Few years on the Earth
The Flydubai flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel turned into a frightening aviation incident when a co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain inside the cockpit, forcing the aircraft to divert to Saudi Arabia. The incident has since raised questions not only about what happened during the flight but also about the background of the … Read more
Alina Habba, the former acting US attorney for New Jersey and one-time personal lawyer to US President Donald Trump, has married Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon in a lavish ceremony at New York City’s Waldorf Astoria. Habba, 42, and Mildon, 29, tied the knot on Saturday in a star-studded celebration that brought together prominent figures from … Read more
The death of 23-year-old Suraj Yadav has left a family in Uttar Pradesh and an entire village in mourning after the commercial vessel he was working on came under attack off the eastern coast of Oman. Suraj, a young seafarer from Deoria district, was among the Indian crew members aboard MV Cape Dao when the … Read more
Malone Lam, a 22-year-old man who came to the United States from Singapore, has pleaded guilty to his role in one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in U.S. history. Lam admitted to participating in a scheme that resulted in the theft of more than $240 million worth of bitcoin from a wealthy Washington, D.C., resident. … Read more
Anuradha and Vikas Sinha are an Indian-origin engineer couple who have made a major contribution to the University of North Texas (UNT), donating $20 million to establish a new college focused on artificial intelligence and advanced analytics. The university has announced that the new institution will be named the Anuradha and Vikas Sinha College of … Read more
A 39-year-old Taiwanese television personality has been arrested in Japan over allegations that she poured a liquid onto an ancient Buddha relic at the historic Yakushiji Temple in Nara. The incident, which reportedly took place on April 6, has attracted attention not only because of the cultural importance of the monument involved but also because … Read more
Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, a 26-year-old construction worker from Switzerland, has become the subject of widespread attention after being sentenced to one year in prison in Bali for violating restrictions associated with Nyepi, the Balinese Hindu Day of Silence, and posting an insulting video about the religious observance on Instagram. The case has highlighted the strict … Read more
The tragic death of 28-year-old Gurdeep Singh has left his family and community in Punjab devastated after the young Indian man was reportedly shot dead while delivering pizza in New York City. Gurdeep, who had travelled to the United States as a young man with hopes of building a better future, was working hard to … Read more
Rajiv Acharya, an Indian caregiver working in Jerusalem, was killed in a violent attack at the residence where he was employed, turning the death of a migrant worker into a case that has drawn attention from Indian diplomatic authorities and the wider Indian community in Israel. Acharya was working for an elderly couple when he … Read more
The deaths of Ketan Swali and Sheetal, his wife, have brought renewed attention to a tragic light aircraft crash in a remote part of northern Wales. The Indian-origin couple, both believed to have been in their 50s, were killed after the Piper PA-28 aircraft they were travelling in crashed in an isolated area of the … Read more