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Indians “Most Entrepreneurial” Finds US Report On Immigration

Sep 27, 2016 - 11:29 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

New York: Immigrants contributed 2 trillion dollars to the economy in 2015-16 and Indians are “the most entrepreneurial” of all groups, a new US report on immigration claims, countering the premise that immigrants are a […]

Indian-Origin Physician Gets National Humanities Medal In US

Sep 27, 2016 - 11:27 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

Washington: An Indian-American physician and author has been presented with the National Humanities Medal, America’s highest humanities award by US President Barack Obama for his contribution in the field of medicine. Currently a professor of […]

Two Indian-Americans Arrested In New Jersey For H1B Visa Fraud

Sep 27, 2016 - 12:15 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

Two Indian-Americans, who recruited foreign workers mainly from India with purported IT expertise, were arrested today on charges of H-1B visa fraud, the New Jersey Department of Justice said. Sowrabh Sharma, 31, of New York, […]

Consul General of India in New York, Riva Ganguly Das (center) addresses mediapersons at the press conference to announce the arrangements for the unveiling of the Diwali Commemorative stamp, September 21. Ranju Batra, Chair of the Diwali Stamp Project is to her left and, to her right is Ravi Batra - Photo/ Vijay Shah

Diwali Stamp to be Unveiled October 5: Air India announces Raffle for free travel to India

Sep 23, 2016 - 10:25 am EDT I. S. Saluja 2

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Almost a decade long struggles to have a US postal stamp to commemorate the best known Indian festival bore fruit in August when the USPS conveyed to Ranju Batra, Chair of […]

Indian American Sikh Woman Soldier is Army’s ‘Un-official Diplomat’

Sep 23, 2016 - 10:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

CHAUBATIA, UTTARAKHAND (TIP): An Indian American US Army staffer Balreet Kaur Khaira is changing the way Indians are seen and has grown more than an asset for the force, especially when they are in conflict […]

Rajkumar failed to win nomination but was second in a six-candidate Democratic race for the New York State assembly

Indian American Jennifer Rajkumar fails to make it to the general elections

Sep 23, 2016 - 10:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Jenifer Rajkumar, a Democrat running in the state’s 65th Assembly District, candidate for the New York State Assembly, has lost the race in the Democratic primaries held on September 13. She was […]

Two Indian American IIT Madras alumni donate $1mn to their alma mater to promote research

Sep 23, 2016 - 10:06 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

CHENNAI (TIP): Two alumni of IIT-Madras based in the Silicon Valley in the United States – Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayanan – have donated $ 1 million, sponsoring the Visiting Chairs in Computer Science and […]

AIA Deepavali on 2nd October at South Street Seaport

Sep 23, 2016 - 9:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Association of Indians in America, NY Chapter (#AIA-NY) is celebrating its 29th Annual #Deepavali Festival at the South Street Seaport in New York City on Sunday October 2nd, 2016 from […]

Prakash M Swamy, president and John Joseph, Chairman of the Sangam present the award to Capt. Stanley George

America Tamil Sangam honors NYPD Captain

Sep 23, 2016 - 9:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Captain Stanley George, the highest ranking Indian American in the New York Police Department (NYPD) was presented with Community Service Award by the America Tamil Sangam in recognition of his stellar help […]

Woman in UK tells armed robber: Not now, I’m having a cuppa

Sep 23, 2016 - 8:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): When a Punjabi woman is having tea, there’s nothing that can stop her from finishing her cuppa. So, when Karamjit Sangha, a 49-year-old Punjabi woman in the UK, was threatened by a […]

Kripan-Carrying Sikh Mistaken For Muslim With Sword, Alarm In Pennsylvania Mall

Sep 23, 2016 - 12:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

New York: In a case of alleged racial profiling in the US, police surrounded a Sikh man carrying a kirpan after getting calls about an apparent Muslim walking around a shopping centre with a ‘large knife’ […]

Jenifer Rajkumar fails to make it to the General Elections

Sep 22, 2016 - 11:53 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

Jenifer Rajkumar, a Democrat running in the state’s 65th Assembly District, candidate for the New York State Assembly, has lost the race in the Democratic primaries held on September 13. Rajkumar second in a six-candidate […]

