indians abroad
Indian national sentenced for nearly $2.8mn healthcare fraud in US
Yogesh K Pancholi from Northville was also found guilty of wire fraud conspiracy, engaging in money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and witness tampering MICHIGAN (TIP): A 43-year-old Indian national in the US state of Michigan […]
Three Punjabi-origin youths living in Brampton, Calgary to be extradited to US for drug trafficking
TORONTO (TIP): Three Indian-origin men have been arrested in Canada and will be extradited for trial in the US for their alleged links with a network trafficking drugs between Mexico and the North American nations. […]
Two Indian Americans sentenced for conspiring & stealing sensitive government data
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Three former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, including two Indian Americans, have been sentenced for a conspiracy to steal proprietary US government software and sensitive law-enforcement databases for use in a […]
Indian-origin teen Preetpaul Singh arrested for death of compatriot in Canada’s Brampton
TORONTO (TIP): An Indian-origin teenager has been arrested in connection with the death of another Indian-origin youth in a Canadian city and the police are on the lookout for any information or video footage to […]
Indian-origin missing student Neel Acharya found dead
CHICAGO (TIP): Neel Acharya, an Indian student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, who was reported missing on social media by his mother Sunday, January 28, has been confirmed dead. In an email written […]
Indian-origin student killed by homeless man in Georgia
ATLANTA (TIP): Vivek Saini, a 25-year-old Indian student from Haryana, who had come to the US to do his master’s in business administration was killed by a homeless man inside a store in Lithonia, Georgia. […]
Indian-origin couple convicted in UK of exporting over half ton cocaine to Australia
LONDON (TIP): An Indian-origin couple in the UK, whose extradition was sought by India, has been convicted of exporting more than half a ton of cocaine to Australia after an investigation found that they were […]
Indian American jurist Amrith Kaur Aakre to lead EEOC’s Chicago district
CHICAGO (TIP): Indian American jurist Amrith Kaur Aakre has become the new director of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Chicago District, the federal agency announced, January 31. Aakre, who most recently served as […]
Thirteen Indian Americans among 40 Science Talent Search finalists
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Thirteen Indian American high schoolers figure among top 40 finalists in this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. The […]
Indian American CEO Sanjay Shah dies in tragic accident while celebrating Ramoji City’s 25th anniversary
CHICAGO (TIP): In a heart-wrenching turn of events, Indian American Sanjay Shah tragically lost his life while commemorating his company’s 25th anniversary at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, India, on January 19. According to reports, […]
Five Indian restaurants named in ‘Yelp’s Top 100 US Restaurants 2024’
NEW YORK (TIP): Five Indian restaurants have earned spots on Yelp’s prestigious “Top 100 US Restaurants 2024” list, a compilation reflecting the culinary diversity and gastronomic excellence of America. This annual list is curated from […]
Indian American Dinesh Venugopal appointed as Infogain CEO
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP) : Infogain, a Silicon Valley-headquartered leader in human-centered digital platforms and software engineering services, has appointed Indian American executive, Dinesh Venugopal as its CEO, effective Feb 8. Venugopal will take over from […]
Indian community mourns tragic death of 4 compatriots who drowned at unpatrolled beach in Phillip Island, Australia
MELBOURNE (TIP) : The Indian community in Australia is mourning the tragic death of four compatriots, including three women, who drowned at an unpatrolled beach in Phillip Island this week. Jagjeet Singh Anand, a 23-year-old […]
Indian American ex-Pfizer employee convicted of insider trading on Covid-19 medicine clinical trials
NEW YORK (TIP): A 44-year-old Indian American former Pfizer employee has been convicted for insider trading by a federal court in New York for his scheme to reap illicit profits by trading on information about […]
Indian American Virginia couple convicted of forced labor of relative
NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA (TIP) : An Indian American couple has been convicted of forcing an immigrant relative to provide labor and services at their store, and gas station including working as the cashier, preparing food, […]
British-Indian dentist fined for dodging over 53K pounds in tax
A person or business is named publicly if they have deliberately defaulted on more than 25,000 pounds in tax LONDON (TIP): An Indian-origin dentist in England’s West Midlands region has been ordered to pay 22,654 […]
Two Indian students found dead in Connecticut under suspicious circumstances
HARTFORD, CT (TIP): Two students–one from Wanaparthy in Telangana and another from Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh–were found dead in their Connecticut accommodation, a family member said on Monday, January 15. The students were identified as […]
Sixteen Indian Americans elected fellows of National Academy of Inventors 2023 Class
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): As many as 16 Indian American inventors figure among 162 academic inventors in the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2023 Class of Fellows. Election as an Academy Fellow is the highest professional […]
Indian man gets 4 years jail, six strokes of cane for molesting British woman: Report
SINGAPORE (TIP): A 25-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to four years of jail and six strokes of the cane for molesting a British woman at a night club in Singapore in 2022, according to […]
Indian American official Sanjay Virmani to lead FBI counterterrorism division in DC
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): : Sanjay Virmani, a senior Indian American FBI official, has been named the special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Counterterrorism Division of the Washington Field Office by Director Christopher […]
