London, Jan 26 (IANS) An elderly British Sikh former post office operator has claimed that she faced discrimination due to her Asian heritage and was urged by the auditors to confess to stealing 30,000 pounds.
London, Jan 25 (IANS) British-Indian student Aditya Verma is facing trial in Spain after he was accused of public disorder for sending a message joking about blowing up a plane in which he was travelling along with his friends.
Singapore, Jan 26 (IANS) An Indian-origin former lawyer has been sentenced to three years and 11 months in jail in Singapore for misappropriating nearly SG$480,000 (approx US$358k) of clients' money.
Melbourne, Jan 25 (IANS) A 43-year-old Indian national and three of her relatives, all in their 20s, died on Phillip Island in one of the worst drowning tragedies in the Australian state of Victoria since 2005, local media reports said.
London, Jan 25 (IANS) A 32-year-old man who stabbed British-Indian teen, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and two others to death in the UK last year, will not face trial for murder after his plea of guilty to manslaughter was accepted as victims' families grieved the loss of lives.
New York, Jan 24 (IANS) An Indian-American former Pfizer employee in New Jersey has been convicted of insider trading after he stole information from his employer and used it to reap illicit profits in the stock market.
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said that the race for White House 2024 was "far from over" after her former boss Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary, solidifying his position as GOP's likely nominee.
New York, Jan 23 (IANS) An Indian-origin Sikh couple has been convicted in the US for forcing a relative to work at their store for long hours, subjecting him to physical abuse and threats for years and confiscating his immigration documents.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Migrant and student advocacy groups in Canada have slammed a two-year cap on new study permits for international students, saying that immigrants are being "scapegoated" for the country's aggravating housing crisis.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Lauded as the least corrupt country in Asia, Singapore saw three Indian-origin Ministers face graft charges in the year 2023 alone -- the same year an economist of Indian descent took over the reins of the city-state as its ninth President.
