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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
An Indian-origin man and his accomplice have charged by the City police after officers located and seized drugs, weapons, cash and a stolen motorcycle from inside a northeast apartment unit. Following a two-week investigation stemming from […]
World No.1 doubles player and Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza was on Tuesday recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna – the country’s highest sporting honour. Sania has been on an all-time career high; She […]
OTTAWA: An Indo-Canadian journalist has been felicitated in Ottawa by the community members for her outstanding achievements in the media. Adrienne Batra, Toronto Sun newspaper’s editor-in-chief, received the “Best Journalist Award” on Friday at ‘Parvasi Awards’ […]
LONDON: An Indian-origin man has been sentenced for a total of 11 years after being found guilty of laundering 3.5 million pounds of criminal funds. Harkishan Talwar from Southall in west London received two sentences of […]
Two Indian-origin women have been accused of stealing 155 razors worth USD 4,500 from a Walmart store in the US. The theft was reported from a Walmart store on the Joe B Jackson Parkway in […]
NEW DELHI: Despite the Free Trade Agreement talks with the European Union being in limbo, India has received an impressive $24 billion in foreign direct investment from the 28-nation bloc over the last three years. […]
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISGM) in Boston is currently exhibiting artwork titled “Not All Who Wander Are Lost”, which uses Hindu bindis as a signature element. Created by artist-in-residence England-born Bharti Kher for the […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Pakistan must take “forceful actions” against the dreaded Haqqani network and the Lashkar- e-Taiba in a manner similar to the way they campaigned against the Pakistani Taliban, a top Obama administration official has […]
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): An Afghan military helicopter crashed in a remote region of the southern Zabul province on August 6, killing 17 people on board — 12 soldiers and five crew members, officials said. President […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): At least five people were killed and three others injured in a US drone strike in Pakistan’s northwest tribal area of North Waziristan on Thursday night, media reported. The US pilotless aircraft fired […]
YANGON (TIP): The death toll from severe flooding in Myanmar has risen to 69, with 259,799 people affected by the disaster, the ministry of social welfare said on August 5. The flooding has submerged vast […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal’s proposed new constitution has sparked fury from women who say their citizenship, property and other rights are being curtailed by the document designed to draw a line under centuries of inequality. Lawmakers […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): New York Sen. Chuck Schumer dealt a blow to President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, announcing during the Republican presidential debate Thursday night that he planned to vote against the agreement now […]
NEVADA (TIP): Hindus are disturbed over distortion of goddess Kali image in Titan Comics and are seeking the withdrawal of all the comics containing such distorted Kali from the stores and online. Distinguished Hindu statesman […]
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