March 2021 — Page 5 of 12 — The Indian Panorama

Senators ask Blinken to raise farmers issue, say Indians will determine path ahead on new laws

Mar 20, 2021 - 5:11 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Washington (TIP): Observing that it is for the people and the Government of India to determine the path forward on its recently enacted farm laws, two top Democratic senators have urged Secretary of State Antony […]

Lesser known heroes who sacrificed their lives for country’s freedom

Mar 20, 2021 - 5:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Bhagat Singh, Azad, Rajguru, Sukhdev, Ram Prasad Bismil, Gandhi, and Bose are few names that are synonymous with our struggle for freedom from the British. We owe our freedom to them. But apart from these […]

The character of a nation is known by its martyrs

Mar 19, 2021 - 12:51 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

A nation is known by its people. The strength of a nation is known by its heroes. The character of a nation is known by its martyrs. With the Martyrs Day (March 23), commemorating the […]

India looks forward to upping ties with US in five areas: Envoy

Mar 19, 2021 - 12:41 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

New Delhi (TIP): India looks forward to closely working with the new US administration and other stakeholders around five immediate baskets of cooperation, India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu told The Tribune in […]

BJP announces 157 candidates for West Bengal assembly polls, turncoats rewarded

Mar 19, 2021 - 12:37 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Kolkata (TIP): The BJP on Thursday, March 18, announced its list of 157 candidates for the last four phases of assembly election in West Bengal, rewarding around 22 turncoats and fielding party heavyweights Mukul Roy […]

Nitin Gadkari: Will remove all toll booths within a year, take collections via GPS

Mar 19, 2021 - 12:35 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP): The government will remove toll booths across the country within a year and carry out collections through GPS imaging on vehicles instead, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said Thursday, March […]

Foreign tourist arrivals will not revive before 2023: Report

Mar 19, 2021 - 12:33 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP): Foreign tourist arrivals in India will not touch pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels before 2023, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) has said, citing the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) March survey that […]

Ambani security scare: Two cars allegedly used by suspended Mumbai cop Vaze seized

Mar 19, 2021 - 12:19 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

Mumbai (TIP): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday, March 18, seized two more luxury cars allegedly used by suspended Mumbai police officer Sachin Vaze, sources said. A Toyota Land Cruiser Prado was found parked […]

Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi coming back to face law, says Sitharaman

Mar 19, 2021 - 12:17 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that fugitive businessmen Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi are “coming back” to India to face the law. The government is pursuing extradition of Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi […]

The saga of Komagata Maru

Mar 19, 2021 - 12:15 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

The Komagata Maru incident involved the Japanese steamship Komagata Maru, on which a group of people from British India attempted to immigrate to Canada in April 1914, but most were denied entry and forced to […]

Ghadar Movement: The rebels who wrote history

Mar 19, 2021 - 12:10 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

On November 16, 1915, seven patriots were hanged after the culmination of the first Lahore Conspiracy Case. These hangings, however, did not deter the Ghadarites from waging a war against the British. These included Bakshish […]

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 121.7 mn

Mar 19, 2021 - 12:04 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

In its latest update on Friday, March 19, morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 121,714,255 and 2,689,898, respectively. The US […]

US threatens new sanctions over Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Mar 19, 2021 - 12:01 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

The US government has threatened new sanctions against companies involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, urging them to pull out of the German-Russian project. The US State Department “reiterates its warning that any […]

WHO warns against premature easing of curbs

Mar 19, 2021 - 11:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, has warned countries against premature easing of Covid-19 restrictions. Kluge’s warning on Thursday, March 18, came as the region has been witnessing a rise […]

EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer

Mar 19, 2021 - 11:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Brussels (TIP): With summer looming and tourism-reliant countries anxiously waiting for the return of a steady influx of tourism income amid the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union’s executive body presented a proposal March 18 that […]

Burglars, thieves, robbers to be fitted with GPS tags in UK

Mar 19, 2021 - 11:47 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

London (TIP): Burglars, thieves and robbers released from prison will be made to wear GPS tags to track their movements in a world-first scheme to crack down on neighbourhood criminals, the UK government announced on […]

Actor Johnny Depp seeks appeal in UK wife beater libel case

Mar 19, 2021 - 11:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

London (TIP): Hollywood star Johnny Depp will seek permission on Thursday to appeal against his defeat in a London libel case last year over a tabloid article that labelled him a wife beater. High Court […]

South Africa has world’s most dangerous roads: Study

Mar 19, 2021 - 11:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Johannesburg (TIP): South Africa has been ranked as the world’s most dangerous country to drive in while India came in at a fourth place, according to a research study undertaken by international driver education company […]

China busts $770 million refined oil smuggling ring in massive swoop

Mar 19, 2021 - 11:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Beijing (TIP): China foiled criminals seeking to smuggle nearly 1 million tonnes of refined oil worth 5 billion yuan ($770 million), with officials seizing 11 ships and detaining 171 suspects in a sprawling swoop on […]

Tanzania’s Prez Magufuli dies

Mar 19, 2021 - 11:02 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Nakuru (Kenya) (TIP): President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent Covid-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died. He was 61. Magufuli’s death […]

Myanmar faces growing isolation as military tightens grip

Mar 19, 2021 - 10:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Myanmar (TIP): Myanmar faced growing isolation on Thursday with increasingly limited internet services and its last private newspaper ceasing publication as the military built its case against ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Nobel […]

Helicopter crash kills 9 Afghan troops in central province

Mar 19, 2021 - 10:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Kabul (TIP): A helicopter crash overnight has taken the lives of at least nine Afghan military personnel in a central province, the defence ministry said Thursday. In a statement, it said that four crew members […]

Indonesian girls traumatised by push to wear hijab: HRW report

Mar 19, 2021 - 10:52 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Jakarta (TIP): Ifa Hanifah Misbach was 19 when her father died – and her family told her he would not go to heaven because she refused to wear the hijab, a Muslim head covering. Misbach […]

Pak PM Imran Khan receives anti-COVID vaccination; urges nation to implement norms against deadly virus

Mar 19, 2021 - 10:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday received the first shot of vaccination against COVID-19 and urged the citizens of his country to ensure the full implementation of norms to prevent the surge […]

India’s Consul General at Chicago launches the first Gandhi King legacy roundtable summit

Mar 19, 2021 - 10:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NAPERVILLE, IL (TIP): The First Gandhi King Legacy Roundtable Summit was organized by the U.S. Congressional Multi Advisory Task Force (MEATF) of Congressman Danny K Davis in cooperation with Metropolitan Asian Family Services (MAFS) on […]

Month: March 2021