New York: Instacart, the online grocery delivery service, will undergo certain changes once it becomes a public company. One of these changes include the stepping down of its Indian American founder and executive chairman, Apoorva Mehta. CEO Fidji Simo has been appointed as the Chair of the Board of Directors as Mehta makes his way...
New York: The world’s largest scientific society on Thursday announced an annual award for science breakthroughs, drawing on what it has called “the largest transformational gift” in its history donated by Mani L. Bhaumik, a Bengal-born Indian-American physicist and pioneer in lasers. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) said the $11.4-million pledge...
Indian Council For Cultural Relations in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) & Central Hindi Directorate (CHD) is organizing an Online 3-month Hindi Awareness Course for Foreign Nationals starting from 1st Sep 2022. Please register at: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSfBM6H9VF5.../viewform...
By Himanshu Rath Nearly 75 percent of Americans over 65 years of age are Internet users and their number is getting bigger with time, and for good reason. For an increasing number of seniors, it’s also a way to stay in the workforce and start a new career or business. And some older people go...
By Dev B. Viswanath, Esq. A B-2 visa is a temporary non-immigrant visitor visa for pleasure or personal needs. Currently, the US Consulates in India plan to reopen B2 visa appointments to regular scheduling starting in the 3rd week of September 2022. This visa is for individuals who are coming to the U.S. for tourism...
The World Bank on Thursday, July 21, appointed an Indian national Indermit Gill as the chief economist and senior vice-president for development economics at the multilateral development bank. His appointment will be effective from September 1, this year. According to the statement released by World Bank President David Malpass, Gill spearheaded the influential 2009 World...
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Chief Executive Officer Christopher Mastromano announced on July 25, 2022 that Dr. Komal Bajaj, Jacobi’s Chief Quality Officer, has been appointed to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) National Advisory Council. The AHRQ National Advisory Council is a 21-member panel of healthcare experts who contribute a varied perspective...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) and AAPI Data released their bi-annual report measuring Asian American sentiment and attitudes on the issues top of mind in the lead-up to the 2022 midterm elections. The survey revealed many insights into one of the fastest-growing racial groups in the United...
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst today announced the opening of its Mother-Baby Simulation Center to help reduce maternal deaths and life-threatening conditions in patients during childbirth. Using a specially-designed, high-tech, full-body mannequin of color, along with a mannequin infant, obstetric (OB) physicians, anesthesiologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, midwives, physician assistants, and respiratory therapists participate in simulations...
