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Huntington lights gigantic ‘Tree of Hope,’ Menorah for the holiday season


Town officials, members of the Town of Huntington Small Business Economic Recovery Task Force, and members of the Huntington Business Improvement District, the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce & Looks Great Services welcomed New York State officials and community leaders for Huntington Holiday Spectacular kick-off events, including a huge “Tree of Hope” lighting on...

NASA selects Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari for Artemis moon landing mission


Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, an Indian-American US Air Force colonel, is among 18 astronauts, half of them women, who have been selected by NASA for its ambitious manned mission to the Moon and beyond. The modern lunar exploration program will land the first woman and next man on the Moon in 2024 and establish a sustainable human lunar presence...

Curran calls on Washington for stimulus for 12 infrastructure projects


Nassau County Executive Laura Curran was joined by labor leaders to announce details of the County’s federal stimulus proposal to advance twelve shovel ready, high priority Nassau County infrastructure projects – a key component of Curran’s pandemic economic recovery plan.  The total value of this stimulus request is $583 million.   The County estimates that...

Sunil Hali among 4 Life Fellows of PanIIT Institute


New York: IIT Alumni Council has announced the first ever Life Fellowship of the PanIIT Institute initiative to four eminent IITians for their contribution to MarTech and IIT Alumni Council. Dr Udaya Dharmalingam, IIT Guwahati, who designed  the Indian Rupee logo as well as the main emblem of the IIT Alumni Council. Sunil Khullar, IIT Bombay, the visual communication expert who has evolved the overall unifying brand strategy for all the initiatives of the IIT Alumni Movement, including development of the IIT Font. Sanjiv Goyal, IIT Delhi, the digital marketing expert, highly acclaimed angel investor and PanIIT USA Board Member from Silicon Valley. Sunil Hali, IIT Roorkee, the Indian media expert from New York who launched Radio Zindagi – the first coast to coast South Asian Radio Network and The Indian EYE – a hi tech digital publication. IIT Alumni Council is the largest global body of alumni, students and academicians across all the 23 IITs and partnering Institutes of the India Innovation Network (I2Net). The Council has announced institutional strengthening of PanIIT Institute, an independent and autonomous partner alumni organization engaged in the development of an end-to-end deeptech Research Ecosystem in India –through the appointment of Life Fellows across all the key areas of Applied Science and Engineering – starting with Martech (Marketing Technology). The announcement was made by Ravi Sharma, President and Chief Volunteer of the IIT Alumni Council.

Dr Anthony Fauci and Dr Sanjay Gupta among Children’s Hope India Gratitude Awards honorees


Children's Hope India, a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to lifting children from poverty to prosperity in India and the United States, announced the honorees for its first-ever Gratitude Awards, recognizing individuals who have made bold civic and charitable contributions in a particularly challenging year. CHI co-founder, board member and journalist, Lavina Melwani, hosted the virtual...

NYC announces timeline for arrival of COVID-19 vaccines

Post Date: December 10, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer is expected to arrive in New York City as early as Dec. 15 and that by Moderna as early as Dec. 22, tweeted Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday. "Priority will be given to frontline medical workers and nursing homes," he emphasized. "A vaccine is on the horizon. Don't give up...

Writing about sacred food helped her figure out her faith


By Vishnu Makhijani Award-winning author and columnist Shoba Narayan is a graduate from the Columbia Journalism School with a Pulitzer Travelling Fellowship and writes on food, travel, fashion, and art and culture for a slew of International and Indian publications like the Conde Nast Traveller, NYT and HT Brunch. All her four books are firmly...

Karen Pence unveils Xmas decorations at Vice President Residence


The cherished memories and treasured traditions of the Christmas Season are on full display at the Vice President’s Residence in Washington DC. Recently, Second Lady Karen Pence unveiled the 2020 Christmas decorations and theme “Old Fashioned Christmas,” which highlights the simple joys and vintage feels of the holiday season. Mrs. Pence selected the theme and over the last few...

Dem leader mum on relationship with suspected Chinese spy


Washington: Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is keeping quiet about his past relationship with a woman suspected of acting as a Chinese spy. Axios reported that a Chinese national named Fang Fang or Christine Fang targeted up-and-coming local politicians, including Swalwell. Fang reportedly helped fundraise for Swalwell's 2014 campaign and helped place at least one intern in his office. In fact, a former intelligence official...