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Editor apologizes to Indian Americans, Vivek Ramaswamy for ‘racist’ cartoon

A US newspaper editor has apologised to Indian Americans for publishing an “offensive” cartoon that played on stereotypes of the community while trying to...

British Indian admits to taking driving theory tests on behalf of others

A 34-year-old Indian-origin man admitted to fraud after he took over 36 driving theory tests on behalf of other people, making up to 1,500...

California man jailed for smuggling Indians into the US from Canada

A 49-year-old Indian-American man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for illegally bringing hundreds of Indian nationals across the border from...

NYC officially declares Diwali as school holiday

New York, June 27 (IANS) New York City Mayor Eric Adams has officially declared Diwali as a school holiday aimed at honouring the city's...

Foreign students in Australia miffed about repeated English test requirements

International students in Australia are frustrated as they are spending hundreds of dollars on mandatory English language tests that expire after two years, according...

Indian-origin British expert to head UN space office

United Nations, June 27 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Indian-origin expert Aarti Holla-Maini to head the Office for Outer Space Affairs. Announcing the...

Woman who tortured domestic help to death in Singapore gets 17 years in jail

Singapore, June 26 (IANS) An Indian-origin woman in Singapore, sentenced to 14 years' jail for torturing a domestic help to death early this year,...

Indian immigration agent arrested in Canada, charged with fake admission letters scam

Indian immigration agent Brijesh Mishra, who is accused of cheating students of tens of thousands of dollars by issuing fake college admission letters to...

Awareness of Canadian laws should be mandatory for Indian students to get visas: Indo-Canada...

With new Indian students increasingly becoming victims of ignorance about Canadian laws, the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) is taking up the matter with...

Indian jailed in Singapore for molesting young girls

A 44-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to more than three months in jail for molesting two teenage girls in Singapore, a media...