Indian Origin
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Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris racially targeted online
India | Jun 30, 2019, 04:27 PM ISTHarris, 54, who was born in the US to an Indian mother and a Jamaican father who were both immigrants, has directly confronted critics before who have questioned her black heritage.
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Indian-origin woman jailed for assaulting Singapore police officer
World | Jun 26, 2019, 09:01 PM ISTResshmi B. Rasmi assaulted Station Inspector Gerald Chan Wee Ming while he was trying to question her and several others about the fight. He managed to break free from her but she became violent when his colleagues tried to arrest her.
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Kumar Iyer becomes first Indian-origin member of UK's Foreign Office Board
World | Jun 07, 2019, 09:36 AM ISTIyer, who was born in London and spent his early years in India, has previously been based in Mumbai as Britain’s Deputy High Commissioner.
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Indian-origin police officer shot dead in California
World | Dec 27, 2018, 06:47 PM ISTA 33-year-old Indian-origin police officer in the US state of California has been killed after being shot by an "armed" unidentified gunman while he was conducting a traffic stop.
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Facebook elevates senior Indian-origin executive to head enterprise service Workplace
Internet | Dec 19, 2018, 01:56 PM ISTAs Head of Product for Marketplace and Payments tools, Anand's team was responsible for powering commerce across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp.
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Indian-origin accountant among 5 fraudsters jailed for visa scam in UK
World | Nov 25, 2018, 05:24 PM ISTJalpa Trivedi, 41, was found guilty for facilitating the accounting side of the fraud and was jailed for three years.
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Indian-origin professor in US accused of using his students as 'servants'
World | Nov 19, 2018, 08:41 PM ISTAshim Mitra, a longtime pharmacy professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, made his students tend his lawn, look after his dog and water the house plants, sometimes for weeks at a time when he and his wife were away, the Kansas City Star reported.
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Indian-origin couple arrested in UK on suspicion of keeping 'slave' in their shed
World | Nov 03, 2018, 05:32 PM ISTPalvinder and Pritpal Binning, both in their mid-50s, were arrested by the UK’s Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) earlier this week after a raid on their home in Chilworth, near Southampton on southern coast of England.
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In a first, Indian-origin blind man to get guide horse in UK
World | Oct 14, 2018, 10:40 AM ISTAfter spending some time with his companion-to-be, Patel believes a guide horse has many added benefits over guide dogs, including a much longer working life, 350-degree vision and ability to see in the dark.
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US: President Trump nominates Indian-American Bimal Patel to key administrative post
World | Sep 14, 2018, 09:15 AM ISTPatel, from Georgia, has been nominated to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions.
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Indian student killed in shooting at Kansas restaurant in US; family urges Swaraj to ensure action
World | Jul 08, 2018, 01:27 PM ISTThe man was identified by Indian authorities as Sharath Koppu, who was shot by unidenitified persons at J’s Fish and Chicken Market on Prospect Avenue on Friday evening.
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Singapore: Indian-origin woman jailed up to three years for her role in US Navy corruption case
World | Jul 06, 2018, 08:00 PM ISTGursharan, had received more than SGD130, 000 in bribes from Leonard Glenn Francis, the Malaysian CEO of maritime services company Glenn Defense Marine (Asia) (GDMA), in exchange for sensitive US Navy information.
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Indian-origin Rahul Tarar wins local body elections in Britain; gets elected as Saint Andrew Councillor
World | May 07, 2018, 08:16 PM ISTRahul –who fought the elections on the ticket of Conservative Party – defeated his opponent from the Labour Party, while garnering 55 per cent of the votes.
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SA: ISIS-linked Indian-origin woman, partner arrested in British couple abduction case
World | Feb 26, 2018, 07:19 AM ISTFatima Patel and Safydeen Aslam Del Vecchio also face charges of robbery and theft after they went on a spending spree using the couples credit cards.
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OMG! Indian-origin doctor helps deliver baby at 35,000 feet
Trending | Jan 30, 2018, 06:40 PM IST"This has been a team effort and certainly a flight I will never forget," he said.
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Indian origin Australian bowler booked for suspect bowling action in Big Bash League
Cricket | Jan 20, 2018, 05:04 PM ISTCricket Australia has suspended Sydney Thunder's bowler for an unusual bowling action during a BBL fixture against Hobart Hurricanes.
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UK: Indian-origin MP becomes first female Muslim minister to address British Parliament
World | Jan 19, 2018, 12:32 PM ISTNus Ghani, born in Birmingham to parents who migrated from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, was cheered by her colleagues as she addressed the House of Commons.
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Post earning a ticket to 2018 Winter Olympics, Indian-origin Dutch skater in quest to meet biological mom
Trending | Jan 12, 2018, 03:43 PM ISTDas secured her place at the Olympic Games for the first time in late December, after defying the odds to qualify in the Dutch qualification trials.
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Execution date set for first Indian-origin death-row prisoner in US
World | Jan 11, 2018, 06:32 PM ISTRaghunandan Yandamuri was given death penalty in 2014 for kidnapping and killing a 61-year-old elderly Indian woman and her 10-month grand-daughter. It was seen as part of a botched kidnapping-for-ransom plot.
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In a first, Indian-origin man loses naturalised American citizenship under Trump administration
India | Jan 10, 2018, 01:07 PM ISTIn a first-of-its-kind case, the US has stripped a naturalised American from India of his US citizenship, who, authorities said, acquired to it fraud.