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When Bera was elected for the Congress for the first time six years ago, he had hoped that in a decade, the number of Indian-Americans would be in double digit. (Photo: Twitter | @RepBera)

'Samosa Caucus' in focus as 100 Indian-Americans run for mid-term polls

All four Indian-American lawmakers in the present House of Representatives are expected to easily sail through Tuesday's midterm polls.

05 Nov 2018 1:13 PM

Kavuru has been charged with 10 counts of visa fraud and as many counts of mail fraud in connection with a scheme to maintain a pool of foreign workers for the clients of his consulting companies. (Representational Image)

Indian-American arrested in California over H-1B visa fraud

Kishore Kumar Kavuru was arrested Friday morning and produced before the US Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen.

03 Nov 2018 6:51 PM

Palvinder and Pritpal Binning, both in their mid-50s, were arrested by the UK's Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) earlier this week after a raid on their home in Chilworth, near Southampton on southern coast of England. (Photo: Pritpal Binning | LinkedIn)

Indian-origin professor, husband kept man in shed for 4 years, arrested

The man told officers that he had been sleeping on plastic sun-lounger deck chair in shed and was given out of date food to eat.

03 Nov 2018 6:17 PM

The US has the largest and most expansive immigration programmes on the planet, Donald Trump said. (Photo: File)

Trump shows sympathy for those awaiting green cards, says they'll enter US

As per official estimates, over 600,000 Indians in the US are waiting to receive green cards, which is step short of American citizenship.

02 Nov 2018 3:17 PM

Marie and Vijay Goradia received the Roy M Huffington Award here recently. (Photo: Twitter)

Indian-American couple honoured with Roy M Huffington Award in US

The Houston couple has made significant contributions in the areas of healthcare, literacy and education in India for decades now.

31 Oct 2018 10:55 AM

The couple, who through their social media posts chronicled their travelling adventures, also wrote a blog called 'Holidays and HappilyEverAfters'. (Photo: Instagram/holidaysandhappilyeverafters)

Indian couple dies in California's Yosemite National Park while taking selfie: report

Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30 fell to their deaths from Taft Point in the national park in California.

31 Oct 2018 8:34 AM

Together, they chronicled their adventures of travelling around the world in a blog called 'Holidays and HappilyEverAfters'. (Photo: Instagram/holidaysandhappilyeverafters)

Indian couple dies after falling into steep terrain in California's Yosemite National Park

Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30, fell to their deaths from Taft Point in Yosemite National Park.

30 Oct 2018 9:29 AM

Qatar had announced in September it had approved legislation to scrap the visa system -- a lynchpin of the country's "kafala", or sponsorship, system which many liken to modern-day slavery. (Representational image | AP)

Now, foreign workers in Qatar no longer need boss' permission to leave country

All but five per cent of company's workforce, reportedly those in most senior positions, can leave without prior permission from employers.

28 Oct 2018 6:32 PM

Yussuf was convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment and an additional three years on license, or release under strict conditions. (Representational Image | File)

2 men jailed for fatal stabbing of Indian-origin man in UK

Balbir Johal, 48, was attacked in the Southall suburb of west London in March and rushed to hospital with stab wounds but died later.

24 Oct 2018 11:04 AM

In a notification, the ministry said a person, who is a foreign-origin spouse of a citizen of India or of an OCI cardholder, and who fulfil the laid down conditions shall be eligible to apply for registration as OCI card holder. (Photo: File)

Foreigners married to Indians now eligible for OCI card: Govt

Centre has simplified the process of renunciation of Indian citizenship, providing relief to Indians who have applied for foreign passports.

24 Oct 2018 7:51 AM

Minal Patel Davis, special advisor on human trafficking to Houston mayor Sylvester Turner, received the ‘Presidential Medal for Combating Human Trafficking’ in the White House last week. (Photo: City of Houston/Twitter)

Indian-American awarded at White House for combating human trafficking

'It was unbelievable,' said Davis after winning the award, the country’s highest honour in the field.

19 Oct 2018 1:40 PM

Justice See Kee Oon said Rakesh had blatantly abused his position of trust. (Representational image)

Singapore: Indian yoga teacher's jail term extended for molesting student

Rakesh Kumar Prasad had appealed against his conviction but his arguments were rejected by HC which allowed an appeal by the prosecution.

13 Oct 2018 11:58 AM

Born Nimrata 'Nikki' Randhawa, Haley is latest Republican to exit the Trump administration. (Photo: AP | File)

Great advocate of India-US relationship: Indian-Americans on Nikki Haley

Haley, the first-ever Indian-American in any presidential cabinet, surprised many when she announced her resignation on Tuesday.

10 Oct 2018 11:25 AM

Trump has nominated Rita Baranwal to be an assistant secretary of energy (nuclear energy) at the Department of Energy, the White House said in a statement. (Photo: File)

Trump picks Indian-American woman to head US nuclear energy division

Rita Baranwal currently serves as the Director of the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative.

04 Oct 2018 11:32 AM

Nagarajan Balajee faces a jail term of between two and five years and caning under a charge of 'attempting to commit extortion'. (Representational Image)

Indian man in Singapore faces jail, caning for extortion

Man threatened to publish defamatory libel concerning Zaidi, global head at Standard Chartered Bank, unless he paid SGD 500,000.

03 Oct 2018 12:25 PM

Kavya Kopparapu (in pic), 18, from Virginia and Rahul Subramaniam, 17, from Connecticut were recipients of USD 50,000 each as 2018 Davidson Fellows laureates. (Photo: Twitter | @KavyaKopparapu)

6 Indian American teens get prestigious Davidson Fellows scholarships

Two of the Indian Americans received USD 50,000 each as scholarship money and another three got USD 25,000 each.

02 Oct 2018 11:50 AM

Chaman Lal (in pic), a local politician, and his wife Vidya Wati were taken to a hospital with minor cuts and injuries on Sunday afternoon after the armed robbery at their shop Uplands Fruits on Sandwell Road. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian-origin couple slashed with knife in UK fruit store robbery

Police said a 45-year-old man and woman aged 33 were arrested on suspicion of the robbery and remain in police custody for questioning.

24 Sep 2018 8:39 PM

Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chair of the British Medical Association (BMA), said despite making up a third of the National Health Service (NHS) workforce, the Black And Minority Ethnic (BAME) doctors were not proportionately represented at senior managerial levels of the UK's health service. (Photo: Twitter)

Indian-origin doctor warns of ‘unconscious racism’ in UK’s health service

Indian-origin doctor called on the government-funded National Health Service to treat its black and minority ethnic doctors more fairly.

20 Sep 2018 1:46 PM

'The Metropolitan Police is investigating this as a hate crime. It is being dealt with as a case of arson and criminal damage. No arrests have been made so far,' a Metropolitan Police spokesperson said on Wednesday. (Representational image)

Arson attack on Indian-origin family's home in UK; hate crime, say cops

CCTV images from area reportedly show a group of four-five youths, dressed in hoodies, attempting to start a fire on the hedges.

19 Sep 2018 5:33 PM

While the staff member has not been named throughout the process of investigation, sexual misconduct allegations were levelled against Indian national Ravi Karkara, who had served as Senior Advisor on Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy to the Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director at UN Women. (Representational Image)

Indian employed in UN Women dismissed for sexual conduct

UN Women said last month that Office of Audit and Investigation of UNDP had completed its investigation into sexual misconduct allegations.

19 Sep 2018 1:50 PM

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