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Indian American DREAMer Shristi Sharma wins Impact’s essay contest

Nov 21, 2021 - 5:54 am EST @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Shristi Sharma, an Indian documented DREAMer from North Carolina has won the $5,000 First Prize in Indian American Impact Project’s “We Are Home” Essay Contest. The contest was open to undocumented and […]

Sanity has prevailed.

Nov 19, 2021 - 12:08 am EST @theindpanorama 2

On Prime Minister Narendra’s Announcement of repeal of farm laws After remaining adamant for more than a year on not repealing the farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged in his address to the […]

Air India denies 85-Year-Old Lady boarding despite a confirmed seat reservation

Nov 16, 2021 - 5:58 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

Family rejects offer of compensation; demands punishment to the guilty November 16, 2021 3.45 PM I.S. Saluja SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Kamani Bhandari, an 85-year-old lady who is a US Citizen and an OCI card holder […]

Indian-origin in UAE hails new civil law for non-Muslims

Nov 11, 2021 - 8:59 am EST @theindpanorama 0

ABU DHABI (TIP): The Indian community in the United Arab Emirates on Monday, November 8, hailed the landmark new civil law for non-Muslims in Abu Dhabi, the capital and the second-most populous city of the […]

Indian Origin boys kidnapped in South Africa

Indian-origin kidnapped brothers in South Africa returned to parents after 3 weeks

Nov 11, 2021 - 8:58 am EST @theindpanorama 2

The boys were abducted by seven armed men wearing white overalls in two vehicles that blocked the car they were travelling in on their way to school on October 21 JOHANNESBURG (TIP):The four young sons […]

Indian American police officer critically wounded in Georgia after being shot while responding to domestic dispute

Nov 11, 2021 - 8:55 am EST @theindpanorama 1

ATLANTA (TIP): A 38-year-old Indian American police officer was critically injured after a person fired at him and fled the scene while he was responding to a domestic dispute in the US state of Georgia, […]

Canada is the new hub for Indian entrepreneurs

Nov 11, 2021 - 8:53 am EST @theindpanorama 1

OTTAWA (TIP): Is America’s loss Canada’s gain? Young Indian entrepreneurs are increasingly finding many advantages and benefits in business immigration to Canada. Canada has now become a hub of booming businesses. Entrepreneurs, investors, as well […]

British-Sikh Army officer Polar Preet sets off for South Pole adventure

Nov 11, 2021 - 8:52 am EST @theindpanorama 3

Nirpal S Shergill LONDON (TIP): A 32-year-old British Sikh Army officer and physiotherapist is on a mission to become the first Indian-origin female to complete a solo, unsupported trek to the South Pole and is […]

Indian-American Narinder Singh Kapany who laid groundwork for high-speed Internet gets Padma Vibhushan

Nov 11, 2021 - 8:33 am EST @theindpanorama 0

In recognition of his contribution in the field of ‘fibre optics’, the Government of India bestowed Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award, upon Indian-American Narinder Singh Kapany posthumously on Tuesday, Nov 9. Known as […]

Indian American MD Anderson professor working to improve cancer treatment

Nov 6, 2021 - 8:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

HOUSTON (TIP): Navin Varadarajan, an Indian American MD Anderson Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Houston hopes to make revolutionary cancer treatment immunotherapy even better. Varadarajan will use a $1.8 million […]

Indian American Aftab Pureval elected as Cincinnati mayor

Nov 6, 2021 - 8:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

COLUMBUS, OH (TIP): In a historic win, Indian American lawyer Aftab Pureval, 39, has been elected mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, in Tuesday, November 2 election to become the first Asian American chosen to lead the […]

Indian American actor Kal Penn comes out as gay and reveals his engagement with his partner

Nov 6, 2021 - 8:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Born Kalpen Suresh Modi, noted Indian American actor and former President Barack Obama’s adviser Kal Penn has come out as gay, and revealed that he’s engaged to Josh, his partner of 11 […]

Indian American Swaranjit Singh Khalsa becomes first Sikh to be elected to a City Council in Connecticut

