FREMONT: Gopalan Nair, a Fremont lawyer and an immigration firm owner has been arrested in Singapore for criticizing a judge. He is stuck in a legal limbo as a libel case looms against him for writing a blog against the Singapore Government.

NEW YORK: The Sikh community in New York took out a protest march in Queens last week to protest against a spate of hate crimes against Sikh school students while urging the Department of Education to take proactive steps to stop the menace.

NEW JERSEY: New Jersey, New York community and friends of Pam Kwatra invited guests to a surprise party at Guru Palace, NJ, on June 13 to celebrate the Ellis Island Medal of honor, conferred upon her on May 10 at a well-attended gala.

NEW YORK: Creating Value for All: Strategies for Doing Business with the Poor, a new and groundbreaking report released July 1, by the UN Development Program (UNDP) offers strategies and tools for companies to expand beyond traditional business practices and bring in the world's poor as partners in growth and wealth creation.

NEW YORK: The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF), the nation's only pan-Asian children's advocacy organization, is accepting applications for the Asian American Student Advocacy Project (ASAP), a youth leadership program for New York City public high school students of Asian descent.

WASHINGTON: A senior Indian-American community leader here has been appointed by President George W Bush to serve as a member of the President's Committee for 'People with Intellectual Disabilities.' Sambhu N Banik, Professor of Psychology and Counseling, Bowie State University was appointed for his active participation in the community for the past 40 years.

NEW DELHI: With environment on everyone's mind, fuel prices shooting and global warming hitting economies eco-friendly cars are ruling the day. They have become the hot item in the eyes of the public and more importantly the green item. One such car which uses compressed air as fuel is the "Air car." French company "Moteur Development International" (MDI) has researched and developed the MiniC.A.T . Tata Motors, India's largest automobile company, has signed an agreement with MDI for application in India of MDI's engine technology, and believes the engine is viable - It's press statement describes it as "efficient, cost-effective, scalable, and capable of other applications such as power generation".

NEW JERSEY: The appellate court of the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners recently suspended the license of a desi physician and imposed penalties after he was found to have wrongfully operated on a patient.

NEW YORK: Varsha Sabhnani, 46, the Long Island, NY woman of Indian origin, who has been convicted along with her husband Mahender for forced labor, has been sentenced to 11 years imprisonment by a US District Court Judge on June 26.

NEW YORK: Alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, will celebrate their alma mater's 50th birthday with a Golden Jubilee Conference at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square, NYC, from July 18 through 20.