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Indian American Doctor Pariksith Singh recognized as the Frist Humanitarian Award Winner for the Year by Oak Hill Hospital

Jul 7, 2017 - 3:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

BROOKSVILLE, FL (TIP): Oak Hill Hospital recently recognized Pariksith Singh, MD, as this year’s Frist Humanitarian Physician Award winner. The Frist Humanitarian Award was founded in 1971 and honors outstanding individuals for their humanitarian and […]

Indian Americans charged in $4 million fraud scheme

Jul 7, 2017 - 3:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

CHICAGO (TIP)The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two top Indian-American former executives in greater Chicago area in the accounting fraud scheme, alleging that they siphoned off more than $4 million from the company over […]

Indian American and an Indian receive California’s premier air quality award

Jul 7, 2017 - 3:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

SACRAMENTO (TIP): The California Air Resources Board on June 21 honored recipients of the 2016 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards, California’s premier award recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions to improving air quality. Two Indians– […]

Carnegie Corporation honors two Indian Americans with Great Immigrants tribute

Jul 7, 2017 - 2:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): The Carnegie Corporation of New York honored 38 immigrants, including two Indian Americans with their annual Great Immigrants tribute on July 4. Chairman, president, and CEO of Adobe Systems Incorporated Shantanu Narayen […]

Carnegie Names Indian American Milan Vaishnav as New Director for South Asia Program

Jul 7, 2017 - 2:33 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace announced that Senior Fellow Milan Vaishnav will serve as the director of the South Asia Program in Washington. The author of the widely acclaimed new book, […]

Indian American Night 2017 Celebrated

Jun 30, 2017 - 5:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): Indian American Forum on Sunday June 25, 2017, organized an evening of music and dances at Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. This program is part of the 2017 […]

Indian American Krishna R Urs nominated as US Ambassador to Peru

Jun 30, 2017 - 5:06 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American diplomat Krishna R Urs has been nominated as the new US Ambassador to Peru by President Trump. A 31-year veteran of the Foreign Service, Krishna “Kris” R. Urs assumed duties as Deputy […]

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Indian Origin Sikh woman to be first turbaned judge in Supreme Court of BC Canada

Jun 30, 2017 - 4:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

VICTORIA, CANADA (TIP): Indian-origin Sikh human rights advocate Palbinder Kaur Shergill has been appointed a judge at the Supreme Court of British Columbia in New Westminster. Ms Shergill is the first turbaned Sikh to be […]

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Indian Immigrant arrested by ICE Newark after New Jersey County declines detainers

Jun 30, 2017 - 3:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

ISELIN, NJ (TIP): U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers arrested an Indian immigrant after he was released from the custody of Middlesex County. ICE previously lodged detainers on him […]

Indian-American Doctor, Wife to Pay $1.2 Million to Settle Fraud Charges

Jun 30, 2017 - 3:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

JOHNSON CITY (TIP): A prominent Indian-American doctor and his wife have agreed to pay USD 1.2 million to settle allegations of prescribing unapproved drugs in the US. Anindya Sen, 68, owns two cancer centers in […]

Indian American to embark on solo flight around the world

Jun 30, 2017 - 2:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

NEW YORK (TIP): On July 4, Ravinder K. Bansal, a retired entrepreneur of Indian origin, will embark on a solo flight around the world in a single-engine Cessna 400 to raise money for a hospital […]

Indian American Executive Naveen Chopra named Interim CEO of Pandora

Jun 30, 2017 - 2:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Pandora – a powerful music discovery platform – has announced that Indian-American executive and current chief financial officer (CFO) Naveen Chopra has been made the interim chief executive officer (CEO) of the […]

Indian American Judge Sabita Singh to join Massachusetts Appeals Court

Jun 30, 2017 - 2:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

BOSTON (TIP): On June 21, Sabita Singh, the first Indian American judge in Massachusetts, was unanimously confirmed as Appeals Court judge. On May 31, 2017 Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker nominated District Court Judge Sabita Singh […]