Indian Billionaire Reaches $110 Million Settlement With Australian Bank

Sep 22, 2016 - 11:22 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

Melbourne: One of Australia’s biggest banks reached a settlement with an Indian couple today who sued the company for $1.9 billion. Pankaj and Radhika Oswal alleged that Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) short-changed […]

Balochis, Indians protest against Pakistan outside UN

Sep 22, 2016 - 11:20 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

United Nations: Several Baloch and Indian activists held large-scale demonstrations outside the UN headquarters here while Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressed the UN General Assembly as they were joined by other groups demanding that […]

Harinder Bains helped police capture Ahmad Rahami who is a suspect in New York bombing

Could Have Been Mistaken For New York Bombing Suspect: Sikh ‘Hero’

Sep 22, 2016 - 11:15 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

New York: The Sikh-American who helped police capture the man wanted for the weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey, said he feared he might have been mistaken as the perpetrator because of the […]

Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia received the 2016 Luminosa Award for Unity for his commitment to peace-building and dialogue

Sep 22, 2016 - 10:39 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

“Unity, dialogue, communion” – these three words describe the heart of the mission of the Focolare, and these three words sum up the commitment of Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia, a faculty member at The Ohio […]

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Indian Bar Owner Helped Catch New York Bombing Suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami

Sep 20, 2016 - 10:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

An Indian bar owner helped catch Afghani American Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man accused in the weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey in which 29 people were wounded. Harinder Bains saw Rahami sleeping […]

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Indian-Americans Urge US To Designate Pakistan A ‘Terror Sponsor State’

Sep 20, 2016 - 10:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

The Indian-American community has asked the US government to designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism and impose sanctions on it following the terror attack in Uri that killed 18 soldiers. “Enough is enough. It […]

Trisha Shetty, Ankit Kawatra and Karan Jerath got selected as UN Young Leaders.

2 Indians, 1 Indian-American Among 17 UN Young Leaders

Sep 20, 2016 - 10:06 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Two Indians and an Indian American are among 17 people selected for the inaugural class of UN Young Leaders for Sustainable Development Goals for their leadership and contribution to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, […]

Indian-Origin British Lawmaker Wins ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’

Sep 19, 2016 - 10:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

A 78-year-old Indian-origin British obstetrician and member of the UK Parliament has been honoured by a leading publishing group for his work in the medical profession and being incredible role model for social justice, equality […]

Indian-Origin South African Is Head Of Global Blood Service

Sep 19, 2016 - 10:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

JOHANNESBURG: An Indian-origin South African has become the first person from the African continent to head a global organisation of medicine professionals working for the safety of blood transfusion worldwide. Ravi Reddy, currently the Chief […]

Three south Asians score Congressional fellowship

Sep 17, 2016 - 8:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Houston, Sep 16 (PTI) Three South Asian-Americans are among the five 2016-2017 fellows chosen by the Asian Pacific American Institute of Congressional Studies (APAIC) and will serve the US Congress. According to a release, the […]

INDIAN AMERICAN ROYAL OAK DOCTOR CHARGED WITH THREATENING PROSECUTOR

Sep 17, 2016 - 7:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN (TIP): A family physician who operates a medical marijuana clinic in Oakland County. Michigan, has been jailed on charges that he made Internet (Facebook) threats to kill Oakland County prosecutor Jessica Cooper, […]

Former Indian American CEO of Essex Holdings in Florida charged with $30 million fraud

Sep 17, 2016 - 6:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Navin Shankar Subramaniam Xavier duped around 100 investors MIRAMAR, FL(TIP): The former Chief Executive Officer of Essex Holdings, Inc., Navin Shankar Subramaniam Xavier, a/k/a ‘Navin Xavier,’ a/k/a ‘Dr. Navin Xavier’, 44, of Miramar, Florida, was charged with […]

Verghese has been given the award for reminding "us" that the patient is the center of the medical enterprise

Indian-American physician Abraham Verghese to receive National Humanities Medal

Sep 16, 2016 - 9:33 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American physician-author Abraham Verghese, whose work has emphasized empathy in medicine, has been selected for the prestigious 2015 National Humanities Medal, the White House has announced. US President Barack Obama would confer the […]