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Chander, a former town mayor of Leamington Spa, mistook the accelerator for the brake before the fatal smash, which caused the death of seven-year-old schoolboy Rowan Fitzgerald, who was sitting at the front of the upper deck of the bus and died of a head injury. (Representational Image)

Indian-origin bus driver killed 2 in UK crash 3 years ago: Court

Chander had been warned about his 'erratic' driving after four crashes in the previous three years, the court was told.

19 Sep 2018 1:31 PM

The award citation described Basu's job as 'one of the toughest policing roles in the country' and praised his hard work and dedication in achieving such seniority within the force as the 'first officer of Asian heritage to hold the post in the UK'. (Photo: Twitter | @metpoliceuk)

For 'toughest policing role', Indian-origin officer honoured in UK

Scotland Yard's first Indian-origin counter-terrorism chief Neil Basu has been praised for achieving seniority within the force.

15 Sep 2018 6:43 PM

The 49-year-old had refused to sell the tobacco related item to the boy and his two friends who came into his shop on January 6 because they were under 18 years of age. (Photo: UK Police website)

Indian-origin man killed by UK teen for refusing to sell cigarette paper

The shopkeeper, Vijaykumar Patel sustained fatal head injury in unprovoked attack by the boy, whose name has not been revealed.

09 Sep 2018 8:28 AM

Visa Fraud is punishable by up to ten years in prison and a USD 250,000 fine. (Representational image)

Indian man who was CEO of two IT companies arrested for visa fraud in US

Pradyumna Kumar Samal was taken into custody as he arrived from an international flight at Seattle airport.

01 Sep 2018 4:06 PM

In addition to the prison term, Judge Koh sentenced Vilasini Ganesh to a 3-year term of supervised release and ordered her to pay restitution in the amount of over USD 344,000. (Representational image)

California: Indian origin doctor gets 63 months in jail for health care fraud

Vilasini Ganesh and her husband Gregory Belcher of California were convicted of the charges in December last year after an eight-week trial.

01 Sep 2018 3:55 PM

Geeta Aulakh, 28, was brutally attacked with a machete during the attack in Greenford, west London, in November 2009. (Photo: Sunrise Radio)

After 8 yrs in UK jail, NRI murder convict will serve 20 in India

Harpreet Aulakh was sentenced to minimum of 28 yrs in London in Dec 2010 for plotting the murder of his wife after she asked for a divorce.

28 Aug 2018 11:27 AM

DBS Bank, which is Patnaik's employer, also commented in a Facebook post that it was looking into the matter. (Photo: Facebook)

Outrage after Indian posts image of ripped Singapore flag on Facebook

Many deemed it offensive, saying the image was disrespectful as it showed the graphic Singapore flag being ripped to shreds.

24 Aug 2018 7:01 PM

Bennur Yatheesha, 28, was arrested at his condo room and charged with raping a girl under 15 and unlawfully taking away a person under 15 from her parents. (Representational Image)

Indian man arrested for raping 14-year-old girl in Thailand

The girl alleged that the suspect took her to his condo room and made her drink beer before raping her.

24 Aug 2018 6:43 PM

Rahul Kumar, who moved from India to Canada seven years ago, was also called a loser with 'shit-coloured skin', CTV news reported. (Representational Image)

Go back to your country, Paki: Canadian woman’s racial slur at Indian

Towards the end of the video, she can be seen driving off, but not before she spits on his car and calls him a 'loser.'

22 Aug 2018 4:27 PM

Jurors convicted Shafeeq Sheikh, 46, a former physician at the Baylor College of Medicine, of second-degree sexual assault after a trial that ended this past week. (Representational Image)

Indian-American doctor convicted for raping sedated patient won't serve jail time

DNA evidence collected from rape kit matched DNA sample of the guilty doctor's cheek swab.

20 Aug 2018 12:37 PM

Prabhu Ramamoorthy initially told investigators that he was in a deep sleep and did not do anything. (YouTube Screengrab/ WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7)

Indian man convicted of groping woman on US flight, wife sat next to him

Prabhu Ramamoorthy, who worked for an IT company for over two years, will be sentenced on December 12 by US District Judge Terrence Berg.

18 Aug 2018 8:15 AM

The sites covered by the father and the son were the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh, Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, and Humayun Tomb, Red Fort and Qutub Minar in the national capital Delhi. (Photo: File)

Abu Dhabi based father-son duo travel to India, breaks world record

The two visited seven heritage sites, covering nearly 300 km, in exactly 11 hours, 33 minutes and 18 seconds.

16 Aug 2018 4:26 PM

Ashland city’s Mayor Steve Gilmore and three city commissioners visited Taj Sardar, the owner of the restaurant, to give support(Photo: Facebook/City of Ashland Ketucky Government)

'I probably funded Al-Qaeda': Indian-origin restaurateur racially abused

Taj Sardar, the owner of 'The Kings Diner' in Ashland, Kentucky, was targeted by racial posts by the man after eating at his restaurant.

15 Aug 2018 1:17 PM

PM Modi joined special ceremony through video conference at Dunsinane Estate, Nuwara Eliya to hand over houses built under Indian Housing Project in Plantation Areas. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

India hands over first lot of houses in Sri Lanka’s tea plantation areas

It is the largest Indian assistance project in any country with a grant of over USD 350 million.

12 Aug 2018 7:01 PM

Trump nominates Indian-American professor to agency on privacy, civil liberties

Bamzai was law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia of US Supreme Court and to Judge Jeffrey Sutton of US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

08 Aug 2018 2:39 PM

Finding it difficult to defend the Trump administration’s policies as a diplomat especially over race and immigration, Sri Preston Kulkarni last December decided to quit his dream job at the US state department to run for Congress. (YouTube grab from ‘KulkarniForCongress’)

Unhappy with Trump policies, Indian-American quits job, runs for US Congress

Six months after quitting job, he won Democratic primary and is pitching for tough battle against 5-term Republican incumbent Pete Olson.

07 Aug 2018 8:15 PM

Das unlawfully possessed computer graphic files containing approximately 1,000 photographs and 380 videos depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. (Representational/PTI)

Indian man in US had 1,000 child porn photos, 380 videos, gets 4 yrs in jail

Abhijeet Das, 28, of Pittsburgh has been sentenced in federal court to 52 months imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release.

05 Aug 2018 12:10 PM

All three were foreign nationals working for food and catering services company, Sodexo, in the Afghan capital, Kabul. (Representational image/AP)

Indian among 3 foreigners abducted, killed in Kabul: Police

Abducted near Pul-e-Charkhi in eastern outskirts of Kabul, their bodies were found in a car parked in Mussahi district in southern Kabul.

02 Aug 2018 2:13 PM

The UAE govt did not release specific numbers, but says thousands of people, primarily from countries like India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and the Philippines, will benefit from the amnesty scheme. (Representational Image)

UAE’s visa amnesty for illegal foreign workers may benefit Indians too

The UAE is home to 2.8 million Indian expatriates, the largest expatriate community in the country.

01 Aug 2018 9:31 PM

Rathod had arrived in Australia four years ago on a student visa to study accountancy. (Photo: Facebook | Maulin Rathod)

Teenage girl charged with murder of Indian student in Australia

Teenager was charged with attempted murder, intentionally causing serious injury, recklessly causing serious injury after arrest, murder.

30 Jul 2018 2:34 PM

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