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As Biden celebrates computer chip factories, voters wait for the promised production to start

Post Date: April 25, 2024

Washington: President Joe Biden has a great economic story to tell voters a decade from now, less so in 2024. On Thursday, the Democratic president reached upstate New York to celebrate Micron Technology’s plans to build a campus of computer chip factories made possible in part with government support. But the initial phase of the...

Trump visits NY for the hush money trial while the Supreme Court hears his immunity case in DC

Post Date: April 25, 2024

New York: A reluctant Donald Trump was back in a New York City courtroom Thursday as his hush money trial resumes at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took during his time as president. Jurors heard more witness...

NYC Health+Hospitals’ NYC Care program releases multilingual video series focused on membership card


NYC Health + Hospitals’ NYC Care program on April 10, 2024 announced the release of a video series focused on the NYC Care card and how to take advantage of one’s membership benefits. The videos feature NYC Care Executive Director Jonathan Jiménez, MD, MPH, alongside colorful animations, as a voiceover highlights the different components...

Nassau and Suffolk Counties to receive $27 M in transportation investment


Governor Kathy Hochul on April 24, 2024 announced that construction is getting underway on projects that will enhance safety and travel conditions at several locations across Long Island, marking a $27 million investment by the State Department of Transportation that will create approximately 350 jobs during construction. These projects include renewing, modernizing and easing...

Mayor Adams releases Executive Budget for FY 2025


New York City Mayor Eric Adams released the City of New York’s balanced $111.6 B Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Executive Budget. Mayor Adams' budget builds on the administration’s actions, since last fall, to stabilize the city’s fiscal outlook, and has positioned the city to backfill long-term programs that had only been funded with temporary...

Gift of Life USA Gala 2024 trains spotlight on supporting differently-abled living with Schizophrenia and BiPolar


Gift of Life USA, a 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization, founded by Paresh, Flora and Dr. Harshil Parekh to help specially-abled and nurture acceptance and empathy, bridging the gap across the various communities that form our society, celebrated its ninth annual gala advocating Schizophrenia and BiPolar this past weekend at an evening filled with...

WHEELS Global Foundation, IIT Bombay HST, and RIST partner to tackle newborn malnutrition in Madhya Pradesh


New York: According to latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) data in India, 36% of children are stunted, 32% are underweight, and 21% are wasted. All that despite 64% of women exclusively breastfeeding their babies. Behind this alarming data is the barely known fact – pervasive poor breastfeeding techniques that result in babies constantly...

Indian-Americans are backbone of our strong relationship with India: Donald Lu to Jain community members in LA


Washington, DC: A senior American diplomat has had a meeting with the members of the Jain community in Los Angeles, as part of the efforts of the US State Department to interact with the Indian-American diaspora, which plays a critical role in the ties between the two countries. Assistant Secretary of South and Central Asia...


India in New York hosted a mesmerizing performance of Ramleela by Navrang Dance Academy. The cast and crew of the Ramleela along with Consulate officials.