Year: 2014
Foreign funding and the Maharajas among NGOs
“At the heart of the dilemmas presented by the evolving situation is the kind of Middle East major regional and world powers want to see. More importantly, where will the present series of conflicts take […]
Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay CONSUL GENERAL OF INDIA NEW YORK
I am delighted to learn that The Indian Panorama is bringing out a special issue to mark America’s Independence Day on 4th July 2014. On this happy occasion, I would like to extend my warm […]
Saleem Iqbal President & CEO HAB BANK, New York
On behalf of HAB BANK, I would like to extend Independence Day greetings to our community in the tri-state area. As we celebrate Independence Day this year, we can take pride in our achievements as […]
This Independence day, resolve to change the course of history
As the nation prepares to celebrate 4th of July I am reminded of the long and grim struggle that American people had to wage to secure their independence. The indomitable spirit of those who led […]
Melinda Katz President Borough of Queens
Dear Friends: On behalf of the 2.3 million residents of the Borough of Queens, I would like to extend greetings to all the readers of The Indian Panorama and wish you all a very Happy […]
Gale A. Brewer
Manhattan Borough President Dear Friends: It is my great pleasure to celebrate The Indian Panorama’s special issue that will honor America’s Independence Day. This incredible publication is an indispensable source of news that is both […]
UN decries reports Australia handing back Sri Lanka Tamil asylum seekers
SYDNEY/COLOMBO: The United Nations has expressed “profound concern” about Australia‘s handling of asylum seekers amid reports that scores of Sri Lankans will be handed over to their country’s navy after only a brief assessment by […]
Ashok Kumar Garg
Chief Executive (US Operations) Bank Of Baroda
Taliban rocket destroys Afghan president’s helicopter
KABUL (TIP): Taliban insurgents fired rockets into Kabul airport on Thursday, destroying the Afghan president’s parked helicopter and damaging three other choppers, officials said, in an attack that underlined security fears in the capital. The […]
India ready to extradite Nur Hossain
DHAKA (TIP): India has agreed to send back Nur Hossain, the prime suspect in a multiple-murder case in Bangladesh, foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali told parliament on July 2. Replying to a query from Jatiya […]
Ukraine’s president shakes up military leadership
KIEV, UKRAINE (TIP): Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko shook up his faltering military on July 3, appointing a new defense minister and top general while speaking angrily about the years of decay and corruption that left […]
PAKISTAN LAUNCHES GROUND ATTACK ON JIHADIS IN NORTH WAZIRISTAN
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan launched a ground offensive against militant strongholds near the Afghan border on July 1 after evacuating nearly half a million people from the tribal region, the army said. The ground offensive is […]
Jinnah sister sent water bill 47 years after death
KARACHI: Pakistani authorities here have sent a water bill amounting to Pakistani Rs 263,774 to Fatima Jinnah, the sister of the country’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, 47 years after her death. The Karachi Water and […]
Overpass collapse kills two in Brazil World Cup city
BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL (TIP): An unfinished overpass being built for the World Cup crashed down on several vehicles in Brazil’s southeastern city of Belo Horizonte on July 3, killing at least two people and injuring […]
UK had plan to train and equip 100,000 Syrian rebels: BBC
LONDON (TIP): Britain had planned to train and equip a 100,000-strong rebel army to defeat Syrian President Bashar al-Assad before it was deemed to be too risky, BBC Newsnight reported on July 3. The BBC […]
An Enchanting Shaam-e-Ghazal with Dr. Radhika Chopra
Zafar Iqbal ROCKVILLE, MD (TIP): Hamri attariya pe aao sanvariya, dekha dekhi balam hoee jaae, Dr. Radhika Chopra started the program by singing the famous Dadra in Bhairvi style paying tribute to ghazal and thumri […]
BOLIVIA CONGRESS ALLOWS CHILD LABOUR FROM AGE 10
LA PAZ (TIP): Bolivian lawmakers have approved child workers as young as 10 years old, under a new law that lays out specific conditions for employing children. Congress passed the measure by consensus on July […]
New Zealand MP says Rolf Harris groped her
WELLINGTON (TIP): A New Zealand politician on July 4 recalled how Rolf Harris groped her when she was a radio reporter preparing to interview the now disgraced children’s entertainer in the mid-1980s. Maggie Barry, a […]
US discloses secret Somalia military presence, up to 120 troops
WASHINGTON (TIP): US military advisors have secretly operated in Somalia since around 2007 and Washington plans to deepen its security assistance to help the country fend off threats by Islamist militant group al Shabaab, US […]
