Indian Americans
Year: 2016
Indian Americans
Ravi Batra welcomes Trump’s choice of Nikki Haley as US Ambassador to the UN
Welcoming President-elect’s choice of Nikki Haley, New York based eminent attorney Ravi Batra, said in a statement released to The Indian Panorama, Wednesday, November 23, “President elect Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Governor Nikki Haley […]
Indian Americans
Trump chooses Nikki Haley to be the US Ambassador to the United Nations
NEW YORK (TIP): South Carolina’s Governor of Indian origin Nikki Haley has been chosen by President elect Donald Trump to be the US ambassador to the United Nations, the transition team announced Wednesday, November 23. […]
India
Three soldiers killed in LoC attack, body of one mutilated
A counter-infiltration patrol party of the Indian Army was ambushed by Pakistani terrorists ahead of the fencing along the Line of Control in the forest belt in Machhil sector in Kupwara district on Tuesday, an […]
Other News
People worldwide living longer, healthier lives: study
Washington, Nov 22 – The last few generations of humans have enjoyed the biggest life expectancy boost in primate history, a new study of mortality patterns in humans, monkeys and apes suggests. The gains are […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans
Chemistry professor Pradip Mascharak receives Outstanding Faculty Award
An Indian-Origin professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Pradip Mascharak, has received the 2015-16 Outstanding Faculty Award from University of California, Santa Cruz’s Division of Physical and Biological Sciences. Mascharak earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees […]
Politics
Democratic Lawmakers Denounce Suggestion of Registry for Muslims
WASHINGTON — Top Democratic lawmakers and rights bodies have slammed President-elect Donald Trump‘s reported plan to reinstate a database of immigrants from Muslim-majority countries. The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) is a post-9/11 program […]
India
Portuguese PM to Be Chief Guest at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
NEW DELHI (TIP) — Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa will be the chief guest at next year’s Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the foremost conclave of the Indian diaspora, it was announced Nov. 21. “Antonio Costa, Prime […]
Politics
Donald Trump met with Bernie Sanders supporter Tulsi Gabbard to discuss Syria
The Democratic U.S. congresswoman from Hawaii, Tulsi Gabbard, was one of the first Democrats to support Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and now she is one of the first Democrats to meet with President-elect Donald Trump. […]
Education
India Offers Rs 15 lakh each for young techno innovators
New Delhi, Nov 22 : Have an innovative idea for a device that could provide solution to a medical issue? Then you stand to win a grant of Rs 15 lakh! To promote cost-effective innovations […]
United States
Muslim teen suffers fractured eye socket in Astoria in possible hate crime
Two days after an Arab-American Uber driver was the victim of a racist tirade in Astoria, two Muslim teens were attacked by three men outside of an Astoria bar. An NYPD spokesperson said the agency’s […]
Politics
Donald Trump invites journalists for ‘meeting of minds’, ends up calling them dishonest, deceitful liars
US President-elect Donald Trump invited media executives and journalists for a meeting on Monday only to lash out at them for failing to provide viewers with a fair coverage on presidential elections. US President-elect Donald […]
United States
US man abuses Muslim driver, calls him terrorist
New York, Nov 22 – A man in the US allegedly hurled verbal abuses at a Muslim cab driver calling him a “terrorist” and telling him that he will “get deported” now as Donald Trump […]
Featured
DEMONETIZATION: NRIs concerned over changing old currency notes
There has been a spate of mixed reactions from the NRIS living in America after India‘s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has imposed nation-wide ban on existing Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes in a move […]
Pakistan
Pak committed to discouraging regional arms race: Sharif
Islamabad, Nov 22 (PTI) Pakistan discourages any arms race in the region today, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said, underlining that the country is exploring the way forward for peace and stability in South Asia. Addressing […]
Entertainment
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2 killed, 100 wounded in suicide attack on German consulate in northern Afghanistan
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (TIP): A powerful Taliban truck bomb struck the German consulate in Afghanistan‘s northern Mazar-i-Sharif city late on Nov 10, killing at least two people and wounding more than 100 in a major militant assault […]
India
Pak army resorts to firing along LoC in Pallanwala sector
JAMMU (TIP): Pakistani troops resorted to firing along the Line of Control (LOC) in the Pallanwala sector of the Jammu district on Nov 17 evening prompting the army to give a “befitting response”. “Pakistan army […]
Asia
Suicide bomber kills 4 in Kabul: Officials
KABUL (TIP): Afghan security officials have confirmed that at least four security forces were killed when their vehicle was attacked by a suicide bomber in the capital Kabul. The security officials, who did not want […]
Asia
Terror-hit Dhaka bakery returned to property owner
DHAKA (TIP): Four-months after Bangladesh‘s worst terror attack on an upscale cafe here in the capital’s diplomatic enclave, authorities have returned the eatery where 22 people, including an Indian girl, were killed during a bloody […]
Asia
Bangladesh arrests killer of secular blogger, publisher
DHAKA: An Islamist militant leader, the prime suspect in the brutal murders of a secular blogger and a publisher in Bangladesh, has been arrested from the national capital, police said today. Khairul Islam alias Fahim, […]
Asia
Bangladesh buys two submarines from China
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh took delivery on Nov 21 of its first submarines, bought from China, as it seeks to boost its naval power in the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh paid a reported $203 million for […]
Asia
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Racist Post calls Michelle Obama ‘ape in heels’
The director of a West Virginia development group and a mayor are under scrutiny after a racist post about first lady Michelle Obama attracted a backlash and prompted calls on social media for both women […]