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Wealthy Indian-origin couple, daughter found dead in US
BOSTON (TIP): A wealthy Indian-origin couple and their teenage daughter were found dead in their USD 5 million mansion in the US state of Massachusetts in an apparent domestic violence incident, according to media reports. […]
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Indian-origin real estate developer charged with perpetuating USD 93 million fraud scheme
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-origin real estate developer has been charged by federal authorities in the US with perpetuating a USD 93 million fraud scheme. Rishi Kapoor, a Miami-based developer, faces charges filed by the […]
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Sikh medic Dr. Amritpal Singh Hungin knighted by King Charles III
LONDON (TIP): A British Sikh senior medical professional with over 30 years of general practice (GP) experience has been knighted by King Charles III in the 2024 New Year Honors list. Dr Amritpal Singh Hungin, […]
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Indian American legal scholar Ved Prakash Nanda dies
DENVER (TIP) : Noted Indian American legal scholar, Professor Ved Prakash Nanda passed away on January 1. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar among others condoled […]
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2 Indian-origin men arrested for committing Visa fraud in US
BOSTON (TIP): Two Indian-origin men have been arrested and charged with one count each of conspiracy to commit visa fraud in the US. Rambhai Patel, 36, and Balwinder Singh, 39, allegedly staged armed robberies so […]
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Indo-British Sikh woman ‘Polar Preet’ claims record for fastest solo ski across Antarctica
LONDON (TIP): Having already broken two Guinness World Records for polar exploration, British Sikh Army medic Harpreet Chandi has said she now has a third one. By covering 1,130 km of Antarctic ice in 31 […]
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Indian-American medical biller arrested for stealing more than USD 1 million
NEW YORK (TIP): A 61-year-old Indian-origin medical biller has been arrested for stealing more than USD 1 million from doctors who provided medical care to injured workers in New York, according to the Attorney General’s […]
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Indian-origin Jashanpreet Singh appointed as Canada jail officer
VANCOUVER (TIP): A 24-year-old man, who is the son of a retired Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Muktsar Police, has become a Correctional Officer in Canada’s Vancouver. A Correctional Officer supervises prisoners during work assignments, meals […]
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India-born entrepreneur Firdaus Kharas gets one of Canada’s highest honors
The annual list of 2023 appointees to the Order of Canada is released by Governor General of Canada Mary Simon OTTAWA (TIP): Firdaus Kharas, an India-born entrepreneur and thought leader, has been appointed as an […]
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Indian American technocrat Suhas Subramanyam vows to keep defending reproductive rights
ASHBURN, VA (TIP) : Suhas Subramanyam, an Indian American technocrat, has vowed to continue defending reproductive rights despite Loudoun County Republican party’s calls to ban him from houses of worship in Northern Virginia over his pro-choice record. […]
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Indian American Ash Kalra named chair of California Assembly Judiciary Committee
SACRAMENTO (TIP): Ash Kalra, the first Indian American elected to the California State Assembly, has been appointed Chair of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary by Speaker Robert Rivas. “At a time when California must be […]
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Indian American high school student Bianca Jain wins Congressional App Challenge for New York district
NEW YORK (TIP) : Bianca Jain, a 9th-grade Indian American student of Briarcliff High School in New York, has won the prestigious Congressional App Challenge for the state’s 17th District. Bianca’s app, Cancer Awareness Hub, […]
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Indian American from Florida pleads guilty to threatening Jewish organization in New York
NEW YORK (TIP): A 21-year-old Indian-origin man has pleaded guilty to leaving a threatening voicemail targeting a Jewish organization in New York. Deep Alpesh Kumar Patel, a resident of Sarasota city in Florida, faces a […]
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22-year-old MS physiotherapy student dies following gas leak in car
CHICAGO (TIP): Shaik Zaheera Naaz, who was doing MS in physiotherapy, died in Chicago due to gas leak in a car in which she was travelling. According to information received by her family at Prasadampadu […]
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Indian American Venkat Kotla appointed CTO of cybersecurity firm Securonix
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP) : Leading cybersecurity firm Securonix has appointed two Indian Americans to key posts. Former Google executive Venkat Kotla has been named as Chief Technology Officer and former Onapsis executive Biju Muduli as […]
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Indian American MIT engineer led team designs heart’s robotic right chamber
BOSTON (TIP): Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers, including an Indian American, have developed a robotic replica of the heart’s right ventricle, which mimics the beating and blood-pumping action of live hearts. The robo-ventricle combines […]
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Indian American Economist Bharat Ramamurti joins Economic Liberties as Senior Adviser
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian American economist Bharat Ramamurti, former Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, has joined Economic Liberties Project, working to advance economic liberty, fair commerce, and a secure, inclusive democracy, as Senior […]
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Indian American AAG Vanita Gupta to step down from DOJ
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Associated Attorney General Vanita Gupta will leave the Department of Justice at the beginning of February, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced on Thursday, December 21. “I am deeply grateful to Vanita […]
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Terror funding case: Indian held in UK extradited to United States
LONDON (TIP): An Indian national arrested in London on a provisional American warrant as part of a US-UK coordinated action targeting terrorism financing has been extradited to the US after consenting to face trial in […]
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2 Indian-origin men jailed for 34 years in UK for drug smuggling
LONDON (TIP): Two Indian-origin men have been sentenced to prison in the UK for smuggling cocaine, cannabis and cigarettes into the country hidden in shipments of perishable goods. Anand Tripathi (61) and Varun Bhardwaj (39) […]
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Indian-origin undercover reporter Balakrishnan Balagopal finds exploitation of care workers in UK
LONDON (TIP): A UK-based reporter from Kerala who went undercover as a care assistant in a care home for the elderly in north-east England discovered worrying levels of exploitation of staff, many of them recruited […]