Indian Americans

Hum Hindustani hosts Community Reception to Ambassador Riva Ganguli Das

Apr 8, 2016 - 12:02 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Hum Hindustani took the initiative to gather the community and business leaders on Easter Evening to welcome the new Consul General of India, Mrs. Riva Ganguly Das to Long Island in New […]

Detail from a US visa document. Selective focus with point of focus in the center of the picture.

H-1B Cap Reached: Majority of Applications by Indian Companies: 250k Applications in 5 Days

Apr 8, 2016 - 11:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US government is believed to have received about 250,000 petitions for H-1B visas – the most sought after American work visas — with a majority of them being from either Indian companies […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Saudi women IT professionals at the first-of- its-kind allwomen Tata Consultancy Training Center in Riyadh

PM Modi Announces 24X7 Helpline for Non-Resident Indians

Apr 8, 2016 - 11:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

RIYADH (TIP): Reaching out to Non-Resident Indians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, April 3 night announced a 24X7 multi-lingual helpline for them and said a move to regularize migration was in the offing through an online […]

Indian-Origin Man Sentenced For USD 2 Million Fraud In US

Apr 7, 2016 - 2:45 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

An Indian American talent agent from New Jersey who stole about $2 million from concert promoters when he lied about being able to deliver the likes of Chris Brown and T-Pain was sentenced on Monday to […]

Elderly Sikh couple attacked in US; robbery suspected

Apr 7, 2016 - 2:38 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

San Francisco, April 6 | In yet another case of violence against Sikhs in California’s Fresno city, a elderly Sikh man was left bloodied and bruised after armed robbers attacked him while he was taking a walk […]

Busted: 10 Indian-Americans arrested for visa fraud

Apr 7, 2016 - 2:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Washington, April 6 | Ten Indian Americans are among 21 people arrested as part of a sting operation in which a fake university was created by US authorities to expose a visa scam that allowed […]

Mr. Kamal Haasan (right) answers questions. Sree Sreenivasan, the Chief Digital Officer of the Metropolitan Museum moderated

THE ‘RELUCTANT ACTOR’ KAMAL HAASAN SPEAKS TO HIS FANS AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM

Apr 1, 2016 - 5:17 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK, NY (TIP): It was a memorable evening with an artist who easily fits in to any role. Not only acting role, but all kinds of role in the film industry – screenwriter, director, producer, playback singer, choreographer, […]

3 Sikh soldiers file lawsuit against US Defense Department

Apr 1, 2016 - 5:17 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): Three Sikh soldiers filed, March 29, a lawsuit against the Department of Defense seeking to serve in the US armed forces without being forced to compromise with their articles of faith like turbans, […]

To the monthly gathering, 8 religious members from the Hindu, Jain, and Christian faiths used their religious texts as a background to talk about "Animals."

Religious Leaders Find Common Ground in Scriptures Despite Differences

Apr 1, 2016 - 5:15 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (TIP): To this monthly gathering, 8 religious members from the Hindu, Jain, and Christian faiths used their religious texts as a background to talk about “Animals.” When asked about animals in […]

Indian Americans

Mayor of Burr Ridge Mickey Straub to host Akshaya Patra Chicago Gala

Apr 1, 2016 - 5:12 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

CHICAGO, IL (TIP): The Akshaya Patra Foundation will be holding its 2016 Chicago Benefit Event on Saturday, May 7th. The Mayor of the Village of Burr Ridge, Mickey Straub, will be the honorary host of […]

‘Sold’ aims to raise awareness about human trafficking

Apr 1, 2016 - 3:48 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): Directed by the Oscar-winning Director Jeffrey Brown and Produced by Emma Thompson, “Sold” is a compelling story that spotlights the horrific business of sex trafficking. An adaptation of the bestselling […]

Nasrin G. Ahmad, Town Clerk of the Town of Hempstead is being welcomed and introduced by IALI President, Beena Kothari

India Association of Long Island Creates Visions of India with Colors of Holi

Apr 1, 2016 - 3:22 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Spring on the Island had a warm and colorful welcome by India Association of Long Island’s (IALI) colorful Holi festivities. Under the leadership of President Beena Kothari and her Executive Council, this […]

Vaisakhi 5K announces new customer service resources following high demand

Apr 1, 2016 - 3:19 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

JAMAICA, NY(TIP): The third-annual Vaisakhi 5K race, scheduled for April 24, 2016, has increased its runner capacity to 1,000 runners. The success of last year’s race-which had a capacity of only 500 runners-and the announcement […]

Nextt CEO Arun Agarwal with Texas Governor Greg Abbott

Texas Governor Appoints First Indian American CEO to State’s Small Business Development Board

Apr 1, 2016 - 3:11 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

(Dallas, Texas – March 30, 2016) Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently appointed Arun Agarwal, CEO of Nextt, the Dallas-based leader in the U.S. home textile industry, to the Product Development and Small Business Incubator (PDSBI) Board for a term set […]

Indian American Neha Chauhan Woodward has come up with a new series of seven dolls that represent common girls with ethnic diversity

Indian-American Girl Creates Doll to Reflect Ethnic Diversity

Apr 1, 2016 - 3:02 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-American Harvard University graduate has come up with a new series of seven dolls that represent common girls with ethnic diversity and celebrate them for their brains, talents and leadership. Neha […]

Shankar Ehsaan Loy, the musical trio performing during AAPI's Nine City Tour & Regional Conferences in 2013 (File photo)

AAPI plans great entertainment at the 34th Annual Convention in New York

Apr 1, 2016 - 3:01 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Famous Bollywood entertainers Shankar Mahadevan, Richa Sharma, Sunidhi Chauhan, Aditya Narayan and Indian Idol Juniors, are all set to take the delegates by storm during the 34th annual convention organized by the […]

One of the scientists Shiladitya Sengupta who is a principal investigator at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Brigham and Women's Hospital - MITBWH

Indian American Scientists Develop Technology for Effective Cancer Treatment

Apr 1, 2016 - 2:59 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): A team of Indian scientists from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School has made an important breakthrough by developing a nano-technology which will help monitor the effectiveness of cancer […]

Consul General Riva Ganguly Das takes questions from media persons. To her right is DCG Manoj Mohapatra Photo/ Mohammed Jaffer-SnapsIndia

Consul General Riva Ganguly Das chalks out open door policy to solve community issues

Apr 1, 2016 - 1:24 pm EDT I. S. Saluja 0

NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das, who recently took over as the Consul General of India in New York, in her maiden formal interaction with media persons, called upon Indian American media […]

Surya Deva, an associate professor at the School of Law of City University of Hong Kong, has been named by the Geneva-based UNHRC as the Asia-Pacific representative of the UN Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises.

Indian-Origin Professor Appointed UN Adviser on Human Rights and Businesses

Apr 1, 2016 - 11:33 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): An India-born academician has been named by the UN Human Rights Council as an adviser to one of its working groups on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other […]

2015’s Festival Sweetheart Film – “Miss India America” – Announces Limited Theatrical Release in D.C., Chicago & San Jose This Month

Apr 1, 2016 - 11:11 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

(Los Angeles, CA – March 18, 2016) After 22 sold-out screenings at mainstream and South Asian film festivals around North America in 2015 and multiple audience and jury awards under its belt, the smart, witty, coming-of-age comedy feature, […]