A 54-year-old Indian-origin man received a prison sentence of seven years and six months for his involvement in a group that defrauded a bank of more than SGD 5.1 million in loans related to the sale of two properties in Singapore as per reports on Tuesday. The man identified as Bijabahadur Rai Shree Kantrai was…
A 40-year-old Indian doctor Oumair Aejaz was arrested in US after being charged with numerous sex crimes, including recording thousands of nude images and videos of children and women over the past six years, according to media reports. He is being held on a $2 million bond.The doctor was arrested on August 8 after allegations…
A group of Indian-Americans has launched a website DesiPresident.com celebrating Kamala Harris‘s candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. The website, “Kamala Ke Saath”, pushes for community engagement and support for Harris, whose mother immigrated from Chennai and father from Jamaica.“The coming months are filled with excitement and promise as we rally together to make history.Your…
HYDERABAD: There seems to be no respite in sight from the long wait for a Green Card for Indians living in the US. Even as the official website of the US Bureau of Consular Affairs maintains that the process takes no more than 24 months, NRIs that TOI spoke to said the wait time reflecting…
LONDON: Indian-origin men and women gathered in multiple cities across Britain on Thursday night to demand justice for the trainee female doctor raped and murdered at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. They called for safer working conditions for women – not just in Indian hospitals but all workplaces in India –…
Jaskirat Kaur, a 33-year-old mother, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her 10-year-old daughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. The admission took place at Wolverhampton Crown Court on August 30, according to a report from Sky News.On Monday, 4 March, police were called to the girl’s home in Robin Close, Rowley Regis, West…
Indian origin physician Dr Ramesh Babu Peramsetty, renowned for his contributions to the medical field, was shot dead in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Originally hailing from Andhra Pradesh‘s Tirupati district, Dr Peramsetty was declared dead at the scene by emergency responders.As a prominent member of the medical community, Dr Peramsetty founded and served as the medical director…
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last week, to celebrate US Vice President Kamala Harris as the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, members of the Indian American community, including elected representatives of government, delegates who represented their states or districts and guests, were very visible and engaged.“There are over 700,000 eligible Indian Americans…
NEW DELHI: More than 24,000 members of the Indian diaspora have signed up to attend a mega community event that will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here next month.The ‘Modi & US’ Progress Together’ event will be held on September 22 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which has a capacity of 15,000.The…
MUMBAI: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has on Aug 27,2024, updated its policy guidelines as regards optional practical training (OPT) for international students in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields.While international students get an opportunity to work for a year post qualification, STEM students get an additional two years.Thus, the OPT…
