Singapore’s Indian-origin transport minister S Iswaran was arrested in connection with a rare top-level corruption probe that has also ensnared a billionaire hotel tycoon, the country’s anti-graft body stated.
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Scotland Police looking into harassment claims against Sikh-origin comic
The Scotland police have said inquiries are ongoing related to harassment allegations from a number of women against a Scottish Sikh former BBC presenter and food writer.
Salman Rushdie speaks up about trauma from being stabbed
Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie has spoken for the first time about having “crazy dreams” about the knife attack on him in New York, which has left him blind in one eye, and working with a therapist to help him process the mental impact of the trauma.
Indian-origin recidivist jailed, caned in Singapore for violent crimes
A 29-year-old Indian-origin repeat offender, who handed his alleged accomplice a harpoon that was later used to stab a man, was today sentenced to nearly 22 months in jail and ordered to receive 12 cane strokes by a court in Singapore.
Six dead in latest stabbing incident in Chinese kindergarten
According to media reports, six people have been killed and one injured in a stabbing incident at a kindergarten in southern China today.
White powder found in White House was cocaine: Reports
A white-coloured powder found in the West Wing of the US White House over the weekend has been identified as cocaine, reported various media outlets.
Indian-American lawyer stole USD 5 million from client in India; used it to buy yacht, house
Abhijit Das, aka ‘Beej’, an Indian-origin attorney and a former candidate for the US House of Representatives was arrested in the USA for allegedly defrauding an India-based company of more than USD 5 million and using client funds for personal expenses, the Department of Justice said.
British woman gets 7-year jail sentence in killing of Indian-origin woman
A 56-year-old British woman will serve seven years in jail for the manslaughter of an elderly Indian-origin patient while both were patients at a UK hospital.
Tunisian man admits to killing Indian-origin student in UK
A Tunisian man held for killing Indian-origin student Sabita Thanwani at her university accommodation in the Clerkenwell area of north London in March last year has pled guilty in court.
Indian-origin man jailed for illegally transporting over 800 Indians across US border through Uber
Indian-origin Rajinder Pal Singh, aka Jaspal Gill is set to serve over three years in jail for smuggling more than 800 Indian citizens into the US using ride-hailing app Uber.
