News for '-indian-origin'

Betrayal of Gandhian philosophy: Indian-American Congressman on Rahul

Betrayal of Gandhian philosophy: Indian-American Congressman on Rahul

Rediff.com25 Mar 2023

"This is not what my grandfather sacrificed years in jail for," Ro Khanna said.

Indian-Americans among 14 charged in $53-mn Covid relief fund fraud

Indian-Americans among 14 charged in $53-mn Covid relief fund fraud

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

This case is the largest investigated by the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Fraud Task Force to date, US Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton said in a press release.

I'm fossilized, says Chhetri as he picks his potential successor

I'm fossilized, says Chhetri as he picks his potential successor

Rediff.com27 May 2023

India captain Sunil Chhetri on Saturday said that he is "fossilized" and the country may not find his exact replacement.

US: No call on seeking death penalty for accused in murder of Sikh family

US: No call on seeking death penalty for accused in murder of Sikh family

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

The man involved in the kidnapping and killing of an Indian-origin Sikh family, including an eight-month-old baby, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder, one for each life lost, authorities in California said.

Rishi Sunak's road to becoming British PM

Rishi Sunak's road to becoming British PM

Rediff.com24 Oct 2022

Following is the chronology of the main events illustrating Sunak's second shot at UK prime minister's post.

Rishi Sunak creates history at King Charles coronation

Rishi Sunak creates history at King Charles coronation

Rediff.com6 May 2023

The 42-year-old British Hindu leader read from the Epistle to the Colossians from the New Testament reflecting the theme of service to others, in keeping with the recent tradition of UK Prime Ministers giving readings at State occasions.

Sunaks let dog off leash in park, police reminds them of rules

Sunaks let dog off leash in park, police reminds them of rules

Rediff.com15 Mar 2023

The 42-year-old Indian-origin prime minister and his family were filmed apparently breaking the rules of Hyde Park in central London.

Govt set to approve Micron Technology's $1-billion semiconductor plant

Govt set to approve Micron Technology's $1-billion semiconductor plant

Rediff.com2 May 2023

The government is close to approving a proposal by Micron Technology to set up an assembly, testing, marking and packaging (ATMP) facility in the country involving an investment of about $1 billion. The world's fifth largest semiconductor company, based in Idaho, USA, will use the facility to process some of its own wafers, manufactured across the globe.

UK: Former Indian-origin Mayor dead

UK: Former Indian-origin Mayor dead

Rediff.com7 Mar 2008

Hailing from Punjab, Dr Bhart was the Mayor of Bicester from May 2006 until May 2007. He had been both town and district councillor. He worked for numerous organisations and spent much time promoting Anglo-Asian relations.

Indian woman gets 16-week jail for assaulting domestic helper in Singapore

Indian woman gets 16-week jail for assaulting domestic helper in Singapore

Rediff.com11 May 2023

The victim, employed by Sharma's husband, started working in the family's condominium apartment near River Valley Road on January 20, 2021.

How UK became Global Money Laundromat

How UK became Global Money Laundromat

Rediff.com12 Sep 2023

A whirlwind trip of the dark underbelly of global finance, covering everything from tax law changes to aiding criminals to decamp with money from bank accounts.

Shouts of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', 'Vande Mataram'

Shouts of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', 'Vande Mataram'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

A lady in a white salwar suit leads the chants of people holding both Indian and US flags.

Didn't imagine my disqualification was possible: Rahul

Didn't imagine my disqualification was possible: Rahul

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that he did not imagine his disqualification from Lok Sabha was possible when he joined politics but asserted that it has given him a 'huge opportunity' to serve the people.

Indian American CEO appointed to New York's racial justice board

Indian American CEO appointed to New York's racial justice board

Rediff.com24 Apr 2023

Udai Tambar, an Indian-origin CEO involved in youth development services in the US, is among 15 experts appointed as members of the newly-formed racial justice advisory board in New York City.

