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Riar has died

Mar 27, 2021 - 2:22 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

This man should not have been in a hurry to go. Just over fifty, Harvinder Riar’s best was yet to come . His death is a colossal loss to Punjabi journalism. Riar was a professional […]

‘Send them home happy’: Congress to Centre on farmers’ protest

Mar 27, 2021 - 8:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

New Delhi (TIP): Opposition Congress on Wednesday, March 24, urged the government to agree to the demands of farmers who are protesting against the agri laws and “send them home happy”, warning that “making fun” […]

Why House panel wants govt to implement one farm law

Mar 27, 2021 - 8:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

The Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution has asked the government to implement in “letter and spirit” the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020, one of the three farm laws against which the […]

2nd wave of Covid-19 in India could last up to 100 days, peak in April: Report

Mar 27, 2021 - 4:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

New Delhi (TIP): India is in the midst of a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Considering the duration from the present level of daily new cases to the peak India saw last year, the […]

India, US agree to work towards resolving key bilateral trade issues

Mar 27, 2021 - 4:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

India and the United States have agreed to work constructively to resolve key outstanding bilateral trade issues and to take a comprehensive look at ways to expand the trade relationship, the Biden administration has said. […]

Suez Canal suspends traffic as ship stuck like ‘beached whale’

Mar 26, 2021 - 9:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

Egypt (TIP): A container ship blocking the Suez Canal like a “beached whale” created a new setback for global trade on Thursday as officials stopped all ships entering the channel and the salvage company said […]

New Zealand passes miscarriages bereavement leave law

Mar 26, 2021 - 9:11 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Wellington (TIP): New Zealand’s parliament has passed legislation giving mothers and their partners the right to paid leave following a miscarriage or still birth, becoming only the second country in the world to do so. […]

Russia opposition leader Navalny’s health worsens in prison

Mar 26, 2021 - 9:06 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Moscow (TIP): Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has suffered back pains and leg problems in prison, his lawyer said Thursday. The lawyer, Olga Volkova, said Navalny’s condition has notably deteriorated in recent days. “He’s suffering […]

African elephants face growing risk of extinction: Red List

Mar 26, 2021 - 9:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

Geneva (TIP): African elephants living in forests and savannas are increasingly threatened with extinction, the Red List of species in trouble showed on Thursday, as conservationists called for an urgent end to poaching. The new […]

With all votes counted in Israel’s polls, Arab leader seems to be emerging as ‘kingmaker’

Mar 26, 2021 - 9:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Jerusalem (TIP): Mansour Abbas, an Arab leader in Israel seems to have emerged as the unusual “kingmaker” whose possible support has split open differences not only in the ruling Likud party, but also in its […]

Indians abroad studying at London universities register ‘astonishing’ growth

Mar 26, 2021 - 8:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Nirpal S. Shergill LONDON (TIP): The UK capital is by far the most attractive destination of choice for Indian students coming to study at British universities, rising from third place in 2018-19 to become the […]

Indian- origin in US sentenced to 2 years for deleting company’s 1,200 user accounts

Indian- origin Deepanshu Kher sentenced to 2 years for deleting company’s 1,200 user accounts

Mar 26, 2021 - 8:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian – origin has been sentenced by a US court in California to two years in prison, who after being fired by his company accessed its server and deleted over 1,200 Microsoft […]

Indian –origin Oxford University student’s alleged cyber bullying probe begins

Mar 26, 2021 - 7:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Nirpal S. Shergill LONDON (TIP): The University of Oxford on Tuesday, March 23, said a probe is underway and that it “investigates thoroughly” every complaint related to harassment or equality, following allegations of cyber bullying […]

Will Organize Summit of Democracies, says Biden

Mar 26, 2021 - 7:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

“We’ve got to prove democracy works,” he said. I.S. Saluja WASHINGTON (TIP): President Joe Biden shared with media persons his thoughts on a wide range of issues, and also candidly answered their questions, March 25, […]

Bill Gates says world should be back to normal by end-2022 due to vaccines: Polish media

Mar 26, 2021 - 7:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WARSAW (TIP): The world should be back to normal by the end of 2022 thanks to COVID-19 vaccines, Bill Gates said in an interview for Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza and television broadcaster TVN24, says a […]

Joe Biden eager to fix ‘broken’ immigration system, says White House

Mar 26, 2021 - 7:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Bicameral immigration Bill, if signed into law by President Biden, would also benefit hundreds and thousands of Indian IT professionals and their families WASHINGTON (TIP): President Joe Biden is keen that the US Congress should […]

Farmers call for Bharat Bandh Bharat Bandh

Farm unions mark 4-month anniversary of protest against agri. laws

Mar 26, 2021 - 7:16 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

The nation-wide bandh call urged that shops, malls, markets and institutions remain closed BENGALURU (TIP): Protesting farm unions under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha have called for a day long Bharat Bandh on […]

Chicago city resolution against caste crimes in India falls

Mar 26, 2021 - 7:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Councilors argue against getting involved in events 8,000 miles away CHICAGO (TIP): Some spirited footwork by Indian-American businessmen and diplomats from the Indian consulate in Chicago stemmed the tide of resolutions criticizing the Modi Government’s […]

‘Let’s think bigger’: Nassau Executive Laura Curran delivers State of the County address

Mar 26, 2021 - 7:06 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

MINEOLA, NY (TIP): During her State of the County address, County Executive Laura Curran lauded the Nassau Legislature’s recent passage of a police reform plan. “For the first time in history, Nassau County police officers […]

Suromurchhana’s mega Annual Music Festival 2021casts a spell on the audience

Mar 26, 2021 - 6:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

MARYLAND (TIP): Suromurchhana’s mega Annual Music Festival 2021 conducted online over a six-week period from 6th February to 13th March, concluded with a grand success. The event was envisioned by Shri Sanjoy Banerjee, founder of […]

The National Indo-American Association for Senior Citizens stands in solidarity with the AAPI Community.

Mar 26, 2021 - 6:16 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

NEW YORK(TIP): The National Indo-American Association for Senior Citizens Inc. (NIAASC), has come out to express that they are extremely saddened by the massacre of eight innocent people, including six Asian women.This violence comes at […]

Indian American, Stanford – bound, basketball phenom Ryan Agarwal is a star in the making – “DIFFERENT”

Mar 26, 2021 - 6:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

STANFORD (TIP): “DIFFERENT,” the title of Indian American high school basketball phenom Ryan Agarwal’s recent Stanford University commitment video reads. While the past few decades have seen the Indian American community climb to heights never […]

Indian American, Cincinnati mayoral candidate Aftab Pureval, endorsed by AAPI Victory Fund

Mar 26, 2021 - 6:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

CINCINNATI, OH (TIP): AAPI Victory Fund, a pro-Democratic Party group that mobilizes voters from the Asian American and Pacific Islanders communities, has endorsed Indian American Aftab Pureval, who is running for the mayor of Cincinnati. […]

Indian American Vivek Murthy confirmed as US Surgeon General

Mar 26, 2021 - 5:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States Senate on Tuesday, March 23 voted to confirm Indian-origin Dr. Vivek Murthy as America’s surgeon general. The vote in the Senate was 57-43, making Dr Murthy, President Biden’s main public […]

Indian – origin scientist shows promise of leprosy drug for Covid-19

Mar 26, 2021 - 5:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Parminder S Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP): Leprosy drug clofazimine, which is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines, holds promise as at-home treatment for Covid-19, according to a Nature study co-authored by an Indian American scientist. […]