Indian Americans

Indian-origin former Singapore minister submits application to qualify for presidential election

Aug 12, 2023 - 4:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

SINGAPORE (TIP): Singapore’s Indian-origin former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Monday, August 7, 2023, filed his application for a certificate of eligibility to run in next month’s presidential election. Shanmugaratnam, 66, formally launched his presidential […]

Indian envoy raises Sikh trooper’s beard issue with US authorities

Aug 12, 2023 - 4:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW York (TIP): New York State trooper Charanjot Tiwana sought permission to grow a beard for his wedding in March last year. However, his request was denied on the grounds that keeping a beard would […]

Indian American Researcher Bhumi Purohit wins American Political Science Association’s top award

Aug 12, 2023 - 4:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American researcher Bhumi Purohit has received the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) 2023 William Anderson Award for the best dissertation in the general field of federalism or intergovernmental relations, state, and […]

Indian American judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya presided over Trump arraignment

Aug 12, 2023 - 4:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The arraignment of former President Donald J. Trump was presided over by Indian American Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya, who was born in Gujarat and grew up in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. […]

India-born college student will be first Republican to challenge Democrat Baldwin for Senate in 2024

Aug 12, 2023 - 4:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Rejani Raveendran’s longshot entry would indeed add a new face to the race WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Rejani Raveendran, a 40-year-old India-born college student, has announced her bid for Senate in the US state of Wisconsin, […]

Canadian college ‘shatters’ Punjab students’ dreams

Aug 12, 2023 - 4:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Cancels admission at eleventh hour, citing rush TORONTO (TIP): An “abrupt decision” taken by Canada’s Northern College, Scarborough campus, has thrown the plans of numerous Indian students, many of whom hail from Punjab, into disarray. […]

Sikhs in Singapore hailed for their contribution in diverse fields while retaining their culture

Aug 4, 2023 - 8:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

SINGAPORE (TIP): Sikhs in Singapore have distinguished themselves in their chosen professions and made significant contributions in diverse fields while retaining their culture, faith and unique identity, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said. He was […]

Three Indian-origin Singapore based among nine sworn in as nominated members in Parliament

Aug 4, 2023 - 8:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

SINGAPORE (TIP): Three Indian-origin Singaporeans were among nine nominated parliamentarians who took oath on Wednesday, August 2. Also sworn in on Wednesday, August 2, was Seah Kian Peng as the new Speaker of Parliament. He […]

Punjabi-origin UK MP Tanmanjit Dhesi stopped by immigration officers at Amritsar airport for 2 hours

Aug 4, 2023 - 8:25 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

AMRITSAR (TIP)- Punjabi-origin MP Tanmanjit Singh Dhesi was stopped by immigration authorities at Amritsar airport for two hours on Thursday. August 3 morning. He had reached Amritsar by an Air India flight number AI-118 from […]

Indian student killed in road accident in Australia

Aug 4, 2023 - 8:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

MELBOURNE (TIP): A 22-year-old Indian student working as an Uber Eats driver in Australia was killed after his bike collided with an SUV in Sydney, a media report said. Akshay Deepak Doultani, a Mumbai native […]

Indian expat wins Rs 45 crore grand prize in weekly UAE draw

Aug 4, 2023 - 8:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

DUBAI (TIP): A 47-year-old Indian expat in the UAE has won a whopping 20-million-dirham grand prize from a leading weekly draw in the country, taking the tally of Indians who have attained millionaire status through […]

Australian court sentences Samrala youth to 22-yr jail for burying ex-girlfriend alive

Aug 4, 2023 - 8:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

LUDHIANA (TIP)- An agrarian Dhaliwal family of Balala village in Samrala subdivision has left everything to the Almighty after hearing about the 22-year-long sentence to their son Tarikjot Singh on August 1, 2023 “How can […]

Punjabi-origin Indian British model Neelam Gill in a relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio’s “good friend”

Aug 4, 2023 - 6:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): Indian-British model Neelam Gill has put romance rumors with Leonardo DiCaprio to rest, People magazine reported. The model and DiCaprio were photographed boating together in Sardinia on Friday, July 28, fueling the rumors […]

Indian-origin US diplomat Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta championing global women’s rights in India on week-long visit

Aug 4, 2023 - 6:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Dr Geeta Rao Gupta, US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues is visiting India from August 1-8 to participate in the G-20 conference and meet her Indian counterparts with an aim to highlight […]

Indian American Shohini Sinha named head of FBI field office in Salt Lake City

Aug 4, 2023 - 6:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Shohini Sinha, an Indian American, known for her work on counter-terrorism investigations, has been named the special agent in charge of the FBI’s field office in Salt Lake City in the US […]

Indian American Nisha Desai Biswal confirmed as deputy CEO of DFC

Aug 4, 2023 - 6:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The United States Senate confirmed Nisha Desai Biswal to serve as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation. The DFC addresses the most critical challenges facing the developing world by […]

Indian American engineer from Alabama sues defense contractor for Hindi language discrimination

Aug 4, 2023 - 6:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

ALABAMA (TIP): A 78-year-old Indian American from Alabama has sued a defense contractor alleging that he was fired for speaking Hindi. The civil rights lawsuit by Anil Varshney, filed in the Northern District of Alabama, […]

Indian American Aneira Banwar has been crowned the “Royal International Miss International Princess of the Year 2023

Jul 29, 2023 - 1:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Sushma Malhotra ORLANDO, FL (TIP): Seven-year-old Aneira Banwar from Virginia, USA has been crowned the “Royal International Miss International Princess of the Year 2023”. Aneira made all Indians proud by winning the title of Royal […]

Indian American executive Amrapali “Ami” Gan quits as OnlyFans CEO

Jul 29, 2023 - 1:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): : Indian American executive Amrapali “Ami” Gan is leaving as CEO of OnlyFans, an internet content subscription service based in London to lead Hoxton Projects, a marketing company she has founded. She […]

Indian American Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi recognized by Nonpartisan Common Ground Committee

Jul 29, 2023 - 1:38 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat, has been recognized by the Common Ground Committee as a “Common Ground Champion” who “seeks points of agreement and solutions on social and political issues through listening and […]