US braces for another major strike by health care workers

IANS | October 4, 2023 10:00 PM

Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) Riddled with inflation and an un-abating auto workers strike, the US economy is facing the grim prospects of a health care workers strike that could paralyze the working of hospitals across the country.

2 Indian-origin men plead guilty to multimillion-dollar Covid fraud in US

IANS | October 4, 2023 8:09 AM

New York, Oct 4 (IANS) Two Indian-origin men have pleaded guilty to their role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that the Small Business Administration guaranteed under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Family demands probe into UK Sikh separatist Avtar Khanda's death

IANS | October 3, 2023 11:22 AM

London, Oct 3 (IANS) The family of Avtar Singh Khanda -- the principal orchestrator of the violence at the Indian High Commission in London who died this year -- has sought a formal inquest into his death from the chief coroner for England and Wales.

Largest Ambedkar statue outside India to be unveiled in US on Oct 14

IANS | October 3, 2023 8:45 AM

New York, Oct 3 (IANS) A 19-foot statue of B.R. Ambedkar, named 'Statue of Equality' and also the largest outside India, is set to be unveiled in the US state of Maryland on October 14 to celebrate the life and legacy of the leader and architect of the Indian Constitution.

Indian tycoon, son among six killed in Zimbabwe plane crash

IANS | October 2, 2023 10:58 AM

Harare, Oct 2 (IANS) An Indian billionaire, with vast gold, diamonds and coal mining interests in Zimbabwe, and his son were among six individuals who tragically lost their lives in a plane crash in the southern African nation.