‘Thank God he had a peaceful death, passing away right after lunch today, with the prayers and sacraments of his loyal priest secretary, Father Douglas Crawford, in his residence at the Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. He was rushed to NYU Langone Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 2:20 pm this afternoon,’ a message from...
There were 125 passengers and five crew members on the plane and all have been taken off safely, authorities said. The jet, an MD-80 aircraft, has a capacity from 130 to 172 passengers....
Financial giant JP Morgan Chase has elevated India-born Anu Aiyengar as co-head of mergers and acquisitions for North America, a media report said on Thursday....
President Barack Obama has nominated Sunil Sabharwal, an independent Indian American investor in the payments sector, as US Alternate Executive Director at International Monetary Fund for a term of two years....
New York, March 5 : An Indian American woman, who was convicted in 2013 of harbouring an illegal immigrant at her upstate New York mansion for over five years and subjecting her to slave-like conditions, has lost an appeal to overturn the verdict. ...
More than certain rewards, uncertainty motivates people to put in more efforts, new research has found. These findings can help companies and public policy makers when designing incentive systems....
Do you feel irritable at being interrupted -- especially when you are close to finishing a task? A new study shows that people tolerate interruptions less the closer they are to completing a task or achieving a goal....
The US Justice Department has said that it will not bring federal civil rights charges against Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, Efe news agency reported....
A US high school student, who allegedly helped a man travel to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, has been arrested, according to media reports. ...
As New York City public schools added two Muslim holidays - Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr - to the school calendar, a US lawmaker asked Mayor Bill de Blasio to do the same for Diwali too. ...
