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PIO teen stabbed, robbed in Australia while playing

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Indian Consulate in Chicago to reach out to mentally unsound woman from Hyderabad wandering in the US city

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The Consulate of India in Chicago in the US responded to a plea to help a woman from Hyderabad who went for higher studies to the US but was found in a homeless situation. She also did not appear to be mentally sound. from NRI - The Times of India https://ift.tt/FK9izeG

USCIS announces 2nd round of lottery-selection for H-1B cap aspirants

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Indians, especially those who have been sponsored by the technology sector are key beneficiaries of the H-1B visa program and will stand to gain from a second lottery. Immigration experts also view that the second round of lottery would be especially useful to students who are already in the US and who are waiting to transition to an H-1B cap visa. from NRI - The Times of India https://ift.tt/LF2N7xk

Indian Canadian Anita Anand gets key economic role in Canada Cabinet reshuffle

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Indian student dies after being assaulted during deadly carjacking in Canada

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15 Indian-origin men arrested in Canada for running major cargo theft ring

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Indian-origin couple charged with committing forced labour in US

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According to the accusation, Harmanpreet Singh, 30, and Kulbir Kaur, 42, from Virginia used “various coercive means”, including confiscating the victim's immigration documents and subjecting him to physical abuse, threats of force and other serious harm and, at times, degrading living conditions, to compel him to work extensive hours for minimal pay between March 2018 and May 2021. from NRI - The Times of India https://ift.tt/jwNhe5U

Indian-origin Singapore opposition MP resigns over extramarital affair

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Who is Kalpana Kotagal? Indian American lawyer defending disenfranchised workers

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Indian-origin man in US sentenced to life for car crash that killed 3 teenage boys who pranked him

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A 45-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole following his conviction on murder charges for deliberately ramming his car into a vehicle that killed three 16-year-old boys and seriously injured three other teens after the youngsters played a "doorbell" prank on him in 2020. from NRI - The Times of India https://ift.tt/Q0coxPZ

Biden appoints Indian-American business leader Shamina Singh to serve on President's Export Council

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US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint Shamina Singh, a prominent Indian-American business leader, to the President's Export Council, which serves as the principal national advisory committee on international trade. Singh, who is the Founder and President of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, has said that she is "honoured to join the group of esteemed leaders that make up the President's Export Council." from NRI - The Times of India https://ift.tt/tq9e1KO

Three Indian-origin men jailed for kidnapping businessman for ransom in UK

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Indian-origin recalcitrant offender gets jail term ordered 12 cane strokes in Singapore

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Delhi high court sets aside Centres order revoking OCI status of Ashok Swain

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The Delhi high court on Monday set aside an order by the Centre revoking the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status of Sweden-based academic Ashok Swain. HC said the February 2022 order of the central government “does not give any reasons” and “hardly gives any indication of application of mind”. from NRI - The Times of India https://ift.tt/WRE3gIw

Napa Valley to White House Indian American winemakers taste success

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US court upholds filing of amended H-1B applications on change in work location

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Man sentenced to 364 days in prison for stalking Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal

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Boyfriend pleads guilty to murder of PIO student in UK

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A Tunisian man who had been charged with the murder of Indian-origin student Sabita Thanwani at her university accommodation in the Clerkenwell area of north London in March last year has admitted to her killing in court. from NRI - The Times of India https://ift.tt/yW3874Z

Ex-Pfizer staffer aide from India charged with insider trading

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A former Pfizer statistician and his accomplice, both hailing from India, have been charged with insider trading by the US financial regulator Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). from NRI - The Times of India https://ift.tt/PeUaks0