Find out what this Indian origin cabbie's son wants to learn from Zak

Find out what this Indian origin cabbie's son wants to learn from Zak

Rediff.com26 Feb 2015

Sandhu is excited at the prospect of playing alongside Zaheer Khan.

Big money, big names: Major League Cricket looks to crack US market

Big money, big names: Major League Cricket looks to crack US market

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

Five years after USA Cricket shared its plans to launch a domestic T20 tournament, the inaugural edition of the MLC kicked off having assembled an impressive array of investors.

Aware of China funding of projects in South Asia: Govt

Aware of China funding of projects in South Asia: Govt

Rediff.com16 Mar 2023

Minister of State for External Affairs B Muraleedharan said India is committed to developing friendly and mutually beneficial relations with all its neighbours under its 'Neighbourhood First' policy.

Indian-origin woman sentenced in fraud case

Indian-origin woman sentenced in fraud case

Rediff.com23 Aug 2011

An Indian-American woman with close ties to disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been sentenced to four years of probation and ordered to pay $200,000 in fines and restitution after she pleaded guilty to billing the state for drug tests her firm never performed.

US: Indian origin woman charged with prostitution

US: Indian origin woman charged with prostitution

Rediff.com16 Jun 2011

Reema Bajaj, 25, who had received her law license last year, pleaded not guilty to the two misdemeanor and one felony counts, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.

World Bank cuts India's growth forecast to 6.3% in 2023

World Bank cuts India's growth forecast to 6.3% in 2023

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

Growth in India is expected to slow to 6.3 per cent in FY 2023/24 (April-March), a 0.3 percentage point downward revision from January, the World Bank said Tuesday but noted there is an unexpected resilience in private consumption and investment and robust growth in the services. The World Bank made these points in its latest edition of Global Economic Prospects according to which global growth is projected to decelerate from 3.1 per cent in 2022 to 2.1 per cent in 2023. In Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs) other than China, growth is set to slow to 2.9 per cent this year from 4.1 per cent last year. These forecasts reflect broad-based downgrades.

Indian-origin spinner Manjot Singh joins NSW Blues

Indian-origin spinner Manjot Singh joins NSW Blues

Rediff.com15 Dec 2013

Recently recruited New South Wales spin bowler Manjot Singh, a car salesman who was coached by Sydney Sixers wicketkeeper Daniel Smith, has described his representing the Blues as proof cricket was a game that embraced all.

After Modi's address, US lawmakers line up for his autograph

After Modi's address, US lawmakers line up for his autograph

Rediff.com23 Jun 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nearly hour-long address to the United States Congress evoked multiple standing ovations, applauses and cheers from American lawmakers and chants of 'Modi, Modi' from members of the diaspora community sitting in the grand House Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

WPL Auction: Who is Mallika Sagar?

WPL Auction: Who is Mallika Sagar?

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

'Mallika Sagar is a terrific auctioneer. Confident, clear and very poised. Straight away the right choices in the WPL. Well done @BCCI'.

Indian-origin ex-JPMorgan analyst charged with insider trading

Indian-origin ex-JPMorgan analyst charged with insider trading

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

Ashish Aggarwal of San Francisco and two others have surrendered.

Hamas War Is An Immediate Setback To India

Hamas War Is An Immediate Setback To India

Rediff.com17 Oct 2023

India is one of the few countries in the region that enjoys good relations with both Israel and Saudi Arabia, and IMEC would allow it to recreate the old Spice Route to Europe. All this is in jeopardy now, notes Rajeev Srinivasan.

2 people shot at Gurudwara in US

2 people shot at Gurudwara in US

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

Authorities said the shooting is not related to a hate crime.

CAA against Tamil race and secularism, is unconstitutional, DMK tells SC

CAA against Tamil race and secularism, is unconstitutional, DMK tells SC

Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has submitted before the Supreme Court that it is discriminatory to exclude Tamil refugees from the purview of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and prayed that the legislation be declared null and void as it is unconstitutional and "destroys the basic fabric of secularism."

