USA

Indian-origin executive settles charges with SEC, another charged for making false claims

Post Date: September 8, 2018

New York: An Indian-origin executive has settled charges with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for overstating the companys subscriber base, while another Indian-origin person was charged for making similar misrepresentations. Hari Ravichandran, 42 former chief executive of web hosting company Endurance International Group Holdings and former chief financial officer Waruna Ellawala knowingly...

Registration open for Seniors’ Health and Fitness Walk

Post Date: September 8, 2018

Registration for the Middlesex County Department of Community Services annual Senior Health and Fitness Walk is now open. The walk will take place at the Countys Roosevelt Park in Edison on Wednesday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is free, but required. The deadline to register is September 10,...

Nritya Saagaram Dance Academy celebrates 25th anniversary in NY


Nritya Saagaram Dance Academy celebrated its 25th Anniversary at the Hindu Temple Community Center Auditorium in Queens, New York on Saturday August 4, 2018, with a joyous and magical evening of classical dance and music. Founded by Guru Satya Pradeep in 1993, Nritya Saagaram Dance Academy has been in the forefront in...

IALI to host ‘IndiaFest’ on Sept 23

Post Date: September 8, 2018

The India Association of Long Island (IALI) will be holding its flagship event INDIAFEST on Sunday September 23rd from 11:00 AM to 6:00PM at North Hempstead Beach Park (previously known as Bar Beach) at 175 W Shore Rd, Port Washington, NY 11050 First IndiaFest was held in 1990 at the same location. IndiaFest...

Harvard illegally discriminated against Asian-Americans

Post Date: September 8, 2018

Washington, DC:The Harvard Universitys admissions policy has illegally discriminated Asian-American applicants, the United StatesDepartment of Justicestated last week. In a statement issued, theJustice DepartmentsaidHarvards admission process significantly disadvantages Asian-American students compared to other racial groups. No American should be denied admission to school because of their race, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in...

Release all detainees held arbitrarily, US urges Nicaragua


Washington, Sep 8: The US Department of State has demanded that the Nicaraguan government release all persons arbitrarily detained.The US made that request in a statement on Friday, aimed at condemning the arbitrary arrest of six students, of whom five have been released, reports Efe news. We demand the release of all persons...

Ex-Trump adviser George Papadopoulos jailed in Russia inquiry


Washington, Sep 8: Former Donald Trump adviser whose remarks in a London pub sparked the US inquiry into possible collusion with Russia has been sentenced to 14 days in jail.George Papadopoulos, 31, on Friday told the court in Washington he was a patriotic American who made a mistake by lying, BBC reported. He...

Expecting ‘positive’ letter from Kim, says Trump


Washington, Sep 8: US President Donald Trump has said he is expecting a positive letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.Speaking to reporters on Friday on Air Force One, Trump said that I know that a letter is being delivered to me, a personal letter from Kim Jong Un to me, Xinhua...

Trump moves to extend detention period for migrant children


Washington, Sep 7: US President Donald Trump has proposed to indefinitely extend the detention period for undocumented migrant children by abandoning a judicial agreement establishing a limit of 20 days after being apprehended. The government initiative would entail ending the so-called Flores Settlement, approved in 1997 and setting a limit of 20 days...