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Indian-origin doctor Mona Ghosh sentenced to 10 years in prison in US for $2.4 million medical fraud

Dr Mona Ghosh sentenced to 10 years in prison in the US for medical fraud. Indian-American physician Dr Moa Ghosh (OB-GYN) who pleaded guilty last year to the fraud charges has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the $2.4 million medical fraud that she committed through her medical office. The 52-year-old submitted fraudulent […]

Who is Bobby Mukkamala? First person of Indian-origin elected head of American Medical Association; credits immigrant parents for his journey

Bobby Mukkamala delivers his first speech as the first AMA president of South Asian descent (Photo: X) In a historic first, Indian-origin doctor Bobby Mukkamala has been sworn in as the 180th president of the American Medical Association (AMA).He is the first physician of Indian heritage to lead the influential organisation.The appointment comes just months […]

‘Where beneficial to US interests’: Indian-origin Paul Kapur, Trump’s nominee for South Asia, on his vision about relationship with Pakistan

Indian-origin Paul Kapur told Senate what his vision is about US’s future ties with India and Pakistan, if he gets confirmed. Paul Kapur, Donald Trump’s Indian-origin pick for the role of assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he would pursue security cooperation with Pakistan where […]

‘He will face American justice’: Indian-origin FBI chief Kash Patel announces extradition of Pakistani man; accused of ISIS terror plot

FBI director Kash Patel (PTI file photo) FBI director Kash Patel, an Indian-origin official leading the agency, announced Tuesday the extradition of Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a Pakistani citizen residing in Canada to the United States on terrorism charges. Khan is accused of attempting to provide material support to ISIS and plotting a mass shooting at […]

Cocaine in cement bags: Indian-origin Gurvinder Singh arrested in Australia for running international smuggling network

Indian-origin Australian Gurvinder Singh arrested in Sydney for running international drug smuggling. (Photo: NSW Police) Gurvinder Singh, a 42-year-old Indian-origin Australian man, has been arrested after two years of multi-agency investigation for allegedly masterminding an international drug racket that smuggle 20 million illegal cigarettes and nearly half a tonne of drugs into Sydney, the Australia […]

What is Canada’s Bill C-3? How will it help Indian-origin residents, ‘lost canadians’?

Canada amends its Citizenship Act to making Canadian citizenship easier to obtain. Canada decided to amend its Citizenship Act, widening the scope of who can become a Canadian citizen in a relief to many Indian-origin residents at a time when Indians are facing hard times in the US owing to the crackdown of the Donald […]

Indian-origin pharma tycoon Tonmoy Sharma arrested in Los Angeles over $149 million healthcare fraud

Indian-origin pharma tycoon Tonmoy Sharma arrested in California. Indian-origin doctor and businessman, the founder and former CEO of the now-defunct Sovereign Health Group, was recently arrested over $149 million medical fraud. The 61-year-old psychiatrist has been charged with four counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy and three counts of illegal remunerations for referrals […]

Indian-origin Berkeley graduate claims he fooled investors. He has no product, no pitch

Indian-origin UC Berkeley graduate says he fooled investors by just dropping Stanford’s name. Bhavye Khetan, an Indian-origin UC Berkeley graduate claimed on his social media that he fooled investors by dropping fancy words and big names of universities and got responses from them, while he has no product, no pitch and no deck. He just […]

Indian-origin man pinned to ground by cop in Australia, wife screams; police chief say it was not wrong

Indian-origin man Gaurav Kundi assaulted by cops in Australia, brain, neck nerves damaged. (Photo: 9news) A 42-year-old Indian-origin man, Gaurav Kundi, was pinned down to the Payneham Road in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs while he was being arrested by the police. His wife Amritpal Kaur said police slammed his head against the car and also on […]

Indian-origin man pleads guilty to marriage fraud in West Virginia; he claimed domestic violence to get green card

Indian man, Akaash Prakash Makwana, admits to marriage fraud in West Virginia, US. 29-year-old Aakash Prakash Makwana, an Indian citizen, has pleaded guilty to a marriage fraud which also involved identity theft — as part of a scheme to evade US immigration laws. US Justice Department said Makwana arrived in the US on a J-1 […]