Indian Americans

Indian American Neurologist honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

May 26, 2017 - 2:19 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

AUGUSTA, GA (TIP): The Association of Indian Neurologists in America (AINA) recently honored Dr. Kapil Sethi, an Indian origin neurologist and former director of the Movement Disorders Program at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, with their Lifetime Achievement Award 2017. […]

Indian American Sarita Kohli takes over as President and CEO of AACI

May 26, 2017 - 2:01 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

SAN JOSE, CA (TIP): Indian American executive Sarita Kohli assumed the role of President and CEO of Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) on May 16, 2017.Sarita has been a pivotal part of AACI for nearly 14 years and […]

Bay Area Gala of American India Foundation nets $1.5 million

May 26, 2017 - 1:58 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Some 600 people, among them executives from the region’s most influential corporations, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 CEOs, and community leaders, attended the American India Foundation’s annual Bay Area gala held on May 13. The event raised […]

Indian American Ashish Masih to become President and CEO of Encore Capital Group

May 26, 2017 - 1:47 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

SAN DIEGO, CA (TIP): Encore Capital Group announced that Ashish Masih will become Encore’s President and CEO as current President and CEO Ken Vecchione will be leaving the company to become the President of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Mr. Vecchione will remain in his role at […]

Ground-Breaking Ceremony of Hare Krishna Temple in Naperville

May 26, 2017 - 1:43 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

CHICAGO, IL (TIP): Sunday May 21st marked the Bhumipuja or groundbreaking ceremony of ISKCON Naperville. The temple is currently an old building that was acquired by ISKCON about 7 years back. As the popularity of the temple grew in the area, the […]

Another big jolt to Indian H-1B visa holders in Cognizant seeking a green card

May 26, 2017 - 12:09 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): IT major Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) is going to stop applying green cards for its employees under EB2 and EB3 routes. In a major decision, giving up the employees hopes of getting permanent residence in the US, the Cognizant decides to halt the fresh filing […]

Indian American delivers Hindu Invocation at Nevada Assembly

May 26, 2017 - 12:05 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

CARSON CITY, NEVADA (TIP): Nevada State Assembly in Carson City started its day with a set of Hindu mantras on May 24, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed delivered the invocation from ancient Sanskrit […]

FIA Honors Padma Shri HR Shah

May 26, 2017 - 11:20 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

ASHOK OJHA, FORDS, NJ (TIP) Dozens of speakers including Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das, Consul-General of India in New York, paid glowing tribute to HR Shah, Chairman and CEO of TV ASIA, who recently received the PadmaShri award from the […]

Celebration of the book launch on Zerbanoo Gifford, UK based human rights Campaigner

May 26, 2017 - 11:02 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): It’s not very often that a biographer and the subject of the biography come live, together at a historic home that has had former presidents and history’s iconic powerhouses converge at the beautiful venue. Some of the […]

Indian Americans

Indian immigration detainee dies in Atlanta

May 19, 2017 - 3:47 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Atul kumar Babubhai Patel, 58, had shortness of breath and was hospitalized .His death is the second death of a detainee in ICE custody this week ATLANTA (TIP): A man in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has died after […]

Miracle plant breeder Dilbagh Athwal passes away at 88

May 19, 2017 - 6:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW JERSEY (TIP): Dr Dilbagh Singh Athwal, a “miracle plant breeder” who was among those who laid the foundation of the Green Revolution in the 1960s, passed away in New Jersey (USA), May 15 evening. He was 88. His family, including his two sons, were by […]

Jaipur Literature Festival arrives in USA

May 19, 2017 - 5:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Jaipur Literature Festival, the world’s largest literary festival of its kind, will make its mark at a number of literary and art events in USA this fall. The festival has entered into a collaboration with New York […]

‘OPI Cardholders must register for OCI by end of June’, Consul General Das

May 19, 2017 - 5:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Ashok Ojha NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Addressing media persons Mrs. Das said, “The final date for registration is date for submission of applications for registration as OCI cardholder in lieu of PIO card online has been extended till […]

Indian American urologist shot dead in Detroit

May 12, 2017 - 10:17 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Indian American urologist shot dead in Detroit: the third Indian American to be killed over a 24-hour period DETROIT (TIP): Ramesh Kumar became the third Indian American to be killed in a little over a 24-hour period, beginning Wednesday, May […]

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Indian-American children wrongfully retained by mother in Singapore, court rules

May 12, 2017 - 9:56 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

Indian-American children wrongfully retained by mother in Singapore, court rules NEW DELHI (TIP): The apex court has ruled that two Indian-American children were wrongfully retained in Singapore by their mother who had found work here, according to a report by […]

Indian American scientist Shyni Varghese develops biometric bone tissues

May 12, 2017 - 9:47 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Indian American scientist Shyni Varghese develops biometric bone tissues NEW YORK (TIP): A team of US scientists led by an Indian American scientist Shyni Varghese has developed biometric bone tissues that could provide new bone marrow for patients needing transplants as well as […]

President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Indian American Neil Chatterjee to FERC

May 12, 2017 - 9:37 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Indian American Neil Chatterjee to FERC WASHINGTON (TIP): President Donald J. Trump announced, May 8, his intent to nominate Neil Chatterjee of Kentucky to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term […]

Indian-American attorney Neal Katyal argued the highest number of cases before Supreme Court in 2016

May 12, 2017 - 2:03 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

Indian-American attorney Neal Katyal argued the highest number of cases before Supreme Court in 2016 Neil Katyal, a partner at Hogan Lovells, is the former Acting U.S. Solicitor General during the Obama administration. He has argued a total of 34 cases […]

Sri Balaji Temple Chicago celebrates the Millennium of Sri Ramanuja Acharya

May 12, 2017 - 11:38 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Sri Balaji Temple Chicago celebrates the Millennium of Sri Ramanuja Acharya CHICAGO, IL (TIP): This year marks the millennium, 1,000th birth anniversary (Sahasrabdi) of the legendary Sri Ramanuja Acharya. Hindus around the globe celebrated this memorable event by paying tribute to […]

Event highlights Ramanuja’s contribution; speakers praise acharya as great reformer

May 12, 2017 - 11:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

Event highlights Ramanuja’s contribution; speakers praise acharya as great reformer NEW YORK (TIP): The 1,000th birth anniversary of Bhagavad Sri Ramanujacharya (Sahasrabdhi), the 11th century social reformer and great devotee of Lord Rama, was celebrated in the Flushing section […]

Indian-American Recommended to Serve as FTC Commissioner

May 12, 2017 - 11:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Indian-American Recommended to Serve as FTC Commissioner WASHINGTON (TIP): A top Democratic Senator recommended to US President Donald Trump that Indian- American Rohit Chopra be selected to serve as a commissioner in the Federal Trade Commission. “The Federal Trade […]