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Indian Doctor From Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital Awarded For Tobacco Control Efforts

May 7, 2013 - 7:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian doctor of Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital has been awarded with the prestigious Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence for his innovative efforts in reducing tobacco consumption in India. Dr […]

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Going Under The Hammer: A Drop Of Bapu’s Blood

May 7, 2013 - 7:02 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

LONDON: A drop of Mahatma Gandhi’s blood is now up for sale. The largest collection of memorabilia relating to Gandhi — including his personal prayer beads from which he was inseparable, will, power of attorney […]

Murder Of Sarabjit Singh In Pakistani Jail Widely Condemned

May 7, 2013 - 6:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Death of Sarabjit Singh as a result of injuries inflicted on him in a brutal attack in Kot Lakhpat Rai jail in Pakistan has evoked strong condemnation from the Indian community across […]

India

More Than 6,500 Indians Languish In Foreign Jails

May 7, 2013 - 6:45 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHENNAI (TIP): More than 6,500 Indians are living an uncertain life in prisons in 80 foreign countries, half of them in three Gulf countries. The Gulf countries have the largest number of Indian prisoners, with […]

Town Of North Hempstead Hosts Fourth Annual Asian American Festival

May 7, 2013 - 6:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

PORT WASHINGTON, NY (TIP): “Supervisor Jon Kaiman and the North Hempstead Town Board are proud to host the fourth annual Asian American Festival, a celebration of the growing ethnic diversity within the Town of North […]

Europe

China Emerging As New Force In Drone Warfare

May 7, 2013 - 6:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China‘s security forces considered a tactic they’d never tried before: calling a drone strike on his remote hideaway deep in the hills […]

Karnataka State Election: A Key Test

May 7, 2013 - 5:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The 224-member Karnataka assembly will go to polls on May 5 and counting of votes will take place on May 8. Undoubtedly, this will set the tone for the 2014 general elections and will have […]

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Sarabjit Singh’s Killers Must Be Punished

May 7, 2013 - 5:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Even as thousands in Bhikhiwind, Amritsar, the native place of Sarabjit Singh, watched with tearful eyes the cremation of the brave son of India, some thoughts must have crossed their minds. Why did he have […]

Indian Americans

Indian American Charged With Drug Trade

May 7, 2013 - 5:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

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 […]

India

Pilots Sleep As Air-Hostess Turns Off Autopilot On Bangkok-Delhi Flight

May 7, 2013 - 3:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): Two Air India pilots put the lives of 166 passengers on a Bangkok- Delhi flight in danger by taking a 40-minute break from the cockpit and getting two stewardesses to operate the plane […]

Asoke Mukerji Hosts Reception At India’s Permanent Mission

May 7, 2013 - 3:47 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK, NY (TIP): The new Permanent Representative of India to the United Nation, Asoke Mukerji hosted an inaugural reception at the Permanent Mission in New York April 30th. Senior officials at the UN, diplomats […]

Second Edition Of Oak Tree Shopping Festival

May 7, 2013 - 3:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

ISELIN, NJ (TIP): Touchdown Media Inc. announced April 19 the second outing of the popular OAK TREE SHOPPING FESTIVAL. Scheduled for the weekend of May 18 and 19, 2013, this 2-day extravaganza will be held […]

United States

Mandolin Shrinivas to perform in NJ May 5

May 7, 2013 - 3:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

EDISON, NJ (TIP): The innovative mandolin maestro U.Shrinivas with his amazingly talented brother U.Rajesh will be performing live in concert on May 5 in Edison, NJ. Shrinivas is well known for his niche in Indian […]

Sarabjit Singh Returns In A Coffin

May 7, 2013 - 2:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The body of Sarabjit Singh was brought back on May 2 evening in a special aircraft sent by India. Two Indian diplomats accompanied the body, which was received at Amritsar airport by […]

Sikhs Take Out An Impressive Sikh Day Parade In New York

May 7, 2013 - 2:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK, NY (TIP): Organized by the Sikh Cultural Society, Richmond Hill, New York, the Sikh Day Parade on April 27 in Manhattan, New York, attracted, as usual, large crowds of Sikh men, women and […]

Strike By Even A Midget Nuke Will Invite Massive Response, India Warns Pak

May 5, 2013 - 4:04 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India will retaliate massively even if Pakistan uses tactical nuclear weapons against it. With Pakistan developing “tactical” nuclear warheads, that is, miniaturizing its weapons to be carried on short-range missiles, India will […]

India

Sajjan Acquittal: Angry Sikhs Protest, Block Metro, Traffic

May 5, 2013 - 4:00 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Scores of angry Sikh groups, waving placards and shouting slogans, blocked a busy road and disrupted the Metro service for a few hours to express their outrage over the acquittal of Congress […]

Chinese Incursion 19km, But 750 Sq Km At Stake For India

May 5, 2013 - 2:38 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The “acne” — as foreign minister Salman khurshid described it — could well turn into a deep scar on India‘s face, with the Chinese reinforcing their position across the Line of Actual […]

Half Of India’s Dalit Population Lives In 4 States

May 5, 2013 - 2:33 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHENNAI (TIP): Four states account for nearly half of the country’s dalit population, reveals the 2011 census. Uttar Pradesh stands first with 20.5% of the total scheduled caste (SC) population, followed by West Bengal with […]

Europe

Border row may cast shadow on Premier Li’s India visit: Experts

Apr 29, 2013 - 2:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): While there is no official announcement, officials say Li has has expressed wish to make New Delhi first halt of his maiden foreign tour and it is expected to take place in May. […]

Sikhs seek Germany’s intervention to save Prof. Bhullar’s life

Apr 29, 2013 - 2:25 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Sikh organizations representatives presented a memorandum to the German Consulate On 18th April 2013 seeking Germany‘s intervention in saving the life of Prof. Bhullar who is in death row in India

Sikhs demand freedom for Prof. Devenderpal Singh Bhullar

Apr 29, 2013 - 2:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

On April 18th, nearly 500 Sikh men and women demonstrated near the Indian Consulate in Manhattan to demand that Prof. Bhullar who has been sentenced to death be freed. The demonstrators shouted slogans against government […]

Army, MEA bid can resolve LAC stand-off

Apr 29, 2013 - 12:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELH (TIP)I: A third flag meeting to resolve the stand-off created by the April 15th Chinese incursion in Ladakh may be held on Friday, according to sources in the security establishment. The third meeting […]

India

India protests questioning of UP minister at Boston airport

Apr 26, 2013 - 8:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India has formally protested to the US the brief detention of Uttar Pradesh urban development minister Mohammad Azam Khan at Boston airport as he arrived to take part in an event at […]

India

Khurshid to visit China on May 9

Apr 26, 2013 - 8:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): A cautious government on April 25 announced that foreign minister Salman Khurshid will indeed be travelling to Beijing on May 9, as India prepares to receive Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on May […]

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