News for '-indian-origin'

Indian-origin Dhruv Manoj bags gold at World Memory Championship

Indian-origin Dhruv Manoj bags gold at World Memory Championship

Rediff.com2 Jan 2019

The 12-year-old from Singapore bagged two gold medals at the World Memory Championships held in Hong Kong.

Nine-year-old Indian girl critical after shooting at London restaurant

Nine-year-old Indian girl critical after shooting at London restaurant

Rediff.com31 May 2024

The Metropolitan police said the girl was inside a restaurant in the Kingsland High Street area of Hackney having dinner with her family when the shooting occurred on Wednesday night.

Indian-origin cricketer found guilty of indecent exposure

Indian-origin cricketer found guilty of indecent exposure

Rediff.com16 Nov 2017

Shiv Thakor, an all-rounder with the Derbyshire County Cricket Club and a former England captain of the Under-19 team, was labelled as "Shifty Shiv" by one of the victims after he exposed himself through a "gap" in his jogging pants.

Indian-origin man is London transport chief

Indian-origin man is London transport chief

Rediff.com14 May 2008

Kulveer Ranger, 33, an Indian-origin management consultant who has previously worked on London's transport system, has been appointed the director of transport policy by the new mayor, Boris Johnson.

Webcam case: Friend testifies against Indian-origin teen

Webcam case: Friend testifies against Indian-origin teen

Rediff.com28 Feb 2012

A key witness in the trial of Dharun Ravi accused of spying on his roommate's homosexual tryst has testified that the Indian-origin student had sent her text messages to know what she was telling investigators about the case.

India's New Trilemma

India's New Trilemma

Rediff.com9 Jul 2024

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.

UK: Indian-origin doctor quits over plagiarism

UK: Indian-origin doctor quits over plagiarism

Rediff.com24 Oct 2008

Raj Persaud, the celebrity doctor, who admitted plagiarism at a GMC hearing in June, has stepped down as a consultant psychiatrist for the south London and Maudsley NHS trust.

Indian-origin techie charged with $10m COVID-19 relief fraud

Indian-origin techie charged with $10m COVID-19 relief fraud

Rediff.com14 May 2020

Shashank Rai, 30, allegedly sought millions of dollars in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act from two different banks by claiming to have 250 employees earning wages when, in fact, no employee worked for his alleged business.

Indian-origin US actor arrested in California

Indian-origin US actor arrested in California

Rediff.com13 Aug 2008

Indian-origin US actor Shelley Malil has been booked on suspicion of attempted murder, mayhem and burglary in connection with an attack that San Diego authorities said left his ex-girlfriend in a critical condition with 20 stab wounds.

Indian-origin people are better off: Malaysia

Indian-origin people are better off: Malaysia

Rediff.com4 Dec 2007

deputy minister for Rural and Regional Development Zainal Abidin Osman said Malaysians of Indian origin were better off than the indigenous Malays.

Now Indian-origin man, wife killed in Birmingham

Now Indian-origin man, wife killed in Birmingham

Rediff.com11 Jan 2012

An Indian-origin man and his English wife have been murdered in Birmingham, the British police said on Wednesday, weeks after an Indian student was killed in an apparent hate crime in Manchester.

Award of excellence for Indian-origin astronomer

Award of excellence for Indian-origin astronomer

Rediff.com2 May 2008

Anjum Mukadam, an astronomer of Indian origin, will be awarded the Robert J Trumpler Award for for designing and building Argos, a fast, CCD-based, time-series photometer to probe stars, including white dwarfs. Her work doubled the number of known pulsating white dwarfs, produced more than a dozen scientific papers, and created in Argos an instrument that is also useful for the detection of extrasolar planets as they transit their parent star.

24 Indian-origin people tried for London riots

24 Indian-origin people tried for London riots

Rediff.com26 Feb 2012

Twenty four people of India-origin are among the nearly 3,000 suspects being tried for last year's shocking riots in London and other towns of England, new analysis of data shows, contradicting the belief that Asians had stayed away from the violence.

