New Jersey desi Tejas Patel (36) of North Bergen has been arrested by the Fairfield Police Department on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, for third-degree endangerment of the welfare of a child. Patel’s arrest followed a year-long investigation and examination of his work computer by law enforcement authorities following a tip from his then employer Command […]
New Jersey desis taking the top honors in academic competitions is hardly news these days. Still, one must note the stupendous achievement of 17-year-old Indrani Das of Oradell (NJ) in the Regeneron Science Talent Search competition on March 14, 2017. Indrani won the top award of a quarter-million dollars for her study of a possible […]
Vikas Mehta, an Indian origin hotel manager from Cliffside Park, NJ was indicted March 9, 2017 for allegedly stealing more than $1 million from his employer. The grandjury indictment against Vikas Mehta (43) included charges of theft, first-degree money laundering, identity theft, theft by unlawful taking, and forgery for allegedly stealing four checks in amounts […]
Trupal Patel (29) of Brick, NJ was found dead in Shark River Park off Gully Road in Wall Township on February 22, 2017. The body of Trupal Patel was discovered along the side of Gully Road by a Monmouth County Park Ranger. Trupal Patel A murder investigation has been launched by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s […]
Visakhapatnam (India) resident Veerabhadrarao Kunam (58) pleaded guilty February 16, 2017, to assaulting a sleeping woman on a Newark, NJ bound Virgin America redeye flight. According to court documents: Kunam was seated next to a woman who occupied a middle seat on a Virgin America redeye flight from Los Angeles to Newark on July 29 […]
Hiral Patel (34), HR Manager for SCM Data Inc. and MMC Systems Inc. pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark federal court to an information charging her with conspiracy to obstruct justice related to a H1B visa fraud scheme. According to the court documents: SCM Data Inc. and MMC Systems Inc. […]
Indian nationals Nileshkumar Patel (42) and Harsad Mehta (68) pleaded guilty today in Newark for their role in illegally transporting two Indians into the United States via commercial airline flights. Patel and Mehta were each charged with one count of conspiracy to smuggle foreign nationals into the United States for commercial advantage and private financial […]
In what must come as no surprise to New Jersey desis, Air India has made it to FlightStats‘ list of Worst Airlines in 2016 for its poor on-time record. For 2016, Air India was the third worst airline for its pathetic on-time performance. Going by FlightStats’ figures, the odds of a delay on a long-haul […]
Windsor, NJ resident Ganesh Parkar (40) is in big trouble over criminal charges filed against him for sexually assaulting a sleeping woman passenger on an Air India Flight from Mumbai to Newark, NJ. According to the complaint: While on a Dec. 21, 2016, Air India flight from Mumbai to Newark, Parkar moved from his ticketed […]
The U.S. State Department is slated to start construction of a new 12-acre multi-building complex for its Hyderabad Consulate General in high-tech area of the city in 2017. Besides a Consulate building, the new Hyderabad complex will include a Marine Security Guard Residence, support buildings and facilities for Consulate community. According to the U.S. Bureau […]