Friday, January 31, 2025

DIASPORA

Former employee Amit Patel accused of stealing $22mn from US football team

New York, Dec 7 (IANS) A former football team employee of Indian-origin has been accused of swindling more than $22 million from the team's...

Samir Shah named new BBC Chairman

London, Dec 6 (IANS) TV executive Samir Shah has been named as the government's choice for the new BBC Chairman, following Richard Sharp's resignation...

Pro-Israel leaders may oppose Susheela Jayapal’s Congressional bid

Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) Pro-Israel lobbyists in the US state of Oregon may oppose the candidacy of Indian-American Susheela Jayapal from the state's 3rd...

Sikh cafe manager in New Zealand wins back wage arrears, holiday pay

A Sikh cafe manager has won more than NZ$8,000 after an employment relations body in New Zealand ruled that her former employer did...

British national held in Amritsar for terrorist activities

Punjab Police's Special Operation Cell has busted a terrorist recruitment, funding and aiding module with the arrest of Pakistan-based terrorist Lakhbir Rode’s close...

British govt makes it tougher for Indians to work in the UK

An estimated 300,000 non-Britons – many of them Indians – will be affected by the British government on Monday raising the bar for...

Teens attack elderly Sikh in UK leaving him with broken ribs

London, Dec 4 (IANS) A 58-year-old Sikh man was kicked, pulled to the ground and an attempt was made to grab his beard in...

Australian Sikh turns to social media to report death threat, verbal abuses

Melbourne, Dec 1 (IANS) Questioning police response, a Melbourne-based Sikh shopkeeper turned to social media claiming he has been subjected to verbal abuses and...

Agents charging Indian students more ahead of UK govt ban on dependents

Education agents are charging Indian students more money to secure spots at UK universities ahead of a government ban, which prohibits dependents from...

Drug dealer jailed after death of Cambridge student Keshava Iyengar

A drug dealer has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after the death of a 20-year-old Indian-origin University of Cambridge student in 2021. Benjamin Brown,...