Assange launches party, fields 2 Indian-origin candidates

Assange launches party, fields 2 Indian-origin candidates

Rediff.com25 Jul 2013

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, holed up in Ecuadorian embassy in London for more than a year, on Thursday launched his political party in Australia to contest the general elections later this year.

Indian-origin doctor on FBI's most-wanted list

Indian-origin doctor on FBI's most-wanted list

Rediff.com19 Jun 2011

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a nationwide manhunt and alerted Interpol to locate one of its most-wanted fugitives, Indian-origin doctor Gautam Gupta whose ads promising weight loss are well-known, for allegedly defrauding United States insurance companies of $25 million over the last decade.

UK: Popular Indian-origin radio jockey dead

UK: Popular Indian-origin radio jockey dead

Rediff.com14 Feb 2008

Prashar, a former postman who worked in the Indian Air Force before migrating to Coventry in the 1960s, started his radio career after retiring from Royal Mail.

Indian origin MP gets Freedom Defender's Award

Indian origin MP gets Freedom Defender's Award

Rediff.com12 Dec 2007

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice named Ganesan as a runner-up for the first Freedom Defenders Award 2007 at a ceremony to mark Human Rights Day

Indian-origin Sikh becomes first turbaned judge in Canada

Indian-origin Sikh becomes first turbaned judge in Canada

Rediff.com24 Jun 2017

Palbinder Kaur Shergill, a sole practitioner with Shergill & Company, has extensive trial and appellate experience and has appeared before courts and tribunals across Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Indian-origin political scientist denied US entry

Indian-origin political scientist denied US entry

Rediff.com7 Nov 2007

An Indian-origin political scientist from South Africa has been permanently denied entry to the United States apparently for his anti-America ideology. "I have criticised America in my commentaries and lectures but I have never propagated violence or terrorism. It is absurd to think that I am regarded as a terrorist."

Indian-origin Parliamentarians laud N-deal debate

Indian-origin Parliamentarians laud N-deal debate

Rediff.com29 Oct 2007

The Parliamentarians of Indian-origin claim the way India has put the nuclear deal on hold has increased respect for India.

Indian-origin man heads Aussie Islamic body

Indian-origin man heads Aussie Islamic body

Rediff.com26 Feb 2007

Patel was instrumental in securing the release of Australian hostage Douglas Wood after he was kidnapped in Iraq in 2005.

Indian-origin Kamala Harris drops out of US presidential race

Indian-origin Kamala Harris drops out of US presidential race

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

Harris, who is of mixed Indian and African heritage, had been polling poorly in recent weeks.

Indian-origin woman jailed in UK drug scam

Indian-origin woman jailed in UK drug scam

Rediff.com31 Jul 2011

An Indian origin woman who pleaded guilty to being a courier of heroin worth 50,000 pounds in Britain, has been jailed for three years.

Missing Indian-origin student's body found in Malaysia

Missing Indian-origin student's body found in Malaysia

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

Navdeep Singh Jaryal died when a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sabah in Malaysia.

Mukherjee, the 4th Indian-origin Pulitzer winner

Mukherjee, the 4th Indian-origin Pulitzer winner

Rediff.com20 Apr 2011

Siddhartha Mukherjee has become the fourth person of Indian origin to bag the prestigious Pulitzer Prize, the first being Gobind Behari Lal way back in 1937.

Singapore's Shanmugaratnam joins club of PIO leaders dominating world politics

Singapore's Shanmugaratnam joins club of PIO leaders dominating world politics

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

He is among several leaders of Indian heritage who have ascended to the highest echelon of public service globally.

Indian-origin student killed in US shooting incident

Indian-origin student killed in US shooting incident

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

Shani Patel, a junior economics major at the university, was shot and killed on Sunday at an off-campus apartment building in Newark.

