A 71-year-old Indian-origin woman in Singapore has been fined more than Rs 2 lakh after repeatedly feeding pigeons near her home, despite earlier penalties and warnings from authorities.Sanmugamnathan Shamla was ordered to pay S$3,200 (Rs 2.26 lakh) after admitting to four charges under the Singapore Wildlife Act. Another five offences were taken into consideration. The…
37-year-old Indian man, Chandan Kumar Raja Nandakumar, was shot and killed in Canada outside a busy mall in Etobicoke in Toronto, sparking fear among shoppers and workers at the mall as the incident took place in broad daylight and it took place during a busy shopping afternoon on Sunday. The Toronto Police responded to the…
An Indian-origin man in Melbourne reported racist, hateful notes scattered across the front yard of his Epping home when he was cleaning his car. ‘Go back to India’, ‘Die Nazi’ — the notes read. The man who did not want to disclose hi name posted the photos of the racist notes on a local Facebook…
An Indian-origin doctor based in Los Angeles has touched a nerve online after sharing a deeply personal account of his mother’s early struggles in the United States, a story that many say captures the quiet resilience behind immigrant success.Dr Sachin H Jain took to X to recount how his mother arrived in America in the…
A Georgia man who spent more than six weeks in jail after being accused of trying to kidnap a toddler at a Walmart has filed a federal lawsuit claiming wrongful prosecution and civil rights violations.57-year-old Mahendra Patel of Acworth, Georgia, was arrested in March 2025 after a shopper told police he tried to abduct her…
As anti-Indian and anti-H-1B social media handles continue their hate campaign sharing screenshots from Indian groups on social media, payment app CEO Nitish Kannan said 15 of his cousins came to the US on H-1B visas and all of them paid tens of millions of dollars in taxes. The comment came in response to a…
Former UK PM Rishi Sunak (left) and UK deputy PM David Lammy NEW DELHI: UK deputy prime minister David Lammy hailed former prime minister Rishi Sunak as “a great son of India” while highlighting his own Indian roots during a fireside chat in New Delhi.Speaking at the British High Commission, introducing Sunak, Lammy said, “I…
Ahmedabad: Two unrelated cases in the United States have brought individuals of Gujarati origin into focus in separate sex crime investigations. In Arizona, a motel owner was sentenced after pleading guilty in a case linked to a prostitution and drug racket. In New Jersey, a 46-year-old man was arrested on sexual assault charges involving a…
Microsoft has named Asha Sharma as the new chief executive of its gaming division, marking one of the most significant leadership changes in Xbox’s history. Sharma succeeds long-time gaming head Phil Spencer, who is retiring after nearly four decades at the company and will stay on as an adviser through the summer. Her appointment comes…
Neal Katyal, the son of Indian immigrants, emerged as a central figure in the landmark US Supreme Court case that struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs on Friday. Representing a group of small businesses, Katyal hailed the decision as “a complete and total victory” and said, “It’s a reaffirmation of our deepest constitutional…
