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Indian-origin student found dead in US; Chicago consulate in touch with family
CHICAGO (TIP): India’s Consulate General in Chicago expressed sadness over the death of Praveen Kumar Gampa, a student pursuing post-graduation at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the US. It said on Wednesday. March 5, that […]
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Indian American engineer and professor Rohit Karnik appointed by MIT as their new Water and Food Systems Lab director
BOSTON (TIP) : The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has named Rohit Karnik, an Indian American mechanical engineering professor to lead its only program specifically focused on water and food for human need. Karnik, Tata […]
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India American Hoboken mayor Ravi Bhalla joins coalition challenging health research funding cuts
HOBOKEN (TIP): Ravi S. Bhalla, Indian American mayor of Hoboken city in New Jersey, has joined a coalition of over 45 elected officials, cities, and counties across the country in challenging the Trump Administration’s cuts […]
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Indian origin woman on death row executed in UAE
ABU DHABI (TIP): A 33-year-old Indian-origin woman, who was on death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for allegedly killing a four-month-old baby, was executed by the authorities, the Ministry of External Affairs informed […]
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US-based researcher identifies 100 monuments at Lahore Fort dating back to Sikh Empire
To provide a comprehensive understanding of Lahore Fort and its historical significance during the Sikh Empire, the Walled City of Lahore Authority has engaged Dr Tarunjit Singh Butalia to write a tour guidebook LAHORE/ NEW […]
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5 Indian-origin men sentenced to jail, canned over brawl at Singapore hotel
SINGAPORE (TIP): Five Indian-origin men were sentenced to jail terms between two and three years and caning for being part of a riot that led to the death of a former bouncer at a Singapore […]
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US grants emergency visa interview to father of critical Indian student
MUMBAI / NEW YORK (TIP): The United States has scheduled an emergency visa interview for the father of Nilam Shinde, a 35-year-old Indian student who has been in a coma at a California hospital following […]
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‘Where is Pannun?’; Manjit GK blasts govt, Sikh diaspora for failure to stand with turban-stripped deportees
NEW DELHI/NEW YORK (TIP): Delhi-based Sikh leader Manjit Singh GK has called on Sikh leaders and influencers in Canada, the UK, and the US to break their silence over the humiliation of Sikh deportees in […]
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Indian origin Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The Senate on Thursday, February 20, narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from […]
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Indian-origin Opposition leader in Singapore found guilty of lying in Parliament
SINGAPORE (TIP): Singapore’s Indian-origin Leader of the Opposition, Pritam Singh, was found guilty on Monday of giving a false testimony to a parliamentary committee, a verdict that could see him disqualified from Parliament and contesting […]
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Indian origin Simran Preet Panesar, wanted in Canada’s largest gold heist, found living quietly around Chandigarh
On April 17, 2023, a plane carrying more than 22 million Canadian dollars’ worth of gold bars and foreign currency was stolen from Toronto airport using fake paperwork CHANDIGARH (TIP): Simran Preet Panesar–Indian-origin former Air […]
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Indian-origin Paul Kapur is Trump’s pick for key US diplomat job for South Asian Affairs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Paul Kapur, an expert on South Asian security, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be the Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs. Kapur, if confirmed by the Senate, […]
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Indian origin Salman Rushdie’s attacker Hadai Matar found guilty of attempted murder
NEW YORK (TIP): A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder and assault for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022. A jury found Hadi Matar, […]
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Indian Origin Former British PM Rishi Sunak visits Taj Mahal with family: Sunak is on a two-day visit to Agra
NEW DELHI (TIP): Former British prime minister Rishi Sunak visited the Taj Mahal on Saturday, February 15, along with his daughters, wife and mother-in-law Sudha Murty. The family spent around one-and-a-half hour at the iconic […]
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Aman Kumar Sharma to Represent India at United Nations Debriefing on Paris 2024 Security
NEW DELHI /NEW YORK (TIP): New Delhi/New York: Aman Kumar Sharma, Secretary-General of the Association of Traditional Sports and Games, India, has been invited to attend a high-profile United Nations event on sports security, representing […]
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Indian Origin Sunita Williams to return to Earth earlier than scheduled: NASA
Sunita has been stuck in space since June last year due to technical problems with Boeing’s Starliner which took them to International Space Station WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): NASA and SpaceX are accelerating the target launch […]
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Aravind Srinivas, Perplexity AI CEO, defies Musk and Trump over USAID
Says ‘stop me if you can’ from raising $500 billion from USAID WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Aravind Srinivas, the Indian-origin CEO of the AI search engine Perplexity AI, has challenged Tesla owner Elon Musk to “stop” […]
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Indian-origin man gets up to 25 years jail for killing 2 teens in New York crash
According to reports, the accused was drunk and high on cocaine when he drove his pickup truck the wrong way and struck the boy’s car MINEOLA, NY (TIP): A 36-year-old Indian-origin construction executive has been […]
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Indian national arrested by US immigration authorities over charges related to sexual assault
The other individuals arrested are citizens of Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian national is among four persons arrested by US immigration authorities over charges related to sexual assault. Jaspal Singh, 29, […]
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Indian origins among 19,000 illegal migrants deported from UK
Indian restaurants among targets of UK ‘blitz’ against illegal migrants LONDON (TIP): Days after US President Donald Trump’s government crackdown on immigration, the United Kingdom’s Labour government also launched mass raids on illegal working in […]
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Indian origin convicted minister in Singapore placed under ‘home detention’
SINGAPORE (TIP): Singapore’s former transport minister of Indian origin, S. Iswaran, who was jailed last October for 12 months on corruption charges, was placed in “home detention” on Friday, a news report said. “Like all […]