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Vin Gopal has been named one of 100 politically influential people in the "Power List" for 2015 in Politicker NJ.

Vin Gopal named one of NJ’s top political influences

Dec 11, 2015 - 3:15 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

NEW JERSEY (TIP): Democratic Committee chairman Vin Gopal, an Indian American entrepreneur, has been named one of 100 politically influential people in the “Power List” for 2015 in Politicker NJ. The list ranks the strongest people […]

Indian American Anoushka Shankar among 2016 Grammy Nominees

Dec 11, 2015 - 3:05 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American sitarist Anoushka Shankar and Indo-British director Asif Kapadia are among the Indian-origin nominees for the 58th Grammy Awards, which will be held in February 2016. Shankar, 34, has been nominated […]

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Indian-Origin Researchers Developing Portable Sensor Capable of Detecting Severity of Eye Injuries

Dec 11, 2015 - 3:01 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers, including those of Indian-origin, are developing a portable sensor that can quickly and inexpensively determine whether an eye injury is mild or severe. The device called OcuCheck measures levels of vitamin C […]

Internationally regarded researcher Rena N D'Souza has been elected vice- president of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).

Indian-American Elected Vice-President of International Association for Dental Research

Dec 11, 2015 - 2:59 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American doctor and professor of dental sciences has been elected vice-president of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR). Rena N D’Souza, an internationally regarded researcher and highly honored dental educator is an alumni […]

Farha Sayeed Redefines ‘Eggsperience’, ‘Eggcellence’, ‘Eggxotica’, and ‘Eggspressions’ using Faberge-styled exotic art

Dec 11, 2015 - 2:25 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

CHICAGO (TIP): Farha Sayeed of Chicago has been bringing laurels through her love for an array of arts and crafts and her contributions to welfare of downtrodden, thereby emerging as a role model for women […]

The Gurdwara Singh Sabha, a Sikh house of worship in Buena Park was vandalized. (Courtesy of the Sikh Coalition)

Gurdwara Vandalized in Los Angeles With Anti-ISIS Graffiti

Dec 11, 2015 - 11:58 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

BUENA PARK (TIP) Dec 6: A Gurdwara has been vandalized in Buena Park, Greater Los Angeles Area with Gang graffiti scribbled on the exterior of the Sikh Center. An expletive and the word “ISIS” was scrawled on a […]

Rajinder Kaur, 35, of Jersey City, has been indicted for allegedly filing crash claim against insurance policy which she obtained after accident occurred. She could face up to five years in prison and $15,000 in fines, if convicted.

Indian-American charged with insurance fraud in NJ

Dec 11, 2015 - 11:05 am EST @theindpanorama 1

JERSEY CITY, NJ (TIP): An Indian American woman has been charged with insurance fraud by the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) in New Jersey. Rajinder Kaur, 35, of Jersey City, has been indicted […]

Harbachan Singh being sworn in for his second term as president of Queens Civic Congress (QCC) by US Senator Charles Schumer

Harbachan Singh sworn in as President of Queens Civic Congress (QCC) for another term

Dec 10, 2015 - 1:42 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Harbachan Singh was sworn in for his second term as president of Queens Civic Congress (QCC) at the annual QCC Legislative Reception on December 6, 2015 at the Douglaston Club in Queens. […]

Indian-Origin Scientist Developes New 3D Software to Track Embryonic Development

Dec 8, 2015 - 5:46 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

WASHINGTON: An Indian-origin scientist has developed a new, open-source software that can help track the embryonic development and movement of neuronal cells throughout the body of the worm, and is now available to scientists. The software is […]

11-Year-Old Indian-Origin Girl Gets Top Score in Mensa

Dec 8, 2015 - 5:35 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

LONDON: A 11-year-old Indian-origin girl, Anushka Binoy, is one of Britain’s brainiest students. She bagged the highest possible score in the IQ test of Mensa, the largest high IQ society in the world. Binoy has joined […]

Indian American Philanthropist Conferred UP Ratna Award

Dec 8, 2015 - 5:11 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

WASHINGTON: Frank Islam, a prominent Indian American entrepreneur and philanthropist has been awarded the inaugural UP Ratna award for his achievements and outstanding contributions as a son of Uttar Pradesh. The award will be given by […]

Sri Lankan Rajan Anandan is included "For lobbying on behalf of the unconnected

4 Persons of Indian Origin Named in Foreign Policy Magazine’s List of 100 Leading Global Thinkers

Dec 4, 2015 - 4:48 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Four persons of Indian origin are featured in Foreign Policy magazine’s list of 100 Leading Global Thinkers who have generated ideas that could promise humankind a better future. Featured among ‘Innovators’ whose work […]

Dr Vijay M Rao was named as the chairperson of Radiological Society of North America Board of Directors

Indian American Dr Vijay M Rao named as Chairperson of RSNA

Dec 4, 2015 - 4:46 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-American Dr Vijay M Rao was named as the chairperson of the prestigious Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Board of Directors on 2 December 2015. As the chairperson at RSNA, Dr Rao brings […]

Bhramar Mukherjee has been appointed by University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre and will oversee the Center's research on cancer causes, prevention, care delivery and outcomes.

