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Indian American scientist Sona Patel uses voice response to detect Alzheimer’s

Sep 2, 2015 - 11:16 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

Indian American scientist & professor Sona Patel, Ph.D. of Seton Hall’s School of Health and Medical Sciences is conducting a new research that could one day make early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and other […]

Sarjeet Gill is a distinguished professor of cell biology and neuroscience and an entomologist at UC Riverside. PHOTO COURTESY OF S. GILL, UC RIVERSIDE

Indian American Scientist Elected Fellow of Entomological Society of America

Sep 2, 2015 - 8:01 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

Indian American entomologist Sarjeet Gill is one of only 10 new fellows elected this year as Fellows of the Entomological Society of America for 2015. Gill is a distinguished professor of cell biology and neuroscience at […]

Give greater rights to children below 6 years: Law Commission of India

Aug 28, 2015 - 9:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Law Commission of India on Wednesday recommended amending the Constitution to ensure that children below six years of age are protected from “all forms” of neglect, harm and exploitation. The Commission […]

Cyanide in Tianjin waters 277 times over the limit

Aug 21, 2015 - 8:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

SHANGHAI (TIP): Chinese authorities warned that cyanide levels in the waters around the Tianjin Port explosion site had risen to as much as 277 times acceptable levels although they declared the city’s potable water was […]

This young man of 21 - Hardik Patel - who plans to organize a rally of 40 lakh people on August 25 has given sleepless nights to Gujarat government

GUJARAT THROWS UP A YOUNG LEADER

Aug 21, 2015 - 8:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Twenty one year old Hardik Patel is emerging as the unlikely new leader from Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has built up a new fan following, comprising of people in the […]

Jimmy Carter to undergo radiation for cancer on his brain

Aug 21, 2015 - 6:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

ATLANTA (TIP): Former US President Jimmy Carter announced on Thursday that he will begin radiation treatment on cancer that is on multiple spots on his brain. “I get my first radiation treatment for the melanoma […]

FDA approves controversial drug for women with low sex drives

Aug 21, 2015 - 12:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, August 18, evening approved the world’s first drug designed to stir a woman’s waning desire for sex, a condition that affects an estimated 1 in 10 […]

CHINA DEVALUES YUAN THIRD TIME IN A ROW, MARKETS ON THE EDGE

Aug 15, 2015 - 9:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING/NEW DELHI (TIP): China set the reference rate for its currency more than one percent lower against the US dollar on August 13, the operator of the national foreign exchange market said, its third consecutive […]

INDIA INCREASES IMPORT DUTY ON STEEL

Aug 15, 2015 - 9:02 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (TIP): A day after devaluation of the Chinese yuan, the government on August 12 announced a 2.5%increase in customs duty on flat and long steel products, amid a growing clamour for protectionism from […]

Global Indians – 13 Global CEOs

Aug 15, 2015 - 8:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has all along been appreciative of the struggles and achievements of NRIs. His close association with a number of NRIs all across the world is well known. There is no country in […]

Shri O.P. Munjal, Chairman Emeritus, Hero Cycles

Hero Cycles founder OP Munjal dead

Aug 14, 2015 - 12:40 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

LUDHIANA/NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s ‘Cycle Man’ and founder of Hero Cycles Om Prakash Munjal died at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana on August 13 morning after a brief illness. He was 86 and […]

US beauty queen fakes cancer, arrested for deception & theft

Aug 14, 2015 - 12:29 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

PENNSYLVANIA (TIP): Police in Pennsylvania have arrested a beauty queen for faking cancer. Miss Pennsylvania champion, Brandi Lee Weaver-Gates, of Bellefonte was charged with theft by deception and receiving stolen property. The 23-year-old allegedly would […]

Explosion near Kabul airport, 4 dead

Aug 14, 2015 - 10:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KABUL (TIP): An apparent suicide car bombing at a busy roundabout near the entrance to Kabul’s international airport on Monday killed at least four people and wounded another 15, officials said. A huge plume of […]

