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Indian-American surgeon gets 5-years jail for accepting bribes
New York: An Indian-American neurosurgeon has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for accepting approximately $3.3 million in bribes for performing spinal surgeries. Lokesh S. Tantuwaya, 55, of San Diego,…
- Business
Indian SaaS firm Freshworks lays off 90 employees
New Delhi: Indian software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Freshworks has laid off nearly 90 employees, or 2 per cent of its total workforce, citing rough global conditions behind the move. The company’s Founder and…
- World
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…
- Sports
IND v BAN, 1st Test: Rishabh Pant becomes second fastest Indian to reach 50 sixes in Tests
Chattogram: Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant became the second fastest Indian batter to reach 50 sixes landmark in Test cricket, on Day One of the first Test between India and Bangladesh at the Zahur…
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Indian lecturer wins discrimination case against UK university
London: An Indian lecturer has won a discrimination case against a UK university whose selection process, according to an employment tribunal, was “tainted by race discrimination”. The University of Portsmouth failed to…
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Sacked British-Indian cop says didn’t know of husband’s drug-dealing
London: An Indian-origin Met police officer, who was sacked from the force last month, claimed that she was unaware that her husband was a drug dealer. Constable Rasvinder Agalliu, a former model…
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Indian man gets 6 months jail for starting fire outside former lover’s fiance’s home in Singapore: Report
Singapore: A 30-year-old Indian-origin Singaporean has been sentenced to six months jail for starting a fire outside the apartment of his former girlfriend’s fianc ahead of their marriage, a media report has said.…
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US sanctions Indian national, others for human rights violations on behalf of N Korea
Washington: The US has slapped sanctions on two individuals, including an Indian national, and seven entities for providing material support to, acting on behalf of, or being owned by North Korea’s government-run animation…
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Indian-origin Sushmita Shukla named First VP of Federal Reserve Bank of New York
New York: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has appointed Indian-origin insurance veteran Sushmita Shukla as First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. As First Vice President, Shukla, 54, will be…
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Indian-origin investor livid after losing $2 million in FTX crash
New York: An Indian-origin entrepreneur, who lost $2 million after FTX went kaput last month, is taking legal action against the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder, according to a report. Delhi-born Evan Singh Luthra,…
- Middle East
Keralite football fan displays ‘Rebuild Babri Masjid’ banner at World Cup in Qatar
Doha: A banner in support of rebuilding Babri Masjid was displayed by Keralite football fan at the Lusail Stadium in Al-Wakrah at World Cup 2022 in Qatar. On Tuesday’s game between Portugal…
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Indian-origin Sikh jailed, fined for multiple frauds in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian-origin Sikh and former CFO of Singapore-based technology company was given 11 months’ jail and fined SGD 20,000 for falsifying accounts, forgery, and not disclosing interested party transactions. Gurcharan Singh…
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UK university honors Indian-origin woman engineer
London: An Indian-origin structural engineer, who designed London’s tallest building – The Shard, has been awarded an honorary degree by Northumbria University in England. Roma Agrawal, 39, was conferred the degree of…
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Indian-origin science teacher wins PM’s prize in Australia
Melbourne: An Indian-origin teacher in Australia has received the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in secondary schools. Melbourne-based Veena Nair, who is ViewBank College’s Head of Technology and…
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British-Indian cop found guilty of threatening woman driver
London: An Indian-origin Metropolitan Police officer has been found guilty of displaying “rude and aggressive” behaviour towards a woman driver in a road rage incident in London. Trainee Detective Constable Ajitpal Lotay,…
