US Navy Veteran Who Survived Afghanistan Dies In Las Vegas Shooting
World News | Reuters | Wednesday October 4, 2017
A few months before he was killed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Christopher Roybal tried to explain the toll of combat in Afghanistan on those serving in the American military.
World News | Avi Selk, The Washington Post | Tuesday June 20, 2017
First came the crash, then the rushing waters - and then, the wave of grief. The grief swelled after divers found seven bodies in the wreckage of the USS Fitzgerald off the coast of Japan this weekend. It washed across the United States, through dire phone calls, texts and solemn visits.
Srinivas Kuchibhotla's Friend Who Survived Kansas Racial Attack Says 'Won't Live In Fear'
Indians Abroad | Written by Natasha Jog | Saturday May 27, 2017
32-year-old Alok Madasani says he lives over the evening of February 22 time and again in his mind... the evening he was out with his closest friend Srinivas Kuchibhotla at one of their favourite local pubs, Austin's, having a drink while a basketball match played on a big screen.
US Navy Veteran Who Ran Amok in Times Square Says He Tried 'To Get Help'
World News | Reuters | Sunday May 21, 2017
US Navy and public court records show veteran Richard Rojas has had numerous run-ins with the law over the past decade, with at least four prior arrests, before he rammed his car into people on a sidewalk in Times Square in New York City.
Navy Veteran Behind Times Square Incident, No Terror Motive: Police
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 19, 2017
A US military veteran with a criminal past - but no apparent terror motive - plowed a vehicle into a crowd of people in New York's Times Square on Thursday, killing one person and injuring 22 others.
Wife Wishes Srinivas Kuchibhotla On His 33rd Birthday On Facebook
World News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Thursday March 9, 2017
Her husband would have turned 33 today, if his life wasn't cut short in an apparent hate crime in the US. Sunayana Dumala, the wife of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in Kansas, by a Navy veteran at a bar in Olathe city wished him on Facebook.
Believe In Satyamev Jayate, Not Violence, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback Writes To PM Narendra Modi
India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Thursday March 9, 2017
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing "profound regret" at the terrible act of violence against the Indian nationals last month and said that acts of hate and intolerance have no place in his state.
President Donald Trump Denounces Killing Of Indian Engineer In State Of Union Address
World News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday March 1, 2017
President Donald Trump opened his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night with remarks denouncing the killing of an Indian engineer in Kansas, saying America condemns the "hate and evil."
Kansas Shooting Suspect Adam Purinton Appears In Court
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 28, 2017
Adam Purinton, the 51-year-old US navy veteran charged with killing Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla and injuring two others in an apparent hate crime at a pub in Kansas, has made his first court appearance. The veteran appeared before a court in Houston yesterday.
Hundreds Gather For Peace In Memory Of Indian Techie Killed In Kansas
Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Monday February 27, 2017
Hundreds of people, holding placards that called for peace and unity, took part in a prayer vigil in Kansas City to celebrate the life of Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla, tragically cut short by an American navy veteran in an apparent hate crime. Marchers held pictures, banners and shouted, "We want peace"; "We love peace"; "Let us not leave our...
Kansas City Shooting: Wife Of Indian Shot Dead By American Asks 'Do We Belong Here'
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 25, 2017
Sunayana Dumala, the wife of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in an apparent hate crime by a Navy veteran at a bar in Olathe city, has said that she had her doubts about staying in the US but was assured by her husband that "good things happen in America".
Kansas City Shooting: US Lawmakers Say Hate Crime Unacceptable After Indian Shot Dead
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 25, 2017
US lawmakers publicly denounced the killing of an Indian engineer by an American navy veteran in an apparent hate crime in Kansas City, saying there is no place for these senseless acts of violence in the country.
Kansas Shooting Suspect Who Shot Dead An Indian Had Health Issues: Media
World News | Reuters | Saturday February 25, 2017
A white U.S. Navy veteran accused of killing a man from India and wounding two other men when he opened fire at a Kansas bar, often complained about his ill health and was mourning his father's death, according to a neighbour and local media reports.
