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 […]
indica News Bureau – The son of a city police chief has been sentenced to one year in prison for attempted robbery and assaulting a septuagenarian Sikh American who was taking a morning walk in Manteca, California. On August 6 this year, Tyrone Keith McAllister (18) and his 16 year-old unnamed accomplice, kicked, abused […]
Ritu Jha – The new mayor of Anaheim, California, has some big plans. Harry Sidhu, who was sworn in December 4 as the 46th mayor and first Indian American of Sikh descent to occupy the seat, plans to focus on recruiting police officers and firefighters, sheltering the homeless, and improving public safety. Sidhu, […]
People come to terms with the loss of their homes and livelihood in California’s worst fire Ritu Jha Vishal Mahindru may fondly remember the fireworks during Diwali. But this time, there was nothing pleasant about the fireworks. “Until Wednesday night we were in a Diwali mood, distributing sweets, but all changed […]
