An Indian-American dentist, with his practice in California, has pleaded guilty to stealing USD500,000 in COVID-19 relief money for two years and using it for improper personal expenditures, such as investments, said an official statement from the Department of Justice.
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Rapper Eminem asks Indian-origin American Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his songs
Eminem asked Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his music on the campaign trail.
Vivek Ramaswamy, US presidential candidate, says vice-president to Donald Trump could be “a fine position” for him
Rumours of a joint ticket between the two men in the 2024 race were fanned by the Trump campaign’s praise for Ramaswamy after the first Republican primary debate, in which the latter emerged as a breakout star.
US President Joe Biden to visit India in Sept for G20 summit; agenda has climate crisis and Russia-Ukraine war
Announcing the visit, the White House said that President Biden would also commend Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership of the G20.
Pakistani-origin accused in Mumbai 26/11 terror attack gets extradition breather from US court
A US court has stayed the extradition of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to India, overriding the Biden Administration’s recommendation that there should be no stay on Rana’s extradition.
Republican candidate Nikki Haley brings calmness to a highly polarised America, say PIO donors and friends
Indian-origin Republican leader Nikki Haley, former Governor of South Carolina and former US Ambassador to the United Nations, is taking part in the first presidential primary debate on August 23.
Donald Trump vows “retribution” tariff on Indian products sold in the US, if voted to power in 2024
Donald Trump wants to slap high taxes on Indian products marketed in America as a tit-for-tat measure against the taxes imposed by India on American and other foreign-made products in its own market.
America’s 10 per cent wealthiest responsible for 40 per cent of nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions, study reveals
A new study has revealed that the wealthiest Americans, those whose income places them in the top 10 per cent of earners, are responsible for 40 per cent of the nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
Hindu temple in British Columbia, Canada, vandalised by Khalistan supporters; incident is latest in a series of attacks
Two supporters of the Khalistan extremist movement intruded into Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey, British Columbia, and vandalised the premises with “anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti”.
China condemns ‘transit’ of Taiwan’s Vice President Lai Ching-te through the US
China strongly condemns ‘transit’ of Taiwan’s Vice President Lai Ching-te through US
