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Cognizant to open new facility in Calcutta as company transitions to hybrid work
Calcutta: Cognizant, an American multinational information technology services and consulting company, is gearing up to set up a new facility in Calcutta as the company is going to transition to hybrid work…
- World
Murderer of Indian-American sheriff’s deputy sentenced to death
New York: The man who murdered an Indian-American Sikh sheriffs deputy in Texas has been sentenced to death, according to officials. The verdict was handed down on Wednesday by the jury, a…
- World
Indian-American lawmaker slams cops for not probing ‘feces attacks’
New York: An Indian-American lawmaker has slammed the Seattle police for not investigating repeated ‘feces attacks’ on her house, which she says is “politically-motivated”. City Council member Kshama Sawant, 49, said an…
- World
Indian-American ex-candidate for US Congress dances in NYC street on brother’s wedding
New York, Oct 20 (IANS) Suraj Patel, an Indian-American former candidate for US Congress, shared a video on social media of him and his family dancing on the streets of New York…
- World
Indian-American man arrested for killing daughter-in-law
New York: A 74-year-old Indian-American man has been arrested in Fresno, California, for fatally shooting his daughter-in-law last week at a parking lot of a Walmart in San Jose where she worked.…
- Middle East
Iran frees Iranian-American on humanitarian grounds
Tehran: Iran released Baqer Namazi, a dual Iranian-American citizen, on humanitarian grounds, a senior Iranian judicial official said. Namazi, who was staying at his own home in Tehran, not in prison, for…
- Middle East
US allows tech firms to boost internet access in Iran
Washington: The Treasury Department said Friday it was allowing American tech firms to expand their business in Iran, one of the most sanctioned countries in the world, to boost internet access for…
- India
Indian American charged with hate crime against another Indian American
Washington: An Indian-descent man has been charged with a hate crime against another Indian-descent man in perhaps the first of its kind case. California prosecutors have charged Tejinder Singh, 37 with hate…
- Business
RBI lifts business curbs imposed on American Express Banking Corp
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted the business restrictions imposed on American Express Banking Corp due to the satisfactory compliance demonstrated by the entity to RBI rules, the central…
- World
Indian-American woman swept away by floods found dead
New York: The Indian-American woman who had been swept away by a flash flood at a national park has been found dead after four days of searches, according to park spokesperson Jonathan…
- World
American city unfurls Indian national flag to celebrate independence day
Washington: In a sign of increasing popularity of India in the United States, a small little city in California has celebrated India’s Independence Day by unfurling the national flag for the first time.…
- World
US jobless claims rise to 235k, most in nearly six months
Washington: More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and while layoffs remain low, it was the fifth consecutive week that claims topped the 230,000 mark and the most in almost six…