Online Campaign For Indian Killed In Kansas Raises $250,000 In 12 Hours
Indians Abroad | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday February 24, 2017
Help poured in for the family of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead by an US Navy veteran in Kansas, along messages of condolences and sympathy. Mr Kuchibhotla, 32, from Hyderabad, was killed and his friend Alok Madasani, from Warangal, was injured when Adam Purinton opened fire at the two at a bar in Olathe city on Wednesday evening.
'Top-Of-His-Class Kind Of Guy': Ex Manager On Indian Shot In Kansas Bar
Indians Abroad | Edited by Malini Chatterji | Friday February 24, 2017
Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, was having a drink with his friend, also from India, in a bar on a week night. It was about 7.30 pm - hardly too late to be out.
US Navy Veteran Who Survived Afghanistan Dies In Las Vegas Shooting
World News | Reuters | Wednesday October 4, 2017
A few months before he was killed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Christopher Roybal tried to explain the toll of combat in Afghanistan on those serving in the American military.
World News | Avi Selk, The Washington Post | Tuesday June 20, 2017
First came the crash, then the rushing waters - and then, the wave of grief. The grief swelled after divers found seven bodies in the wreckage of the USS Fitzgerald off the coast of Japan this weekend. It washed across the United States, through dire phone calls, texts and solemn visits.
Srinivas Kuchibhotla's Friend Who Survived Kansas Racial Attack Says 'Won't Live In Fear'
Indians Abroad | Written by Natasha Jog | Saturday May 27, 2017
32-year-old Alok Madasani says he lives over the evening of February 22 time and again in his mind... the evening he was out with his closest friend Srinivas Kuchibhotla at one of their favourite local pubs, Austin's, having a drink while a basketball match played on a big screen.
US Navy Veteran Who Ran Amok in Times Square Says He Tried 'To Get Help'
World News | Reuters | Sunday May 21, 2017
US Navy and public court records show veteran Richard Rojas has had numerous run-ins with the law over the past decade, with at least four prior arrests, before he rammed his car into people on a sidewalk in Times Square in New York City.
Navy Veteran Behind Times Square Incident, No Terror Motive: Police
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 19, 2017
A US military veteran with a criminal past - but no apparent terror motive - plowed a vehicle into a crowd of people in New York's Times Square on Thursday, killing one person and injuring 22 others.
Wife Wishes Srinivas Kuchibhotla On His 33rd Birthday On Facebook
World News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Thursday March 9, 2017
Her husband would have turned 33 today, if his life wasn't cut short in an apparent hate crime in the US. Sunayana Dumala, the wife of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in Kansas, by a Navy veteran at a bar in Olathe city wished him on Facebook.
Believe In Satyamev Jayate, Not Violence, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback Writes To PM Narendra Modi
India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Thursday March 9, 2017
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing "profound regret" at the terrible act of violence against the Indian nationals last month and said that acts of hate and intolerance have no place in his state.
President Donald Trump Denounces Killing Of Indian Engineer In State Of Union Address
World News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday March 1, 2017
President Donald Trump opened his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night with remarks denouncing the killing of an Indian engineer in Kansas, saying America condemns the "hate and evil."
Kansas Shooting Suspect Adam Purinton Appears In Court
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 28, 2017
Adam Purinton, the 51-year-old US navy veteran charged with killing Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla and injuring two others in an apparent hate crime at a pub in Kansas, has made his first court appearance. The veteran appeared before a court in Houston yesterday.
Hundreds Gather For Peace In Memory Of Indian Techie Killed In Kansas
Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Monday February 27, 2017
Hundreds of people, holding placards that called for peace and unity, took part in a prayer vigil in Kansas City to celebrate the life of Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla, tragically cut short by an American navy veteran in an apparent hate crime. Marchers held pictures, banners and shouted, "We want peace"; "We love peace"; "Let us not leave our...
Kansas City Shooting: Wife Of Indian Shot Dead By American Asks 'Do We Belong Here'
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 25, 2017
Sunayana Dumala, the wife of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in an apparent hate crime by a Navy veteran at a bar in Olathe city, has said that she had her doubts about staying in the US but was assured by her husband that "good things happen in America".
