Washington: An Indian-origin psychiatrist dubbed “Dr Death” by police has been arrested in the US after 36 of his patients died with at least 12 killed by overdose on prescription medication. Narendra Nagareddy, a psychiatrist in Clayton County, Georgia, has been put behind bars on suspicion of over- prescribing prescription medicationContinue Reading
16 million Indians are scattered across the world, which partly reflects the country’s demographic size (1.2 billion) and youth (median age is around 26).Continue Reading
An eight-month-old child is the only survivor of the mishapContinue Reading
“Redeeming Mercy” was the theme of the Conference,Continue Reading
Washington: On Monday, an economist at the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute had something snarky to say about a new government report on the gap between men’s and women’s earnings. Economist Mark Perry wrote that the median Asian-American woman earns only about 3 percent less than the median American man, accordingContinue Reading
Mumbai: A former Mumbai resident, settled in Dubai, has been convicted for murdering his wife and will be executed by a firing squad. The Bombay High Court will now have to decide who would get the custody of their 6-year-old daughter. Atif Popere, had killed Bushra, his 24 -year-old wifeContinue Reading
New York: Jwala Rambarran, Indian-origin Central Bank Governor of Trinidad and Tobago, has been removed for being “discourteous” to the government by making public details about foreign exchange and recession. The 47-year-old embattled governor, the second person of Indian-origin to get the nod for this position, was in controversy after heContinue Reading
Harold d’Souza from Vadodara in Gujarat has been named a member of the US Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, the White House said.Continue Reading
London: Two Indians have won the Queen’s Young Leaders award in the UK for their exceptional work in transforming the lives of others and making a lasting difference in their communities. Kartik Sawhney, 21, and Neha Swain, 28 from India are among 60 others who won the Queen’s Young LeadersContinue Reading
Washington: An Indian-origin researcher has been appointed by a prestigious US university to lead its cancer-related research programmes. Bhramar Mukherjee has been appointed by University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre as associate director for population science research and will oversee the Center’s research on cancer causes, prevention, care delivery andContinue Reading
