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Turkey: US Cave explorer trapped 3,300 ft below ground level shares emotional video
American cave explorer trapped more than 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) below ground level in Turkey is awaiting his rescue. He has also fallen ill due to the unfortunate incident. 40-year-old Mark Dickey,…
- World
4 Indian-Americans charged with illegally processing over $600M
New York: Four Indian-Americans have been arrested and charged with illegally processing more than $600 million through unlicensed money transmitting businesses in New York. Raj Vaidya, 26; Rakesh Vaidya, 51; Shrey Vaidya,…
- India
Indian-American physician in UK’s top non-fiction prize longlist
London: A book by Indian-American cancer physician and researcher Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee has been longlisted for the prestigious 50,000 pound Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in London. ‘The Song of the Cell:…
- World
Indian-American admits embezzling more than $2.7 mn from employer
Washington: A 41-year-old Indian-American former executive has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $2.7 million from his employer. Varun Aggarwal, who worked at a commercial real estate agency in California, pleaded guilty…
- India
American woman sexually assaulted in Kerala, two arrested
Thiruvananthapuram: An American woman, who was staying at an ashram, was allegedly sexually assaulted by two men, said officials on Wednesday, adding that the two have been arrested. The incident occurred on…
- World
Indian-American who drove family off cliff asks court for mental health treatment
New York: An Indian-American doctor, accused of deliberately driving his wife and two kids off a 250-foot California cliff, suffers from a major depressive disorder and needs treatment, his lawyers have said.…
- India
2 held for duping USA citizens on pretext of providing online support
New Delhi: Two men were arrested for allegedly running a fake call centre and duping American citizens by impersonating themselves as executives of a social media firm and an e-commerce website, providing…
- Kashmir
Stakeholders in Kashmir seek revision of 20 pc duty waiver on American apple
Srinagar: The Centre’s decision to remove 20 percent retaliatory import duty on American apples will pile on difficulties for the already stressed Kashmiri horticulture industry, fruit dealers and growers in the valley…
- Middle East
Emirati, American take home Rs 8.24 crore each in DDF draw
Abu Dhabi: Emirati and American nationals won the grand prize of one million dollars (Rs 8,24,94,700) each in the Dubai Duty-Free draw (DDF) on Wednesday. Thirty-three-year-old Jaber Al Zaabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
- India
Indian-Americans forum condemn rising incidents of vandalism against Indian missions
Washington: As many as 44 Indian-American organisations have condemned the repeated attacks and instances of vandalism at various Indian institutions and the recent attacks on Indian diplomatic missions in San Francisco, London,…
- NRIs Corner
Meet Mohammed Jameel, first Indian American Muslim elected to Long Grove Village Board
Dr. Mohammed Jameel who hails from Telangana has become the First Indian American Muslim elected to the Long Grove Village Board. Speaking on this occasion in winning celebrations in Long Grove he…
- World
Indian-American Ajay Banga sole nominee to lead World Bank
Washington: The World Bank has said that Indian-American Ajay Banga is the only candidate nominated for the President’s position as the nomination period closed on March 29. The World Bank announced that…
- Middle East
US citizen sentenced to 19 years in Saudi over tweets criticizing govt released
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have released a Saudi-United States (US) citizen sentenced to 19 years in prison for tweets criticizing the Saudi government. 72-year-old Saad Ibrahim…
- Middle East
How has Iraq changed 20 years after the American invasion?
Baghdad: Twenty years after the American invasion of Iraq, the Arab country is still suffering the consequences of the invasion, which it claimed came under the pretext of establishing a democratic system…