October 2021 — Page 2 of 13 — The Indian Panorama

Aryan Khan’s detention outrages India

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The Bombay High Court granted bail to Aryan Khan in the Mumbai cruise drugs case on October 28. ‘Bollywood superstar SRK’s son Aryan Khan arrested in drugs case,’ screamed headlines on October 3, 2021, beginning […]

Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Jakarta (TIP): The soldiers in rural Myanmar twisted the young man’s skin with pliers and kicked him in the chest until he couldn’t breathe. Then they taunted him about his family until his heart ached, […]

Islamist party backers throng Islamabad

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Lahore (TIP): Tens of thousands of supporters of a banned radical Islamist party in Pakistan took out a march towards Islamabad on October 28 to press the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan to release […]

Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Jerusalem (TIP): For years, Zebulon Simentov branded himself as the “last Jew of Afghanistan,” the sole remnant of a centuries-old community. He charged reporters for interviews and held court in Kabul’s only remaining synagogue. He […]

Bizenjo elected Chief Minister of Pakistan’s restive region of Balochistan

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:27 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Quetta (TIP): Balochistan Awami Party leader, Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, on October 29 was elected Chief Minister of the restive region of Balochistan, five days after his predecessor Jam Kamal Khan Alyani stepped down from […]

Latest Russian cyberattack targeting hundreds of US networks: Microsoft

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Washington (TIP): The Russian-based agency behind last year’s massive SolarWinds cyberattack has targeted hundreds more companies and organizations in its latest wave of attacks on US-based computer systems, Microsoft said in a blog post. Microsoft, […]

France fines British boats as fishing dispute escalates

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

London (TIP): French authorities fined two British fishing vessels and kept one in port overnight on October 28 amid a worsening dispute over fishing licenses that has stoked tensions following the UK’s departure from the […]

Rise in human bird flu cases in China shows risk of fast-changing variants: Experts

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Beijing (TIP): A jump in the number of people in China infected with bird flu this year is raising concern among experts, who say a previously circulating strain appears to have changed and may be […]

Protesters target London banks ahead of climate summit

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

London (TIP): Protesters started gathering on October 29 in the heart of London’s historic financial district to lobby against the use of fossil fuels ahead of the start of the U.N. climate summit in the […]

France seizes British trawler in post-Brexit row over fishing rights

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Paris (TIP): France seized a British trawler fishing in its territorial waters without a licence on October 29 and issued a warning to a second vessel in a dispute over access to fishing grounds after […]

UK pledges retaliation to French fishing threats

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

London (TIP): Britain’s environment minister pledged on October 29 to retaliate if France carries through on threats to block UK ships from French ports, warning that “two can play at that game” in the worsening […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lost 20 kg but remains healthy: Seoul

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:18 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Seoul (South Korea) (TIP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has recently lost about 20 kg (44 pounds), but remains healthy and is trying to boost public loyalty to him in the face of worsening […]

US-based Indian journalist narrates rise of ‘phenomenal’ Kamala Harris in his new book

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A new book narrating the rise of “phenomenal” US Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to occupy this position, and in the process shattering several glass ceilings, by a Washington DC-based […]

Indo- Canadian Anita Anand replaces Harjit Singh Sajjan as Canada’s Defense Minister

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

OTTAWA (TIP): Punjab-origin Canadian politician Anita Anand was on Tuesday, October 26, appointed country’s new Defense Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, over a month after his Liberal Party returned power in […]

Indian-origin UK based founder and CEO Vivek Chadha passes away

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Nirpal S Shergill LONDON (TIP): Nine Group Hotels and Investments, the UK-based company behind a series of hotel brands around the country, on Wednesday announced the sudden death of its Indian-origin founder and CEO Vivek […]

Indian American Neera Tanden named White House staff secretary

Oct 30, 2021 - 7:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian-American policy expert Neera Tanden, a close confidant of US President Joe Biden, has been named White House staff secretary, eight months after Republican lawmakers scuttled her nomination to another key post. […]

Indian American astronaut Raja Chari all set to lead NASA’s next mission

Oct 30, 2021 - 7:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American Astronaut Raja Chari is all set to lead NASA’s next mission to the International Space Station on Sunday, October 31, the Halloween Day, on his very first space flight. The […]

Diwali Stamp is 5Years Old

Oct 30, 2021 - 7:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Time to Recount How the Stamp was Won Diwali Stamp is inaugurated at the Indian Consulate in New York, October 5, 2016. Seen the picture, among others are-Hardip Singh Puri then India’s Permanent Representative to […]

HISTORY THIS WEEK-October 29 to November 4, 2021

Oct 30, 2021 - 7:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

“What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past.” – Victor Hugo October 29 October 29, 1618 – British explorer Sir Walter Raleigh was executed […]

VIRGINIA WILL GO RED ON NOV 3, 2021…!!

Oct 30, 2021 - 7:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Unlike other state governors, Virginia governors are not allowed to serve consecutive terms. They have been barred from immediate re-election since the adoption of Virginia’s second constitution, in 1830. However, a former governor is permitted […]

The hunter gets captured by the game: Aryan Khan, Sameer Wankhede and a political slugfest

Oct 30, 2021 - 7:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The Aryan Khan case has created ripples everywhere and brought many under the scanner. The son of the famous actor may be out on bail, but with Malik continuing to make allegations against Wankhede and […]

SATYAMEVA JAYATE – LET THE TRUTH PREVAIL

Oct 30, 2021 - 7:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Just consider this scenario. A 23-year-old man is being shifted from court to court and incarcerated for a crime which has not even been proved. He has been treated like a hard-core criminal, a history […]

October 29 New York & Dallas E – Edition

Oct 30, 2021 - 6:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Playing Politics Against the Interests of the Nation is Sedition

Oct 30, 2021 - 6:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The denial of entry into India to Darshan Singh Dhaliwal – a well-known Sikh from USA for his support to Farmers’ protest in India, and similar denial to other Sikhs from abroad in recent times […]

Silly point: On linking cricket to patriotism

Oct 30, 2021 - 6:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Support for the national cricket team or its players is no litmus test for patriotism People who allegedly celebrated the victory of Pakistan against India in a T20 cricket World Cup match on October 24 […]

Month: October 2021