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6 Indian-American kids’ culinary skills feted at White House

Jul 12, 2013 - 11:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

WASHINGTON (TIP): Six Indian-American kid chefs have been honored for their fabulous culinary skills by US First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House’s “Kids State Dinner” as part of her initiative to tackle obesity […]

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Indian-American Sentenced To 10 Months For Concealing $1.2 Mn

Jul 12, 2013 - 10:45 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

EDISON, NEW JERSEY (TIP): A US federal court has sentenced Indian American Sameer Gupta, to 19 months of imprisonment for concealing more than USD 1.2 million income in various domestic and Indian banks. The sentencing […]

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Indian-American Gets $100,000 For Selling Winning Lottery Ticket

Jul 12, 2013 - 10:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American beer shop owner in Pennsylvania will get a whopping $100,000 for selling a $131.5 millionwinning lottery ticket. Gary Patel, 30, who immigrated to the US from India as a teenager, said […]

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6 Indian-American kids’ culinary skills feted at White House

Jul 12, 2013 - 10:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): Six Indian-American kid chefs have been honored for their fabulous culinary skills by US First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House’s “Kids State Dinner” as part of her initiative to tackle obesity […]

National GOP launches Indian American Executive Council

Jul 5, 2013 - 7:52 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHICAGO (TIP): The National Republican Congressional Committee has formed an Indian American Executive Council to “facilitate communication between NRCC and the Indian American community” and to “advise the Republican Party on key issues important to […]

Indian American convicted for the Largest Hepatitis-C Outbreak in Vegas

Jul 5, 2013 - 7:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

LAS VEGAS (TIP): Dipak Desai, a former Indian American doctor has been convicted of 27 criminal charges against him. The former Las Vegas doctor and Endoscopy clinic owner is responsible for the largest hepatitis C […]

Indian American honored with Healthcare Visionary of the Decade Award

Jul 5, 2013 - 7:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

MUMBAI (TIP): Mukesh Hariawala, an Indian American Cardiac Surgeon has been honored with the prestigious Indian Healthcare Visionary of the Decade award. A Harvard trained and internationally acclaimed Surgeon and Healthcare Economist, Hariawala was acknowledged […]

Indian Americans host Reception in Honor of Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C.

Jul 5, 2013 - 7:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON D.C.(TIP): The American India Public Affairs Committee (AIPACom) organized a reception in honor of Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C. on June 27th. Congressman Ed Royce, Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee; Joe Crowley, Chair, India Caucus; […]

Lawmakers demand honor for first Indian- American Congressman, Dalip Singh Saund

Jun 29, 2013 - 10:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): A group of 14 lawmakers has requested the State of California to induct Dalip Singh Saund, the first Indian to be elected to Congress, into the California Hall of Fame. The group led […]

Hagel Apologizes For Joking About Indian-American Being Taliban

Jun 29, 2013 - 10:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP) US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressed regret to an Indian-American college professor on Friday, June 21 after jokingly asking him if he was Taliban during a question-answer session following an event at the […]

Indian-American Gurpreet Singh Gosal Convicted Of Murder In US

Jun 29, 2013 - 9:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

SACRAMENTO, CA (TIP): 28-yearold Indian-American Gurpreet Singh Gosal has been convicted of murder of another person from the community outside a gurdwara in Sacramento. Gurpreet Singh Gosal was convicted of killing Parmjit Pamma Singh, 26, […]

Indian American Appeals For Help To Uttarakhand

Jun 29, 2013 - 8:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

JERSEY CITY, NJ (TIP): A local businessman and community leader Atma Singh who is also the President of Indian Congress Party, USA, has appealed to Indian American organizations and individuals to generously donate for relief […]

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Four Indian Americans Charged With Healthcare Fraud

Jun 21, 2013 - 4:59 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): Four Indian Americans, including a physician and three co-owners of a health clinic from Chicago area, have been charged with healthcare fraud estimated to be running into millions of dollars. Federal law enforcement […]

Indian American Night Celebrated

Jun 7, 2013 - 11:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American Forum Inc. organized the Indian American Night on Sunday June2, 2013 at Harry Chapin lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, Parking Field 6 & 6A. Program started with […]

Indian American boy, 13, Wins Scripps Spelling Bee

May 31, 2013 - 8:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Arvind V Mahankali, an eighth grader at Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School, won the nationally televised contest on May 30 night by spelling “knaidel,” a Yiddish term of German origin meaning “dumpling.” Straight-faced […]

Prominent Indian American neurosurgeon sentenced to probation for unreported offshore bank accounts

May 24, 2013 - 12:04 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

MILWAUKI (TIP): On February 1, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin sentenced Arvind Ahuja, a Milwaukee neurosurgeon, to serve three years of probation and to pay a fine of $350,000 […]

12 YEAR INDIAN AMERICAN BOY WINS GEOGRAPHY BEE

May 24, 2013 - 10:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Passion for geography runs deep in Sathwik Karnik’s family. When he was about 6, his mother began challenging Sathwik and his older brother, Karthik, to her version of hide-and-seek – using an atlas. […]

Indian American Media miffed at Home Minister shying away from media interaction

May 24, 2013 - 8:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): India’s Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was in town for two days on May 22 and 23. It is learnt he met with selected people at the Consulate on May 22. But […]

Indian American Vivek Ranadive buys US basketball team

May 18, 2013 - 7:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American software magnate Vivek Ranadive, who has become the first person of Indian descent to become the owner of a major US basketball team, plans to build the Sacramento Kings into a […]

Renowned Indian American health expert Mukesh Hariawala to address India Leadership Conclave 2013

May 18, 2013 - 7:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON (TIP): Renowned Indian American health expert Mukesh Hariawala will address the fourth edition of the India Leadership Conclave 2013 in Mumbai in June, 2013. Harvard trained and internationally acclaimed Indian American healthcare economist and […]

Indian American Kiran Patel Wins US Business Chamber Award

May 11, 2013 - 7:17 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian American businessman has been awarded by a US business chamber as its 2013 Ambassador of the Year. Kiran Patel was named as the 2013 Ambassador of the Year by the […]

Indian American Community Organizations Welcome The New Consul General

May 7, 2013 - 9:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK, NY (TIP): The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO), in collaboration with several community organizations and groups in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area, held a well attended and highly successful […]

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Indian American Charged With Drug Trade

May 7, 2013 - 5:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

CHICAGO (TIP): Phulbir Singh, an Indian American settled in the state of Indianapolis has been sentenced to three years in jail for selling drugs, according to available reports published May 2. He will have to […]

Indian American Attorney slams ‘rampant’ corruption in New York

Apr 26, 2013 - 7:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian-origin Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has said that the rampant public corruption infecting New York is due to a lack of government transparency. Bharara said, “fundamental reform” is needed to end […]

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17 Indian American Students Named 2013 Goldwater Scholars

Apr 26, 2013 - 7:11 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Seventeen Indian American students from around the country who hope to become America’s next crop of researchers were recently named as Goldwater Scholars for 2013. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in […]