July 2020 — Page 2 of 4 — The Indian Panorama

Green Card waitlist for Indians is more than 195 years: US senator

Jul 26, 2020 - 10:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): The backlog for an Indian national to get permanent residency or Green Card is more than 195 years, a top Republican senator has said, urging his Senate colleagues to come out with a […]

US maintains ‘tremendous cooperation’ with India on Chinese border aggression: Amb Juster

Jul 26, 2020 - 10:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The Trump administration has maintained close contact and “tremendous cooperation” with India on the latest Chinese border aggression, America’s top envoy in New Delhi has said, asserting that the last six months have […]

Rajasthan slugfest: Need for impartial probe into horse-trading allegations

Jul 26, 2020 - 10:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

What had initially appeared to be an intra-Congress tussle in Rajasthan has turned into a ‘Congress vs BJP’ slanging match after the emergence of audio clips in which Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is purportedly […]

What Sachin Pilot fiasco teaches Congress

Jul 26, 2020 - 10:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

“The RSS has powerful ideologues, ideology, and cadre, which fuels and propels the BJP. Until the Congress party makes an earnest effort to create a new cadre of leadership from the grassroots who are truly […]

The BJP’s hegemonic narrative

Jul 26, 2020 - 10:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

“Since 2014, the BJP’s stated objective of a Congress-free India has seen attempts to unsettle and unseat Congress governments in several States. One of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first statements after taking over as the […]

JUSTICE WARRIORS IN DOC FILMS

Jul 26, 2020 - 9:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

By Mabel Pais MICHAEL MOORE’S FREE GIFT IN COVID TIMES “I think the BIG CRISES of our time is (that) our minds have been manipulated to give power to ILLUSIONS. We shifted to measuring growth, […]

MAKING MUSIC IN COVID TIMES

Jul 26, 2020 - 9:47 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

By Mabel Pais “We have been able to keep our students playing, engaged, learning new concepts, recording, and making music together during Covid-19. We have an amazing faculty who hold our students to high standards […]

Indian American Professor Venkatesan Guruswami Named 2020 Simons Investigator

Jul 26, 2020 - 9:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Venkatesan Guruswami, a Carnegie Mellon University professor of Theoretical Computer Science, has been named a 2020 Simons Investigator by the New York-based Simons Foundation. Venkatesan Guruswami’s research has led to major advances in the […]

Indian Origin Uttam Dhillon Named Interpol Washington Director

Jul 26, 2020 - 9:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Attorney General William P. Barr announced July 20 that Uttam Dhillon will become INTERPOL Washington Director after Wayne Salzgaber returns to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security following his over two-year detail serving […]

Indian American CBS reporter Nina Kapur dies in moped accident in New York

Jul 26, 2020 - 9:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

NEW YORK (TIP): Nina Kapur, a 26-year-old Indian origin reporter in New York, died after she fell from a moped that had been rented from Revel, a popular moped sharing service. The accident, which a […]

Indian American Sara Gideon Endorsed by Joe Biden for U.S. Senate

Jul 26, 2020 - 9:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden announced his endorsement of Sara Gideon in the Maine U.S. Senate race, citing her record of fighting for Mainers by working to […]

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Indian-origin nurse in Singapore conferred with President’s Award

Jul 26, 2020 - 9:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

SINGAPORE (TIP): A 59-year-old Indian-origin nurse in Singapore has been conferred with the President’s Award for Nurses for serving on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kala Narayanasamy was among the five nurses given the […]

Indian American Sutapa Ghosh Stricklett Named USAID Asia Bureau Assistant Administrator

Jul 26, 2020 - 9:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald J. Trump has nominated Sutapa Ghosh Stricklett, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Bureau for Asia). Her nomination was sent to […]

Indian American Scientist Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, Pioneer in Molecular Imaging, Passes Away

Jul 26, 2020 - 9:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD, professor and chair of radiology at the Stanford School of Medicine and an internationally recognized pioneer in molecular imaging, died July 18 of cancer. He was 57. The Virginia and D.K. […]

Sikh-American Store Owner Attack: Hate Crime Charge Added against the Attacker

Jul 26, 2020 - 8:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

DENVER (TIP): Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office has decided to add a hate crime charge against Eric Breemen for attacking Mr. Lakhwant Singh. Moving forward, Breemen will be charged with multiple counts–now including a bias-motivated […]

Indian-American Puneet Ahluwalia announces PAC for Lt Gov of Virginia race

Jul 26, 2020 - 8:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American Republican businessman will run for the powerful office of Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and has launched a political action committee for it. Puneet Ahluwalia, 55, in an e-mail to his supporters […]

July 24 New York & Dallas E – Edition

Jul 24, 2020 - 12:24 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

174 Indian nationals file lawsuit against presidential proclamation on H-1B

Jul 18, 2020 - 10:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): A lawsuit has been filed by a group of 174 Indians, including seven minors, against the recent presidential proclamation on H-1B that would prevent them from entering the US due to the suspension […]

Seema Verma mishandled millions of dollars in federal contracts: Inspector General

Jul 18, 2020 - 10:46 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian origin Seema Verma, Chief of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, violated federal contracting rules by steering millions of taxpayer dollars in contracts that ultimately benefited GOP-aligned communications consultants, according to a report […]