An Indian-American neurosurgeon has been sentenced to 5 years in US federal prison for accepting approximately USD 3.3 million in bribes for performing spinal surgeries. “Lokesh S. Tantuwaya, 55, of San Diego, was sentenced by United States District Judge Josephine L. Staton, who also ordered him to forfeit his ill-gotten gains of USD […]
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Indian on course to meet renewable energy 500 GW target capacity by 2030
The Indian Government is likely to fulfil its promise of raising its renewable energy capacity from the current 10 Gigawatt (GW) to the targeted 500 GW by 2030, said a report in Saudi publication on Monday. India is one of the few countries that not only followed their commitments done at the Paris Climate […]
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Indian, German Navy Chiefs discuss ways to boost cooperation
Chief of German Navy Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schonbach called on Chief of Indian Navy Admiral R Hari Kumar at New Delhi on Thursday and discussed avenues to strengthen Navy to Navy cooperation and enhance interoperability. Upon arrival, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schonbach was welcomed with an impressive Guard of Honour at South Block Lawns. Taking to Twitter, Spokesperson of the Indian […]
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Indian consumers embrace South African apples and pears, FY’21 sees phenomenal demand
Hortgro India has announced a remarkable upsurge in demand for South African Apples & Pears in the Indian market. Promoting the excellent produce from South Africa in India, Hortgro has launched a campaign, reaching out to key stakeholders to increase awareness and affinity about the beautiful fruits from the beautiful country. The […]
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Indian Americans hold candlelight vigil across US to honor soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Indian Americans across the US held a candlelight vigil to honour the 13 US troops killed in the suicide attack near the Kabul airport as their remains arrived at Dover Air Force Base on Sunday morning. Eleven Marines, one Navy sailor who was assigned to a Marine Corps unit, and an Army […]
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Union Health Minister meets Indian envoy to US, discusses healthcare
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya met with the Indian ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu and discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations in healthcare between New Delhi and Washington. Taking to Twitter, Union Minister said that he had a fruitful discussion with Ambassador Sandhu. “Had a fruitful discussion […]
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Indian men’s hockey team set to tour Germany and Belgium
After a year since they last played an international match, the Indian men’s hockey team will be traveling to Europe where they will play two matches each against Germany and Great Britain national teams during the 17-day tour. The 22-member squad is scheduled to leave on February 21, 2021, from […]
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Indian exports to US up 14 pc to $4.9 billion in December
India’s exports to the United States jumped by over 14 percent to 4.89 billion dollars in December 2020 from 4.28 billion dollars in the year-ago period. December also marked the fourth consecutive month of positive growth, indicating a strong recovery in trade. But US exports to India were down by 7.4 percent to 2.78 billion […]
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Indian national scams Americans by operating call centres, pleads guilty
An Indian national has pleaded guilty for his involvement in a multimillion dollar India-based call centre scam that targeted Americans, according to the Department of Justice. Hitesh Madhubhai Patel played a “prominent” role in operating and funding the call centres whose callers and US-based conspirators defrauded American victims between 2013 […]
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New head of US homeland security is ex-lobbyist of Indian trade body Nasscom
Chad Wolf, who took office Wednesday as the acting head of the department of homeland security (DHS), was once a paid lobbyist for Nasscom, a trade body of Indian IT companies that are among the heaviest users of US H-1B visas, which have come under harsh scrutiny of the Trump […]