Washington, April 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US Senate confirmed Indian-American Radha Iyengar Plumb as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment y a bipartisan 68-30 vote. President Joe Biden had nominated Plumb, currently…
New York, April 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) After Utah and Mississippi, Virginia became the 17th state in the US to include Sikhi, or the Sikh faith, in their school curriculum. The Virginia State Board of Education on…
New Delhi, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australia’s University of Wollongong (UOW) said on Thursday that it has not placed any ban or restriction on applications from Indian students, nor on students from any specific Indian states…
London, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) People of colour, including South Asians and Blacks, with darker skin in the UK were sometimes stigmatised by their parents, siblings and other relatives, a new research has found. The study…
New York, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The body of a 30-year-old Indian American software engineer, who went missing on April 9, has been recovered from a small lake in Maryland, police said. The deceased, Ankit Bagai,…
Toronto, April 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gurbax Singh Malhi, the first turban-wearing Sikh elected to the House of Commons in Canada, was awarded the Key to the City of Brampton for his outstanding achievements as a trailblazer…
London, April 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hindu students in the UK are targets of bullying and racial discrimination in classrooms with Muslim pupils telling them to change their religion to make their lives easier, according to a…
London, April 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) An 86-year-old British Sikh woman, who killed her daughter-in-law in 1998 for “bringing shame to the family”, has been released after spending less than 15 years in prison, media reports said….
Toronto, April 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Canada needs 30,000 permanent immigrants over the next decade to either start up their own farms, or take over existing ones, to address a looming labour crisis in the agriculture industry,…
Melbourne, April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A woman, who had arrived on a student visa to Australia from Gujarat, died on the spot following a car crash on the Sydney’s south-western outskirts, police said. Riya Ramjibhai Patel,…
London, April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A British Indian organisation has objected to the newly-formed parliamentary group for Gujaratis, calling it divisive, and an attack on the unity of the British Indian community. The All-Party Parliamentary Group…
New York, April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Police have arrested 17 Sikh men from rival criminal syndicates for their alleged involvement in mass shootings across Northern California, including Sikh temples in Stockton and Sacramento, which occurred between…
New Delhi, April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ireland granted the highest number of work permits, approximately 40 per cent, to Indian nationals, according to data released by the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment for the…
Colombo, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 68 year-old Indian-origin woman from Australia was killed and her daughter injured when a car in which they were travelling fell off a cliff in Sri Lanka, police said. Prakash…
Dubai, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian couple who died in a massive fire that broke out at a residential building in Dubai killing 16 people, was preparing an iftar meal for their neighbours, according to…
London, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Sikh temple in the UK has issued warnings after fraudsters impersonating as its members tried to trick people in India by making false job and visa promises with an intent…
New York, April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian-origin academic Neeli Bendapudi has been appointed as one of five co-chairs of an Association of American Universities (AAU) task force focused on the expansion of research and academic partnerships…
New York, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maryland Governor Wes Moore has named Indian-American Sanjay Rai as acting secretary for the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)Rai, who is Montgomery College’s senior vice president for academic affairs, will…
New York, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-American tax return preparer faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison after pleading guilty to evading assessment of his personal federal income taxes. Samir Patel of Statesboro,…
New York, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian-origin Sikh community leader and Kern County businesswoman, Raji Brar has been appointed to the California State University Board (CSUB) of Trustees, a powerful leadership post at the US’s largest…