Nov 6, 2021 - 8:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NORWICH, CT (TIP): Democrat Swaranjit Singh made history on November2 when he became the first Sikh ever elected to a City Council in the State of Connecticut. Sikhism, the fifth most-followed religion in the world, […]

Indian American student wins $25,000 top award in science competition

Nov 6, 2021 - 7:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Akilan Sankaran, a 14-year-old Indian American student from Albuquerque, New Mexico, has won the top $25,000 Samueli Foundation Prize in America’s premier science and engineering competition for middle school students. Akilan is […]

US-based Indian journalist narrates rise of ‘phenomenal’ Kamala Harris in his new book

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): A new book narrating the rise of “phenomenal” US Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to occupy this position, and in the process shattering several glass ceilings, by a Washington DC-based […]

Indo- Canadian Anita Anand replaces Harjit Singh Sajjan as Canada’s Defense Minister

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

OTTAWA (TIP): Punjab-origin Canadian politician Anita Anand was on Tuesday, October 26, appointed country’s new Defense Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, over a month after his Liberal Party returned power in […]

Indian-origin UK based founder and CEO Vivek Chadha passes away

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

Nirpal S Shergill LONDON (TIP): Nine Group Hotels and Investments, the UK-based company behind a series of hotel brands around the country, on Wednesday announced the sudden death of its Indian-origin founder and CEO Vivek […]

Indian American Neera Tanden named White House staff secretary

Oct 30, 2021 - 7:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian-American policy expert Neera Tanden, a close confidant of US President Joe Biden, has been named White House staff secretary, eight months after Republican lawmakers scuttled her nomination to another key post. […]

Indian American astronaut Raja Chari all set to lead NASA’s next mission

Oct 30, 2021 - 7:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American Astronaut Raja Chari is all set to lead NASA’s next mission to the International Space Station on Sunday, October 31, the Halloween Day, on his very first space flight. The […]

Indian American nominated Vice Chair Sharanjit Singh Thind

Indian American nominated as a Vice Chair of Nassau Republican Committee

Oct 23, 2021 - 7:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Joseph Cairo, Chairman of Nassau Republican Committee on Oct. 18, 2021 has nominated Sharanjit Singh Thind, as a Vice Chairman of the party. Sharanjit Singh Thind, becomes the first, and the only […]

Indian American Ravi Chaudhary nominated to a key position in Pentagon

Oct 23, 2021 - 7:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON(TIP): US President Joe Biden on Thursday, October 14, announced his intent to nominate Indian American Ravi Chaudhary to a key position in the Pentagon. A former Air Force officer, Chaudhary has been nominated for […]

Indian American economist Gita Gopinath to leave IMF and return to Harvard University in January

Indian American economist Gita Gopinath to return to Harvard University in January

Oct 23, 2021 - 7:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

BOSTON (TIP): Indian American Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist and Director of the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will resign in January 2022 and return to Harvard University, the Fund’s Managing Director Kristalina […]

6-year-old Indian-origin sets Singapore record by memorizing 1,560 Pi digits

Oct 23, 2021 - 7:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

SINGAPORE (TIP): Six-year-old Indian-origin Ishani Shanmugam broke Singapore’s national record for most digits of Pi memorized by reciting 1,560 decimal places. Sitting in her living room on October 13, Ishani calmly recited the digits in […]

3 Indian Americans appointed White House fellows

Oct 23, 2021 - 7:38 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): The White House on Monday, October 18, named 19 young emerging leaders as its fellows for 2021-22, three of whom are Indian-Americans. The prestigious White House Fellowship programme embeds professionals from diverse backgrounds […]

Indian American President of USIBCI Nisha Desai Biswal Head of the US India Business Council

Indian American President of USIBC says Free Trade Agreement is the next Frontier in India-US Ties

Oct 15, 2021 - 7:38 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): – A Free Trade Agreement is the next frontier in the India-U.S. relationship,Nisha Desai Biswal, Indian American president of the U.S.-India Business Council and a former U.S. diplomat, said. Biswal, speaking at […]