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$24 billion from EU to India in FDI over last 3 years

Aug 10, 2015 - 11:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI: Despite the Free Trade Agreement talks with the European Union being in limbo, India has received an impressive $24 billion in foreign direct investment from the 28-nation bloc over the last three years. […]

REAL ‘BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN’ STORY TAKES CURIOUS TURN

Aug 9, 2015 - 1:22 am EDT #TIPEntertainment 0

CHANDIGARH (TIP): As if straight out of the script of the recent tinsel town flick “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”, the real life story of a speech and hearing disabled Indian girl Geeta, who got separated from her […]

Boston museum displays art formed of Hindu bindis

Aug 8, 2015 - 3:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISGM) in Boston is currently exhibiting artwork titled “Not All Who Wander Are Lost”, which uses Hindu bindis as a signature element. Created by artist-in-residence England-born Bharti Kher for the […]

Pakistan must take ‘forceful actions’ against LeT, US says

Aug 7, 2015 - 3:12 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Pakistan must take “forceful actions” against the dreaded Haqqani network and the Lashkar- e-Taiba in a manner similar to the way they campaigned against the Pakistani Taliban, a top Obama administration official has […]

Afghan military helicopter crashes, killing 17

Aug 7, 2015 - 3:10 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): An Afghan military helicopter crashed in a remote region of the southern Zabul province on August 6, killing 17 people on board — 12 soldiers and five crew members, officials said. President […]

FIVE KILLED IN US DRONE STRIKE IN PAKISTAN

Aug 7, 2015 - 3:09 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

ISLAMABAD (TIP): At least five people were killed and three others injured in a US drone strike in Pakistan’s northwest tribal area of North Waziristan on Thursday night, media reported. The US pilotless aircraft fired […]

69 die in Myanmar floods, 250,000 affected

Aug 7, 2015 - 3:07 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

YANGON (TIP): The death toll from severe flooding in Myanmar has risen to 69, with 259,799 people affected by the disaster, the ministry of social welfare said on August 5. The flooding has submerged vast […]

Fears grow over Nepal’s ‘anti-women’ constitution

Aug 7, 2015 - 3:06 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal‘s proposed new constitution has sparked fury from women who say their citizenship, property and other rights are being curtailed by the document designed to draw a line under centuries of inequality. Lawmakers […]

New York Senator Chuck Schumer has announced his opposition to Iran deal

Chuck Schumer says he will Oppose Iran Deal

Aug 7, 2015 - 3:04 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): New York Sen. Chuck Schumer dealt a blow to President Barack Obama‘s nuclear deal with Iran, announcing during the Republican presidential debate Thursday night that he planned to vote against the agreement now […]

Upset Hindus seek apology from Titan Comics over trivialization of goddess Kali

Aug 7, 2015 - 3:01 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEVADA (TIP): Hindus are disturbed over distortion of goddess Kali image in Titan Comics and are seeking the withdrawal of all the comics containing such distorted Kali from the stores and online. Distinguished Hindu statesman […]

Donald Trump has earned the notoriety of making outlandish remarks

Donald Trump’s 9 craziest comments

Aug 7, 2015 - 2:57 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Hosts Megyn Kelly, Chris Wallace and Brett Baier promised they have a plan to keep Donald Trump in line during debate on August 6 night. But they didn’t stop him from doing what […]

"Now, it's time for us to mainstream AAPI. From being an ethnic organization, we need to be a mainstream organization that is committed to the cause of ethnic Indian American physicians and many noble causes that we are committed for:\", said Dr. Seema Jain at the AAPI convention.

“We will take AAPI to the next level”, says new AAPI President

Aug 7, 2015 - 2:50 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

CHICAGO, IL (TIP): A new Executive Committee led by Dr. Seema Jain as President, assumed charge of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) during the 33rd annual convention in Orlando, FL on Saturday, […]

The 43rd President of USA George Bush was summoned to be a Juror at Judge Eric Moye's 14th civil district court

Former President Bush summoned as Juror 27 in Dallas County

Aug 7, 2015 - 2:47 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

DALLAS (TIP): Being summoned for jury duty at the George L. Allen Sr. Courts Building in downtown Dallas was anything but dull for Sheri Coleman. In fact, Coleman and other jurors were in for quite […]

Added security features at Dallas police stations will cost $6.8 million

Aug 7, 2015 - 2:45 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

DALLAS (TIP): After a gunman fired more than 40 bullets into Dallas police headquarters in June, Mayor Mike Rawlings pledged to beef up security. Money would be no object. Now city officials have some idea […]

Indian-American Atul Keshap Confirmed as US Envoy to Sri Lanka and Maldives

Aug 7, 2015 - 2:37 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American Atul Keshap has been confirmed as the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, becoming the second Indian-origin diplomat to be posted to the region after Richard Rahul Verma. Mr. Keshap, 44, […]

Ex-Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta gets no relief

Rajat Gupta’s Appeal to Overturn Insider Trading Conviction Rejected

Aug 7, 2015 - 2:28 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): A US federal judge has rejected a fresh appeal by India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta to overturn his insider trading conviction, ruling that the “hard fact remains” he committed a […]

Independent Panel named to Review County Procurement Process: Nassau County Executive

Aug 7, 2015 - 2:24 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced an independent, nonpartisan, blue-ribbon panel charged with objectively reviewing Nassau County’s contracting process -which was revamped in 2000. The panel is chaired by former Nassau […]