Canadian lawmakers back Indian students facing deportation

Canadian lawmakers back Indian students facing deportation

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

A Canadian parliamentary committee has voted unanimously to urge the border services agency to stop the deportation of nearly 700 Indian students who were duped by unscrupulous education consultants in India to enter the country with "fraudulent college admission letters."

Indian-origin Democrat to contest for Congress

Indian-origin Democrat to contest for Congress

Rediff.com25 Jan 2010

For two months Surya Yalamanchili, marketing executive and former contestant on The Apprentice, fought as an independent for the Congress in Ohio's 2nd District. Then he decided to run as a Democrat.

Man with $1mn bounty on head for murder in Oz held in Delhi

Man with $1mn bounty on head for murder in Oz held in Delhi

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

Toyah Cordingley (24) was walking her dog on Wangetti Beach in Queensland when she was killed in October 2018.

Indian origin scientist wins 2009 Chemistry Nobel

Indian origin scientist wins 2009 Chemistry Nobel

Rediff.com7 Oct 2009

The trio were awarded for their study of the structure and function of the ribosome, one of life's core processes.

Top aerospace award for Indian-origin engineer

Top aerospace award for Indian-origin engineer

Rediff.com30 Jul 2009

His 35 years of professional experience encompass conceptual design, payload trades, detailed component design, and hardware test for commercial and military satellites. He holds 32 United States patents.

To retrieve PoK very much on govt agenda: Union minister

To retrieve PoK very much on govt agenda: Union minister

Rediff.com1 May 2023

'If only the then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had allowed the then home minister Sardar Patel to handle Jammu and Kashmir in the same manner he was handling other princely states of India, today the part of Jammu and Kashmir that is illegally occupied by Pakistan would have been a part of India and the issue of PoJK would have never have risen'

India to launch Gaganyaan mission by end of 2023 or 2024: Jitendra Singh

India to launch Gaganyaan mission by end of 2023 or 2024: Jitendra Singh

Rediff.com19 May 2023

He unveiled the country's ambitious space project's timeline during a media interaction.

Indian origin man cries foul over deportation

Indian origin man cries foul over deportation

Rediff.com26 Jan 2009

At one time the RCMP even suspected him of being involved in the murder of Vancouver-based journalist Tara Singh Hayer, who was to testify in the British Columbia Supreme Court regarding the Air India tragedy of June 23, 1985. However, he was found to be innocent after a polygraph examination on June 4, 2006.

Indian-origin legislator puts political career on pause

Indian-origin legislator puts political career on pause

Rediff.com15 May 2012

Ohio legislator Jay Goyal, who was elected to the state House of Representatives at age 25 -- the youngest to win a seat to state office in at least three decades since current US Senator Sherrod Brown won his seat from the same district -- has decided to not run for re-election for a fourth term.

Georgia becomes 1st US state to pass resolution condemning Hinduphobia

Georgia becomes 1st US state to pass resolution condemning Hinduphobia

Rediff.com1 Apr 2023

The resolution observed that the American-Hindu community has been a major contributor to diverse sectors such as medicine, science and engineering, information technology, hospitality, finance, academia, manufacturing, energy, retail trade, among others.

Sunak allies find no space in Liz Truss cabinet

Sunak allies find no space in Liz Truss cabinet

Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

Prime Minister Liz Truss has unveiled one of the United Kingdom's most diverse cabinets, with key frontline posts going to ethnic minority members of Parliament, including Indian-origin Suella Braverman as the home secretary.

Indian origin lawyer sworn in Connecticut Superior Court judge

Indian origin lawyer sworn in Connecticut Superior Court judge

Rediff.com4 Jul 2014

Rupal Shah Palanki was officially sworn in as a judge of the superior court of Connecticut, United States recently.

US: Indian-origin woman sets husband on fire

US: Indian-origin woman sets husband on fire

Rediff.com21 Apr 2012

Shriya Biman Patel is in custody on $1 million bond and booked into the Travis County Jail in Austin, on charges of first-degree felony aggravated assault and arson.