Indian-Origin Researcher to lead US University’s Cancer Centre

Dec 4, 2015 - 4:45 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-origin researcher has been appointed by a prestigious US university to lead its cancer-related research programs. Bhramar Mukherjee has been appointed by University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre as associate director for […]

Indian American Researchers to Discover New Phase of Solid Carbon

Dec 4, 2015 - 4:43 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

WASHINGTON(TIP): Indian-origin researchers in US have discovered a new phase of solid carbon which is harder than diamond and can be used to make diamond-related structures at room temperature. Graphite is one of the solid […]

CONCERN OVER HINDU FLAG BURNING IN NEW YORK

Dec 4, 2015 - 3:51 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

NEWYORK (TIP): A cross-section of Hindus is concerned after reports of burning of 40 Hindu religious flags outside a Woodhaven home in Queens, a New York City borough, on Thanksgiving Day. There are also reports […]

Vishwa Gujarati Samaj, USA Celebrated 6th Annual Gala Banquet

Dec 4, 2015 - 3:08 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

CHICAGO, IL (TIP): Vishwa Gujarati Samaj (VGS), USA celebrated the 6th Annual Gala Banquet in the memory of late Narendrabhai Patel, Founder, Medstar Laboratories at Meadows Club, 2950 Golf Rd., Rolling Meadows, IL. The event […]

Indian American academic Rajesh Singh sues Emporia State University

Dec 4, 2015 - 2:44 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

KANSAS CITY, MO (TIP): An Indian American former assistant professor Rajesh Singh has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against four EmporiaStateUniversity officials; a month after another professor in the same department also sued the Kansas […]

Indian American Appointed Advisor to Accessible India Campaign

Dec 4, 2015 - 1:23 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 3

WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American techie has been appointed as advisor to the ‘Accessible India’ campaign to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week to make transport, public spaces and information and communication technology […]

INOC, USA APPLAUDS THE APPOINTMENT OF CAPTAIN AMARINDER SINGH AS PPCC PRESIDENT

Dec 4, 2015 - 11:48 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEWYORK (TIP): At a standing room crowd only gathering at the LibertyPalace in Richmond Hill, New York, hundreds of Congress loyalists cheered and distributed sweets to congratulate Captain Amarinder Singh as the Punjab Pradesh Congress […]

Indian American man pleads guilty to wire fraud, identity theft

Dec 4, 2015 - 11:40 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

An Indian American man, Rohit Jawa, 25, formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, Rohit Jawa, 25, has pleaded guilty to eight counts of wire fraud, and one count of stealing a special agent’s identity which he then […]

Indian American Group Express Support to Journalist VP Rajeena

Dec 4, 2015 - 11:05 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

WASHINGTON: An Indian-American Muslim group has called for an internal but independent and transparent assessment by community leaders in India into claims by woman journalist VP Rajeena who recently described instances of alleged sexual abuse […]

Dr. VK Raju delivering lecture at ASEAN Ophthalmology Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam October 30th, 2015

Indian American Eye Surgeon Dr. V K Raju Lectures in Vietnam

Nov 28, 2015 - 1:55 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

It was some 2 years ago that I came across Dr. VK Raju. I hadn’t heard of him though I should have. It is a journalist’s task to have information about people-good and bad. Dr. […]

Syed Akbaruddin (left) willl succeed Ambassador Asoke K Mukerji as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Ambassador Mukerji is retiring on 31st December

Syed Akbaruddin to succeed Asoke K Mukherjee as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations

Nov 28, 2015 - 11:58 am EST @theindpanorama 1

NEWYORK (TIP): Syed Akbaruddin has been named as the new permanent representative of India to the United Nations in New York. He succeeds Asoke Kumar Mukherjee who will be retiring at the end of December, […]

Tamil Nadu Pradesh Congress Committee President EVKS Elangovan (third from right) honors Abraham

Congress leaders fete INOC USA Chair

Nov 28, 2015 - 11:25 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

CHENNAI (TIP): Senior Congress leaders of Tamil Nadu including Pradesh Congress Committee President and former Union Minister EVKS Elangovan felicitated George Abraham, chairman of Indian National Overseas Congress (INOC) in New York at a function held […]