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403 Indian Students Died Abroad Since 2018, Most Deaths In Canada: Centre
8Dec By adminNo Comments
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403 Indian Students Died Abroad Since 2018, Most Deaths In Canada: Centre

[ad_1] New Delhi: At least 403 Indian students have died abroad since 2018 due to various reasons including natural causes and accidents, the government said today. Out of the 34 nations, the most deaths occurred in Canada.The data was presented in the Rajya Sabha by Union Minister V Muraleedharan, who said that 403 Indian students have died abroad since 2018.According to data submitted by the ministry, Canada has reported 91 deaths of Indian students since 2018 followed by the United Kingdom (48), Russia (40), the United States (36), Australia (35), Ukraine (21), Germany (20), Cyprus (14), Italy and the Philippines (10 each).He also emphasised the Centre's commitment to the safety and well-being of Indian students abroad, pledging to address individual cases and work toward preventing a...
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Indian Worker Killed In Singapore Workplace Accident: Report
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Indian Worker Killed In Singapore Workplace Accident: Report

[ad_1] There had been 14 workplace deaths in Singapore as at June 21.Singapore: A 33-year-old Indian worker died after being struck by a reversing vehicle at a worksite in Jurong West industrial region.The man was preparing his tipper truck for unloading when he was hit by a reversing wheel loader, which is used to lift materials at construction sites, reported The Straits Times, citing the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Wednesday.He was a driver employed by BSN Tech Engineering, and was working at the site occupied by Star Ready-Mix.The Singapore Civil Defence Force said he was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic.The Ministry said the incident occurred at about 3.40pm at 1 Buroh Close, and it is probing the case. It has also instructed Star Ready-Mix to stop all vehicular operati...
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Indian Chef Jailed For Molesting Teenage Girls In Singapore
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Indian Chef Jailed For Molesting Teenage Girls In Singapore

[ad_1] Sushil Kumar pleaded guilty to two charges of molesting the victims. (Representational image)Singapore: A 44-year-old chef from India has been sentenced to three months and four weeks' jail for molesting two teenage girls in Singapore. Sushil Kumar pleaded guilty to two charges of molesting the victims, reported TODAY newspaper on Friday.Just about three months after he first molested a teenage girl in broad daylight near a subway train station, he targeted another girl whom he touched without consent and declared his “love” for her even though she did not know him.On both occasions, Kumar spent an inordinate amount of time hugging, kissing or touching the girls.The court heard that on the afternoon of August 2 last year, the victim, who was 14 years old then, was walking home fro...
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Bodies Of 2 Missing Indian Students Recovered From Lake In US: Reports
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Bodies Of 2 Missing Indian Students Recovered From Lake In US: Reports

[ad_1] The bodies were located and recovered by search crews on April 18. (Representational image)New York: Bodies of two Indian students have been recovered after they went missing at a lake in the US state of Indiana, according to media reports.Siddhant Shah, 19, and Aryan Vaidya, 20, went swimming at Monroe Lake, roughly 64 miles southwest of downtown Indianapolis, with a group of friends on April 15 but didn't resurface, the USA Today newspaper reported.Both students attended IU's Kelley School of Business. They were missing in the water since April 15.The bodies have been recovered after a massive search that was hampered by severe weather conditions, officials said.The bodies were located and recovered by search crews on April 18.Shah and Vaidya were boating on a pontoon on April 1...
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British-Sikh Woman Jailed For Killing Daughter-In-Law Freed After 16 Years
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British-Sikh Woman Jailed For Killing Daughter-In-Law Freed After 16 Years

[ad_1] Bachan Kaur Athwal was ordered to serve a minimum of 20 years in prison (Representational)London: An 86-year-old British-Sikh woman imprisoned for the murder of her daughter-in-law in a so-called "honour killing" 25 years ago has been released from jail after 16 years.Bachan Kaur Athwal was found guilty of ordering the murder of her 27-year-old daughter-in-law, Surjit Kaur Athwal, after being lured to India in 1998.According to The Sun newspaper, it has only emerged this week that she was freed in August last year.She was ordered to serve a minimum of 20 years in prison by Judge Giles Forrester but the Parole Board recommended that Bachan Kaur Athwal, said to have been in poor health, should be released on licence four years earlier, the newspaper said.Bachan Kaur Athwal was jaile...
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Indian Who Died In Sudan Clashes Was Set To Return In May
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Indian Who Died In Sudan Clashes Was Set To Return In May

