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Thane Building Collapse

Apr 6, 2013 - 7:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

Death toll climbs to 62 THANE (TIP): The death toll in the sevenstorey building collapse has mounted to 62 even as rescuers continued to scour the site for more bodies and survivors, the disaster control […]

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Give the Undocumented millions a Status

Mar 29, 2013 - 10:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

Ihave always maintained that the undocumented aliens in the country need to be given status as much for their smooth living in the country as for the economic gain for the country. As of now, […]

As I See It-Making India Truly Incredible

Mar 29, 2013 - 10:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Some scary happenings Incredible India is the Union Tourism Ministry’s sales pitch to attract more and more highspending tourists from across the world. But is anyone in authority worrying about the hugely negative impact the […]

Diplomats celebrate the festival of Spring, Holi

Mar 29, 2013 - 7:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

NEW YORK (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations celebrated Holi at the permanent mission here on Wednesday, March 27, in style and with great enthusiasm. Colors and flower petals expressed the […]

BRICS eye infrastructure funding through new development bank

Mar 29, 2013 - 7:52 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

DURBAN (TIP): Five giants of the developing world have in principle agreed to create a development bank to provide initial funding for infrastructure projects worth $4.5tn (£3tn), in a potentially historic challenge to westerndominated financial […]

Shoe Thrown at Pakistan’s Musharraf at Court

Mar 29, 2013 - 7:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

KARACHI (TIP): A shoe was thrown at former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as he headed to court to face legal charges after returning from self-imposed exile. Local TV channels showed video of the shoe being […]

Brics Summit India, China agree on better ties

Mar 29, 2013 - 7:45 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

DURBAN (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on March 27 met Chinese President Xi Jinping during the summit of the BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – in Durban, South Africa. This […]

Choose sides, Congress tells Mulayam

Mar 29, 2013 - 7:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): The war of words between Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav sharpened on March 28 with Congress asking the Uttar Pradesh stalwart to decide which side of the secularcommunal […]

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Justice Katju seeks pardon for Sanjay Dutt

Mar 29, 2013 - 7:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Justice Markandey Katju, chairman of the Press Council of India, in a letter to President Pranab Mukherjee on March 28, has sought pardon for Sanjay Dutt under article 72 of the constitution. […]

As I See IT:The Problems Facing Muslim Nations

Mar 22, 2013 - 9:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

I recognize well this is very sensitive subject because human nature prefers not to hear the truth and simply wants to receive good news even at the expense of reality. However, let’s be frank: Most […]

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It’s just law catching up with Sanjay

Mar 22, 2013 - 9:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Anti-hero Khalnayak or the affable Munnabhai, however you look at him, there is a man inside the star; and that man falters just as any other would. But this one mistake of Sanjay Dutt has […]

Obama To Israel ‘You Are Not Alone’

Mar 22, 2013 - 6:33 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

JERUSALEM (TIP): President Obama’s whole visit to Israel can be summed up in one Hebrew phrase he uttered to a packed auditorium of Israeli students: You are not alone. Acknowledging the deep insecurity of a […]

Sanjay Dutt gets 5 years in jail in 1993 Mumbai blasts case

Mar 22, 2013 - 6:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will have to undergo a jail term of more than three years after the Supreme Court on March 21 upheld his conviction in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts […]

Italian Marines Charged With Murder

Mar 22, 2013 - 5:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): In a reversal of its earlier stand, Italy is sending back the two Italian marines charged with the murder of Indian fishermen to face trial here. Italy said they would return in […]

Cbi Raids Stalin, Pm Says Timing Bad

Mar 22, 2013 - 5:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI/ CHENNAI (TIP): A day after DMK ministers quit the Union Cabinet over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, CBI sleuths on March 21 raided the house of party treasurer M K Stalin for allegedly […]

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See Saw of Indo-Pak Relations

Mar 15, 2013 - 9:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

Pakistan Prime Minister comes to India on a pilgrimage to Ajmer Sharief and is warmly received. He claims having prayed for world peace.But peace nearer home is shattered two days after he is gone back […]

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Dragon’s Feet In Land Of Cold Blooded Murders

Mar 15, 2013 - 9:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

When the chilling new photographs of LTTE supremo Velupillai Pirapaharan’s 12-year-old son Balachandran captured and held in a sandbag bunker of the Sri Lankan Army and executed in cold blood and photographed again were published […]

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Parents are Responsible for Daughter’s Plight

Mar 15, 2013 - 9:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

Iam writing this letter about Mumbai girl victim compiled by Dave Makkar in March 1 edition. I read the sad story of Mumbai girl who became victim of matrimony fraud. It has happened to many […]

Commonwealth Day Celebrated

Mar 15, 2013 - 7:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): A reception to celebrate the Commonwealth Day was organized at Sri Lanka mission here on 11th March. Sri Lanka, UK and Australia cohosted the event. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon was among […]

Argentina’s Bergoglio elected as new Pope Francis

Mar 15, 2013 - 6:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

VATICAN CITY (TIP): Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina has been elected the Catholic Church’s 266th Pope. He is first Latin American to be pontiff, and will call himself Francis I. After his election, the […]

Terrorists attack CRPF camp in Srinagar

Mar 15, 2013 - 6:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

5 jawans, two militants killed; 7 injured SRINAGAR (TIP): In the first suicide attack in Kashmir in three years, militants on March 13 stormed a CRPF camp in Bemina area of Srinagar, killing five jawans […]

NACSAA’s ‘Thomas Jefferson’s Eternal Vigilance’ Awards Presented

Mar 15, 2013 - 6:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): National Advisory Council on South Asian Affairs’ (NACSAA’s) “Thomas Jefferson’s Eternal Vigilance” Awards were presented to Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon and Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri on March 8, 2013, at the Roosevelt […]

Dhaka needs focused approach

Mar 8, 2013 - 7:13 am EST @theindpanorama 2

INDIA CAN’T IGNORE IT External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid’s recent visit to Bangladesh laid the groundwork for the visit of the President, Pranab Mukherjee, to Dhaka. New Delhi has not been a great partner to […]

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Charismatic, Tough Leader Chavez Did Much, Had Many Detractors

Mar 8, 2013 - 7:09 am EST @theindpanorama 1

SON of schoolteacher parents, Hugo Chavez was the man who became the President of Venezuela for a record four terms. His reforms had a major impact on the lives of the poor of his nation, […]

Former Italian PM Berlusconi sentenced to 1 year in prison over leaks

Mar 8, 2013 - 5:27 am EST @theindpanorama 2

ROME (TIP): An Italian court on March 7 sentenced former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to a year in prison over the publication of leaked transcripts from a police wiretap in a newspaper that he owns. […]