United States
3-year-old becomes mayor of US town!
CHICAGO (TIP): A 3-year-old boy in the US has become the youngest mayor of a small US town and has been advised by his elder brother who has held the post previously to be nice […]
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United States
Indian Consulate in New York reaches out to community in Nashua, New Hampshire
NEW YORK (TIP): In the series of outreach program the Consulate organized an outreach program for the Indian community on consular, economic, cultural, banking and tourism matters at Concord & Nashua in New Hampshire on […]
United States
Consular outreach to Buffalo on August 21-25
NEW YORK (TIP): With an aim to strengthen ties with the local Indian community in Buffalo, Consul General of India, New York, Ambassador Dnyaneshwar M Mulay, would be leading a delegation of high-ranking diplomats, and […]
Asia
Pakistan to hang Peshawar school massacre plotters
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Six militants who plotted and aided Pakistan’s worst ever terrorist attack at a Peshawar school are set to be hanged after Army Chief General Raheel Sharif confirmed their death sentences. The men, belonging […]
United States
IDPUSA India Day Parade blessed with a benign weather
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): On a benign Sunday, August 9, the 4th IDPUSA Independence Day Parade set off from the usual starting point in Patel Plaza and headed off to the usual destination on North Broadway, […]
Asia
Explosion near Kabul airport, 4 dead
KABUL (TIP): An apparent suicide car bombing at a busy roundabout near the entrance to Kabul’s international airport on Monday killed at least four people and wounded another 15, officials said. A huge plume of […]
Asia
Maldives arrest foreigners heading for Diego Garcia
COLOMBO (TIP): The Maldives has arrested seven foreigners who left the country illegally by trawler and were headed for a US military base on Diego Garcia, a minister said on August 11. The foreigners were […]
Asia
Strong 6.7 quake jolts Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A strong earthquake of 6.7 magnitude on August 10 jolted several parts of Pakistan. The epicentre of the quake was in the border region of Afghanistan and Tajikistan at the depth of about […]
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Indian-origin Harvard student who found Privacy Flaw in Facebook , Denied Internship after being confirmed
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian-origin Harvard student, Aran Khanna was denied a chance to intern at Facebook after the company learned that one of his creations exposed a critical flaw in its Messenger service, Boston.com reported. […]
Asia
2 suspects arrested in Bangladesh blogger murder case
DHAKA (TIP): Detectives in Bangladesh’s capital have arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of a secular blogger by suspected Muslim militants last week. Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman Muntasirul Islam said Friday they picked […]
Asia
A mild tremor felt in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU (TIP): A mild quake measuring 4 on the Richter Scale rocked Nepal early on August 14, triggering panic among the people who rushed out of their houses. The epicenter of the tremor was at […]
Asia
Myanmar flood: UN provides food to 435,000 people
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The World Food Programme (WFP) is working to provide emergency food assistance to 435,000 people in Myanmar. “A one-month supply of rice, chickpeas, cooking oil, salt and, in some cases, a one-week […]
Asia
Two quakes jolt Nepalese capital
KATHMANDU (TIP): Two earthquakes of moderate intensity jolted the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Tuesday morning, triggering panic among people who rushed out of buildings. A 4.3 magnitude aftershock was recorded at 10.24 am local time, […]
Business & Economics
Azim Premji, Shiv Nadar among World’s 20 Richest People in Tech: Forbes
NEW YORK (TIP): Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and HCL founder Shiv Nadar are the only two Indian tycoons in the top 20 richest people in the world of technology, according to an inaugural list by […]
United States
Doyen of the Sikh Community Sardar Ishar Singh Bindra Passes away
HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): The doyen of the Sikh community, Sardar Ishar Singh Bindra left for his heavenly abode on Wednesday, 12th August , 2015. Sardar Bindra has been associated with many social, religious and charitable […]
India
Monsoon session ends on a bitter note
NEW DELHI (TIP): The three week long monsoon session of Parliament proved to be a complete washout even as the penultimate day of the session witnessed one of the bitterest debates in the history of […]
Business & Economics
Indian rupee breaches 65 against dollar
Bangalore August 13 (TIP): Indian rupee breached 65 against US dollar, its weakest since September 2013. The rupee has remained under pressure ever since China has devalued yuan on Tuesday. The rupee resumed higher at 64.72 as against […]
Europe
McDonald’s France apologises for ‘don’t feed the homeless’ note
MARSEILLE: McDonald’s France was forced to apologize on August 12 following the emergence of an internal note reportedly ordering staff not to hand out food to “tramps” at a restaurant on the swish Cote d’Azur. […]
India
India, US to bolster cyber security partnership, combat crime
WASSHINGTON (TIP): Faced with evolving cyber challenges, India and the US have decided to join hands in combating cyber crime and bolster their cyber security partnership in various strategic spheres to achieve “concrete outcomes”. “Cybersecurity is […]
United States
US cops adopt face-recognition tech used in wars
SAN DIEGO (TIP): Facial recognition software, which American military and intelligence agencies used for years in Iraq and Afghanistan to identify potential terrorists, is being eagerly adopted by dozens of police departments around the country […]
United States
UN chief sacks CAR mission head over sex abuse claims
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has fired his mission chief in the Central African Republic amid “disturbing allegations” of sexual abuse, even as he reposed “full confidence” in the Indian diplomat Atul Khare, […]
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The 68th Anniversary of India’s Independence
India’s Independence Day belongs to all Indians and all people who wish India well. As an American proud of my Indian ancestry, and my name unchanged, I am more than merely delighted that these United States […]
E-Edition
INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL ISSUE – AUGUST 14 – NY
A New Way to Read This Week’s Print Edition The Latest from The Indian Panorama | New York Desk Reimagined for the Web Volume 9 Issue 32 | Desktop Edition | Aug 14 The Indian Panorama is a South–Asian English […]
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Incredible India
FALL IN LOVE WITH BEST WATERFALLS IN INDIA
The revival of the – monsoon will see people head to hill stations in the hope of making the most of the rains. These travel escapades are especially -popular at this time of the year for […]