Komatireddy, 41, was born in Brooklyn to parents who emigrated from India in the 1980s. She clerked for Brett Kavanaugh before his elevation to the Supreme Court, worked as a federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, and served as chief of staff at the Drug Enforcement Administration under President Biden. TOI Correspondent from Washington: The daughter of…
Indian-origin US Army veteran pleaded guilty to having enslaved his cousin from India. 38-year-old Venkatesh Sattaru, a US Army veteran, has been sentenced to prison on various charges of domestic assault in a spine-chilling case of suspected human trafficking that took place around 2022-2023. Sattaru, a resident of St Louis, brought his young cousin to…
Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh released from ICE detention after two weeks. DHS says his case will go on as he overstayed his student visa. An award-winning Indian filmmaker from Kashmir Arfat Sheikh was released from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on bond Thursday weeks after his detention on September 24, his family and friends…
Indian-American toddler Advay Jain being felicitated by New York Consul General Binaya Srikanta Pradhan for his Guinness record. An Indian-American toddler, Advay Jain, has made Guinness record as the youngest person (male) to have published a book. He was 3 years and 345 days old when he published ‘Dino Learns Not To Waste Food’. Now…
The Crown Estate says it needs to refurbish Victory House as the structure is in a poor condition LONDON: The founder of Britain’s oldest surviving Indian restaurant, Veeraswamy, has accused the Crown Estate of trying to project European cuisine as “superior” to India’s gastronomic traditions by seeking to evict the Michelin-starred eatery from its landmark…
Since 2022, she has served as CEO of Equality Now TOI correspondent from Washington: As a little girl growing up in Calcutta, Sharmila Mona Sinha was often reminded of a familiar Indian “disappointment”: she was the third daughter. In a society where the arrival of a son was treated as a family dividend and another…
A Green Card holder says her mother was denied B1/B2 visa in Mumbai. An Indian woman with US Green Card shared the experience of a B1/B2 visa interview at Mumbai Consulate attended by her mother which ended in a flat refusal. As the woman shared her mother’s interview experience, seeking advice on what they did…
5 arrested for extortion campaign. (Photo credit: X) Five Indian-origin men have been arrested and charged in Canada in connection with an alleged extortion campaign involving shootings, arson, firearms trafficking and drug offences, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) reported.The arrests followed a 16-month investigation into an auto dealership whose co-owners reported receiving extortion demands…
CJ Desai has been named head of Meta’s new enterprise platform Bengaluru: Indian-origin technology executive Chirantan “CJ” Desai has been named head of Meta’s new enterprise platform, less than a year after becoming CEO of database company MongoDB. As chief enterprise platform officer, Desai will report directly to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.At Meta, Desai will…
Indian man says that life in the US is ‘fake luxurious’; he wants to come back to Mumbai. (AI photo) A 35-year-old Indian man shared his experience of spending 12 years in the US and summarized it as an overall regret. He explained that he planned to return to India with $360k in savings and…
