Tharman Shanmugaratnam, an Indian-origin former Singaporean deputy prime minister, was elected president Friday (September 1), the official results showed. This was the city-state's first contested vote for the largely ceremonial position in more than a decade.

Singapore: Indian-origin ex-deputy PM Tharman Shanmugaratnam elected president

An Indian-origin man in the US was convicted of killing three 16-year-old boys after they played a doorbell prank at his house in California in 2020. Officials said that Anurag Chandra deliberately rammed his car into a Toyota Prius carrying six teenagers, causing it to crash into a tree.

US: Indian-origin man found guilty of killing three boys who played doorbell prank

The leading Indian-origin medic in the United Kingdom, Professor Meghana Pandit has been appointed as the first female Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

UK: Indian-origin medic appointed as first female chief of Oxford University Hospitals

All four members of an India-origin Sikh family, including an eight-month-old girl, were found dead in an orchard in California, the Merced County sheriff said. Briefing media on Wednesday night, Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke said a farm worker in the area found the bodies, which were found relatively close together.

Four of Indian-origin Sikh family found dead in California day after kidnapper was held

Indian-origin Swathi Arur, professor and deputy chair of Genetics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has been selected as one of the 2022 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholars by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

Indian-origin professor named 'Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine Scholars'

The world is now focused on Rishi Sunak, a 42-year-old man of Indian descent who is currently a leading candidate for the position of UK prime minister. His ancestry, political ascent, and fortune have piqued interest among Indians as well as British people.

Rishi Sunak: The Indian-origin leader who could become the next prime minister of UK

An Indian-origin husband in Britain forged his wife's signature for divorce about which she remained unaware for 12 years. The divorce has been set aside by a family court after the judge ruled that the woman had no knowledge about her divorce.

Indian-origin husband forged wife's signature for divorce; she remained unaware about it for 12 years

A sitting Indo-Canadian MP Raj Saini, who is a member of Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau's caucus is facing claims of inappropriate behaviour toward female staff workers over the past six years, yet he is still running in the Federal elections on September 20.

Indian-origin Canadian MP Raj Saini denies sexual misconduct allegations

In what could be called a big win, Czech Republic President Miloš Zeman signed a bill into law this week. This law will help women, who were sterilised without their consent, get compensation.

Women sterilised without consent in Czech Republic to get compensation 

Indian-origin global health expert Anil Soni has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of the newly launched The WHO Foundation, which works alongside the World Health Organization to address most pressing health challenges across the world.

Indian-origin health expert Anil Soni appointed first CEO of WHO Foundation

In a horrific incident in the US, a girl of Indian-origin was brutally murdered after being raped on a university campus where she was pursuing her studies in medicine The 19-year-old girl was raped in a car garage on the campus of the University of Illinois.

US: 19-year-old Hyderabad  girl raped and murdered in Chicago

In Canada, 4 Indian-origin Ministers in Trudeau's cabinet. Anita Anand makes her debut in the cabinet of Canada. Trudeau unveils the 36-member cabinet in 2nd term as Prime Minister of Canada. Watch this video to find out more of the details.

Canada: 4 Indian-origin ministers in Trudeau's new cabinet

Four members of an Indian-origin family, including two boys, were shot dead inside their home in West Des Moines, United States. The incident took place on Saturday morning.

Two teenagers among four of Indian-origin family shot dead in US

A 32-year-old Indian-origin woman dentist has been found dead with stab wounds in Australia, days after she went missing from Sydney’s busiest area under mysterious circumstances, police said on Wednesday.

Indian-origin woman dentist killed in Australia, body found in suitcase

A man was arrested for allegedly killing an Indian-origin police officer in California's Newman County when he was planning to flee to his native Mexico, police said.

Man arrested for allegedly killing Indian-origin police officer Ronil Singh in California

Singapore is one of the few countries that have diplomatic relations with both the US and North Korea.

Two Indian-origin ministers in Singapore played key role in Trump-Kim summit

15-year old Indian origin singer, Alyssa Raghunandan, who hails from Orlando, Florida performed a rendition of Ariana Grande's famous track - Almost Is Never Enough

Indian-origin singer becomes Katy Perry's 'hero' after American Idol audition

Lord Theodore Agnew, Minister for schools systems, faith and counter-extremism in education, also said that schools in the country were completely within their right to make decisions on how to run their institutions in the best interests of their pupils

UK minister backs Indian-origin school principal to ban hijab in schools

'...Charges against him were only unproven accusations and he had always maintained his innocence' says attorneys

Indian-origin hedge fund manager commits suicide after being charged with insider trading

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