Indian-American announces to run for US Congress
WASHINGTON: Indian-American Jitendra Diganvker has announced to run for the US House of Representatives in the 2018 Congressional elections. If elected by his Republican party in the primaries, Diganvker, a business owner and community worker, would be pitted against popular Democratic Incumbent Raja Krishnamoorthi from the 8th Congressional District of Illinois. Click here to read more Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Govt to SC: Will soon bring bill to let NRIs vote
NEW DELHI: The Centre told the Supreme Court on Friday that the government intended to introduce a bill during the winter session of Parliament to amend a law to allow NRIs to vote through postal or e-ballots. The SC had on July 14 asked the Centre to decide whether it would amend the electoral law to allow NRIs to […]
Indian-Origin Motel Owner, 40, Killed In Shootout In US
NEW YORK: An Indian-origin owner of a motel was shot dead and four other people were injured in a shootout in the US state of North Carolina, police said. Akash R Talati, 40, who owned Knights Inn and Diamondz Gentlemen’s Club in Fayetteville city, was an innocent bystander when a man who had been escorted out […]
Indian-origin girl at top of new pop with debut album
Earlier this month, a 17-year-old singer-songwriter found herself on BBC Radio 1’s Top New Pop chart, along with the likes of Ed Sheeran and Miley Cyrus, for her debut single in the first week of its release. The singer was Rika, aka Chandrika Darbari, a half-Indian, half-Serbian musician from northwest London. Her song ‘No Need’ is set in an archetypal […]
Sikh teen beaten in US, family claims hate crime
WASHINGTON: A 14-year-old Sikh boy was punched and knocked down by his classmate in the Washington State with his father claiming that his son was targeted because he is of Indian descent, media reports have said. The boy wearing a traditional Sikh turban was beaten less than a block outside of the city’s Kentridge High School. […]
UK rejects two Indian extradition requests
LONDON: A British court currently hearing the extradition case of embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya has rejected two extradition requests by the Indian authorities in recent weeks. Judges at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London ruled in favour of UK-based alleged bookie Sanjeev Kumar Chawla on October 16 and also discharged a fraud case against a British Indian couple, Jatinder […]
Two Indian-American businessmen felicitated by Trump
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has honoured two Indian-American businessmen in recognition of their small but significant contribution to the US economy. Trump felicitated Sharad Thakkar and Karan Aroraalong with seven other owners of minority businesses in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday. Click here to read more… Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Aziz Ansari honoured with Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy
The award “recognises talent whose popularity and cultural impact exemplifies the uniquely transcendent quality of excellent comedy.” The comedian was just as hilarious in his acceptance speech, poking fun at the pressures of receiving honours, the bad food at award functions, and the irony of flying from London to Los Angeles to accept a British […]
Donald Trump celebrates Diwali in Oval office
US President Donald Trump has hailed the extraordinary contributions of Indian-Americans to science, medicine, business and education in the country as he celebrated his first Diwali at the White House! Trump was joined by senior Indian-American members of his administration including Nikki Haley, his Ambassador to the United Nations and Seema Verma Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Click […]
Trudeau’s new political rival is a Canadian Sikh with swag
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s newest political rival is a charismatic Sikh politician who rocks bright turbans, has social media savvy and is a vocal champion of the rights of people of colour and the LGBT community. Jagmeet Singh, the 38-year-old son of Punjabi immigrants, became the first non-white to head a major political party in […]
Police clueless on three-year-old adopted Indian girl’s disappearance in US
One week since a three-year-old Indian girl vanished during an alleged incident of bizarre late-night punishment meted out by her Indian foster father, police in Richardson are yet to find a clue as to what happened to her, US media reports said on Sunday. Sherin Mathews vanished last Saturday after her father Wesley Mathews told […]
Man leaves Indian-origin woman to die in blazing car in US
NEW YORK: A 25-year-old Indian-origin woman was left to die in a blazing car following a fiery crash in the US, police said. Harleen Grewal was burned to death on Friday after Saeed Ahmad, 23, slammed his luxury Infiniti 35G into a concrete barrier on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the New York Daily reported. The driver left […]
Indian-origin ‘chicken king’ in UK eyes biscuit empire
LONDON: Britain’s Indian-origin “chicken king”, whose poultry operations is battling a hygiene scandal at one of its factories, is reportedly looking at expanding his biscuit empire. Ranjit Singh Boparan, who owns ‘2 Sisters Food Group’ — the biggest supplier of poultry to supermarkets in the UK — is in talks to merge his Fox’s Biscuits […]
Indian-American entrepreneur offers fast track mini nuclear reactors to India
WASHINGTON: An Indian-American entrepreneur has pitched for fast track mini nuclear reactors, saying they are economical and could be constructed within two years. Negotiations on mega nuclear power plants with US companies Westinghouse and General Electric are either in doldrums or moving at snail’s pace. Click here to read more… Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
NRI association discusses demonetisation issue with Sushma
NEW YORK: Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) and persons of Indian origin (PIO) are still struggling with demonetisation with at least Rs 75,000 crores lying with them in demonetized notes. The issue was brought up as a delegation from Gopio(Global Organization of People of Indian Origin) met external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in New York recently. “The minister said the […]
Indian doctor new WHO deputy director-general
NEW DELHI: Dr Soumya Swaminathan, director-general of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and secretary to the department of health research, has been appointed the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) deputy directorgeneral, programmes, in Geneva. This is the second-highest position at the UN agency. The new WHO leadership team was announced on Tuesday by director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was […]
Indian entrepreneur wins UK business award for innovative IT solutions
LONDON: A Ghana-based Indian entrepreneur has won a prestigious business award in the UK for his efforts to bring innovative IT solutions to Africa. Birendra Sasmal, CEO of Subah, bagged the International Business Person of the Year at the Asian Achievers Awards in London last week, for turning the company into a thriving IT, telecoms and manufacturing success […]
Indian-American couple pledges $200 million to transform healthcare in India
FORT LAUDERDALE: With a $200 million commitment, an Indian American doctor couple has teamed up with a Florida university to bring world class medical education to India and potentially transform healthcare in the country. With Zambia-born India-educated cardiologist Kiran Patel and his paediatrician wife Pallavi Patel’s gift, the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) located in picturesque Fort Lauderdale, near Miami, will […]
Indian-origin bizman drives petrochemical, fertiliser projects in Nigeria
ACCRA: After making his name in India, Manish Mundra, the founder of Drishyam Films, is in the news in Nigeria for contributing to its economic growth in several ways: From petrochemicals to fertilisers. Indorama Corporation, the conglomerate Mundra heads in Nigeria, aims to boost the agriculture sector in the West African nation with the opening of a $1.5 […]
Australian Hindus protest meat advertisement featuring Lord Ganesha
SYDNEY: Hundreds of people attended rallies in Australia’s major cities on Sunday to protest an advertisement the Indian community described as “highly insulting” in its depiction of the Hindu deity Lord Ganesha. The India Forum Australia (IFA) arranged the protests in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in response to a Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) advertisement, aired […]
