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Indian-origin man faces assault charge in Singapore court
Singapore: An Indian-origin Singaporean man has been charged in a court here for allegedly attacking a compatriot with a knife, according to police. Michael Nganasekaran, 39, faces one count of voluntarily causing…
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Indian-origin man sentenced for causing workplace death in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian-origin forklift operator was sentenced to 18 weeks in jail in Singapore for his negligence, which led to a workplace fatality, the city-state’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said, releasing a…
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Singaporeans vote to elect president; Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam in the race
Singapore: Singaporeans are voting on Friday in the country’s first contested presidential election in more than a decade, a three-way contest in which former minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is hoping to become the…
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No such thing as trivial crime, UK’s Suella Braverman tells police
London: UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Monday called on the country’s police force to investigate every crime, saying it is “unacceptable” that crimes such as shoplifting, criminal damage and phone or…
- Health
Indian-origin scientists identify 11 risk factors for developing dementia
London: A team of Indian-origin scientists has identified 11 risk factors, mostly modifiable, for developing dementia — a condition affecting about 50 million people worldwide and projected to triple by 2050. The…
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Indian-origin man jailed for smuggling banned drugs into the UK
London: An Indian-origin man and his accomplice have been sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment each after pleading guilty to conspiracy to smuggle banned drugs into Britain after an investigation led by the…
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Indian-origin doctor helps catch nurse guilty of killing babies in UK
London: A UK-born Indian-origin consultant paediatrician at a hospital in northern England is among those who raised concerns and helped convict a nurse found guilty of killing seven babies by a UK…
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Indian-origin man convicted of fraud over stolen funds in UK
London: An Indian-origin man from Surrey in south-east England has been convicted after he pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by abuse of position, which led to over GBP 50,000 being…
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Indian-origin bar owner on trial for allegedly raping teen in Singapore
Singapore: A 41-year-old Indian-origin bar owner went on trial at the Singapore High Court for the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl who worked for him in 2020, a media report said.…
- India
Man gets jail for racially attacking Indian-origin woman in Singapore
Singapore: A 32-year-old man in Singapore has been sentenced to three months in prison and ordered to pay 13.20 USD as compensation for racially insulting and kicking an Indian-origin woman in 2021.…
