indica News Bureau- A man of Indian origin was arrested after driving high on drugs and damaging dozens of vehicles on a wild ride through California, according to authorities. Satinerjit Singh Bali, 50, of Lathrop, was arrested for allegedly crashing his vehicle into at least 11 other vehicles while driving from Madera to […]
indica News Bureau- One of the major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, “Ramayana!” returns to the California stage in a musical production featuring lavish drama, dance and songs by a school’s entire student body and others from the community. Mount Madonna School’s nearly 200 students, from pre-K to high school seniors, will put […]
Justice Markenday Katju- Although I am an atheist, I have been keeping one day Roza ( fast ) in the month of Ramzan (usually on the last Friday ) for the last 20 years or so, and have appealed to all non-Muslims to do so as a mark of solidarity with our Muslim brothers and […]
Arul Louis (IANS)- Three Indian-origin high-tech consultants have been arrested and charged with H1-B visa fraud in a California federal court, according to US officials. Kishore Dattapuram, Kumar Aswapathi and Santosh Giri were charged with allegedly submitting fraudulent H1-B visa applications for non-existent jobs, according to federal prosecutor David Anderson. A citizen’s panel known as […]
Arul Louis(IANS)- The US has expressed concern about space debris created by the anti-satellite (A-SAT) test carried out by India and said it expected that it does not endanger others’ equipment. Acting US Defence Secretary told the media on Wednesday in Miami: “Space should be a place where we can conduct business, space should be […]
indica News Bureau- California based Indian American couple has pleaded guilty to human trafficking charges and forced labor of foreign nationals. On March 14, after an 11-day trial, the federal jury found Satish Kartan, 45, and his wife, Sharmistha Barai, 40, guilty of conspiracy to obtain forced labor and two counts of obtaining forced […]
Ritu Jha- “It’s hard, no one can do anything, not even the Indian consulate,” said Raj, the cousin of a student detained at Adelanto ICE Processing Center in Adelanto, California. His cousin, arrested on January 30 from Raj’s home in Los Angeles at around 7 am, was one of 160 people enrolled as students […]
Ritu Jha – Students are chained, not given proper food and are terrified, according to a relative of one of the students caught in the fake university sting set up by US authorities. They are among hundreds of people enrolled at the University of Farmington, a fake university set up by the Department of […]
Ritu Jha – More than 400 people – elected officials, entrepreneurs, academics, community leaders and law enforcement personnel – took part in the 70th Republic Day Celebration hosted by the Indian Consulate in San Francisco January 26 at the India Community Center in Milpitas, California. The police officers were a precautionary measure, standing in […]
indica News Bureau – Tragedy struck a day after Christmas in California when an Indian-origin police officer was shot at and killed by an unidentified illegal immigrant while he was conducting a traffic stop. The shooting occurred at around 1 am on December 26, when Ronil Singh, 33, was gunned down after pulling […]
