Washington, March 29 (IANS) A community-led fundraiser in the national capital has raised $200,000, as a US-based non-profit body set a goal to support 100,000 people with special abilities in India this year through assistive technology, healthcare access, and volunteer-driven programmes. The VOSAP (Voice of Specially Abled People) gala in Fairfax, a suburb of Washington, D.C., brought together donors, professionals, and student volunteers to back disability inclusion efforts.Founder Pranav Des…
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Washington, D.C., March 25 (IANS) The STAR Scholars Network has conferred its distinguished Lighthouse Leadership Award upon Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU). This recognition celebrates his exceptional contributions to global higher education, academic leadership, and institution-building.The award ceremony, associated with global academic engagements in Washington, D.C., highlighted international leadership shaping the future of high…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday took oath as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Delhi at a ceremony held at Lok Niwas, succeeding Vinai Kumar Saxena.The oath of office and secrecy was administered by Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. The ceremony was attended by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, senior officials, and other dignitaries.Sandhu replaces Vinai Kumar Saxena, who has now been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor…
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) America’s long-running gap in paid family and medical leave — routine in much of the developed world but still patchy in the United States — took centre stage on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers sparred over whether Washington should set a national standard or let states and employers chart their own course.At a hearing titled “Balancing Careers and Care: Examining Innovative Approaches to Paid Leave”, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, the Republican chair of the Subcommi…
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) A powerful winter storm barrelled into the US Northeast triggering travel bans, shutting schools, and grounding thousands of flights as heavy snow and strong winds lashed major cities from Washington to Boston.The National Weather Service warned of a “Major Winter Storm for the Northeast” and said heavy snow would hit the northern Mid-Atlantic and Northeast through Monday. Snowfall rates of two to three inches per hour were expected at times, with totals as high as …
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) A rapidly intensifying winter storm is set to unleash heavy snow, powerful winds, and coastal flooding across the US Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, prompting blizzard warnings in major cities including New York and Boston, resulting in the cancellation of over 1500 flights, according to US media reports and federal forecasters.The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center said low pressure over the Southeast would move to the southern Mid-Atlantic coast by Sun…
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for Washington, D.C., as a sewage line collapse and spill continued to tarnish the Potomac River.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced in a press release that federal disaster assistance is available to the District of Columbia to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from the sewage line collapse since January 19, Xinhua news agency reported.”The President’s actio…
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) Teenage star Anahat Singh fought back from 2-0 down to beat No. 2 seed Sana Ibrahim and reach the Squash on Fire Open semifinals on Saturday. The Indian world No. 31 and seventh seed fought her way back into the contest, overturning a 6-5 deficit in both the third and fourth games, to edge out the Egyptian world No. 17 8-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 in the PSA Bronze-level event.Anahat, 17, has already made a name for herself on the PSA Tour this season, most notably reac…
Los Angeles, Jan 29 (IANS) Rapper Nicki Minaj has spoken up on her controversial support for President Donald J. Trump with a short speech at a special session. She told the assembled audience that Trump is being “bullied” and “smeared” and declaring herself “probably the president’s Number 1 fan”, reports ‘Variety’.“Well, I don’t know what to say”, the rapper began, after clasping hands with the president at the Washington, D.C. event, “but I will say that I am probabl…
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) A massive winter storm swept across a broad stretch of the United States, dumping snow and ice, plunging temperatures far below normal, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and forcing authorities in more than 20 states to declare emergencies, according to multiple media reports and government officials.Nearly 190 million people — more than half the US population — were under winter weather alerts across 37 states, from the Rocky Mountains to New England…