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Indian Motel Manager Beheaded In US

Indian Motel Manager Beheaded In US

Rediff.com12 Sep 2025

Chandra Mouli 'Bob' Nagamallaiah, originally from Karnataka, was killed after a dispute over a broken washing machine with a co-worker.

Now, Indian-origin elderly motel owner shot dead in US

Now, Indian-origin elderly motel owner shot dead in US

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) in a statement said America's hotel owners are deeply saddened, shocked, and outraged by this senseless act of violence against a small business owner that cost him his life.

Surat woman murdered in California motel

Surat woman murdered in California motel

Rediff.com12 Jul 2012

A 62-year-old woman of Indian origin was killed in Tracy, California on Saturday last. The incident occurred at Hacienda Inn motel owned by Chempak Petal, brother of victim Lalita Patel.

2 NRIs indicted for New Jersey motel fire

2 NRIs indicted for New Jersey motel fire

Rediff.com19 Jan 2007

Two non resident Indian owners of a motel in New Jersey, where a fire killed three persons and injured 14 others because the exit doors were allegedly illegally locked, have been indicted on charges of manslaughter.

Man gets 100-yr jail for causing Indian-origin child's death in US

Man gets 100-yr jail for causing Indian-origin child's death in US

Rediff.com26 Mar 2023

Patel was playing in a hotel room on Monkhouse Drive when a bullet entered her room and struck her in the head.

Pixar's desi star who may win an Oscar

Pixar's desi star who may win an Oscar

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

'John Lasseter gave me such good advice. He said the reason why he wanted me to tell the story was because it was about my dad and me. He said if it is a father and son story, it will relate universally.' Star Pixar animator Sanjay Patel tells Aseem Chhabra/Rediff.com the back story behind his new film, Sanjay's Super Team, which features Hanuman, Vishnu and Durga as superheroes.

NRI accused of overcharging Hurricane evacuees

NRI accused of overcharging Hurricane evacuees

Rediff.com20 Aug 2006

An exorbitant rate is defined in the lawsuit as 'in excess of 10 per cent of the average price for those goods and services.'

Why the NRC is cruel

Why the NRC is cruel

Rediff.com7 Aug 2018

'I do not think that we are showing Hindu humanity and humaneness in the process of the National Register of Citizens.'

Why is India rejecting the Rohingyas?

Why is India rejecting the Rohingyas?

Rediff.com19 Sep 2017

'As a great democracy, we must be responsible and uphold the rights of those who come to us seeking shelter.' 'Everything in the Hindu faith tells us that this is obligatory on us,' says Aakar Patel.

Gujjubhai the great!

Gujjubhai the great!

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

Gujarat was among the earliest civilisations in the sub-continent, dating back four millennia.

California senate panel passes bill to end caste bias

California senate panel passes bill to end caste bias

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

Major Indian businesses and temples issued a joint statement opposing the proposed California Caste Bill SB 403.

Giving the Ramayana a pop culture avatar

Giving the Ramayana a pop culture avatar

Rediff.com3 Jun 2010

Sanjay Patel retraces his journey to Ramayana: Divine Loophole, his illustrated version of the ancient Indian epic, for Sandip Roy.

Diaspora takes a shine to India

Diaspora takes a shine to India

Rediff.com7 Jan 2004

US: Human smuggling 'stings' 13 NRIs

US: Human smuggling 'stings' 13 NRIs

Rediff.com11 Nov 2005

Each of the defendants in the case is charged with one count of conspiring to harbour illegal aliens, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 (about Rs 1.1 crore) fine.

Florida Indian charged with racism

Florida Indian charged with racism

Rediff.com2 Jun 2004

Raj Patel reportedly denied Black guests the right to use the hotel swimming pool and gave them substandard rooms.

Modi and the videshi desis

Modi and the videshi desis

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

'For all of the tamasha about these meetings of Modi and the videshi desis, the reality is that they are just entertainment. The question to ask is what does this energy result in? The answer is: not much,' says Aakar Patel.

'Would Mira Nair make a Missouri Masala now?'

'Would Mira Nair make a Missouri Masala now?'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

Civil rights activist Deepa Iyer, former executive director, South Asian Americans Leading Together, a social justice organisation thought after a visit to the minority businesses hit in recent weeks that the tragic story in Ferguson, Missouri, offers Indian Americans an opportunity to stand up and decry police brutality and show sympathy and support for African Americans in the beleaguered city

In a mob fury, anything can happen: Indian shopkeepers in Ferguson

In a mob fury, anything can happen: Indian shopkeepers in Ferguson

Rediff.com11 Dec 2014

Indians in and around Ferguson, Missouri, tell Arthur J Pais and Suman Guha Mozumder what it's like to be caught in the thick of America's racial volcano eruption