Toronto, Sep 14 (IANS) The Canadian police are investigating an incident in which a 17-year-old Sikh student was "kicked, punched and pepper-sprayed" after an "altercation" on a public transit bus in British Columbia province.
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Top Indian-American lawmakers and advocacy groups said they were "horrified", "sickened" and "appalled" following the release of a bodycam video in which a Seattle cop is heard joking and laughing about an Indian student's death by a police patrol car this year.
New York, Sep 14 (IANS) A Purdue University student, who was charged with murder after he stabbed his Indian-origin roommate to death in October last year, has been found fit to stand trial, media reports said.
New York, Sep 14 (IANS) India said it has "strongly" taken up the case of its national Jaahnavi Kandula with authorities in the US, following the release of a bodycam video in which a cop is heard joking and laughing about the Indian student's death by a police patrol car this year.
New York, Sep 13 (IANS) An officer from Seattle Police Department has been under investigation after a newly-released bodycam footage showed him laughing and joking on a phone call about an Indian student who was hit and killed by a patrol car driven by a fellow cop.
London, Sep 12 (IANS) An Indian-origin Met Police officer has been fired for gross misconduct after she used "unreasonable force" during the arrest of a man in north London.
New York, Sep 12 (IANS) Calling Hinduism as one of the world’s largest and oldest religions and acknowledging the contributions of the community, a county in the US state of Florida has recognised November as Hindu Heritage Month.
London, Sep 11 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed that he raised the case of a Scottish Sikh detained in India since 2017 during his talks with counterpart Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, a BBC report said.
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) A group of lawmakers, including Indian-American Pramila Jayapal, has introduced a Congressional resolution condemning hatred, xenophobia, and racism against South Asian, Sikh, Arab, Muslim and Mid-Eastern communities in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Toronto, Sep 11 (IANS) Sikhs turned up in large numbers at a Khalistan referendum event in Canada just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed New Delhi's strong concerns the same day about continuing anti-India activities in the North American nation to his counterpart Justin Trudeau at the G20 Leaders' Summit.
