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Indian student from Telangana dies in tragic road accident near Chicago, 6 others injured

OpIndia Staff - 18 May, 2026

A 25-year-old Indian student from Telangana, Navya Gadusu, was killed and six others were injured in a highway crash near Chicago.

Indian medical student earned thousands of dollars from ‘super dumb’ MAGA fanbase using AI-generated blonde woman’s sexy photos on social media

OpIndia Staff - 22 April, 2026

Sam tried various ways to make money, including YouTube shorts and selling notes to other medical students, but he didn't have much success.

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Missing California University student Saketh Sreenivasaiah found dead in Lake Anza, body recovered by divers using sonars and drones

OpIndia Staff - 15 February, 2026

The body of 22-year-old Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a UC Berkeley master’s student from Karnataka, was found in California after a six-day search. The Indian Consulate is coordinating with local authorities to repatriate his remains while police investigate the cause of death.

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US: Search for missing Indian student Saketh Sreenivasaiah enters fifth day in California, the master’s degree student graduated from IIT Madras

OpIndia Staff - 14 February, 2026

In a statement, the Indian Consulate has stated that they are in touch with Saketh’s family as well as the local authorities.

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US: Seattle city agrees to pay ₹262 crore to the family of Jaahnavi Kandula, an Indian student killed by a speeding police officer

OpIndia Staff - 12 February, 2026

Officer Kevin Dave was travelling at a speed of almost 119 km/h (74 mph) in a zone intended for 40 km/h (25 mph).

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Indian PhD couple face ‘food racism’ at US university over heating palak paneer in microwave, return to India after $200,000 settlement

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2026

The couple claimed repeated harassment by faculty, dismissal of complaints, and exclusionary food rules affecting South Asian students, arguing that the university’s response exposed the gap between diversity rhetoric and lived experiences of international scholars.

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Indian student rips Pakistani propaganda at the Oxford Union Debate: OpIndia speaks to law student Viraansh Bhanushali, who exposed Pakistan at the global forum

Aditi - 25 December, 2025

Bhanushali pointed out that while Pakistan has been able to make its representation at glocal forums, the Indian side has not been appropriately represented internationally.

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Who is Ranjani Srinivasan? The pro-Hamas Indian student who ‘self-deported’ from the US to Canada after her F-1 visa was cancelled

OpIndia Staff - 15 March, 2025

Ranjani Srinivasan was an Indian student pursuing a doctoral degree in Urban Planning at Columbia University. She was in the US on an F-1 student visa, which was revoked after she got involved in activities that were deemed pro-Hamas. The Department of Homeland Security has officially designated Hamas as a terrorist organisation.

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USA: Death of Indian student who died in Boston last month possibly linked to ‘Blue Whale Challenge’, notorious as ‘Suicidal game’

OpIndia Staff - 20 April, 2024

According to official sources, while purportedly playing the ‘Blue Whale challenge’, the Indian student was holding his breath for two minutes which reportedly led to his unfortunate demise.

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