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Diwali begins in US from Times Square; Harris, Trump to celebrate on Friday

Diwali celebrations have started in the United States from the iconic Times Square in New York, with the US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump celebrating the festival of lights at their residences on Friday. Eminent Indian-Americans from across the country started flying into the American Capital from Thursday night which now appears to be a week-long Diwali celebration by the Biden Administration and members of the Congress. Harris and the Second Gentleman have invited scores of eminent Indian-Americans, diplomats and members of the administration for the Diwali celebrations at VP residence on Friday. Three days later, US President Joe Biden and the First Lady Dr Jill Biden have invited Indian-Americans at the White House to celebrate the Diwali on Monday, October 24, itself. The Secretary of State Tony Blinken is hosting another Diwali party at the State Department with the diplomatic community on October 26. Diwali is also being celebrated at the US

Diwali to be public school holiday in New York City starting 2023

Diwali will be a public school holiday in New York City starting 2023 with Mayor Eric Adams saying this sends a message about the significance of the city's inclusiveness and the long overdue step will encourage children to learn about the festival of lights. Adams, joined by New York Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar and New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks, said on Thursday that in his conversations during the campaign trail, he learned so much about Diwali and what the festival of lights means. He said through declaring Diwali a holiday in New York City public schools, We wanted to send a loud and clear message to the countless number of people who acknowledge this period of time of celebration. At the same time, this is an educational moment because when we acknowledge Diwali, we are going to encourage children to learn about Diwali. We're going to have them start talking about what it is to celebrate the festival of lights, and how to turn the light on within yourself, h

New York Attorney General moves court to block Trump from moving assets

New York Attorney General Letitia James has asked a state court to block the Trump Organization from moving its assets from Manhattan to an entity in Delaware and continuing "it's decade long fraud"

American Tower Corp weighs offer for stake in Vodafone Towers unit

American Tower Corp. is weighing entering the race for a stake in Vodafone Group Plc's €13 billion ($12.6 billion) wireless towers unit, people familiar with the matter said.

IBM announces $20 billion investment in New York for high-tech projects

Arvind Krishna, CEO of International Business Machines announced a $20 billion investment in quantum computing, semiconductor manufacturing and other high-tech areas in its New York state facilities

S Korean President's approval rating sinks after hot mic incident

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol saw his approval rating slump to the lowest level again after his remarks caught on a hot mic in New York triggered an uproar at home, a poll revealed on Friday.

8 US states sue crypto platform for lying to investors, not registering

Cryptocurrency platform Nexo has been sued by New York, California and 6 other states for failing to register with the state as securities and commodities brokers or dealers and lying to investors

New York retains top position, Moscow sinks in financial centres ranking

New York remains the world's most favoured financial centre, with London still second and Singapore overtaking Hong Kong to come in third, latest rankings from the Global Financial Centre showed

EAM Jaishankar interacts with counterparts of four countries on Day 3 in NY

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with his Estonia counterpart Urmas Reinsalu on the third day of the 77th session of the UNGA at the UN headquarters in New York

Trump, adult children sued by New York attorney general for fraud

New York's attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company on Wednesday, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, DC. Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is the culmination of the Democrat's three-year civil investigation of Trump and the Trump Organisation. Trump's three eldest children, Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric Trump, were also named as defendants, along with two longtime company executives, Allen Weisselberg and Jeffrey McConney. The lawsuit seeks to strike at the core of what made Trump famous, taking a blacklight to the image of wealth and opulence he's embraced throughout his career first as a real estate developer, then as a reality TV host on The Apprentice and Celebrity Apprentice, and later as president. James, a Democrat, was to announce details of the lawsuit at a news conference on Wednesday. The case showed up on a court ..

Trump rape accuser plans suit under new New York 'survivors' law

A writer who accused former President Donald Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room intends to file another lawsuit against him under a new New York law letting sexual assault victims sue over attacks that happened decades ago. A lawyer for the columnist, E. Jean Carroll, notified a federal judge of her intent to sue in an August letter entered in the public record Tuesday. The suit would allege sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. In the letter, the lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, also said she plans to depose Trump in the defamation case that Carroll already had pending against the former president. The deposition would have to occur by October 19, when discovery in the case must be completed for a planned February trial. Trump's attorney, Alina Habba, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In an August 11 letter to the court that was also posted in the public file Tuesday, she objected to the new lawsuit. Habba wrote that letti

World leaders meet this week at UN General Assembly: All you need to know

After two years of virtual and hybrid summits, the world's leaders will reconvene on the river's edge in New York this coming week at the UN General Assembly, an exercise in multilateralism born from the hope for lasting peace that followed World War II. The opening of the 77th session comes as the planet is beset with crises on nearly every front. Russia's war in Ukraine, inflation and economic instability, terrorism and ideological extremism, environmental degradation and devastating floods, droughts and fires and the ongoing pandemic are just a few of the rampant perils. The high-level meeting opens Monday with a summit on education, whose thorough disruption during the coronavirus pandemic will reverberate for decades to come. Speeches from the scores of attending leaders begin Tuesday and run through Monday, Sept. 26. While this year is billed as something of a return to the way things were, certain concessions to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have been made. In addition to

Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon to be indicted in NY for defrauding donors

Steve Bannon, who served as former US President Donald Trump's chief strategist, will surrender to New York State prosecutors on Thursday, according to media reports

Office rents in Dubai rebounding, rising faster than in New York, London

Demand for space in the skyscraper and across Dubai is surging as the emirate attracts more wealth and expats due to its nimble response to the pandemic and relatively easy access to visas.

Dubai office rents are rising faster than in New York and London: Report

The rush for office space in the emirate is on show in skyscrapers like ICD Brookfield Place, which towers 800 feet over the financial district

Bed Bath & Beyond CFO plunges to death at New York's Jenga tower: Reports

Last week, Bed Bath & Beyond said it would close 150 stores, cut jobs and overhaul its merchandising strategy in an attempt to turn around its money-losing business

New York imposes new gun restrictions on concealed carry in sensitive areas

New York has started to prohibit concealed carry of weapons in designated sensitive areas after the US Supreme Court struck down the state's century-old concealed carry weapons law in June

Chinese firms' New York listings face greater scrutiny in new Senate bill

Rick Scott, a Republican, and Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, said they'd introduced legislation to crack down on so-called variable interest entities that Chinese businesses commonly use for listings

US Govt announces New York's Times Square to become "Gun-Free Zone"

On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden said that he is determined to ban assault weapons in America, amid the increasing gun violence in the country

Decoding Azure Power: India's first NYSE-listed renewables company

Stock tanks after new CEO's sudden resignation, whistle-blower complaint