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Indian-American duo to pay over $420,000 to settle kickback charges
New York: An Indian-American couple has agreed to pay $422,789 to resolve allegations that they received illegal kickbacks in return for referring patients for laboratory testing. Dr Vijesh Patel and his office…
- Middle East
Mike Tyson, DJ Khaled perform Umrah
Riyadh: American former boxing champion Mike Tyson and Palestinian-American hip hop star and producer DJ Khaled performed Umrah in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. On Friday night, Khaled Mohammed Khaled…
- World
Indian-American named president of Tufts University
New York: Indian-American academician Sunil Kumar has been appointed the next president of Massachusetts-based Tufts University — the first person of colour to occupy the position. Kumar, Provost and Senior Vice President…
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Five Indian-American students selected for Rhodes Scholarship 2023
New York: Five Indian-American students have been selected from a pool of 840 applicants to join the ranks of Rhodes Scholars Class of 2023. Shreyas Hallur, Atharv Gupta, Veer Sangha, Amisha Kambath,…
- India
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…
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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…
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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…
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American dream gone wrong, says family of Indian-origin murder victims
New York: “American dream gone wrong”, says the family of the Punjab-origin Sikh family of four, including an eight-month-old infant, who were murdered in California Their immigrant dream ended when eight-month-old Aroohi…
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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…
- World
Indian-Americans, interfaith groups to protest Sadhvi Ritambhara’s event in New Jersey
Ridgewood: The Indian American community and a coalition of leading multi-faith and civil society organizations are organizing a protest against the participation of an extremist leader from India at a religious event…
- 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…