Spreading the Message of health, happiness and peace across the Globe through Yoga – Consul General Neeta Bhushan

Jun 30, 2017 - 2:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Third International Yoga Day, organized by Consulate General of India in Chicago, attracted thousands of Indian-Americans and people belonging to other nationalities CHICAGO, IL (TIP): Consulate General of India in Chicago, in collaboration with the […]

Indian American CEOs applaud Trump’s apprenticeship program

Jun 25, 2017 - 4:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON (TIP): Appreciation is flowing in from different quarters for President Donald Trump – one of the rare instances since the presidential victory – after his proposal for the ambitious apprenticeship program aimed at enabling job-skills to the workforce. The top CEOs […]

Indian American Digital Video Pioneer Arun Netravali awarded 2017 Marconi Prize

Jun 23, 2017 - 4:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

NEW JERSEY (TIP): The Marconi Society, dedicated to furthering scientific achievements in communications and related technologies, announced that it will present the 2017 Marconi Prize to Dr. Arun Netravali. Dr. Netravali is the former President […]

Indian American Professor Wins ASEE’s DuPont Minorities in Engineering Award

Jun 23, 2017 - 4:38 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) will award Dr. Salil Desai, professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, the DuPont Minorities in […]

Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj inaugurates AAPI’s 35th annual convention in Atlantic City

Jun 23, 2017 - 3:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (TIP): With ribbon cutting and lighting of the traditional lamp Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj officially inaugurated the 35th annual convention of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) at the Harrah’s […]

AAPI is all geared up for 35th annual convention from June 21 to 25, 2017

Jun 17, 2017 - 9:57 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

Representing the interests of the over 100,000 physicians of Indian origin, leaders of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the largest ethnic organization of physicians, for 35 years, AAPI Convention provides a platform to the medical fraternity […]

International Day of Yoga at the United Nations to honor India’s ancient tradition of Yoga: June 20th-June 21st, 2017

Jun 16, 2017 - 10:13 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

FREE Public Event Features Interactive Yoga Demos, Sacred Chanting, Meditation, Inspiring Talks, Divine Music, & Much More Spiritual luminaries, celebrity yogis, diplomats to participate NEW YORK, NY (TIP): More than 1,000 people are expected to […]

Effort prior to upcoming visit by PM Modi

Prior to upcoming visit by PM Modi, USINPAC does outreach with the Trump Administration

Jun 16, 2017 - 9:38 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): As part of its ongoing strategic dialogue at Capitol Hill, The US India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) held a meeting with members of the Trump-Pence administration. Key participants at the dialogue were Raju […]

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Consulate General of India, Chicago, in Association with 100 Community Organizations, will Host 3rd Edition of International Yoga Day

Jun 16, 2017 - 9:35 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NAPERVILLE, CHICAGO (TIP): Consulate General of India in Chicago, in collaboration with the City of Naperville, is all set to host 3rd edition of International Yoga Day on 24th June 2017 (Saturday) at Naperville Yard, […]

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Indian man arrested in Pittsburgh after row over onions

Jun 16, 2017 - 9:27 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

OAKLAND, PITTSBURGH (TIP): Yuba Raj Sharma, an Indian-origin man has been arrested in Oakland, Pittsburgh after he went on a violent, naked rampage, threatening to shoot staffers at an Indian eatery. According to the complaint, […]

Indian American former CEO faces SEC suit in California

Jun 16, 2017 - 9:18 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

SACRAMENTO, CA (TIP): An Indian American former CEO of Systems America Inc., has been charged for violating federal security rules by allegedly misrepresenting facts about his company and engaging in manipulative penny stock trades to […]

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Indian origin Sameer Hasmukh in critical condition after being shot in Atlanta

Jun 16, 2017 - 9:11 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

ATLANTA (TIP): In yet another incident of shooting of an Indian origin man in the US, a 24-year-old man from Sundher village in Patan, Gujarat, Sameer Hasmukh Patel, was shot at in a departmental store […]