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The voice of the American Left
It was 6.45 p.m. and Neal Meyer was not sure how many people would turn up for the Jacobin reading group on a cold, rainy day. As the magazine’s outreach coordinator, he was used to seeing […]
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You can’t force patriotism like you can’t force a smile
Controversy appears to be, currently, our national pastime. Controversies thrive on tit for tat. Asaduddin Owaisi’s taunt (on April 3) to Mohan Bhagwat that he would not chant a particular slogan even if a knife were […]
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Shortage of Primary Care Physicians is a Threat to Nation’s Health
American medicine has long had the reputation ofbeing the most advanced in the world. But the UStoday faces a looming shortage of the versatiledoctors who form the backbone of its health system -generalists known as “primary […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American Professor Selected for Fulbright Specialist Roster
HOUSTON (TIP): An Indian-American professor and pharmaceutical department chair at a prestigious American university has been selected for the Fulbright Specialist Roster for his outstanding achievements in the field of pharmacy. Rajender R Aparasu is […]
Indian Americans
US fake university sting: Indian Students, among Hundreds, Face Deportation over US Visa Fraud
NEW YORK (TIP): In an undercover operation set up by the US government to catch visa fraud, US law enforcement agencies have arrested around 21 people, including 10 Indian Americans. The students now face probable […]
India
Doctors put off surgeries in drought-hit Marathwada
LATUR (TIP): In this district, which is one of the worst hit by the drought in Marathwada, a massive health crisis is just 15 days away, doctors there say. The Manjra dam and the Dhanegaon […]
Indian Americans
10 Credit Hours of CME offered to Participants during 34th Annual AAPI Convention in New York
NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) that represents more than 100,000 Indian American Physicians, reflects the range of physician specialties seen in the physician community at large […]
Indian Americans
“If Winter Comes, Can Spring be far behind?” RANA Celebrates arrival of Spring
MELVILLE, NY (TIP):The Spring Festival Celebrations organized by RANA, March 26 saw more than 1000 people from many Indian Communities gather together and celebrate the festivities under one roof. RANA continues to be a trendsetter by […]
Indian Americans
GOPIO Tri-State New York Area Discusses Community Issues with the Consul General Riva Ganguly Das
NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): GOPIO officers, chapter delegates and a selected group of GOPIO Life Members from the Tri-State New York area met India’s new Consul General in New York Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das […]
Indian Americans
Hum Hindustani hosts Community Reception to Ambassador Riva Ganguli Das
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Hum Hindustani took the initiative to gather the community and business leaders on Easter Evening to welcome the new Consul General of India, Mrs. Riva Ganguly Das to Long Island in New […]
Business & Economics
Corruption, Politics & Cover-ups | The Panama Outbreak
NEW YORK (TIP): The Panama Papers is a global investigation into the sprawling, secretive industry of offshore that the world’s rich and powerful use to hide assets and skirt rules by setting up front companies […]
Indian Americans
H-1B Cap Reached: Majority of Applications by Indian Companies: 250k Applications in 5 Days
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US government is believed to have received about 250,000 petitions for H-1B visas – the most sought after American work visas — with a majority of them being from either Indian companies […]
India
PM Modi Announces 24X7 Helpline for Non-Resident Indians
RIYADH (TIP): Reaching out to Non-Resident Indians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, April 3 night announced a 24X7 multi-lingual helpline for them and said a move to regularize migration was in the offing through an online […]
Other News
World’s first dengue fever vaccine launched in the Philippines
MANILA (TIP): Dengue fever infects 390 million people each year, and kills as many as 25,000, according to the World Health Organization. The disease could soon see these numbers decline as the Philippines start administering […]
E-Edition
Volume 10 Issue 14 | New York
Celebrating 10 Years of The Indian Panorama This Week’s Print Edition Reimagined for the Web Volume 10 Issue 14 | New York April 08 Introducing Home Delivery Subscription: As a home delivery subscriber to […]
Indian Americans
Indian-Origin Man Sentenced For USD 2 Million Fraud In US
An Indian American talent agent from New Jersey who stole about $2 million from concert promoters when he lied about being able to deliver the likes of Chris Brown and T-Pain was sentenced on Monday to […]
Indian Americans
Elderly Sikh couple attacked in US; robbery suspected
San Francisco, April 6 | In yet another case of violence against Sikhs in California’s Fresno city, a elderly Sikh man was left bloodied and bruised after armed robbers attacked him while he was taking a walk […]
Indian Americans
Busted: 10 Indian-Americans arrested for visa fraud
Washington, April 6 | Ten Indian Americans are among 21 people arrested as part of a sting operation in which a fake university was created by US authorities to expose a visa scam that allowed […]
India
‘India for Hindus only? Leave religion out of it | Bombay High Court questions the agenda
Nagpur, April 6 | Expressing anguish over the move to recite “Hanuman Chalisa” at an AIDS awareness programme, the Bombay High Court has asked the BJP-ruled Nagpur Municipal Corporation if, according to it, “India is […]
India
Two top militants of Hizbul killed in Shopian encounter
Two top Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including a former policeman, were killed on Thursday in a gunbattle with security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir. An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in […]
Business & Economics
Disclose assets by April 21, SC tells Mallya after Banks reject Banks reject his Rs 4,000 crore repayment offer
New Delhi, April 7 | The Supreme Court on Thursday directed beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya to disclose to it all his assets—movable and immovable and tangible and intangible—and other interests in India and abroad by […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
NIA approaches FBI, other agencies to track cyber footprints
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has approached probe agencies of some foreign countries, including the US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in connection with its probe into the Pathankot terror attack. The help of the […]
United States
Pak-American who put up anti-Hindu signs at eatery forced to sell franchise
A Pakistani-American owner, who put up anti-Hindu signs at a popular US eatery, has been forced to sell the franchise amid furore over the controversial posters that upset thousands of Indian-Americans. Mohammad Dar, 65, agreed […]
Asia
Rift in Pakistan’s civil-military power relations?
ISLAMABAD (PTI): The Pakistan army spokesman’s recent tweets and statements have hinted tensions between civil and military leadership of the country which has been struggling to contain terrorism and extremism, a leading Pakistani daily commented […]
Asia
Taliban couldn’t erase Pak man’s sense of humor
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Pakistani man, Shahbaz Taseer, who was held by the Taliban for nearly five years before being abruptly freed this month, is lighting up Twitter with his frank and often-humourous account of his […]