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Delhi: Scores protest outside British High Commission against pro-Khalistan separatists
New Delhi, March 20 To mark their protest against pro-Khalistan separatists for pulling down the Indian flag at the Indian High Commission in the UK, scores of people belonging to the Sikh community gathered outside the British High Commission in Chanakyapuri here on Monday. The protestors raised the slogan "Bharat ...UK envoy summoned after Khalistan supporters take down Tricolour at Indian High Commission in London
New Delhi, March 20 The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) late on Sunday summoned the senior-most UK diplomat in India to convey its strong protest after some pro-Khalistani groups allegedly took down the Tricolour at the Indian High Commission in London. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted: "India lodges strong protest ...2 Indian-Americans indicted for buying, and selling stolen beer
New York, March 19 Three people, including two Indian-Americans, are facing charges for allegedly buying and selling stolen beer worth approximately $20,000 at two local businesses in the US state of Ohio. Ketankumar and Piyushkumar Patel were arraigned this week in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on charges of receiving ...Man who gave a gun to kill Sikh grocer sentenced to prison in US
New York, March 18 A 22-year-old American has been sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by 36 months of supervised release for selling a stolen handgun to a teenager who used it to kill an Indian-origin Sikh grocer in 2021. Taydon Tailor Law, 22, of Ogden provided a Ruger ...In a first, Indian-American to serve as Assistant Secy of US Air Force
New York, March 16 Indian-American Ravi Chaudhary was confirmed by the US Senate as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and the Environment by a bipartisan vote of 65-29. With this appointment, Minneapolis native Chaudhary becomes the first Indian-American to become part of one of the top ...‘Some attacks on Indian nationals in US, UK look racially motivated’
New Delhi, March 16 There have been instances of attacks on Indian nationals and Persons of Indian Origin in the US, UK and Canada in the last few years and some of these attacks appear to be racially motivated, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. On a question ...Indian-American nominated chair of S.Carolina’s health, environment board
New York, March 16 South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has nominated Indian-American Seema Shrivastava-Patel to be the next chair of the Board of Health and Environmental Control. If confirmed, Shrivastava-Patel -- who has served on the Board since 2018 and has been its Vice-Chair since 2021 -- will become the ...Indian-origin teen wins $250K US science prize
New York, March 15 An Indian-origin teen has won a prestigious high schoolers' science prize of $250,000 for developing a computer model to predict the structure of RNA molecules that can aid in quickly diagnosing diseases. Neel Moudgal, 17, was announced the winner of the Regeneron Science Talent competition on ...British aid to India does little for human rights: Aid watchdog
London, March 14 Britain's aid programme to India lacks coherence and does very little to address negative trends in Indian democracy and human rights despite areas of strength in the relationship, a UK-based aid watchdog has said. The review by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) found that much ...US-NRI Arrested for Disruptive Smoking and Rowdiness on AI London-Mumbai Flight
Mumbai, March 12 An unruly passenger flying on an Air India London-Mumbai flight was tied up on his seat for allegedly smoking in the aircraft toilet, misbehaving with passengers, attempting to yank open the door mid-air, and finally landed in the arms of the Mumbai Police, officials said here on ...