Indian woman in Canada was robbed when she was on her daily walk. (Photo: CP 24) An Indian woman in Canada, Santosh Sharma, was recently robbed when she was on her daily walk along Côte-Vertu Boulevard in the Saint-Laurent borough in Montreal. The incident took place recently and the woman told Canadian media CP24 that…
An Indian-origin doctor in Georgia agreed to pay $15 million to settle medical fraud allegations against him. Indian-origin urologist Jitesh Patel will have to pay $14 million to settle allegations against him that he defrauded healthcare programs by performing unnecessary procedures on his patients. An employee of Patel’s Advance Urology in Georgia filed a whistleblower…
Indian-origin founder Anita Ratnam shared US hate incidents, highlighting abuse faced by Indian-origin individuals/Image: Getty Images An Indian-origin founder has raised concerns over a rise in hate incidents targeting Indians living in the United States, calling for urgent attention and support through a post on X.Anita Ratnam, popular Indian dancer and founder of Narthaki.com, described…
A coalition of South Asian advocacy groups has appealed to the US Supreme Court that curbing birthright citizenship could push thousands of children into “statelessness” and legal uncertainty, with disproportionate impact on Indian-origin families and the wider South Asian diaspora.Even before the executive order was signed by President Trump, TOI was one of the first…
After Indian techie Naveen Tummala’s viral fight with Texas journalist, a major row erupted over whether H-1Bs can help their spouses in setting up a business. Indian techie Naveen Tummala is at the center of a major row after Texas journalist Sara Gonzales visited his Golconda Xpress food truck in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and…
Indian techie’s fight with Texas journalist goes viral as Sara Gonzales accuses him of abusing his H-1B by ‘working’ in what he called his wife’s food truck. Texas journalist Sara Gonzales, who gained fame after she claimed to have busted H-1B scams in the state, went to confront an Indian techie about whom she said…
A 27-year-old man of Indian origin was shot dead in Canada’s Surrey city on Saturday night in what police believe was a targeted attack linked to organised crime.The victim was identified as Jasman Sekhon, according to an update issued on Monday by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT).The shooting took place at a townhouse complex…
In a significant move that could reshape hiring of foreign skilled professionals, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a sweeping overhaul of wage rules for H-1B visas and employment-linked green card programmes, sharply increasing minimum salary thresholds across skill levels.The proposed rule, titled “Improving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of…
An Indian-origin man in California has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for loan fraud. An Indian-origin man in California has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for defrauding the government’s Paycheck Protection Program Loan. 37-year-old Gurjeet Bath has also been ordered to pay a $100,000 criminal fine. Bath applied for this loan,…
An India-origin man in the US is facing 39 charges related to sex abuse, trafficking, molestation as more victims of the liquor store owner came forward during the ongoing investigation against 32-year-old Kulvir S Brar. Brar was arrested in March 13 after police said he was using Snapchat to solicit sex from minors, offering them…
