Indian Origin
- Middle East
2 Israeli security officers of Indian origin killed in Hamas attack: Official sources
Jerusalem: At least two Israeli women security officers of Indian origin were killed in the unprecedented attack carried out by the Palestinian militant group Hamas earlier this month, official sources and people…
- India
Indian convicted for orchestrating $2.8mn healthcare fraud in US
New York: A 43-year-old Indian national has been convicted by a federal jury in Michigan for orchestrating a $2.8 million healthcare fraud and wire fraud conspiracy, and engaging in money laundering, aggravated…
- World
Indian national in US gets 10 years in jail for money laundering conspiracy
New York: A 40-year-old Indian national in the US state of Colorado has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to commit money laundering, and ordered to pay $1,163,947.28 in…
- India
Singapore Parliament rejects proposal to suspend Indian-origin MP
Singapore: The Parliament in Singapore has rejected a motion by the opposition party requesting suspension of Indian-origin Transport Minister S. Iswaran, stating that it will consider the matter when corruption investigations against…
- World
Indian-origin Singaporean jailed for coughing at colleagues while he was Covid-infected
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…
- World
Tharman Shanmugaratnam joins growing list of Indian-origin leaders dominating world politics
Singapore: With Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning Singapore’s presidential election, he joins a long list of Indian-origin leaders who are dominating politics at important world capitals. Shanmugaratnam, 66, received 70.4 per cent of the…
- World
Charges withdrawn against Indian-origin woman accused of extortion in Singapore
Singapore: A 27-year-old Indian-origin woman in Singapore has had her charges withdrawn and let off with a stern warning for allegedly extorting S$1,800 from a man who had procured her escort services.…
- India
Indian American CEO jailed for 2 years for committing bank fraud
New York: An Indian-American CEO of multiple software development and IT services companies in California has been sentenced to two years in prison for committing bank fraud and failing to pay over…
- World
Chinese national jailed for pushing Indian-origin security officer in Singapore
Singapore: A Chinese national in Singapore was sentenced to six weeks in jail on Monday for pushing a 56-year-old Indian-origin security officer, causing him to fall and fracture his wrist last year.…
- Business
Growing list of Indian-origin CEOs at top firms impresses Elon Musk
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is impressed at the way Indian-origin people have taken over as CEOs of most of the top tech companies, as well as some of…
- World
Indian-origin boy robbed, stabbed in Australia
Melbourne: An Indian-origin boy celebrating his 16th birthday was stabbed in an unprovoked attack in Melbourne, following which police have arrested a 20 year-old suspect. Rhyan Singh and his two friends were…
- World
Indian-origin doctor jailed for sexually assaulting patient in UK
London: A 34-year-old Indian-origin doctor, who claimed to be a massage specialist and had sexually assaulted one of his patients in 2020, has been jailed for 18 months in England. Simon Abraham…
- India
UK police to re-open murder mystery case of Indian-origin boy after 42 yrs
London: Sussex police are set to re-examine the case of an eight-year-old Indian-origin boy who was found dead months after he mysteriously disappeared in 1981 in London, media reports said. Vishal Mehrotra…