The Indian Consulate in New York warmly welcomed Mr. Binaya S. Pradhan as he assumed charge as India’s new Consul General in New York. He replaces Mr.Randhir Jaiswal who was appointed as India's Foreign Ministry spokesperson
Cap reached for additional returning worker H-2B visas for the first half of FY 2024
Washington: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 20,716 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the first half of fiscal year 2024 with start dates on or before March 31, 2024, under the H-2B supplemental cap temporary final rule (FY 2024 TFR). Jan.9, 2024,...
USCIS to launch organizational accounts, enabling online collaboration and submission of H-1B registrations
Washington: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced the upcoming launch of a package of customer experience improvements for H-1B cap season. The measures are expected to increase efficiency and ease collaboration for organizations and their legal representatives. USCIS will launch organizational accounts for non-cap filings and the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap season....
Dozen events across US to mark Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya
As anticipation grows for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, the excitement has transcended borders, with almost a dozen events planned across the United States to celebrate the historic occasion. Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), shared insights into the widespread enthusiasm, saying, "We...
Frequently Asked Questions About the New Ram Temple in Ayodhya
On January 22nd, 2024 a highly anticipated consecration ceremony for the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra in Ayodhya, India will take place. The temple and surrounding complex, the completion of which will take several years, is being built on an ancient site of Hindu worship. The final temple on the site was destroyed in the...
Lifestyle Medicine program expands to NYC Health+Hospitals/Elmhurst
NYC Health + Hospitals on January 11, 2024 announced that its nationally recognized Lifestyle Medicine Program has expanded to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst in Queens, the first time the program is available in Queens. This is the fourth of six new sites to make the program available citywide, following the recent launch of the...
NYC Health+Hospitals/SeaView ranks as Newsweek’s Best Nursing Home in New York
NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View kicks off the New Year as the #1 Ranked Nursing Home in New York State by Newsweek in 2024 for the second year in a row and as a high-performing nursing home in the nation for short-term rehabilitation and long-term care according to U.S. News & World Report –...
Revolutionizing Healthcare in 2024 : Gene Therapy Breakthroughs Transforming Disease Treatment
By Akshat Jain MD MPH, International Hematologist and Gene therapy specialist, California In a significant leap forward for medical science, recent breakthroughs in gene therapy are ushering in a new era of treatment for various human diseases. The field of gene therapy, which involves manipulating or introducing genetic material into a person's cells to treat or prevent...
National Academy of Inventors elects CCNY’s Sanjoy Banerjee to latest Class of Fellows
Sanjoy Banerjee, Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at The City College of New York, and Director of the City University of New York (CUNY) Energy Institute, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors’ (NAI) Class of 2023 Fellows. Election as an Academy Fellow is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors. Banerjee...