Representative image (AI) An Indian nurse working at Singapore’s Raffles Hospital has been sentenced to one year and two months in jail for molesting a male visitor. The court passed the sentence on Friday.He also received two strokes of the cane, a form of corporal punishment for the same. The 34-year-old nurse, Elipe Siva Nagu, […]
Amid indian bashing on social media, researcher claims Indians are the most economically beneficial immigrants for the US. Daniel Di Martino, a researcher of the Manhattan Institute, pushed back the anti-Indian rhetoric of social media triggered by Diwali celebrations and the recent California crash caused by an Indian driver, and claimed that Indians are the […]
Indian teen Vaishnav Krishnakumar, UAE Golden Visa holder and top student, tragically dies of cardiac arrest during Dubai Diwali celebrations/ Image: Linkedin An 18-year-old Indian expatriate student, Vaishnav Krishnakumar, passed away unexpectedly in Dubai, just a day after Diwali. The teenager, who was a UAE Golden Visa recipient and a first-year BBA Marketing student at […]
When Kamala Harris was announced as the Democratic presidential candidate after Joe Biden stepped down — or was pushed aside — the joke in the vast Indian-American community was that the upcoming election was now a Telugu vs Tamil fight. While Harris was repping Tamil Nadu, JD Vance was obviously the Andhra candidate with a […]
Sheikh Mohammed wished the Indian community worldwide a peaceful, prosperous, and joyful Diwali celebration/Image: X His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, extended his heartfelt greetings to all those observing Diwali, both within the UAE and globally. The festival of […]
An Indian tourist was arrested in Bangkok for creating nuisance on the road, threatening people with a pistol-shaped lighter and hurling abuses. An Indian man, 41-year-old Sahil Ram Thadani, was arrested in Bangkok after he created a ruckus, threatening people at Siam Square while hurling abuses at them. The incident, as the Bangkok Post reported, […]
A 22-year-old Indian student from Gujarat, Sahil Majothi, has become the first known Indian national to be detained in the Ukraine war after he was reportedly forced into fighting for Russia to avoid a prison sentence. Majothi was captured by Ukrainian forces and featured in a viral video posted by Ukraine’s 63rd Mechanized Brigade, where […]
An Indian Redditor said it’s true that Indian managers in US hire only Indians because they won’t be able to make Americans overwork. An Indian Redditor who claimed to be an ex-Amazon employee took to Reddit to share his rant against Indian managers in US workplaces. The post went viral with anti-H-1Bs reveling in the […]
Indian-origin man spared of immigration consequences after spying on women through bathroom peephole. An Indian national in Canada, Aswin V Sajeevan, has been sentenced to 5.5 months of jail for spying on his female housemates through a peephole of the bathroom and making videos, the National Post reported. Justice Craig A Brannagan did not give […]
California will officially recognise Diwali as a state holiday after governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill on October 6, joined by celebrations among Indian American communities and recognition from legislators. The law allows public schools and community colleges to close on Diwali and lets state employees take paid time off for the festival. The […]
