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Meet Navanethem “Navi” Pillay: The Indian origin jurist wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against apartheid, upholding human rights, and justice

The grandparents of Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay landed in South Africa as indentured labourers from India.

US: Indian-origin woman shot dead outside shopping centre in California after months of harassment

Indian-origin Sacramento resident Shalini Thakur, 38, was fatally shot outside a shopping center by stalker Rohit who later died by suicide.

Canada: Abdul Ghafoori murders Indian-origin partner Himanshi Khurana, arrested after 8 months

Toronto Police have arrested 32-year-old Abdul Ghafoori at a local airport, charging him with first-degree murder in the December 2025 death of his partner, Himanshi Khurana, following an international law enforcement manhunt.

US: Man kills his Indian-origin wife in Georgia, victim used to work as a senior engineer at Google

Investigators believe the shooting happened following a domestic dispute inside the house. However, officials say the exact reason behind the incident is still being investigated.

UK: Muslim cleric sentenced to life for raping 7 women and girls under the pretext of cleansing ‘djinns’

Indian-origin imam Abdul Halim Khan has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the UK for sexually abusing and raping seven women and children in East London.

Canada: Punjabi man Dilraj Singh Gill shot dead in targeted attack in Burnaby, police link killing to gang conflict

The case has now been taken into charge by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT). The victim has been identified as Dilraj Singh Gill, who was from Vancouver.

Canada: Indian-origin woman Himanshi Khurana found murdered in Toronto, police searching for victim’s partner Abdul Ghafoori

Canadian law enforcement has issued a countrywide arrest warrant for 32-year-old Abdul Ghafoori, suspected of killing a 30-year-old woman, Himanshi Khurana, in Toronto last...

United States: Indian-origin motel manager shot dead in Pittsburgh after trying to intervene in an ongoing argument in the parking lot

Rakesh Ehagaban, a 50-year-old Indian-origin motel manager, was fatally shot in Pittsburgh after intervening in an argument. The suspect, Stanley Eugene West, also shot a woman and exchanged gunfire with police before being apprehended.

Canada: Indian-origin student Jatinderpal Singh sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for smuggling drugs

27-year-old Singh had come to Canada to study at a university in Ontario, but he started selling drugs to pay his college fees.

Gun violence in USA claims another Indian life, doctorate student Aaditya Adlakha shot dead in Cincinnati

Aaditya Adlakha, a 26-year-old doctorate student, died after being shot on the Western Hills Viaduct in Cincinnati.

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