New York nurse first to get Covid vaccine in US

The biggest vaccination drive in American history got underway on Monday with a critical care nurse in New York becoming the first person in the US to be vaccinated for COVID-19, providing a......

No shutdown, Biden insists on national mask mandate

United States President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday ruled out a nationwide shutdown to fight COVID-19, but insisted on a national mask mandate as part of the efforts to prevent the spread of the......

Mira Nair's son wins election to New York State assembly

Indian-Ugandan Zohran Kwame Mamdani, son of filmmaker Mira Nair, has won the election for New York State Assembly, one of two candidates of Indian-origin elected to NY state office.  ......

9/11 attacks: Remembering '102 minutes that changed lives'

The terror attack in 2001 on one of the then iconic sites in New York, the World Trade Centre, shook the United States and had a huge impact globally. "Nineteen years ago, under clear blue skies,......

NY attorney general launches probe against banks

The New York attorney general has launched a probe against eight banks, including Citigroup, to determine whether they provided misleading information to rating agencies for inflating the grades of......

New York attorney general sues BofA, former CEO

The New York attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the Bank of America and its two former top honchos, including CEO Kenneth Lewis, for duping shareholders and the US government to complete......

Wall St fat cats see thin pay packets in '09

The bailed out fat cats on the Wall Street woke up to stringent compensation norms this year sans hefty bonuses, as the Obama regime cracked down on excessive risk-taking ways of financial......

NY Attorney General files lawsuit against Intel

The Attorney General of New York has filed a lawsuit against the world's largest chip maker Intel Corp, for violating anti-monopoly rules to dominate the market for microprocessors. Intel has been......

Halep 'highly unlikely' to play US Open

IMAGE: Two-time grand slam champion, Romania's Simona Halep will most likely skip the US Open that will go on from August 31-September 13 sans fans. Photograph: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports via......

US Open to go ahead without fans, says New York Governor Cuomo

'It will be held without fans, but you can watch it on TV -- and I'll take that.' IMAGE: No professional tennis tournaments have been held since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left......