New Jersey desis are finding it tough to land a job. The state’s economy is still in the doldrums and small businesses like restaurants, liquor stores, catering services, check cashing businesses and coffee shops are feeling the squeeze. Small businesses in New Jersey are also closing at an alarming rate. But if New Jersey Indians […]
New Jersey is home to a vibrant Indian community. Classical and Bollywood music events, temple functions like Makara Sankranti, Ugadi, Sri Rama Navami, Holi, Holika Dahan, Ganesh Chaturthi, Dasara, Mandala Puja and Diwali, New Year other Indian festival celebrations and a host of cultural events are organized frequently by various community groups or Hindu temples […]
A seven year old girl Gurupreet Kaur from Punjab, India was found diseased 17 miles west of Lukeville near the Arizona-Mexico border. Gurupreet Kaur, according to U.S. Border Patrol, had reportedly been traveling with her mother and three other women dropped near the international boundary by human smugglers. The Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apparently […]
Venkata S. Meenavalli (49), of India and CEO of purported cryptocurrency company Longfin is indicted today on charges of accounting fraud. Venkata S. Meenavalli – CEO, Longfin Venkata S. Meenavalli was indicted by NJ U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito in Newark for allegedly orchestrating an accounting scheme to defraud investors and others by recognizing more than […]
The body of missing Parsippany, NJ Indian software professional Avinash Kuna (32) was recovered by state police around 6:09PM on June 3, 2019 from Henderson Cove on Lake Hopatcong. Avinash Kuna According to state police & media reports: Avinash Kuna was celebrating his birthday on June 1, 2019 with three friends and jumped into the […]
Kashmir Singh (42), a ride-share driver from Elmwood Park, NJ is charged today with luring, attempted sexual assault and attempted endangering the welfare of a child. Kashmir Singh (Photo – Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office) The New Jersey Indian ride-share driver Kashmir Singh was arrested by Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office detectives on May 17, 2019 and […]
Amit Govil (58) of New Brunswick, NJ sentenced today to 27 months in prison for under-reporting his income on his personal tax return. Licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in New York and New Jersey, Amit Govil managed to avoid paying more than $672,000 in taxes by filing false tax return. According to the court […]
New Jersey and a coalition of 43 other States have filed an antitrust lawsuit on May 12, 2019 accusing 20 generic drug companies of conspiring to artificially inflate the prices of over one hundred generic drugs, in violation of federal and state antitrust and consumer protection laws. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal Besides […]
Nirav Patel (39), Hoboken, NJ resident and real estate and business investor indicted on May 8, 2019 by New Jersey state grand jury for allegedly stealing $750,000. Nirav Patel According to the indictment: Patel is a real estate and business investor whose primary focus has been restaurants and bars in New Jersey and New York. […]
An Indian national, Mr. Simratpal Singh (21), who was in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the La Paz County Jail in Arizona passed away on May 3, 2019. According to a statement from ICE: After posting bond on charges of assault and sexual assault, Simratpal Singh, 21, was transferred to ICE […]