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3 Indian American executives fined, sentenced in New York for F-1 student visa and Financial Aid Frauds

Jan 29, 2016 - 11:18 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Three Indian American senior management executives of privately owned for-profit professional school in NY & NJ, have been sentenced in the F-1 student Visa & financial aid fraud case. In addition to […]

4 Indian Americans Nominated To Democratic Convention Standing Committees

Jan 28, 2016 - 12:29 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 3

Four eminent Indian-Americans, including two women, have been nominated to the Democratic Party’s 2016 Convention Standing Committees which would formally announce its candidate for the presidential polls. Topping the list of Indian-Americans is Smita Shah, president […]

Arish Singh, a former editor of a local newspaper ‘Little Village’, was thrown out of a Trump rally in Iowa.

Sikh Thrown Out Of Donald Trump’s Rally for Holding ‘Stop Hate’ Banner, Says Would Continue Protest

Jan 28, 2016 - 9:49 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

WASHINGTON: A turbaned Sikh, Arish Singh, was forced out of Donald Trump’s election rally in Iowa after he protested the Republican presidential frontrunner’s anti-Muslim speeches with a ‘Stop Hate’ banner. Mr. Singh started his peaceful protest impromptu, […]

Amandeep Singh Dhami convicted of second-degree murder in the 2008 death of Parmjit Pamma Singh in California

Indian American Sikh Jailed For 82 Years after extradition from India

Jan 28, 2016 - 9:29 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

A 30-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to 82 years in jail by a US court for killing a compatriot and wounding another during a festival at a Sikh sports complex in Sacramento in 2008. […]

Indian-Origin Cottalango Leon Wins Oscar for scientific and technical achievement

Jan 28, 2016 - 9:19 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

The 44-year-old technician of Indian roots Cottalango Leon has been chosen for this year’s Oscar for scientific and technical achievement. The Indian American has won the award under the ‘Scientific and Technical Achievements’ category for […]

Hot Yoga Guru Bikram Choudhury Fined $924,000 In Sexual Harassment Suit: Report

Jan 26, 2016 - 1:04 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

The founder of the Bikram yoga practice, Bikram Choudhury, was ordered to pay $924,500 on Monday, Jan 25, to a former legal adviser who said she was fired for investigating sexual misconduct charges against her […]

Indian Americans

Indian American Entrepreneur gets Invite to ‘Shark Tank’

Jan 22, 2016 - 6:53 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

NEW YORK (TIP): A 26-year-old Indian-American entrepreneur from Nevada, in southwestern US, has been invited on Shark Tank, the popular American television series, the American Bazaar reported on Wednesday, January 20. Shaan Patel will be […]

14 Indian-Origin Students Picked to Compete in Top US Science Contest

Jan 22, 2016 - 6:46 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEW YORK TIP): Fourteen students from the Indian diaspora have been selected to compete for $1 million in prizes at the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search Competition this year by fielding high-level projects ranging from […]

Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta is back home after serving 19 months in jail

Indian American Rajat Gupta released early for ‘good behavior’

Jan 22, 2016 - 6:44 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 12

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta is back home after serving 19 months in federal prison for leaking tips to hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam. Gupta was freed early after […]

67th Republic Day of India | Greetings from Syed Akbaruddin

Jan 22, 2016 - 12:41 am EST @theindpanorama 23

The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations congratulates the team of Indian Panorama for publishing this special issue on the occasion of the 67th Republic Day of India. On the occasion of the […]

Barack Obama To Present National Medal Of Science To Indian American Dr Rakesh K Jain

Jan 21, 2016 - 1:16 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama would present the prestigious National Medal of Science to an Indian-American scientist on January 22 for his outstanding contribution to science. Dr Rakesh K Jain is among 17 scientists, engineers, mathematicians […]

$9 Million Lawsuit For Airline That Removed Sikh, Muslim Passengers

Jan 21, 2016 - 1:05 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEW YORK: A Sikh man along with his four friends were kicked out from an American Airlines flight allegedly because their appearance made the captain uneasy, claims a $9 million lawsuit against the airline. Shan Anand, […]

Indian American political Star : Reverse Swing: Nikki of America

Jan 17, 2016 - 4:53 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

Nikki Haley is a breath of fresh air; she is a moderate Republican representing the mainstream GOP values, that none of the current front line GOP candidates are able to articulate. I have used the […]

PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIWAS celebrated at Embassy of India

Jan 15, 2016 - 2:26 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Prominent Indian Americans attended the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas – 2016 celebrations hosted by the Embassy of India in Washington, DC, on January 8. The event was well attended with enthusiastic participation by the Indian-American […]

MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga Named to 2016 FSR Board of Directors

Jan 15, 2016 - 12:28 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American president and chief executive officer of MasterCard Ajay Banga has been named the chairman of the board of directors for 2016 by the Financial Services Roundtable. The Financial Services Roundtable […]

Indian-American Nikki Haley wins the White House admiration for her ‘courage’

Jan 15, 2016 - 12:25 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): In a rare gesture, the White House has praised Indian-American South Carolina governor Nikki Haley for showing “courage” in her response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address in which she appeared […]

Hanu Karlapalem is expected to formally announce his candidacy for Mayor of Madison, Alabama. It is the same city where Sureshbhai Patel was assaulted by a policeman

India-Born Businessman to Run for Post of Mayor of Madison

Jan 15, 2016 - 12:23 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

MADISON, AL (TIP): An India-born businessman is planning to run for the post of mayor of a city in Alabama, saying he has the vision to help make the city among the best in the […]

Khalistani terrorist Paramjit Singh Pamma is wanted in India for a number of crimes, including murder

Khalistani Terrorist’s Extradition Sought as Crimes Committed in India

Jan 15, 2016 - 12:13 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India has sought the extradition of Khalistani terrorist Paramjit Singh Pamma from Portugal where he was arrested, because his crimes were committed in India, the government said Jan. 14. “As far as […]

Sureshbhai Patel was set upon by Police Officer Parker after neighbors called in suspicions of a "skinny black guy" to the police emergency line, February 6, 2015.

Sureshbhai Patel’s assaulter Acquitted

Jan 15, 2016 - 11:20 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

MADISON, AL (TIP): A federal Judge ‘Madeline Haikala’ has thrown out the case against Eric Parker, thereby acquitting the former policeman charged with the serious assault on Sureshbhai Patel. The decision comes as Parker’s previous […]

Animated Superhero Movie On Hindu Deities | Indian American Director Sanjay Patel

Oscars 2016: Indian-American director’s ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ nominated in animation shorts category

Jan 14, 2016 - 5:59 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

Los Angeles: Indian-American Pixar artist and director Sanjay Patel’s debut animated short film ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ has been nominated for the upcoming 88th Academy Awards. The film has been nominated in the Best Animated Short […]

White House Assures Sikhs Of Their Safety And Security

Jan 13, 2016 - 6:32 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

The White House has assured American-Sikhs of their safety and security in view of the increasing threats and hate crimes against the community members in the recent past. In a rare gesture, Melissa Rogers, Special […]

Indra Nooyi Becomes ‘Most Generous Graduate’ Of Yale School Of Management

Jan 13, 2016 - 6:30 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

PepsiCo’s India-born CEO Indra Nooyi has become the biggest alumni donor and the first woman to endow deanship at a top business school, after she gifted an undisclosed amount to prestigious Yale school of management. […]

Another Sikh Assaulted in California, Branded Terrorist

Jan 13, 2016 - 6:29 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

A Sikh bus driver in Los Angeles was brutally assaulted and called a terrorist and a suicide bomber, the victim’s representatives said today over two months after the incident was reported to the police. The […]

Jhunjhunwala paying respects to Ekal Founder Shri Madanlal Agreawala

Record Setting Fund-Raising by Ekal Vidyalaya in 2015

Jan 8, 2016 - 5:39 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

NEW YORK (TIP): “Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation – USA” (known as ‘Ekal-USA’) had record setting fund-raising in 2015. It raised over $6 million in USA aloneand it has satellite Organizations in 10 different countries. Moreover, Ekal […]

Participants at the Interfaith vigil at Nassau County Executive building, January 1

An Interfaith Candle Light Vigil against Divisiveness and Terrorism

Jan 8, 2016 - 5:36 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

MINEOLA, NY (TIP): An Interfaith Candle Light Vigil was organized January 1 at the steps of Nassau County Executive building. A number of people belonging to Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, faiths and of diverse […]