The report does not identify which of the experienced pilots—one with over 15,000 hours of flying and the other with 3,400 hours—made the statements or issued the panicked “Mayday” call moments before impact.

Deputy Prime Minister and National Federation Party (NFP) leader Prof. Biman Prasad called the act “absolutely disgusting,” labelling it in his Facebook post a “sacrilegious” and “shameful” attack on the values of respect and harmony in Fiji.

Judge Muscat rejected home detention for Indian international student Bhupinder Singh despite claims of religious hardship in custody, including ridicule, dietary issues, and difficulty maintaining his Sikh practices.

Beyond direct service delivery, Ms Sharma has shaped the Council’s multicultural strategy as a member of the Knox Multicultural Advisory Committee.

The shooting was claimed by Harjit Singh Laddi, a wanted terrorist linked to the banned Khalistani group Babbar Khalsa International, according to India’s NIA.

“This autoethnography is not just a personal story—it’s a call to recognise the complex, intersectional realities that shape Indo-Fijian women’s relationships with sport."

The controversy comes shortly after a roundabout in Griffith was renamed in Punjabi following lobbying from the town’s growing Sikh community.

Cybersecurity magnate and Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry is the richest Indian-American on the list, with a net worth of over $17.9 billion.

No funds had been repaid at the time of sentencing, but he proposed to return roughly half using his KiwiSaver, a loan from his new employer, and financial help from his parents.

According to global consultancy McKinsey, generative AI could add between US$2.6 trillion and $4.4 trillion in annual global productivity.