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Indian American Hotel Owner Ordered to Pay Restitution of $150,500 to Employees

Sep 1, 2017 - 4:25 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN (TIP): An Indian American Hotel Owner Mehul Chandubhai Patel, a/k/a “Mike Patel,” 31, of Battle Creek, Michigan, on Aug 21 was ordered to pay restitution of $150,500 to his former employees, Acting […]

National Champion of 2017 MoneyGram Cricket Bee Announced

Aug 25, 2017 - 1:16 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

METUCHEN, NJ (TIP): In a nail biting and dramatic run up to the Finale of the MoneyGram Cricket Bee, Schaumburg’s Alpesh Gohil correctly answered “Michael Holding” in response to the question “who infamously kicked over […]

Indian American Novelist Padma Viswanathan to be honored with Porter Fund Literary Prize

Aug 25, 2017 - 10:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

NEW YORK (TIP): Padma Viswanathan, the Indian American novelist and playwright from Arkansas is the recipient of the 2017 Porter Fund Literary Prize. She is an associate professor of fiction in the Program in Creative […]

Indian-American Mathew Martoma’s insider trading conviction upheld by Federal Court

Aug 25, 2017 - 10:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): A federal appeals panel upheld on August 23 the insider trading conviction of Mathew Martoma, a former portfolio manager for Steven A. Cohen, rejecting his claims that there was inadequate evidence of […]

Indian American Appointed Executive Director of ACLU-NJ Chapter

Aug 25, 2017 - 10:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

EDISON, NJ (TIP): The American Civil Liberties Union’s New Jersey chapter (ACLU-NJ) announced that Indian American attorney Amol Sinha has been named as executive director. The Jersey City resident, who most recently led state advocacy […]

Indian American physician to run for Congress in Arizona

Aug 25, 2017 - 10:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 4

PHOENIX, AZ (TIP): Dr. Hiral Tipirneni, an Indian American emergency room physician and cancer research advocate, officially announced her candidacy for Arizona’s 8thCongressional District. Hiral has dedicated her life to serving her community and is […]

Indian American Doctor discovers Breakthrough Therapy for Sepsis

Aug 25, 2017 - 10:02 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEBRASKA (TIP): A breakthrough therapy has been developed by a team led by an American professor of Indian origin, Dr Pinaki Panigrahi, which can reduce the risk of Sepsis infection (a condition of bacterial infection […]

Indian American Police Captain Ron Raman appointed Chief of San Pablo Police

Aug 25, 2017 - 9:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

SAN PABLO (TIP): The City of San Pablo created history when it extended an official offer of employment to Indian American Police Captain Rathnesh (Ron) Raman, a 21-year veteran of the Pittsburg Police Department, as […]

Indian American Executive Faces Racial Abuse from Trump Supporters

Aug 25, 2017 - 7:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

CHICAGO (TIP): An Indian-American executive was racially abused and told to “go back to India” after he said that he will not support President Donald Trump’s economic agenda after Trump appeared to defend white supremacists […]

Indian American Joins New Jersey Democratic Coordinated Campaign Committee

Aug 19, 2017 - 9:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

EDISON (TIP): Victory 2017, the coordinated campaign between Murphy for Governor and the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, announced the hiring of two veteran state political operatives including Indian American Amit Jani, who will undertake […]

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Indian American Sentenced to Prison for Participating in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Aug 19, 2017 - 9:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

FREMONT (TIP): An Indian American Mahendra Prasad, 55, of Fremont, was sentenced Aug 14 by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $328,000 in restitution for his […]

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Indian American man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Victims in IRS Impersonator Scam

Aug 19, 2017 - 9:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

MIAMI (TIP): A Miami resident of Indian origin was sentenced to 40 months in prison on Aug 15, to be followed by three years of supervised release for his role in defrauding victims in an […]

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Indian American Investment Bank Vice President Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading

