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Man tells Ontario court he did ‘sham marriages’ in India to help Indian women immigrate to Canada

An Indian-origin man made a shocking revelation in an Ontario court as the court was hearing a case regarding his marriage. A convoluted plot of deceit unfolded in front of the court and Amratpal Singh Sidhu, the man in question, admitted to the court that he participated in two ‘sham’ marriages to ‘help’ Indian women […]

Beard battle: Sikh student in Australia wins case; was initially asked to get clean-shaven for wearing PPE mask

A 19-year-old Sikh student in Australia’s Monash University filed a case with the Australian Human Rights Commission against Ambulance Victoria, the state agency for ambulance service for Victoria, after he was asked to come clean-shaven on the first day of his on-the-job training. Paramedic student Prabhjeet Gill said he had requested the agency in advance […]

‘You have criminal record’: Indian-origin Sikh man stopped from entering Canada from US, interaction goes viral

An Indian-origin Sikh man, who claimed to be a US citizen, made a video of his interaction with the border officer in Canada as the officer stopped him from entering Canada citing prior criminal record. The man insisted that he did not have any criminal record and cried foul and then accused the officer of […]

No entry ever: Indian man visits Canada to see newborn grandchild, harasses teens; faces deportation

The photo of Jagjit Singh released by the Canada Police. Jagjit Singh, a 51-year-old Indian man, who came to Canada on a temporary visa to see his newborn grandchild, was convicted of criminally harassing two teenage girls outside their school. Singh was arrested and was given a short jail sentence. Now he would be deported […]

‘Terrible outcome for two families’: Indian-origin woman, 8 months pregnant, killed by speeding BMW in Sydney, teen driver denied bail

Eight-months pregnant Indian-origin woman killed in Sydney car crash. The driver of the killer BMW was a 19-year-old. (Photo: 7News) 33-year-old Samanvitha Dhareshwar, an Indian-origin woman living in Sydney, was killed in a car crash at Hornsby as she was walking with her husband and their three-year-old son. She was eight months pregnant and both […]

Indian student sentenced to 97 months in prison for multi-million dollar fraud scheme in Texas; phishing attack targeting elderly

An Indian student in Texas has been sentenced to 97 years in prison for scamming elderly people. Dhruv Rajeshbhai Mangukiya, a 21-year-old Indian student in the US has been sentenced to 97 months in prison along with a payment of $2,515,780 in restitution for conspiracy to commit money laundering, where he targeted elderly people and […]

‘Battling for India in Washington DC’: Indian-origin venture capitalist claims she’s behind Trump’s change of heart on H-1B

Indian-origin venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani said she is behind Trump’s change of heart on H-1B as she constantly lobbied for India in the DC. Indian-origin venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani claimed she is behind President Donald Trump’s changed stance on H-1B, the visa program that allows US tech companies to hire skilled workers from […]

Indian-origin student Aarav expelled from school in Australia for participating in national tennis tournament

An Indian-origin student in Sydney has been expelled from school for attending a national tennis tournament. Aarav, a 12-year-old Indian-origin student in Sydney, has been expelled by his school after he attended a national tennis tournament without informing the school authorities. According to Australian media reports, Aarav found out on the first day of Tennis […]

‘Crazy fearmongering’: Indian-Malaysian CEO Vishen Lakhiani says he was stopped by FBI agents at Miami airport because…

Indian-origin Malaysian CEO Vishen Lakhiani, an O-1 visa holder in the US, shares his experience of being stopped by FBI agents at Miami airport. Indian-Malaysian Vishen Lakhiani, a CEO of an American company with 230 employees internationally, shared his recent experience of being questioned by two FBI agents the moment he stepped out of the […]

‘You don’t own the country’: Indian man in Canada gets $615 ticket for driving while ‘watching a video’, calls it ‘racist’

Indian man in Canada calls it a racist incident after he was ticketed for driving with his phone mounted on the windscreen. An Indian man in Canada cried ‘racism’ when he was ticketed for $615 for driving while he had his mobile phone attached to his windscreen. Gaurav Chabra, the man, made two videos of […]