Kansas City Shooting: US Lawmakers Say Hate Crime Unacceptable After Indian Shot Dead
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 25, 2017
US lawmakers publicly denounced the killing of an Indian engineer by an American navy veteran in an apparent hate crime in Kansas City, saying there is no place for these senseless acts of violence in the country.
Kansas Shooting Suspect Who Shot Dead An Indian Had Health Issues: Media
World News | Reuters | Saturday February 25, 2017
A white U.S. Navy veteran accused of killing a man from India and wounding two other men when he opened fire at a Kansas bar, often complained about his ill health and was mourning his father's death, according to a neighbour and local media reports.
Online Campaign For Indian Killed In Kansas Raises $250,000 In 12 Hours
Indians Abroad | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday February 24, 2017
Help poured in for the family of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead by an US Navy veteran in Kansas, along messages of condolences and sympathy. Mr Kuchibhotla, 32, from Hyderabad, was killed and his friend Alok Madasani, from Warangal, was injured when Adam Purinton opened fire at the two at a bar in Olathe city on Wednesday evening.
'Top-Of-His-Class Kind Of Guy': Ex Manager On Indian Shot In Kansas Bar
Indians Abroad | Edited by Malini Chatterji | Friday February 24, 2017
Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, was having a drink with his friend, also from India, in a bar on a week night. It was about 7.30 pm - hardly too late to be out.
Indians Abroad | Reported by Namrata Brar, Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Friday February 24, 2017
24-year-old American Ian Grillot is being called a hero after he tried to stop a Navy veteran from shooting at two Indian engineers in a bar in Olathe, Kansas. Mr Grillot was shot in the hand and chest and is in hospital. He is now said to be out of danger.
92-Year-Old Indian Navy Veteran Wins Gold In Australian Race Walk
Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Monday October 31, 2016
In a first, a 92-year-old Indian Navy veteran has won a gold medal in a 5,000-metres race walk at the World Masters Athletics Championships being held in Perth.
Passport Rule Change Debated As Gender Becomes Less Defined
World News | Associated Press | Thursday July 21, 2016
A Navy veteran from Colorado who does not identify as male or female is pushing the US government to allow for a third gender option or get rid of gender designators altogether on passports, highlighting the argument that forms on the state and federal level have been slow to include other identities even as gender becomes less defined.
Newlywed, Iraq Veteran Among The Dallas Police Officers Killed
World News | Reuters | Saturday July 9, 2016
Three of the five Dallas police officers killed in a sniper ambush on Thursday night were publicly identified by officials or relatives and included a newlywed and a Navy veteran of three tours in Iraq.
Watch Out Frontrunners, Over 1,500 Candidates Vying For White House
World News | Reuters | Tuesday January 26, 2016
Michael Petyo is a carpenter, a US Navy veteran, a grandfather and Russian Orthodox church cantor who likes to boast about his homemade nut rolls. He also happens to be a candidate for president of the United States.
The Brothers Farook: One A Decorated Veteran, The Other A Killer
World News | Reuters | Tuesday December 8, 2015
One brother liked to party and chase girls. After high school, moved by what he saw as his patriotic duty, he enlisted in the Navy and received two medals recognizing his contributions to "the global war on terror."
New York City Turns Tide on Homeless US Navy Veterans
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 11, 2015
Four years ago Craig Hinds was homeless. A US Navy vet who served back-to-back tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he had no job and was suffering from PTSD.
Democratic Ex-Senator Jim Webb Enters US Presidential Race
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 3, 2015
Former US senator Jim Webb of Virginia, a Vietnam War veteran who served as secretary of the navy, announced on Thursday he is running for president, challenging frontrunner Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.
A US Veteran, Deported and Struggling in Jamaica
World News | Associated Press | Thursday June 5, 2014
Howard Bailey joined the U.S. Navy straight out of high school in Brooklyn figuring he would see the world. He didn't expect to end up back in his native Jamaica, raising pigs and barely getting by in the poor village of his childhood.
Ex-US Navy SEAL's killing puts focus on war's psychological toll
World News | Reuters | Tuesday February 5, 2013
The slayings of former US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and another man trying to help a troubled US military veteran, now charged with killing them at a Texas gun range, has renewed focus on the psychological wounds of war.
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