India- and New Jersey-based jeweller indicted on allegations of illegally evading customs duties in the US. He was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and operating an unlicensed money transfer business. He was nabbed over the weekend but now has secure release on a $100,000 bond with strict conditions.
Kobi Krishna Ayavoo, a retired senior chief warder, was convicted on eight charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act. He was also found guilty of encouraging his colleagues to access confidential prison records.
The UK has banned Ikbal Hussain, an Indian restaurant owner, for seven years after he employed three illegal workers at his restaurant in Hertfordshire. He hired the workers without conducting mandatory right-to-work checks, thus violating immigration laws.
The University of Birmingham staff have been branded 'ignorant' after confusing Sikhs and Muslims online. A social media post by the University incorrectly claimed a 'langar' event hosted by its Sikh students was part of an Islamic awareness week.
Shaik Muzammil Ahmed, a 25-year-old student from Hyderabad, died of cardiac arrest in Ontario, Canada. He was studying in Canada's since December 2022 and was down with fever for the last one week.