Aug 19, 2017 - 9:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): An Indian American executive Avaneesh Krishnamoorthy, who worked as a vice president and risk management specialist for a Manhattan-based investment bank pled guilty Aug 10 to a criminal Information charging […]

Indian American Professor Thomas Kailath to be honored with lifetime achievement award by Marconi Society

Aug 19, 2017 - 9:33 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

STANFORD (TIP): Stanford electrical engineering Professor emeritus Thomas Kailath will be given the Marconi Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his many transformative contributions to information and system science, as well as his sustained […]

Doyen of Indian American community Bansi Shah Passes away

Aug 11, 2017 - 7:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Bansi Shah, lovingly addressed as Bansi Bhai, a perfect gentleman, chose to say good bye for ever to his numerous friends and relations on August 10. He was 76. Bansi Shah was a popular person, […]

Indian American Pathologist sued for misdiagnosis

Aug 11, 2017 - 6:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

KANSAS CITY (TIP): An Indian American pathologist in Kansas is facing a lawsuit by a Kansas-based woman who has alleged that she was wrongly diagnosed with having a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, which resulted in unnecessary […]

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Indian American physician arrested for groping minor girl in United Airlines flight

Aug 11, 2017 - 6:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

NEWARK, NJ (TIP): An Indian American doctor has been arrested by police for allegedly groping a 16-year-old girl onboard a United Airlines New Jersey-bound flight. According to police, the minor girl was sitting next to […]

Indian American Man Fined for Filing False VISA Applications

Aug 11, 2017 - 6:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

MANCHESTER, NH (TIP): Indian American entrepreneur Rohit Saksena, 42, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced August 8 to serve three years of probation and pay a $40,000 fine for filing false visa applications, Acting United […]

Indian-American rams vehicle into Disney World bus

Aug 11, 2017 - 6:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

ORLANDO, FL (TIP): An Indian-American allegedly rammed his vehicle into a Disney World bus after jumping a red light in Florida, leaving five persons injured, media reports said on Monday, August 7. Ritesh Bhagani, 34, […]

Indian American Executive agrees to plead guilty to Price-Fixing Conspiracy

Aug 11, 2017 - 6:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

HOUSTON (TIP): An e-commerce company and its top executive of Indian origin have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to fix prices for customized promotional products sold online to customers in the United States. Zaappaaz […]

7,620 Indian nationals lodged in foreign jails, highest in Saudi Arabia

Aug 11, 2017 - 6:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Lodged in 86 jails abroad, at least 50 are women NEW DELHI (TIP): As many as 7,620 Indian nationals are lodged in foreign jails, with the highest number in Saudi Arabia. Of them, at least […]

Indian American Dilip Chauhan appointed Nassau County Deputy Comptroller for Minority Affairs

Aug 4, 2017 - 2:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos announced, August 2, promotion of Mr. Dilip Chauhan to the position of Deputy Comptroller for Minority Affairs. “Our minority communities are an integral part of the fabric […]

Indian American Surgeon receives Healthcare Visionary of the Decade Award

Aug 4, 2017 - 12:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): Internationally acclaimed Indian American Cardiac Surgeon Dr Mukesh Hariawala was recently honored with prestigious “Indian Healthcare Visionary of the Decade” award at 4th Annual Business Leadership Conclave in Mumbai. He was felicitated along […]

Indian American Democrat wins Washington State Senate primary from 45th District

Aug 4, 2017 - 12:46 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Manka Dhingra, an Indian-American Democrat, has won the August 1 primary for the state Senate seat in Washington’s 45th Legislative District, defeating her Republican contender Jinyoung Lee Englund. Dhingra is a senior deputy prosecutor in […]

Indian American Jaanu Patel makes it to Top 5 in Miss Teen USA Beauty Pageant

Aug 4, 2017 - 12:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

SACRAMENTO (TIP): An Indian-American student who was crowned ‘Miss California Teen USA’ last year, has been selected as one of the top five contestants in the Miss Teen USA 2017 beauty pageant. Jaanu Patel, 16, […]