Dr. Amit Pandya, professor of dermatology at the University of Texas Southwestern. (utsouthwestern.edu photo)

Indian American Dr. Amit Pandya finds new ways to treat discoloration from Vitiligo

Aug 14, 2015 - 2:43 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

DALLAS (TIP) — Indian American Dr. Amit Pandya of the UT Southwestern Medical Center, has improved a technique to transplant pigment cells that can repair the affected area of skin discoloration from vitiligo. Vitiligo affects about two million people in […]

Indo-Canadian Among 2 Held in Drug Bust in Canada

Aug 11, 2015 - 5:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

An Indian-origin man and his accomplice have charged by the City police after officers located and seized drugs, weapons, cash and a stolen motorcycle from inside a northeast apartment unit. Following a two-week investigation stemming from […]

Indian-Origin Doctor Held for Faking Credentials

Aug 6, 2015 - 1:57 pm EDT Agencies | Media Reports 0

WELLINGTON: An Indian-origin psychiatrist from the US, charged with stealing the credentials of another US-based doctor so that he could work in New Zealand, was arrested and denied bail, a media report said on Thursday. According […]

Cleveland-based Dr. Sumita Khatri thanked by Obama for her research on air pollution

Aug 6, 2015 - 8:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has applauded the role of an Indian-American doctor in researching the health impact of pollution and helping families whose lives are impacted by air pollution. “Doctor, thank you,” Obama said […]

World pays Tribute to India’s ‘People’s President’

Aug 1, 2015 - 8:11 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” el_class=”aboutme_content”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”44867″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle_2″ border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”large” el_class=”aboutme_image”][vc_column_text] India loses a shining star of learning By Zafar Iqbal The GOPIO-Metropolitan Washington is very sad to learn of the passing […]

Prime Minister Modi salutes the dear departed "People's President" APJ Abdul Kalam, as the body draped in Triclor is about to be taken for burial

People’s President laid to rest with public outpouring of grief

Jul 31, 2015 - 12:59 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

RAMESHWARAM (TIP): This small temple town, with a population of just about 50,000, turned into mini India as one of the country’s most loved sons was laid to rest with full state honors on Thursday, July […]

Jaipur Literature Festival’s 1st US event in Colorado

Jul 24, 2015 - 4:25 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BOULDER, CO (TIP): Nearly a decade after its inception, The Jaipur Literature Festival, the world’s largest free literary festival is heading to Boulder, Colorado on Sept. 18-20 to host their first-ever U.S. event for three days of books, ideas, performance […]

PROLONGED SITTING MAY RAISE CANCER RISK IN WOMEN

Jul 17, 2015 - 7:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Spending more leisure time sitting is linked with 10 percent higher risk of cancer, including breast and ovarian cancers in women, says a study led by an Indian-origin researcher. “The higher risk was present even after […]

Companies in India create thousands of US jobs

Jul 17, 2015 - 3:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

“The 100 Indian-based companies surveyed for the study have made an aggregate $15.3 billion investment in their U.S. operations. That, in turn, has created 91,000 jobs in the U.S., which by any measure is a […]

Jaipur Literature Festival’s 1st US event in Colorado

Jul 14, 2015 - 2:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Nearly a decade after its inception, The Jaipur Literature Festival, the world’s largest free literary festival is heading to Boulder, Colorado on Sept. 18-20 to host their first-ever U.S. event for three days of books, ideas, performance art, dialogue and […]

Indian-Origin Schoolboy in UK Develops New Alzheimer’s Test

Jul 14, 2015 - 1:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Krtin Nithyananda is a 15-year-old Indian-origin boy in the UK, who as part of a scientific competition has developed a test with which not only can detect early signs of disease, but also to stop […]

HEALTH BENEFITS OF SWIMMING

Jul 12, 2015 - 3:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Swimming is a great form of workout. Besides losing a few pounds and helping us maintain our physique, swimming offers many other advantages. Swimming enhances cardiovascular health: Heart diseases are among the most common of lifestyle illnesses […]

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