Houston: Ganesh Thakur, an Indian-origin professor has been appointed as the vice president of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST), an organization that brings the state's top scientists and researchers to advance research, innovation and business in Texas. The TAMEST board of directors on Tuesday appointed Dr Thakur, a Distinguished Professor of...
A 52-year-old Indian-American man was shot and killed in his driveway by three masked men in Georgia, leaving his wife and daughter injured, police said. The incident took place on January 20 on Thoroughbred Lane near Hartley Bridge Road, Georgia. Pinal Patel and his family arrived home from work when they were confronted by three masked...
The 74th Republic Day of India was celebrated in the Consulate General of India, New York with a flag hoisting ceremony on Thursday, January 26th, 2023. Consul General Randhir Jaiswal unfurled the national flag after which the national anthem was sung. Consul General then read out the address of the President of India. A...
The highly anticipated H-1B visa filing season for fiscal 2023–24 will begin on March 1 as the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency accepts applications from skilled foreign workers. It is the most sought-after by Indian IT professionals, as a large number of people belonging to technology sectors work in the USA. The H-1B visa...
Boston: When U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss decided to deliver a speech on a bill that would create a U.S.-Israel artificial intelligence center, he opted to let the AI do the talking. The brief two-paragraph speech read by the Massachusetts Democrat on the floor of the U.S. House on Wednesday was generated by the online AI chatbot...
New York: The manufacture of “green steel” moved one step closer to reality Friday as Massachusetts-based Boston Metal announced a $120 million investment from the world’s second-largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal. Boston Metal will use the injection of funds to expand production at a pilot plant in Woburn, near Boston, and help launch commercial production in Brazil....
Cape Canaveral, Fla.: A comet is streaking back our way after 50,000 years. The dirty snowball last visited during Neanderthal times, according to NASA. It will come within 26 million miles of Earth before speeding away again, unlikely to return for millions of years. So do look up, contrary to the title of the killer-comet movie...
Washington: The U.S. is poised to make COVID vaccinations more like a yearly flu shot, a major shift in strategy despite a long list of questions about how to best protect against a still rapidly mutating virus. The Food and Drug Administration asked its scientific advisers last week to help lay the groundwork for switching...
New York: A new wellness and spirituality web magazine started by Parveen Chopra, founding editor of The South Asian Times, was launched on January 21 at the Consulate of India in New York. Parveen Chopra, a seasoned journalist, explained the unique mix of alotusinthemud.com at the launch, “We tap the world’s religious and spiritual traditions for wisdom as...