[ad_1] Albert's wife and daughter, who were with him at the time, escaped unhurt. (File)Kannur: The Indian national who died of bullet injuries in the violence-hit Sudanese capital city of Khartoum two days ago was all set to return to Kerala's Kannur for a few days in May when the tragedy struck.Albert Augestine, a retired soldier, had called his wife and daughter to Sudan a couple of weeks ago to celebrate Easter with them and had booked tickets to travel back with them on May 3.However, on Saturday, April 15, a stray bullet hit him while he was standing near the window of his flat talking to his son in the UK, the victim's father told the media in Kannur.Albert's wife and daughter, who were with him at the time, escaped unhurt and moved into a bunker under the flat.They were later shi...
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Indian-Origin Sikh Woman Takes Oath As Assistant Police Chief In Connecticut
27Mar By adminNo Comments
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Indian-Origin Sikh Woman Takes Oath As Assistant Police Chief In Connecticut

[ad_1] Lt Manmeet Colon is the second woman of colour to take over the position.New York: Lt. Manmeet Colon, a 37-year-old Indian-origin Sikh woman officer has assumed charge as the assistant police chief in the US state of Connecticut, becoming the department's first-ever second-in-command of Asian descent.Colon, a 15-year New Haven Police Department (NHPD) veteran, was sworn in as the city's third assistant police chief in a ceremony on Friday, the New Haven Independent newspaper reported.The ceremony marked "another glass ceiling being broken," Board of Police Commissioners Chair Evelise Ribeiro said, noting that Colon, a native of Mumbai, is the department's second-ever female assistant chief of colour and its first Indian assistant chief, the report said.Colon thanked her colleagues...
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Indian-Origin Singaporean Starts Fire After Failed Relationship, Jailed
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Indian-Origin Singaporean Starts Fire After Failed Relationship, Jailed

[ad_1] The police was called after several shoes were discovered burnt. (Representational)Singapore: A 30-year-old Indian-origin Singaporean has been sentenced to six months jail for starting a fire outside the apartment of his former girlfriend's fiance ahead of their marriage, a media report has said.Surenthiran Sugumaran was convicted in October this year after he pleaded guilty to one charge of committing mischief by fire, knowing that he was likely to cause damage to property, The Straits Times reported on Friday.Filled with anger and jealousy when he found out that his former girlfriend was getting married, he had started a fire outside the public housing unit where her fiancé lived.On March 11, he found out through an Instagram post that his former girlfriend was getting married t...
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Hundreds Attend Funeral Of Indian-Origin Family Killed In US
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Hundreds Attend Funeral Of Indian-Origin Family Killed In US

[ad_1] The Sikh family, originally from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, was kidnapped in California.San Francisco: Hundreds of people attended the funeral services for four members of an Indian-origin Sikh family, including a baby girl, who were kidnapped and killed by a man earlier this month in the US State of California.The Sikh family of four, 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her 27-year-old mother Jasleen Kaur, her 36-year-old father Jasdeep Singh, and her 39-year-old uncle Amandeep Singh were kidnapped at gunpoint on October 3 and killed allegedly by Jesus Salgado, a disgruntled former employee of their trucking company on October 5.The funeral services for the Sikh family members were held in Turlock, a city in California on Saturday..“We are just here to show the family there now, they're not in th...
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One Of New York’s Most Anticipated New Restaurants Is Indian
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One Of New York’s Most Anticipated New Restaurants Is Indian

[ad_1] In the past two years, the pair have opened some of the city's most dynamic spots. (File)On September 15, Masalawala will open its doors as one of New York City's most anticipated restaurants this year. And when you eat there, you can also shop for the ingredients.Chef and co-owner Chintan Pandya will serve foods from Kolkata, along with his take on under-the-radar specialties from across India. On the shelves that line one wall of the restaurant, in Brooklyn's Park Slope, will be spices and other products from small producers.They'll be freshly packaged, top-quality items in small amounts, so ingredients such as cinnamon and coriander seed don't stay sitting around in home pantries well past their prime."In the '70s and '80s in India, that's what it was like: Small merchants woul...
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