Fourteen people, mostly of Indian-origin, have been charged in the US for allegedly bilking a Covid-era financial program, and numerous financial institutions out of more than $53 million in loan proceeds. The Paycheck Protection Program provided forgivable loans to small businesses to cover payroll, rent, and other certain business expenses; the program ended in May 2021.
Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, the self-styled 'assassin' who admitted a charge under the Treason Act in February, had described himself in a sinister video as characters in the films -- “Sith” and “Darth Jones”, the Old Bailey court heard on Wednesday.
Jasmeen Kaur was stalked and abducted by Tarikjot Singh, 23, from her workplace in North Plympton in 2021 and driven to Flinders Ranges where she was murdered and buried in a shallow grave. Tarikjot, who pleaded guilty to murder in February this year, was obsessed with Jasmeen and wanted to marry her, according to the victim’s mother.
Mandeep Singh, 36, of Rosier Road in Augusta, was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck twice by gunfire at Wrens Food Mart, located on a highway in Wrens, a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, The Augusta Chronicle newspaper reported.
A school in the UK has condemned a video, which was earlier circulated on the social media, showing a Sikh boy being pushed, grabbed, and kicked by another boy. The boys were students of Colton Hills Community School in Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton.
Millions of Americans will attend parades, fireworks and other Independence Day events on Tuesday, celebrating the courage of the nation's 18th century patriots who fought for independence from Great Britain and what they considered an unjust government.
