Mr Patel said he wants to lobby Parliament and get them to listen and effect a change. London: An Indian-origin man from London who lost his son due to what he terms a “cascade of errors” by medics has launched a new charity foundation to campaign for the rights of [...]
Taral Patel said his campaign is focused on hard work and respect for all communities. (File) Houston: A 29-year-old Indian-American policy expert, who is running for Fort Bend County Commissioner in the US state of Texas, has said that he has received racist and hate-filled messages on social media. Democrat [...]
A Singapore Tada cab spokeswoman said the firm was aware of the incident Singapore: A Singapore Chinese cab driver is under investigation for abusing a woman and her daughter during their ride over misinformation on the destination and assuming she was of Indian origin. “He said, ‘You are Indian, you [...]
Sikhs are among the fastest growing groups in Canada. Tensions between India and Canada escalated after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of killing Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a campaigner for an independent Sikh homeland called Khalistan and a designated terrorist in India. New Delhi has rejected all the allegations [...]
Jaahnavi Kandula was hit by a police vehicle driven by Officer Kevin Dave. Seattle: The Seattle Community Police Commission has recommended the city police chief to relieve from duty and withhold pay for an officer under investigation for joking about and downplaying the death of a 23-year-old Indian student when [...]
Both accused, Arushobike Mitra and Garbita Mitra, had previously pleaded guilty before US District Judge. Washington: Two Indian nationals have been sentenced to 41 months in prison for their role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud by accepting illegally obtained USD 1.2 million in wire transfers from victims across [...]
None of his colleagues contracted COVID-19 from the incident. Singapore: A 64-year-old Singaporean of Indian origin was sentenced to two weeks’ jail on Monday on pleading guilty to one count of breaching a COVID-19 regulation by failing to wear a mask that covered his nose and mouth while outside his [...]
The H1B visa offers several advantages to its holder. (Representational) New Delhi: India-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has promised to “gut” the H-1 B visa programme if elected to the office. Calling it “indentured servitude”, Mr Ramaswamy asserted that the lottery-based system to grant the special visa will be [...]
Vivek Ramaswamy’s remarks on H-1B visa have sparked a row New Delhi: Following the row over his remarks on the H-1B visa programme, Indian-American US presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has said he understands what he wants to reform and stressed that the H-1B programme was “senseless”. In an interview with [...]
On Saturday, rally attendees pointed out that Jaahnavi Kandula’s life did have value. Seattle: Demanding justice for Jaahnavi Kandula, members of the South Asian community here met the Mayor of Seattle and top city officials and also held a rally at the site where the Indian student was struck and [...]