An Indian-American professor, Rajeshwari Iyer, has sparked a heated debate online after attributing the cause of the Air India crash, which resulted in the deaths of over 270 people, to India’s reservation policies. Iyer, who studied in India, posted a job announcement from the Airports Authority of India for air traffic control roles, with the…
Indian-American musician Lara Rajagopalan, a member of the global pop music group Katseye, was recently subjected to a false tip submitted to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A screenshot of the anonymous tip submitted to ICE alleged that the teen musician lacked the proper authorisation to stay and work in the US. The complainant…
A 49-year-old Indian-American man was sentenced to 26 months in prison for threatening to injure and kill employees of a Sikh non-profit organisation. Bhushan Athale, a resident of Dallas, Texas, is said to have a history of making faith-based remarks. Athale pleaded guilty before US District Judge, Edward S Kiel, in Camden Federal Court to…
Indian-American civil rights attorney Anuj Dixit is running for the US House of Representatives in California’s 41st congressional district, aiming to contest Republican incumbent Ken Calvert. Dixit accused Congressman Calvert of not working for the middle-class and said he is contesting “to give them a voice”. Dixit, who was born to immigrant parents from India,…
A 29-year-old Indian national living unlawfully in the US has pleaded guilty to marriage fraud aimed at fraudulently obtaining a Green Card, a patch to American citizenship. He overstayed his visa and falsified documents to support a fraudulent marriage. When the plan failed, he falsely claimed domestic abuse to remain in the US. The US…
A small boat reportedly carrying migrants, including Indians, capsized off San Diego’s coast in California, resulting in the death of three people. Besides, four people also received injuries in the mishap. An Indian family was also affected in the devastating incident. The Consulate General of India in San Francisco, in a post on X, informed…
Mahendra Patel, a man of Indian origin, has been languishing in an American jail for over a month now. Patel, the 56-year-old, was accused of a crime that surveillance footage suggests never happened. Caroline Miller, the 26-year-old woman, accused Patel of trying to abduct her two-year-old toddler son at Walmart in the US’s Georgia on…
An Indian national, Hardik Jayantilal Patel, was sentenced to 46 months in jail for defrauding US citizens, mostly the elderly, of $3.2 million (approximately Rs 26 crore). Patel, 37, who was illegally staying in the US, orchestrated a network of domestic money mules, known as “runners”, who laundered millions of dollars through telemarketing scam calls….