Washington: Shri Thanedar, a Democrat elected to the House of Representatives from Michigan state, has together with four other Indian-descent lawmakers Ro Khanna, Ami Bera, Pramila Jayapal and Raja Krishnamoorthi asked the Justice Department, which oversees the FBI, for a briefing on the investigation into these attacks. Shri Thanedar urged the administration to accord “higher...
Hindus of Long Island celebrated Holi Utsav on April 6, 2024. The activities offered were focused on involving children of all ages. It included making model temples in 2D, a rangoli and painting workshop, mehndi tattoos and a Bollywood dance workshop. Several teenagers from the Young Indian Culture Group were involved in organizing and playing...
Governor Kathy Hochul on April 15 announced that letters will be distributed to high school seniors to provide them with helpful tips and resources to complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Letters will also be sent to high school principals urging them to make sure each senior student has the resources...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Health + Hospitals have announced the opening of 16 school-based mental health clinics in New York City Department of Education (DOE) schools over the next six months to serve over 6,000 students across the Bronx and Central Brooklyn. Clinics will offer students access to individual, family,...
Washington: Jury selection in the hush money trial of Donald Trump enters a pivotal and potentially final stretch Thursday as lawyers look to round out the panel of New Yorkers that will decide the first-ever criminal case against a former president. Seven jurors have been picked so far, including an oncology nurse, a software engineer,...
Washington: President Joe Biden said Wednesday he strongly supports a proposal from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending crucial bipartisan support to the precarious effort to approve $95 billion in funding for the U.S. allies this week. Before potential weekend voting, Johnson was facing a choice between...
Long Range Planning Committee: Upper Row - Praful Giriya, Sonia Ghelani, Chintan Shah, Soha Shah, Bindesh Shah, Jayesh Shah, Manish Mehta, Lower Row - Mayur Shah, Vipul Shah, Yogendra Jain, Prem Jain, Dipak Jain, Sushil Jain, Manoj Jain, Yogesh Bapna, Bipin Shah - www.jainleadership.org Chicago, IL- Often, one wonders what will be the future of...
New York: Atlanta-based entrepreneur and pilot Gopichand Thotakura is one of six crew members selected for Blue Origin’s New Shepard- 25 (NS- 25) mission. He will be the first Indian space tourist and the second from the country to venture into space after the Indian Army’s Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma in 1984. Headquartered in...
New York: Indian American scientist Aroh Barjatiya headed a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) mission during the recent solar eclipse. The space agency launched three sounding rockets to study the effects on the Ionosphere, Earth’s upper atmosphere. Barjatya is a professor of engineering physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (EMRU) in Florida, where he directs...