Indian-origin teen held for plotting murder of New York cops

Indian-origin teen held for plotting murder of New York cops

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

Ranbir Singh Shergill, 18, was arrested this weekend and has been ordered held.

Scam-hit US univ blames Indian-origin staffer

Scam-hit US univ blames Indian-origin staffer

Rediff.com1 Feb 2011

As radio-tagging of scores of Indian students duped by a 'sham' United States university continues to cause anger back home, the controversial institute has claimed that one of its Indian-origin staff was responsible for the immigration fraud and it was not directly involved in it. Breaking its silence, the California-based Tri Valley University, which was shut down in January, termed as 'baseless' the allegations of immigration fraud against the institute.

Arjun outplays Safarli in Sharjah Masters

Arjun outplays Safarli in Sharjah Masters

Rediff.com15 May 2024

World number seven Erigaise Arjun started his campaign on a positive note, outplaying Eltaj Safarli of Azerbaijan in the first round of the Sharjah Masters chess tournament in Sharjah.

Starmer storm sweeps Sunak out of 10 Downing Street

Starmer storm sweeps Sunak out of 10 Downing Street

Rediff.com5 Jul 2024

Sunak, 44, was facing the impossible challenge of overcoming voter anger against the incumbent Tories after 14 years in power. The 61-year-old Keir Starmer-led Labour Party, meanwhile, maintained a strong lead over the Tories throughout the six-week campaign.

Aus: Indian-origin doctor barred from practising

Aus: Indian-origin doctor barred from practising

Rediff.com6 Oct 2006

A doctor of Indian-origin has been barred from practising for 10 years after she was found guilty of professional misconduct by an Australian medical tribunal.

12 Indian-origin persons in Forbes' Midas 100 list

12 Indian-origin persons in Forbes' Midas 100 list

Rediff.com28 Jan 2008

12 Indian-origin persons have made it to a list of 100 dealmakers with the Midas-touch, based on the value of the companies these people have taken public or sold in the past five years.

Spelling is this Indian-origin boy's refuge

Spelling is this Indian-origin boy's refuge

Rediff.com10 Mar 2007

Kunal Shah's parents were deported from the US a year ago.

Indian-origin man held for molesting co-passenger

Indian-origin man held for molesting co-passenger

Rediff.com7 Oct 2010

An Indian-origin man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a fellow-passenger on board a Delta flight. Ranchhodbhai Lakha, 61, of Georgia is being charged in a federal criminal complaint with assault and sexual assault.

Indian-origin woman burned alive in New Zealand

Indian-origin woman burned alive in New Zealand

Rediff.com24 Jan 2011

Police in New Zealand have alerted the Interpol to trace the husband of an Indian-origin woman who was allegedly burnt to death last week in the country, a media report said.

Another top post for Indian-origin at Harvard

Another top post for Indian-origin at Harvard

Rediff.com16 May 2010

Gita Gopinath, an Indian-origin associate professor at Harvard University's Department of Economics, has been appointed a full professor, the first Indian woman in the institution's history to be given this appointment.

Priti Patel named UK's 1st Indian-origin Home Secretary

Priti Patel named UK's 1st Indian-origin Home Secretary

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

In a cabinet that was already being touted as the most diverse in British history, Priti Patel became the first Indian-origin home secretary with Pakistani-origin Sajid Javid moving from the UK Home Office to become the new chancellor.

Classical dancer shot dead in another attack on Indians in US

Classical dancer shot dead in another attack on Indians in US

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

In yet another deadly attack on Indians and Indian-Americans in the United States in recent months, a 34-year-old trained classical dancer from India and a student of Washington University, was shot dead in St Louis, Missouri.

Indian origin man arrested for stabbing wife

Indian origin man arrested for stabbing wife

Rediff.com24 Aug 2006

Rooplal acted on a suspicion that Neisha was cheating on him.