India making strong efforts to host 2036 Olympics, says PM Modi
“The 2030 Commonwealth Games will be held in India, and the country is making strong efforts to host the 2036 Olympics,” PM Modi said....
BCCI asks KKR to remove Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman ahead of IPL 2026
by Lois Bogan
BCCI says KKR will be allowed to name a replacement player if required...
Advertisers to appeal to the great Indian family this IPL
by Lois Bogan
‘Repetition of ads had led to ad fatigue with audiences being unable to recall any ads from recent years’...
Land bank legislation aims to reshape NYC’s contentious tax lien sale
by Lois Bogan
The New York City Council is moving to transform the city’s tax lien sale process with a package of bills that would use a city-established...
Jobs conference asks why Black and Brown New Yorkers still face disparities
by Lois Bogan
Several members of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team and committees were on hand at the annual New York City Employment and Training Coalition (NYCETC) conference...
Department of Education Rod Paige, first Black U.S. Education Dept. secretary dies at 92
by Lois Bogan
Rod Paige, an educator, coach and administrator who rolled out the nation’s landmark No Child Left Behind law as the first African American to serve...
Several African nations included in Trump expansion of travel ban and restrictions
by Lois Bogan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the...
Black man becomes 14th person to die in custody at Rikers Island as facility remains under scrutiny
by Lois Bogan
Aramis Furse has become the 14th person to die in or immediately after NYC Department of Corrections (DOC) custody after he was found “unwell” in...
The gospel according to ICE
by Lois Bogan
This holiday season, as politicians invoke God, Christianity, and “biblical values” to justify power, a different gospel is being preached across America. It is not...
U.S. military to use Trinidad as a transit point for regional operations
by Lois Bogan
When the Trump administration recently began its designs to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power and attack its alleged narcotics-producing systems, Caribbean Community governments...