WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): A 30-year-old Indian national who was previously employed with a cruise line, has pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material, a US attorney said on Friday. Abdul Rouvoof Shaik faces a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment, a fine of up to USD 250,000, and a period of supervised release of up to life. According to court documents, Shaik was previously employed by Carnival Cruise Lines and was arrested in July 2024 after special agents with the US Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, found he was in possession of child pornography at the Erato Street Cruise Terminal in New Orleans.
Indian Americans
Indian student charged with family members’ triple murder
TRENTON, NJ (TIP): A 23-year-old Indian student has been arrested and charged for allegedly murdering his grandparents and uncle inside a New Jersey condominium, police and US media reports said. Om Brahmbhatt is accused of […]
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Indian-origin politician Pritam Singh appointed Singapore’s first Leader of Opposition in Parliament
‘Singapore’s legislatures have never had formally designated Leaders of the Opposition’ SINGAPORE (TIP): Indian-origin politician Pritam Singh was on Tuesday, July 28, designated as the Leader of the Opposition in Singapore, the first such appointment […]
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Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Denounces Trump’s Executive Order Rolling Back American Commitment to Growing Green Technology Sector
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi denounced President Trump’s executive order eliminating President Obama’s climate-change protections as an attack on the growing green economy and as another example of the Trump administration‘s effort to […]
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