Gujarat man sentenced to 10 years in US after Indian family of four froze to death in smuggling attempt

Three years after a heartbreaking tragedy unfolded along the US-Canada border, the man convicted of planning a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of four Indian migrants has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, an Indian national from Gujarat, was handed the sentence on Wednesday at a federal courthouse […]

‘Every day is Indian day’: Social media post of a crowd at Niagara Falls goes viral

An undated video of the crowd visiting Niagara Falls goes viral. A purported video of the crowd of visitors at Niagara Falls went viral on X as social media users concluded that most of the tourists were from India. The authenticity of the undated video is not verified but it opened a viral debate on […]

Vivek Ramaswamy dragged in H-1B row: ‘What’s the point of electing a Republican if they’re Indian…’

Social media users complain that if Vivek Ramaswamy wins the gubernatorial election in Ohio, he will bring hordes of Indians. As US tech workers are revolting against the mass layoffs in several companies, including Walmart, Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy, an Indian-origin Republican, got dragged into the row as social media users claimed that Vivek would […]

Indian student Sahil Kumar missing in Canada, mobile phone switched off

Indian student Sahil Kumar goes missing in Canada. 23-year-old Sahil Kumar, an Indian student, has gone missing in Canada, only days after he arrived in the country to study at Humber College. The Hamilton Police have asked the Indian community for help to check local Gurdwaras if Sahil has taken shelter there. Officers said the […]

Yunus believes B’desh crisis product of ‘conspiracy’ to re-establish Indian hegemony: Nagorik Oikya chief

DHAKA: Chief adviser Mohammad Yunushas said the current crisis in Bangladesh is the product of a “conspiracy” to re-establish Indian hegemony in his country, according to Nagorik Oikya president Mahmudur Rahman Manna.Manna, after a meeting with Yunus on Sunday, which was attended by other political parties as well, also claimed that “for this, Yunus believes […]

Trump govt official Madhu Gottumukkala trolled for his Indian origin, MAGA asks how to pronounce this name

Andhra Pradesh-born Madhu Gottumukkala is the new deputy director for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Amid the ongoing H-1B row, MAGA activists targeted another Indian-origin official who has recently joined the Donald Trump administration as the new deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.This agency comes under the Department of Homeland […]

‘Now do the H-1B visas’: Trump ally says after US announces restrictions on Indian travel agents

MAGA activist urges administration to ban H-1B after US announced visa restrictions for Indian travel agents with alleged links to trafficking. Donald Trump’s ally Laura Loomer who is against American jobs going to immigrants, said the administration should restrict H-1B visas — after the US Monday announced bans on travel agents from India who are […]

Indian tourist jailed for molesting 12-year-old minor in Singapore

A Singaporean court found an Indian tourist guilty of molesting a 12-year-old girl at a swimming complex and sending her inappropriate messages on Instagram. The jailed tourist, identified as Pramender (25), pleaded guilty on Friday to one charge of attempting to procure the commission of an indecent act by a child and one charge of […]

Priya Saxena: Federal court protects Indian student Priya Saxena in US from deportation over minor traffic violation

Federal court protects Indian student Priya Saxena in US from deportation over minor traffic violation (Picture credit: LinkedIn, X) A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction protecting Priya Saxena, a 28-year-old Indian student who recently completed her PhD in South Dakota, from deportation following the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) attempt to revoke her […]

US judge orders release of Indian scholar Badar Khan Suri from immigration detention

An Indian academic, Badar Khan Suri, detained during the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign students, has been ordered released by a federal judge in Virginia.The judge said his case raised serious constitutional concerns.Badar Khan Suri, a visiting scholar at Georgetown University, had been held in an immigration detention centre in Texas and is facing deportation. […]