Tag: news
-
Obama names Indian-American as alternate IMF director
•
US president is nominating Sunil Sabharwal, an independent Indian American investor in the payments sector, to a key job as US alternate executive director at International Monetary Fund.
-
US rapper makes racist comments about Sikh man draws flak
•
An American rapper has made racist comments about a Sikh man in a picture he posted on a website but withdrew it later after drawing flak for his remarks online
-
Op Bluestar a stain on post1947 India Cameron
•
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday called Operation Bluestar and the events that followed it in India in 1984 a stain on the postindependence history of India and said that Britain should celebrate the contribution Sikhs made to the country
-
Indian-American in immigration scam settles with US body
•
An Indian-American businessman and two Chicago based organisations will pay $15 million to settle charges of raising $158 million dollars from close to 300 investors as part of an immigration scam.
-
India-born Rajat Gupta should pay $13.9m penalty, be banned for life, US regulator says
•
Gupta’s lawyers have argued that instead of protecting the investing public, the injunctions imposed on him by the district court “serve only to punish and stigmatize Gupta”.
-
Indian arrested in US for sexually assaulting fellow passenger
•
A 61-year-old Indian national has been arrested in the US on charges of sexually assaulting a fellow woman passenger aboard a domestic flight.
-
Two Indians charged with wire fraud in US court
•
The charges against stock promoter Sandip Shah, 40, and CEO of a firm Shailesh Shah, 47 — both from California — followed a lengthy investigation focusing on preventing fraud in the microcap stock markets.
-
‘Indian not allowed Buckingham Palace visit after scandal’
•
An Indian-origin tycoon in the UK will not be allowed to visit the Buckingham Palace despite winning an auction to take part in a celebrity tennis match there after getting embroiled in a bribery scandal, a media report said on Sunday.
-
Indian-American doctors pitch for Vivek Murthy’s confirmation
•
If confirmed by the Senate, Dr Murthy would not only be the first-ever Indian-American to occupy this post but also the youngest ever Surgeon General of the US.
-
Indian-Americans to pay US $ 3.3 mn for overbilling
•
An Indian-American owner of a billing firm and three others have agreed to pay US $ 3.3 million to resolve claims for overbilled nuclear stress tests.
-
Indian-origin toddler dies in Britain
•
An Indian-origin toddler has died after falling with her mother from the window of a house in the British city of Bradford.
-
Indian embassy in Doha allays concerns on deaths of Indian workers in Qatar
•
Amid concerns over high number of deaths of Indian workers in Qatar, the Indian embassy in Doha sought to downplay the issue, saying that the number was ‘quite normal’.
-
Indian male nurse killed by Ethiopian house maid in Saudi
•
An Indian male house nurse was stabbed to death by an Ethiopian co-maid in the Saudi Arabia city of Dammam, local media reported on Wednesday.
-
Indian student missing in US, family offers $15,000 reward
•
A 19-year-old Indian-origin student of the Southern Illinois University has gone missing with his family offering a reward of $15,000 for information leading to his recovery.
-
Ranveer Singh cries on dance reality show ‘Boogie Woogie’
•
Ranveer Singh cries on dance reality show ‘Boogie Woogie’
-
Sikhs across Canada to mark February 14th by serving at Women’s Shelters
•
After delivering baked goods, valentines cards and chocolates to women’s shelters last year, Sikh communities across Canada will once again be joining the One Billion Rising movement to make February 14, 2014 a “day of action”.
-
Government to resettle Syrian refugees
•
Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse has announced the government will resettle up to 100 refugees in need of urgent protection from the situation in Syria. “The humanitarian situation in Syria is deteriorating by the day and the UNHCR has called on the international community for assistance,” Mr…
-
Acrylic art works by a Pune based artist
•
Pune based artist Rahul Phulkar is currently showcasing his recent works at a gallery in SoBo.
