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www.newsindiatimes.com – that’s all you need to know News India Times (September 20, 2025 - September 26, 2025) September 26, 2025 10 Community Indian And Nepalese Leaders Launch Indo-Nepal Youth Association Of North America P rominent Indian and Nepalese leaders joined hands recently to launch the Indo-Nepal Youth Association of North America (INYANA). The founder of INYANA Nishant Garg, invited Bharatiya Janata Party National General Secretary Tarun Chugh to perform the founding ribbon-cutting ceremony, a press release from the organi- zation said. The event took place in Forest Hills, NY, August 23, 2025, marking what organizers called a ‘history” making, “cross-cultural” collaboration for youth empowerment in a bid to unite and uplift Indian and Nepal- ese youth across the continent. Besides Nishant Garg, INYANA’s Board includes Pradip Shrestha, president of the Greater NewYork Nepali Chamber of Commerce, Deepak Shrestha, Shailendra Shrestha, and LakpaWanomo Tamang. Chugh commended the INYANA initiative as a “powerful platform to build bridges and strengthen the Indo-Nepal voice in the diaspora.” The initiative symbolizes India’s growing influence and underscores their pivotal role in the nation’s transformative journey, Chug added. Amit Taneja, a BJP leader from Punjab, accompanied Chugh. Garg, a successful entrepreneur, recent appointee to the CTIA (RLSQ) Leader- ship Council, and founder of the Telecom Institute of NewYork (T.I.N.Y.) and Delta Enterprise USA, in his address at the launch, said, “INYANA is more than an or- ganization, it’s a movement. A movement By a StaffWriter PHOTOS: INYANA Tarun Chugh, National Secretary of India’s ruling BJP party, did the ribbon-cutting honor at the launch of Indo-Nepal Youth Association of North America. At the launch, Tarun Chugh was joined by Nishant Garg, founder of INYANA, and Nepalese diaspora leaders, including Pradip Shrestha, President of the Greater New York Nepali Chamber of Commerce. TIME Magazine Names Indian American 2025 Kid Of The Year T IME and TIME for Kids revealed the 2025 Kid of the Year, on September 9, 2025, “recognizing one exceptional young person making the world a brighter place.” The choice this year is “17-year-old digital defender Tejasvi Manoj from Frisco, Texas.” Manoj is recognized for her service work teaching digital literacy to protect seniors from cybercrime. “I started volunteering in sixth grade…I think it’s re- ally important; if you’re lucky yourself, you want to make sure other people feel loved and lucky too. It just makes me feel really happy, knowing that I can make a differ- ence,” Manoj told TIME. TIME’s SeniorWriter Jeffrey Kluger praising Manoj’s work, is quoted saying in the press release , “The un- named cyber criminals trying to scam seniors out of their money got more than they bargained for when they targeted Tejasvi Manoj’s grandfather back in Febru- ary, 2024…Tejasvi, then a 16-year-old junior…began researching how common such scams—especially ones targeting older Americans—are. Very common, it turns out…Within the year she had built and launched Shield Seniors, a website and, soon, mobile app, designed to educate the 60-plus demographic about what online scams look like, analyze suspicious emails and messages users upload, and, if the communications prove fraudu- lent, provide links to report them.” “At TIME, we regularly profile world leaders and next- generation changemakers. Kid of the Year elevates the very youngest, recognizing their accomplishments as they chart a course toward a brighter future,” said TIME for Kids Editor-in-Chief Andrea Delbanco. “We’re giving kids a platform, and watching them use it to inspire other young people to follow in their footsteps.” To select the 2025 Kid of the Year, TIME editors and writers conducted research to identify stand-out kids in the U.S. ages 8-17. For the first-time, TIME also evalu- ated submissions to the TIME for Kids Service Stars pro- gram, which honors young leaders who are making the world a brighter place. Service Stars, developed in part- nership with The Allstate Foundation, supports all young people to serve and improve communities and shines a light on kids who are positively impacting others. The 2025 TIME Kid of the Year is made possible by exclusive partner The Allstate Foundation, a nonprofit that is committed to empowering youth ages 5 to 25 to serve and improve communities. The 2025 Kid of the Year is available on time.com now and will appear in the September 29 issue of TIME, avail- able on newsstands on Friday, September 19. It will also be featured in the TIME for Kids Service Stars special issue, in classrooms and online at timeforkids.com start- ing September 25. TIME Press Release Photograph byZerb Mellish forTIME TIME Kid of the Year shows Tejasvi Manoj on Front Page. - Continued On Page 12