Indian Americans

An image from Vijay Chokalingam's website almostblack.com indicates how the author looked before and after his 'transformation'

How Mindy Kaling’s Indian American brother ‘pretended to be black’ to get into medical school

Apr 8, 2015 - 10:00 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

Vijay Chokalingam, the brother of the actress Mindy Kaling (whose real name is Vera Mindy Chokalingam), has written a book about his experiences posing as a black man, in order to take advantage of positive […]

Indian American Sanjay Patel Shot dead in Robbery Attempt at US Gas Station

Apr 8, 2015 - 2:25 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (Press Trust of India) TIP: A 39-year-old Indian man has been shot dead by two masked men during an apparent robbery attempt at a gas station in the US state of Connecticut where he […]

United States: Indian Americans on rise in local, national politics

Apr 6, 2015 - 12:12 pm EDT @theindpanorama 4

WASHINGTON — In a stairway just off the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Ami Bera walks past a portrait nearly every day of the late Rep. Dalip Singh Saund, a Democrat from […]

Indian-American Diplomat Puneet Talwar (sitting) sworn in as US Assistant Secretary for Bureau of Political-Military Affairs by US Vice President Joe Biden

Deepening Ties Will Shape Global Balance of Power: Indian-American Diplomat

Apr 5, 2015 - 5:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK: The deepening India-US ties are among the most significant strategic developments of the past several years and will shape the global balance of power in the years to come, a senior Obama Administration official […]

Ami Bera praised Physicians for their hard work and the constant efforts to make healthcare affordable. (Associated Press)

Indian-American Physicians’ Role Praised by US Lawmakers

Apr 5, 2015 - 5:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers have lauded Indian-origin American physicians for their role in passage of a bill by the Congress that reformulates the way physicians are reimbursed for a government health insurance for seniors. Several US lawmakers […]

Indian American Entrepreneurs Charged With Insider Trading in US

Apr 3, 2015 - 8:35 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK: Two Indian-origin entrepreneurs have been charged by the US authorities with insider trading for making over a million dollars in illegal profits through the proposed acquisition of Cooper Tire and Rubber by India’s Apollo […]

Indian-American Hiten Patel Sentenced to 46-Year in Jail for Sex Crimes in US

Apr 3, 2015 - 8:31 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK: An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to a 46-year prison term in the US state of New Jersey for sex-related crimes against five women in 2012. Hiten Patel, 36, was convicted in February of […]

Dr. Rajani Ganesh-Pillai, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Marketing - NDSU - Photo from NDSU Staff Faculty

Pune-educated Indian-American professor wins teaching award

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:30 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American professor who uses a game called “Baffa Baffa” to teach culture’s role in business and how it can affect transactions and relationships has won the prestigious Peltier Award for innovation in […]

Purvi Patel - Convicted to 20 +10 Years for Foeticide

Indian-American woman is at heart of US abortion wrangle

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:29 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): A judge in America’s conservative heartland has sentenced an Indian-American woman to at least 20 years in prison on charges of feticide and child neglect in a case that goes to the heart […]

Indian American Dr. Rajani Ganesh-Pillai of NDSU wins Peltier Award

Apr 1, 2015 - 4:12 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

The Indian Panorama News Release New York: Indian American Dr. Rajani Ganesh-Pillai, assistant professor of marketing, will be acknowledged with the Peltier Award; confirmed The North Dakota State University via its press release on the NDSU […]

NJ Indian American Doctor Yash Khanna Jailed 9 Months in kickback scam

Apr 1, 2015 - 12:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEWARK — Indian American Doctor Yash Khanna who admitted to taking cash kickbacks for referrals and failing to file tax returns will serve nine months in prison, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced in a release today. […]

Racist NYPD Cop shouts “I don’t know what f—ing planet you’re on right now!”

Indian American Uber Driver racially abused by NYPD

Apr 1, 2015 - 12:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NYPD Internal Affairs is investigating a video allegedly showing an officer unleashing a racist rant on an Uber driver during a traffic stop in the West Village on Monday, the Daily News has learned. “I […]

Obama honours Indian American Professor Murty S. Kambhampati

Apr 1, 2015 - 12:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Among the 14 winners of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) is Indian American and an Andhra University graduate Murty S. Kambhampati, a professor of biology at Southern University at New […]

Indian American Woman Jailed for 30 Years for Foeticide

Apr 1, 2015 - 12:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON: A 33-year-old Indian-American woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the US for female foeticide and child maltreatment of a dependent. Purvi Patel, was sentenced on the neglect of a dependent charge […]

Bindu Philips with her twin boys before they were allegedly abducted by her ex-husband

Indian-American Parents of ‘Abducted’ Children Seek US Help

Apr 1, 2015 - 12:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON: Around 60 Indian-Americans have asked the US government and the Congress to consider imposing sanctions on India, alleging that they have “not been able to get justice” from the Indian system in reuniting with their […]

Atul Keshap. Taken from his twitter page

Indian-American Atul Keshap is US envoy to Lanka, Maldives

Mar 29, 2015 - 9:24 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

After Richard Rahul Verma, who is the US ambassador to India, yet another Indian American has been named the country’s envoy by President Barack Obama nominating Indian-American Atul Keshap, a career foreign service official formerly, an official […]

Queen's University, Kingston cancer researcher Madhuri Koti has discovered a biomarker that will help lead to better predictions of the success of chemotherapy in ovarian cancer patients.

Indian American professor’s breakthrough cancer treatment

Mar 29, 2015 - 1:00 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

KINGSTON, ON, CANADA (TIP): Biomarkers are an indicator of a biological state or condition, and the discovery could lead to better treatment options in the fight against ovarian cancer, according to a press release from […]

Forbes’s list of top venture capitalists has 11 Indian-Americans

Mar 27, 2015 - 11:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): There are 11 Indian-Americans in the Forbes’s list of top venture capitalists – people who put their money on a good idea, see it become a business and stay or cash out […]

FBI Takes Step to Address Needs of Sikh Indian-Americans and Other Communities

Mar 25, 2015 - 2:12 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 25, 2015 —The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) commented today on the release of the updated FBI Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines and Training Manual, considered the single most important and inclusive […]

Barack Obama Praises Young Indian-American Teen Scientists

Mar 24, 2015 - 8:02 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

US President Barack Obama has praised the work of budding Indian-American teenage scientists who showcased their innovative exhibits, including an algorithm to identify potential drugs for cancer, ebola and tuberculosis. Anvita Gupta, 17, of Scottsdale, […]