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All eyes on the SC as Trump tries to stave off his 2020 election trial


Washington: In Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election interference case, all eyes are on the Supreme Court, whose next moves could determine whether the former president stands trial in Washington before the November election. An appeals court panel on Tuesday unanimously rejected Trump’s claims that he is immune from prosecution, with the judges saying they cannot...

US District Court authorizes reforms to NYPD’s policing of protests


New York Attorney General Letitia James on February 7, 2024, announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York authorized the agreement between her office, The Legal Aid Society, NYCLU, and the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to reform NYPD’s policing of protests to move forward immediately. The agreement...

Governor Hochul issues proclamation declaring February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month


Governor Hochul recognized February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month in New York State. The Governor also issued a proclamation and directed State landmarks to be illuminated in orange on February 6, in recognition of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Day. Coinciding with this proclamation, the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic...

Governor Murphy signs Executive Order establishing New Jersey-India Commission


Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy signed an Executive Order establishing the New Jersey-India Commission in presence of Lt Governor Tahesha Way, Consul General Binaya Srikanta Pradhan & Head of the Commission Wesley Mathews; about 39 leaders from business, technology & politics have been appointed as members of the commission.   Trenton: Governor Phil Murphy...

Senator Schumer recommends, President Biden nominates Sanket Bulsara as a district judge


New York: U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced that he has recommended U.S. Magistrate Judge Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara to serve as a district judge on the prestigious United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Schumer forwarded the name of Sanket Bulsara for the Eastern District of New York to the Biden-Harris...

Sanjay Virmani named special agent in charge of Counterterrorism Division


Washington, DC: Director Christopher Wray has named Sanjay Virmani as the special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism Division of the Washington Field Office. He most recently served as deputy assistant director in the Counterterrorism Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Virmani joined the FBI as a special agent in 2003 and was assigned...

Community Op-Ed: Getting Every Single Trash Bag Off Our Streets


By Eric Adams, Mayor - NYC New Yorkers deserve clean streets, free of smelly trash bags and rats. That’s why we are taking the next leap forward in the Trash Revolution — our initiative to reimagine trash collection and remove every single trash bag from New York City’s streets. When we came into office two years...

Indian American volunteers organize to help Trump get reelected

Post Date: February 7, 2024

Warren, NJ: Looking at the achievements of Donald J Trump as President during his first term, the Indian Americans for Trump find that President Trump’s first term was indeed focused on reviving the American economy, rightly bringing America on the world stage, defeating terrorism, regulating immigration, and establishing peace through strength. Furthermore, they also...

NYC Health+Hospitals’ new podcast of The Remedy talks about readiness for next pandemic


From left to right: NYC Health + Hospitals Senior Director of Emergency Management Richard James Salway, MD, Clinical Director of the Primary Care Safety Net Clinic at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull and podcast host Michael Shen, MD, and NYC Health + Hospitals Senior Director of System-Wide Special Pathogens Program Syra Madad at the taping...