‘I feel ashamed’: US economist backs Indian scholar Sumitra Shukla against anti-India hate
Indian-origin scholar Soumitra Shukla has been attacked by anti-Indian racists on social media. American economist and social scientist Steven Durlauf has stood up for Indian-origin academic Soumita Shukla against anti-India hatred on social media.…
An Indian-American woman was killed in a supermarket in Virginia; the shooter was unrelated and was later found dead
An Indian-American woman was shot and killed in a convenience store in Virginia, USA. A 45-year-old Indian woman was shot and killed in a Virginia supermarket where she had worked for many years. On the morning of May 23, the murder of Meghnaben Patel…
Indian man sentenced to 15.5 years in prison for gold fraud in US, found 16 gold bars from elderly victim
Indian man arrested in US for gold fraud and sentenced to 15.5 years in prison. Syed M Makki, a 38-year-old Indian man from Illinois, was sentenced to 15.5 years in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in a gold scam that targeted…
Indian man was run over and killed by a truck during a family trip to New Mexico. His parents came to the United States to plan their wedding.
Indian family suffers tragic accident in New Mexico, USA. The family of Indian man Murali Avala reached out to the American community from his hospital bed after tragedy struck while traveling to White Sands National Park in New Mexico. A pickup truck…
Texas boy’s body found four years after mysterious disappearance; mother, stepfather flee to India with six other children
Years after Noel Rodriguez disappeared, his body was found. His mother fled to India with the help of her stepfather, Ashdeep Singh, and was arrested in 2025. Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez was born with a disability. The six-year-old was reported missing in…
Indian-American gas station owner becomes first Indian-American elected to Texas city council
Yash Asarsa becomes the first Indian American elected to the Rusk City Council in East Texas. Yash Asarsa arrived in the United States more than two decades ago with $950. On May 14, 2026, he was sworn in as a member of the Rusk City Council, becoming…
Former Indian CEO sentenced to 5 years in prison for New Jersey fraud of $212 million, ordered to pay $125 million
Ultra-rich NRI Paul Parmar has been sentenced to five years in prison for fraud in New Jersey. Parmjit Parmar, a 55-year-old Indian-American man from New Jersey, was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and a…
