The measure bars abortion once embryonic cardiac activity is detected, which is around six weeks. President Biden said it violates the constitutional right established under Roe v. Wade. Washington: The most radical abortion law in the US has gone into effect, despite legal efforts to block it, reports The Guardian. A near-total abortion ban in Texas empowers any private citizen...
Washington: President Biden on Tuesday hailed what he called the “extraordinary success” of the evacuation of Kabul as he vehemently defended his decision to end America’s war in Afghanistan, just one day after the end of a two-week rescue of 125,000 people from Kabul that saw the deaths of 13 service members. Biden said from the...
Atlanta, GA: The 42nd annual Association of Kerala Medical Graduates (AKMG) convention was held August 13-15 at the Inter-Continental Buckhead Hotel here. Attended by 425 fully vaccinated doctors of Kerala origin and their families from the US and Canada, the annual convention was the best forum for friends to get together, converse, reminisce about their past...
Washington, DC: Representative Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat and chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said that it's urgent for her political party to come together to pass President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package—warning that Democrats "could lose the House" without its success. Some moderate Democrats have expressed substantial concerns about the massive spending...
New York: Indian American community leader, strong supporter of President Biden and National Finance Committee Member, Democratic National Committee, Ajay Bhutoria hailed the President for putting an end to the 20-year-old war in Afghanistan. “I congratulate President Biden, Secretary Blinken, National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan, our Brave Troops and the entire team on completion of our withdrawal from Afghanistan,...
New York: Thousands of Indian Americans held candlelight vigils on 29 August to honor the 13 US soldiers killed in last week’s suicide bombing near the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. #Indian-Americans against Terror was trending on the Internet during and after the vigils held in at least 25 cities including Washington DC, NYC, San Francisco, LA, Atlanta,...
Times Square's newest attraction opened Wednesday, and it's a big one. The Times Square Wheel is a Ferris wheel that will spin riders 110 feet into the air, offering a unique view of Times Square. It's located on Broadway at 48th Street, which has been closed to vehicular traffic. "This is really exciting," said New York City...
Watercolor, abstract & oil painting, and drawing fundamental Syosset, NY: Oyster Bay Town Councilwoman Michele Johnson has announced that the Department of Community and Youth Services, Cultural and Performing Arts Division (CAPA) will offer exciting Cultural Enrichment programs for the fall 2021 season, and registration for all programs is now open. “I am pleased to announce...
Thirty mayors from across the country sent a letter to the Biden Administration requesting that they designate or redesignate 15 countries for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The countries include: Afghanistan, the Bahamas, Cameroon, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Lebanon, Mauritania, Nepal, Nicaragua, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Sudan. The letter explains how designation and...
