Indian-origin
- World
UK Opposition proposes stricter citizenship rules for all migrants
London: The UK’s Opposition Conservative Party on Thursday proposed a clampdown on all migrants by tightening citizenship rules and barring social benefit claimants from residency rights. Kemi Badenoch, who took over from…
- Science
NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together
Cape Canaveral: NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in. Indian-origin commander Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore floated out…
- India
Indian-origin student suspended from MIT over essay on Gaza genocide
An Indian-origin student has been suspended from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) over an essay he wrote about the Palestinian people and their suffering, and against Israel’s actions. Prahlad Iyengar, a…
- Health
Fibre diet may delay rare and incurable blood cancer: Indian-origin researcher
New York: A team of researchers in the US has shown that a high fibre, plant-based dietary intervention may delay progression to multiple myeloma, a type of rare and incurable blood cancer…
- World
Newly-wed Indian-origin man shot dead in US in suspected road rage incident
Washington: A 29-year-old newly wedded Indian-origin man was shot dead in front of his wife in a suspected road rage incident in the US state of Indiana, police and media reports said.…
- News
Indian-origin man jailed for fatal gang fight in Singapore hotel
Singapore: A 25-year-old Indian-origin man in Singapore was sentenced to more than a year in jail and fined SGD 2,000 for his involvement in a rival gang-inspired brawl at a hotel here…
- World
Singapore’s Indian-origin former minister faces fresh charges for alleged corruption
Singapore: Singapore’s Indian-origin former Transport Minister S Iswaran on Monday was slapped with eight fresh charges in the alleged case of corruption taking the total charges that he now faces to 35.…
- World
Indian-origin former prison officer jailed for bribery bid in Singapore
Singapore: A 57-year-old Indian-origin former prison officer in Singapore was sentenced to more than three years in jail on Friday for attempting to seek bribes totalling SG$133,000 in exchange for transferring an…
- World
Indian-origin care worker arrested for allegedly assaulting elderly in Canada
Toronto: A 32-year-old Indian-origin personal support worker has been arrested for allegedly assaulting an 89-year-old elderly at a care home in Canada’s Ontario province. Suman Soni, 32, has been charged with two…
- World
Indian-origin singer fined for molesting woman in Singapore
Singapore: A 42-year-old Indian-origin singer in Singapore has been fined SG$ 3,000 for molesting a female production crew member in a drunken stupor in 2022. Sivabalan Siva Prasad Menon, who had consumed…
- World
Indian-origin man charged with kicking cop during arrest in Singapore
Singapore: A 49-year-old Indian-origin man in Singapore has been charged with assaulting a public servant, an offence for which he can be jailed for up to seven years and fined or caned.…
- World
Indian-origin man gets more than 7 years in jail for duping people in Singapore
Singapore: A 53-year-old Indian-origin man was sentenced to seven years and four months’ jail on Monday for cheating 20 people, including his family friends and acquaintances, of SG$ 2.5 million ($ 1.8…
- World
Indian-origin man in UK sentenced for gym thefts to fund lavish lifestyle
London: An Indian-origin man and his partner have been sentenced for breaking into gym lockers and stealing bank cards to pay for their lavish lifestyles in south east London. Ashley Singh (39)…
- World
Indian-origin doctor ordered to pay 135,000 pounds to schoolgirl she hit with car in UK
London: A UK court ordered an Indian-origin doctor to pay approximately Rs 1.41 crore in damages to a schoolgirl who she hit with her luxury car in 2018, causing severe head injuries…
- World
US police still probing death of wealthy Indian-origin family in Massachusetts
New York: Police in the US are still investigating the deaths of a wealthy Indian-origin couple and their teenage daughter, who were found dead in their sprawling USD 5 million mansion in…
