Indian Americans

Dr. Sunil Hingorani (Courtesy: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center official website)

Indian American scientist engineers T-cells to treat pancreatic cancer

Apr 20, 2016 - 1:17 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK: In ground-breaking research, an Indian-American scientist has engineered T-cells — a type of immune cells — to break the pancreatic cancer’s physical and immunological walls using immunotherapy. Dr Sunil Hingorani, member of the clinical […]

Indian-American Woman Amongst 6 Dead In Houston Floods

Apr 20, 2016 - 12:59 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

HOUSTON, TEXAS: At least six persons, including an Indian-American woman, were killed in “historic” flash flooding in Houston, submerging of scores of subdivisions and several major interstate highways and forcing the closure of schools. Sunita Singh, 47, senior […]

Obama nominates Indian-American woman as US envoy to Chad

Apr 20, 2016 - 12:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Geeta Pasi, a career foreign service officer, as the country’s next envoy to Chad. Ms Pasi, who served as US Ambassador to Djibouti from 2011 to 2014, […]

Indian American Engineer among the top 10 New Faces of Civil Engineering

Apr 20, 2016 - 12:47 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

[inlinetweet prefix=”” tweeter=”” suffix=“”] An Indian American engineer, Rajan Jha, has recently been named as one of the 10 Best Civil Engineers across the world by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) [/inlinetweet] – an engineering society […]

AIF Atlanta Gala Honors CEOs of UPS, Xylem and Jaipur Rugs

Apr 17, 2016 - 2:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

ATLANTA, GA (TIP): The American India Foundation (AIF) held its Annual Atlanta Fundraising Gala on April 2, 2016 at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek area of Greater Atlanta. About 240 guests attended the […]

Sikh-Americans Celebrate Vaisakhi at their new Gurudwara (Church) on April 17th

Apr 16, 2016 - 10:36 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

EULESS, TX (TIP): Sikh-Americans in Euless and the surrounding cities will be marking their annual Vaisakhi festival in a different way this year on April 17th. The program will take place at the location of […]

Consul General, Mrs. Nandita Parvathaneni and Ms. Amani Parvathaneni (center) with Ms. Rathna Kumar, Founder / Director, Anjali Center for Performing Arts and guests from arts & culture on this occasion.

Warm Farewell to India’s Consul General Harish Parvathaneni in Houston

Apr 16, 2016 - 10:32 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

HOUSTON (TIP): Samskriti & Anjali Center for Performing Arts Houston hosted, March 18, a farewell dinner in honor of Consul General Harish and Mrs. Nandita Parvathaneni, and a special Kuchipudi classical dance performance by their […]

U.S. Army Acquiesces, Grants Accommodations to Three More Sikh Soldiers

Apr 15, 2016 - 1:47 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

The U.S. Army granted three observant Sikh American soldiers religious accommodation April 8, permitting them to serve with their articles of faith intact. The recent enlistees had sued the Army and the Pentagon to get an answer […]

Anil Kharabanda and his wife Neeta were found dead in a bedroom of their Southlake, Texas home, in an apparent murder-suicide. (Facebook photo)

Texas Indian American Couple Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

Apr 15, 2016 - 1:47 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

An Indian American couple has been found dead April 12 in a bedroom inside their home, in what police have said is a murder-suicide. Southlake police said the man fatally shot his wife before killing himself. […]

Durga Thakral is among the winners of the 2016 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Indian-American Yale Student Awarded Soros Fellowship

Apr 15, 2016 - 1:31 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American student at the Yale University is among 30 recipients of a prestigious fellowship aimed at supporting graduate students who have demonstrated “creativity” and “originality” in their lives. Durga Thakral is among […]

Indian American MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga appointed to key Administration post

Apr 15, 2016 - 1:30 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON(TIP) : President Barack Obama today, April 14, 2016 appointed Indian American MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga as a member of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, a key administration post tasked with working towards internet safety. Mr. […]

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellows

Four Indian Americans Named Guggenheim Fellows for 2016

Apr 15, 2016 - 1:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Four Indian Americans — Anjan Chakravartty, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame; Amitava Kumar, the Helen D. Lockwood Professor of English at Vassar College, New York; Rajesh Rao, Director of the Center […]

Consul General Riva Ganguly Das gave an overview of Prime Minister Modi’s initiative Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

International Women’s Month celebrated at the Indian Consulate

Apr 15, 2016 - 12:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation and Indian Consulate, New York, on March 24, jointly celebrated ‘International Women’s Month’, focusing on, Women’s Empowerment through education. The event provided the first opportunity for newly […]

Saroj Khan with a group of dance learners

A Weekend of Fun and Learning with Bollywood Choreographer Saroj Khan

Apr 15, 2016 - 12:27 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

South Plainfield, NJ (TIP): Admirers of Bollywood dances witnessed the most exciting moment of their life when Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan visited New Jersey to conduct a three- day workshop from April 1, 2016 to […]

Hemant was long recognized as an extraordinary chef. And today, he is recognized as a chef-entrepreneur who owns six restaurants in New York City

New York based Michelin-star chef Hemant Mathur turns a restaurant baron

Apr 15, 2016 - 12:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

With six restaurants in his pocket the Michelin Star chef is now certainly a restaurant baron. When this man landed in New York 22 years ago with his Indian culinary expertise, he had a tough […]

President of IACC Mr. Rajiv Khanna explained how India has made progress under the government led by Mr. Modi

India-America Chamber of Commerce extends warm reception to New Consul General Riva Ganguly Das

Apr 15, 2016 - 12:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): The Indo-America Chamber of Commerce hosted a welcome reception in honor of India’s new Consul General Riva Ganguly Das at Tulsi restaurant on April 12. In his welcome address chamber […]

Cathy Cheongmi Park on Piano and Meeryumg Hall singing

An Evening with Music: Pianists and Singer give a Thrilling Performance

Apr 15, 2016 - 12:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Consulate General of India hosted a musical Soiree “An Evening with Piano where East meets West” on April 8 in the Consulate’s ballroom sponsored by India Abroad and Indo American Global […]

Winners announced for NJ regional MoneyGram Cricket Bee

Apr 15, 2016 - 12:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

METUCHEN, NJ (TIP): Almost 400 people registered for the New Jersey regional of the first MoneyGram Cricket Bee held at the TV Asia Studios on April 10. The three winners of the first regional answered […]

From L to R- Bina Palnitkar Patel, Ami Doshi, LeeAnne Locken, Satnam Singh, Priya Bhola Rathod, Preeta Monga and Purva Jain

Mahila Raises $85K for Underprivileged Women in India

Apr 12, 2016 - 8:13 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Dallas, Texas – April 11, 2016 – With the beautifully-lit Dallas skyline as the backdrop, more than 300 of Dallas’ crème-de-la-crème, from businessmen to financiers to fashionistas, packed the d.e.c. on Dragon in downtown Thursday evening and […]

Indian-origin student killed in shooting incident in US

Apr 12, 2016 - 8:04 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

NEW YORK: A 21-year-old Indian-origin student at Rutgers University was killed and his roommate seriously injured in a shooting incident at their apartment near the school’s campus in the US state of New Jersey. Shani Patel, a junior […]

Rajender R Aparasuis the first pharmacy faculty member at the University of Houston selected to be the candidate roster of the Fulbright Specialist Program

Indian-American Professor Selected for Fulbright Specialist Roster

Apr 8, 2016 - 1:16 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

HOUSTON (TIP): An Indian-American professor and pharmaceutical department chair at a prestigious American university has been selected for the Fulbright Specialist Roster for his outstanding achievements in the field of pharmacy. Rajender R Aparasu is […]