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British Indian ‘plogger’ on a mission to clean 30 UK cities
London, Dec 11 An Indian environmentalist who founded the world's first community-led plogging campaign -- an eco-movement where people pick up street litter as they jog -- is on a mission to clean up 30 cities in 30 days across the UK. Over the past year, Vivek Gurav and his ...Indian-origin prof was ‘blacklisted’ on Twitter for Covid info: Report
New York, Dec 10 Jay Bhattacharya, an Indian-origin Stanford University professor, who had said that Covid lockdowns would harm children, was placed on a "Trends Blacklist", internal Twitter documents have revealed The second instalment of "Twitter Files", released by journalist Bari Weiss on her social media platform, took the lid ...Sikh woman in Canada stabbed to death
Toronto, Dec 10 A 40-year-old Sikh woman died in Canada after being stabbed multiple times at her home in Surrey, British Columbia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said. Police said they found Harpreet Kaur suffering from multiple and life-threatening stab wounds in a home in the 12700-block 66 Avenue ...Indian-origin Sushmita Shukla named First VP of Federal Reserve Bank of New York
New York, Dec 9 The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has appointed Indian-origin insurance veteran Sushmita Shukla as First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. As First Vice President, Shukla, 54, will be the institution's second-ranking officer. Her appointment was approved by the Board of Governors of the Federal ...5 Indo-Canadians inducted in the British Columbia govt
Toronto, Dec 9 Five Indo-Canadians with roots in Punjab have been sworn in as ministers in a recent cabinet reshuffle by British Columbia (BC) Premier David Eby. Harry Bains, Nikki Sharma, Jagrup Brar, Rachna Singh and Ravi Kahlon recently took oath at the Government House in BC capital Victoria. Bathinda-born ...Indian-origin jilted lover gets 6 months jail in Singapore
Singapore, Dec 9 An Indian-origin man was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for starting a fire outside his ex-girlfriend's fiance's flat in Singapore on their wedding day. Surenthiran Sugumaran, 30, was convicted in October after he pleaded guilty to one charge of committing mischief by fire, The ...BJP’s Indian American friends face growing US scrutiny
Washington, Dec 9 Indian American friends of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and the ruling BJP are facing growing scrutiny from US authorities under a law that requires Americans working for or on behalf of foreign governments or entities to register themselves and their organisations as "foreign agents". Investigations are ...Indian-origin driver gets 16 yrs jail for killing father, daughter in UK
London, Dec 9 An Indian-origin driver has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for causing the deaths of a pregnant woman and her father when he hit a family of five with his car in the UK. Nitesh Bissendary, 31, lost control of his black Alfa Romeo in Leopold ...Biden backs bill to speed up immigration by Indians by scrapping country limits
New York, Dec 9 US President Joe Biden has thrown his weight behind legislation to speed up immigration for Indians that is expected to come up in the House of Representatives soon and relieve the 90-year waiting period for some. The proposed legislation, if adopted, would end the country caps, ...‘We want justice’: Parents of Sikh woman shot in Canada
Toronto, Dec 8 The parents of a 21-year-old woman from Punjab, who was shot dead at a gas station in Canada, say they regret sending her to the country and want justice for their daughter. Pawanpreet Kaur, a resident of Brampton, died after being shot multiple times outside a Petro ...
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