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India to be part of UN's 63rd session of Commission for Soci...

Mon, Feb 10, 2025

India will be participating in the 63rd session of the Commission for Social Development (CSoCD), scheduled from February 10-14 in New York, under the leadership of Savitri Thakur, Minister of State for the Ministry of Women and Child Development, a statement by the ministry said.

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Vertex Global Services to hire 4,000 language experts from India...

Tue, Dec 24, 2024

New York-headquartered Vertex Global Services on Tuesday announced its plan to hire 4,000 language experts from India's Tier II and Tier III cities in next 3 to 5 years to enhance customer experience.

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1 Air India and 2 IndiGo flights at Mumbai Airport receive bomb t...

Mon, Oct 14, 2024

According to the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), a total of three planes received bomb threats: 2 Indigo and 1 Air India. Air India flight No. 119 was about to depart from Mumbai to JFK, New York. But after it received a bomb threat, it was diverted to the Delhi airport. The IndiGo6 Mumbai-Muscat 6E1275 flight and the IndiGo Mumbai-Jeddah 6E56 flight also received bomb threats.

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PM Modi attends 'fruitful' tech CEOs roundtable in New...

Mon, Sep 23, 2024

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New York City expects to host 3.06 lakh Indian travellers this ye...

Tue, Aug 08, 2023

New York City is hoping to welcome 3.06 lakh travellers from India this year as the city witnesses economic recovery that has helped the growing momentum in tourist footfalls.

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Trump lashes out after Justice Department no longer says presiden...

Thu, Jul 13, 2023

Carroll, 79, sued Trump, 77, for defamation months after he vehemently denied her claims first made publicly in a 2019 memoir that a chance encounter between the pair at a Bergdorf Goodman store began with flirtations but ended in a violent encounter inside a dressing room in a desolate section of the store.

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PM Modi US Visit: PM Modi engages with health experts in New York

Wed, Jun 21, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a fruitful meeting with a diverse group of health experts, CEOs, economists, and scholars in New York as part of his three-day visit to the US. The meeting highlights the importance of collaboration and knowledge-sharing in the field of healthcare.

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New York State legislature passes Bill to make Diwali school holi...

Sun, Jun 11, 2023

The Bill overcame a last-minute hurdle after the Bill`s sponsors, Rajkumar and State Senator Joseph Adabo, dropped a proposal to have Diwali replace the Brooklyn-Queens Day holiday and leave it to the discretion of the city.

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Know How New York Became The Most Polluted City In The World

Thu, Jun 08, 2023

New York has become the most polluted city in the video. Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the US East Coast and Midwest, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at major airports.

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Airbnb sues New York City over short-term rental restrictions

Fri, Jun 02, 2023

City councils around the United States are increasingly introducing ordinances to regulate short-term rentals. 

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New York, New Jersey issue resolutions in honour of 100th episode...

Sun, Apr 30, 2023

The State of New York and New Jersey have issued special resolutions honouring the 100th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', underscoring that the "vital" broadcast has become an effective means of communication to "promote good governance and deepen democracy."

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US Presidential Elections 2024: Trump says he expects to be arres...

Sun, Mar 19, 2023

A New York grand jury is investigating Donald Trump for hush money payments to women who allege sexual encounters with him

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Air India to launch new flights to New York, Paris, Frankfurt

Wed, Nov 23, 2022

The airline is looking to hire expat pilots and has also offered its cabin crew, who have opted to retire following the company's Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) scheme for its permanent employees earlier this year, to extend their service tenure by two months to January 31, 2023.

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Salman Rushdie: Why Indian-born novelist was stabbed in New York?...

Sat, Aug 13, 2022

Andrew Wylie, a spokesperson for Rushdie, said in an emailed statement that "Salman is in surgery," but did not have further details to share.

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Polio case reported in New York, first in the US since 2013

Fri, Jul 22, 2022

Health officials in the US have confirmed a case of polio, the first in nearly a decade in the country, in an unvaccinated man. The last known case was in 2013.

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Bulldozer In Action In New York! Watch This Video For Details

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

Bulldozer destroys dozens of illegal motorbikes as New York City mayor announces new safety plan. Watch full news in this video.

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US presidential election: Early voting begins in New York state

Sun, Oct 25, 2020

Early voting has started all across the state of New York State, offering voters nine days to cast their ballots prior to the November 3 presidential election.

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"The promise of the American dream": Praise pours in fo...

Wed, Aug 12, 2020

Kamala Harris` mother was a cancer researcher, from India. Her father worked as an economist, he came to the US from Jamaica. Harris grew up between Oakland and Berkeley, spent time in the US Midwest and a few years in Montreal, where her mother was teaching.

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In breakthrough for Indian Americans, Biden picks Kamala Harris a...

Wed, Aug 12, 2020

Kamala Harris embraces the African American identity as her primary one, writing in her memoir "The Truths We Hold" that her mother "knew that her adopted homeland would see (sister) Maya and me as Black girls and she was determined to make sure we would grow into confident, proud black women."  

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This method may identify Covid-19 virus faster

Wed, Jul 22, 2020

In comparison with natural evaporation, this so-called partial Leidenfrost-assisted evaporation provides a levitating force which causes the contents of the droplet to float toward the nanoantenna as the liquid evaporates.

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Indian origin CBS TV reporter Nina Kapur dies at 26 in moped cras...

Tue, Jul 21, 2020

CBS New York said, "Reporter Nina Kapur joined the team in June 2019 and was known for her contagious smile and love for storytelling." CBS New York anchor Kristine Johnson broke down on air while reporting Kapur`s death thanking here for "blessing us with her light, her love for telling stories."

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Trump nominates Indian-American attorney Saritha Komatireddy as f...

Tue, May 05, 2020

Upon graduating from the prestigious Harvard Law School, Komatireddy served as a law clerk to then-Judge Kavanaugh of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She also served as counsel to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.

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Tiger tests positive for coronavirus! Shocking revelation by Bron...

Mon, Apr 06, 2020

"Though they have experienced some decrease in appetite, the cats at the Bronx Zoo are otherwise doing well under veterinary care and are bright, alert, and interactive with their keepers."

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