In 2013, James Howells, an IT technician from Newport, Wales, accidentally threw away a hard drive containing the private keys to 8,000 Bitcoins. At that time, the cryptocurrency was worth roughly $8 million. Over the next decade, Bitcoin’s value increased dramatically, making the contents of the lost hard drive worth an estimated $550 million as […]
In a significant act of giving back to his alma mater, Anant Yardi, an Indian-origin entrepreneur and graduate of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, has pledged $8 million to the institute, matching an earlier contribution and taking his total donation to approximately $16 million. The funds will support artificial intelligence research and campus infrastructure development. […]
A man living in Florida has been stripped of his United States citizenship after being convicted in a multi-million dollar Covid-19 fraud case, according to a federal court ruling.The decision was issued by a US judge who found that the man, 25-year-old Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint, had obtained his citizenship unlawfully and later took part […]
A US court has sentenced Indian-origin Sital Singh to four years in prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims across the country. on Thursday also ordered Singh, 43, to pay $6.6 million in restitution. Prosecutors said the scheme, operated in coordination with overseas scammers, defrauded victims of nearly $9.3 […]
A Vietnam-origin man who is in his late 40s and has lived in the US since he was five received the shock of his life when he opened a letter sent by the Department of Homeland Security. As reported by King5, the man who refused to reveal his identity, fearing more retribution from the administration, […]
A local Florida politician’s comments about Indians and Indian immigrants stirred a row in the United States. Chandler Langevin, a conservative politician made comments on X about Indians living in the US. He claimed that over a million Indians in the US are illegal and that they should be deported. In his posts, Langevin claimed: […]
Indian Expat in UAE Wins $1 Million in Dubai Duty Free Draw For thousands of expatriates living and working in the Gulf, the dream of striking it rich often begins with a simple raffle ticket. For one Indian resident in the UAE, that dream has just become reality after winning $1 million (about Dh3.67 million) […]
Bed-Space Living in Dubai Under Fire as New Law Imposes Dh500K to Dh1 Million Fines Dubai has introduced a sweeping new law aimed at regulating shared housing and partition-style living arrangements, with violators facing fines of up to Dh500,000 and up to Dh1 million for repeat offences. The legislation marks one of the strongest steps […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has raised the reward to up to $1,000,000 for information that leads to the arrest of Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel, a fugitive on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Patel is an Indian national and was added to the FBI’s most wanted list on 18 April 2017 after he allegedly […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE recently issued a new law on the quality and safety of buildings in the emirate, in his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai. By maintaining structural integrity, ensuring regular maintenance and supporting safe operation of all systems, the law aims to […]
