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WORLD CELEBRATES DIWALI with prayers, bright lights and fireworks

Oct 25, 2014 - 3:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): The five-day Indian festival – Diwali – symbolic of victory of good over evil was celebrated , from October 22 , the world over with great enthusiasm Amid chanting of Vedic mantras and […]

RSS man Manohar Lal Khattar is Haryana’s new chief minister

Oct 25, 2014 - 2:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

CHANDIGARH (TIP): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Manohar Lal Khattar as chief minister of Haryana after it secured a majority in the Assembly elections for the first time in the state. Khattar, a […]

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What Modi did not say on Oct 2

Oct 17, 2014 - 7:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

In the cleanliness drive Gandhi’s real message of communal harmony was missing “That communal harmony was his (Gandhi’s) foremost concern was emphasized again in 1921 and repeated on March 24, 1947, at a prayer meeting […]

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A commendable effort

Oct 17, 2014 - 7:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), with the consummate ease that has become the rocket’s hallmark, placed the third Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) spacecraft into orbit in the early hours of Thursday. Over […]

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa granted bail

Oct 17, 2014 - 5:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on Friday, October 17, granted bail to former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa. The 66-year-old AIADMK chief, who has been behind bars since September 27, had sought relief […]

PM Modi launches major labor reform schemes

Oct 17, 2014 - 5:18 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

NEW DELHI (TIP): Stressing that labor reforms hold the key to the success of the ‘Make in India’ campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 16 unveiled a new roadmap, including measures to end ‘Inspector […]

EBOLAPHOBIA: Obama open to appointing Ebola ‘czar,’ opposes travel ban

Oct 17, 2014 - 5:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

he was considering appointing an Ebola “czar” to coordinate the fight against the virus in the United States, but he remained opposed to a ban on travel from West Africa. Obama’s administration is facing sharp […]

Nobel Peace Prize for Indian Subcontinent: Kailash of India and Malala of Pakistan share the coveted prize

Oct 17, 2014 - 5:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): History was made on October 10 when an Indian and a Pakistani jointly shared the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014. India’s Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize […]

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India Takes a Tough Stand

Oct 10, 2014 - 12:44 pm EDT @theindpanorama 68

India Takes a Tough Stand on Ceasefire Violations by Pakistan Modi said: “The enemy has realized that times have changed and their old habits will not be tolerated. JAMMU (TIP): India has taken a tough […]

Thomas Eric Duncan: First Ebola death in U.S. – Anxiety in Dallas

Oct 10, 2014 - 12:41 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

DALLAS (TIP): Thomas Eric Duncan left Liberia for the United States, by official accounts, a healthy man. Just over two weeks later, he passed away at a Dallas, Texas, hospital with Ebola. Duncan was admitted […]

DEALING WITH THE US ALWAYS TESTS OUR DIPLOMACY

Oct 10, 2014 - 12:23 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

At the end of the day, India and the US have to find common ground that protects their respective interests. The US as a global power should not force India to support it in its […]

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Cyclone Hudhud

Oct 10, 2014 - 11:32 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Cyclone Hudhud likely to hit Odisha, Andhra on Oct 12 NEW DELHI (TIP): The MeT department has announced that cyclonic storm Hudhud is expected to get severe in the next 12 hours and will be […]

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Survey gives BJP, allies 154 seats in Maharashtra

Oct 10, 2014 - 11:25 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

NEW DELHI (TIP): A survey carried out in Maharashtra ahead of the October 15 assembly elections has given BJP and allies 154 of the 288 seats, but Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray tops the popularity […]

Survey gives BJP, allies 154 seats in Maharashtra

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg in India, looks to work with PM Modi on connecting villages

Oct 10, 2014 - 11:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): Mark Zuckerberg, creator of Facebook, was in India recently. Star-struck audience assembled to hear the 30-year-old billionaire on his first ever business trip to India. Mark appeared a little awkward to begin […]

NORTH KOREA LEADER KIM IS STILL IN CHARGE, HAS INJURED LEG: SOURCE

Oct 10, 2014 - 11:17 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

BEIJING/SEOUL (TIP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in firm control of his government but has hurt his leg, a source with access to the secretive North’s leadership said on October 9, playing down […]

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HONG KONG PROTESTERS VOW TO FIGHT ON AS TALKS COLLAPSE

Oct 10, 2014 - 11:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

HONG KONG (TIP): Crunch talks between Hong Kong’s democracy protesters and the government have been called off, just hours after demonstrators vowed to ratchet up their occupation of key parts of the city if their […]

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MH17 victim found wearing oxygen mask: Dutch minister

Oct 10, 2014 - 11:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

LONDON (TIP): Dutch foreign minister Frans Timmermans has said that one of the passengers on the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 had an oxygen mask on, media reported on October 9. His revelation casts doubt […]

New mass graves found in missing Mexican students case

Oct 10, 2014 - 11:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

IGUALA, MEXICO (TIP): Mexican authorities have found four new mass graves in the investigation into the disappearance of 43 students after suspects said some of the young men were buried there, officials said october 9. […]

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CEASE FIRE

Oct 10, 2014 - 10:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Both sides need to serve national interest, not pride The Indian Defense Minister has warned Pakistan if it persists with its ‘adventurism, our forces will make the cost… unaffordable’. With a heavier Indian presence along […]

Featured: He CAME, he SPOKE, he CONQUERED

Oct 4, 2014 - 9:02 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Yes, it is Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India. All Indian Americans are familiar with that name, for good or for bad, mostly for good, though. Modi was in New York from […]

MODI, OBAMA LOOK AHEAD

Oct 4, 2014 - 8:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

U.S. President Barack Obama and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office at the White House. The two leaders have pledged to work to forge stronger ties. WASHINGTON (TIP): India’s Prime Minister, after […]

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MAHATMA GANDHI’S IDEALS ARE MORE RELEVANT TODAY THAN EVER BEFORE

Oct 4, 2014 - 8:18 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

“If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable; we may ignore him at our own risk.”- Martin Luther King, a great follower of Gandhian method of non-violence . There has never been an age when […]

Significance of Modi-Netanyahu Meeting in New York

Oct 4, 2014 - 8:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

By meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has recognized how important Tel Aviv is to New Delhi. Modi and Netanyahu met in New York on the sidelines of […]

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BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER ON SURPRISE VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN

Oct 4, 2014 - 8:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KABUL (TIP): Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron on October 3 pledged support for Afghanistan’s newly sworn-in president and the country’s new unity government, saying during a surprise visit to Kabul that Britain is committed to […]

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US readies 4,000 troops for Ebola mission

Oct 4, 2014 - 7:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US military expects to increase the number of troops deployed to Liberia to fight the Ebola outbreak to nearly 4,000, up from a planned 3,000-strong force, the Pentagon said on October 3. […]