Ramandeep Dhillon and his family often spent time outdoors An Indian-origin father of one has died after a tragic two-vehicle crash while working a late evening Uber shift in New Zealand, leaving his family devastated.36-year-old Ramandeep Dhillon from Pāpāmoa was killed on Wednesday when his vehicle was involved in a crash on Te Puke Highway,…
TOI correspondent from Washington: “Iran never won a war, but never lost a negotiation,” U.S President Donald Trump said in January 2020 during his first term. It is a line that may be returning to haunt his second term administration. After weeks of military escalation against Iran alongside Israel, a chastened Trump now appears to…
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards used a United Arab Emirates-based procurement network to secretly acquire advanced Chinese satellite communication equipment linked to Tehran’s drone and missile programme, according to leaked commercial and shipping records reviewed by the Financial Times.The revelations expose how a company operating from the UAE helped supply sensitive communications technology to the same…
The life sentences handed to two teenage boys convicted of the racist murder of 38-year-old Kamran Aman in Wales have been referred to the Court of Appeal amid concerns that the punishment may be “unduly lenient”.Marcus Staniforth, 17, and a 16-year-old boy, whose identity is protected by law, were jailed for life earlier this year…
An Indian man with a long criminal record has been arrested by US immigration authorities in Los Angeles and could now face deportation proceedings, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.ICE said 26-year-old Parminderpal Singh, a citizen of India, was arrested this week and remains in immigration custody pending removal from the United States.Authorities said Singh’s…
UK teen rape victim criticises judge’s decision after three boys spared jail. A teenage rape victim has criticised a court decision to spare three boys from prison after they were convicted over attacks on two girls in Hampshire, UK.The victim, now 16, spoke to the BBC after the defendants were handed Youth Rehabilitation Orders instead…
Billboards showing a turbaned man with a ‘no entry’ sign, put up by a candidate in upcoming local body elections in Taiwan, have unsettled the small but growing Indian community on the island – and drawn a sharp rebuke from one of the country’s most senior officials.The hoardings were put up about a fortnight ago…
Sikh organisations across the UK have issued a public statement urging people not to associate the Sikh faith with the ongoing murder trial linked to the death of 18-year-old University of Southampton student Henry Nowak.The statement, released by the British Sikh Federation , expressed condolences to Nowak’s family and described the incident as inconsistent with…
FILE – Israeli far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures after election exit poll results are released at his party’s headquarters in Jerusalem on Nov. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Oren Ziv, File) France announced that it has banned Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country after he released videos appearing to mock and intimidate pro-Palestinian…
At least 24 people were killed and more than 50 injured after a powerful explosion targeted a train carrying military personnel near Chaman Phatak railway station in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Sunday, authorities said.The blast took place near the railway track in Quetta and caused partial damage to a train, while at least 10 vehicles…
