Memphis: This September Inspiration4 crew member Hayley Arceneaux will be the first pediatric cancer survivor and youngest American to go to space, all to raise awareness and support for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. Arceneaux will serve as the crew’s medical officer. The 29-year-old is a physician assistant at St. Jude, where she was treated for osteosarcoma, a type of...
New York: Officials in Queens, New York, recently honored an influential community member by naming the 133rd Street and Liberty Avenue junction Pandit Ramlall Way. The Richmond Hill Queens community recently paid tribute to Ramlall, the late founder of the Annual Phagwah (Holi) parade, community advocate and scholar. Guyanese-born, Dharmacharya Pandit Ramlall, who also founded the Diwali Motorcade and the Arya Spiritual Center of...
Chicago, IL: “As we celebrate the 75thIndependence Day of India, the nation which has made us to be what we are today, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI,) the largest ethnic organization in the United States, representing nearly 100,000 physicians and Fellows of Indian origin in the United States, is excited to launch a unique...
Westbury, NY: Independence cup 2021 Badminton tournament will be held at Long Island Badminton Center here on August 14th to celebrate the Indian Independence Day. This badminton tournament is first of its kind to be hosted in Long Island, NY to have Men’s doubles matches played at the highest level. It is an exclusive tournament for players...
Washington: The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved language in its annual defense policy bill that would require women to register for the draft. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) approved by the committee last week “amends the Military Selective Service Act to require the registration of women for Selective Service.” The United States has not...
Washington: As President Joe Biden completed 100 days in office, the country was optimistic about the coming year, but now, just after hitting the six-month mark, Americans' optimism about the direction of the country has plummeted nearly 20 points, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. A majority -- 55% -- of the public say they are pessimistic about the direction of the...
Washington: The stunning attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters roughly six months ago threatened lawmakers and came close to upending the process to certify the 2020 presidential election. After Senate Republicans blocked a bill to create an independent commission to investigate the attack, the House established a select committee to lead the probe. The panel's first...
Washington, DC: A Maryland based hospital has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and two continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) machines for Covid-19 relief in India, an Indian-American non-profit Sewa International USA said. The NGO received the medical consignment from MedStar Foundation during a recent event in Maryland. The consignment includes N-95 equivalent masks, face shields,...
Chicago, IL: “As we celebrate the 75thIndependence Day of India, the nation which has made us to be what we are today, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI,) the largest ethnic organization in the United States, representing nearly 100,000 physicians and Fellows of Indian origin in the United States, is excited to launch a...
