently expired or soon to expire work permits (EAD) to continue working on those documents for up to a year and a half after they expire. The policy, which will take effect beginning Wednesday, is meant to address...
Chicago: Dr. Suresh Reddy, Dr. Anuja Gupta and Ashfaq Hussain Syed under the auspices of Verandah Community Outreach organized Inter-Faith Iftar Celebrations on April 25 at Hanover Park, Chicago. Around 75 of community leaders and friends of South Asian origin came together with the hope of fostering unity among people of diverse communities and to help foster fellowship and...
Joe Biden poses for a selfie while hosting a reception to celebrate Eid al-Fitr at the White House on Monday. Earlier in the day, he Tweeted: “Jill and I were honored to host an Eid al-Fitr reception at the White House tonight, and we send our warmest greetings to everyone celebrating across the world....
New York’s Empire State Building lights are green for Eid al-Fitr
Johannesburg: The latest reports of the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture say that the Gupta brothers had used former president Jacob Zuma not only against the people of South Africa but also to install their own lackeys at key institutions. “President Zuma readily opened the doors for the Guptas to go into the State-Owned Enterprises...
New York: China’s lockdowns to control the spread of COVID-19 are “cruel” and Taiwan will not follow suit, Premier Su Tseng-chang said. Having controlled the pandemic with tough border controls and quarantines, Taiwan has been dealing with a surge in domestic infections since the start of this year, with some 75,000 infections driven by...
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned again this week that the North could preemptively use its nuclear weapons if threatened. Kim expressed a “firm will” to continue developing his nuclear-armed military so that it could “preemptively and thoroughly contain and frustrate all dangerous attempts and threatening moves, including ever-escalating nuclear threats from hostile forces, if...
