Articles by @theindpanorama
Indian American Satya Nadela of Microsoft is CNN Business’ CEO of the Year
NEW YORK (TIP) It was the year of artificial intelligence, and no Big Tech company leaned into the trend like Microsoft. In 2023, the company’s CEO Satya Nadella made a multi-billion dollar investment in AI, […]
India-born entrepreneur Firdaus Kharas gets one of Canada’s highest honors
The annual list of 2023 appointees to the Order of Canada is released by Governor General of Canada Mary Simon OTTAWA (TIP): Firdaus Kharas, an India-born entrepreneur and thought leader, has been appointed as an […]
Indian American technocrat Suhas Subramanyam vows to keep defending reproductive rights
ASHBURN, VA (TIP) : Suhas Subramanyam, an Indian American technocrat, has vowed to continue defending reproductive rights despite Loudoun County Republican party’s calls to ban him from houses of worship in Northern Virginia over his pro-choice record. […]
Indian American Ash Kalra named chair of California Assembly Judiciary Committee
SACRAMENTO (TIP): Ash Kalra, the first Indian American elected to the California State Assembly, has been appointed Chair of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary by Speaker Robert Rivas. “At a time when California must be […]
Indian American high school student Bianca Jain wins Congressional App Challenge for New York district
NEW YORK (TIP) : Bianca Jain, a 9th-grade Indian American student of Briarcliff High School in New York, has won the prestigious Congressional App Challenge for the state’s 17th District. Bianca’s app, Cancer Awareness Hub, […]
Rewind 2023: How Khalistan issue became a spoiler in India-US relations
India-US relationship in 2023 in many senses was a historic one: a year when a futuristic-looking initiative was launched, President Joe Biden hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a rare State Visit and then travelled […]
Indian-origin CEOs who made headlines in 2023
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s much-talked-about coup by hiring OpenAI’s Sam Altman shone the spotlight on how a good leader can make the best out of a difficult situation. The lesson in leadership was admired by […]
Rewind 2023: Top 10 politicians who grabbed headlines this year
Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s iconic waving of Indian flag at the Chandrayaan-3 launch to handing over the ODI World Cup to Australia, kept the newsrooms busy. While the PM was credited for the […]
Rewind 2023: Significant discoveries which left world ‘awe-struck’
In 2023, the world got acquainted with some of the most astonishing discoveries in the field of arts, archaeology and literature. A still-glimmering sword to the oldest shoes ever found in Europe to the emergence […]
Rewind 2023: Chandrayaan-3, G20 Summit and other moments that made India shine
It is almost time to bid adieu to 2023 and say hello to the New Year. As the year departs, it becomes customary to take a look back at the major developments that defined 2023. […]
‘Abandoned and alone’: Afghan women fault West for failing to deliver promises
PARIS / kabul (TIP): Afghan activist Rita Safi has harsh words for Western governments she said have failed to deliver on promises to help women from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Safi herself has made it to France […]
Bangladesh jails former air force chief in opposition crackdown
DHAKA (TIP): A Bangladesh court sentenced a former air force chief and an ex-minister to prison on Decmember 28 in the latest conviction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s political opponents ahead of elections next month. […]
10 Indians hurt in Nepal factory building collapse
Kathmandu (TIP): Ten Indian labourers were injured on December 27 when parts of an under-construction factory building collapsed in Western Nepal, the police said. DSP Resham Bohara said the incident took place in Nawalparasi West. […]
Pak successfully tests Fatah-II rocket system
Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan on December 27 conducted a successful flight test of indigenously developed guided multi-launch rocket system Fatah-II, which is capable of engaging targets with high precision up to a range of 400 km, […]
Cipher case: Court halts trial of Imran, Qureshi
Islamabad (TIP) : A Pakistan high court on December 28 halted until January 11 the ongoing trial of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his close aide ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the […]
Students in Indonesia protest the growing numbers of Rohingya refugees in Aceh province
BANDA ACEH (TIP): Students in Indonesia’s Aceh province rallied on December 27 demanding the government drive away Rohingya refugees arriving by boat in growing numbers as police named more suspects of human trafficking. Over 1,500 […]
Death toll rises to almost 200 after attacks in central Nigeria
NIGERIA (TIP): The death toll from a series of attacks on villages in central Nigeria has climbed to almost 200, local authorities said December 27, as survivors began to bury the dead. Armed groups launched […]
