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Indian teen wins US quiz show
NEW YORK (TIP): Sharath Narayan, an Indian American teen from Madison, Alabama won Jeopardy! Teen Tournament – a top quiz show in the US. In the finale held in Washington, DC, on November 22, he […]
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Indian professor named AAPS 2016 Fellow
NEW YORK (TIP): Arvind Kumar Bansal, a professor and head of the department of pharmaceutics at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in India, has been nominated by The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) as […]
Indian Americans
Trump wants Preet Bharara to stay on: Community is pleased
NEW YORK (TIP): Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, said after meeting the President-elect at Trump Tower on November 30 that he would remain in office under Donald Trump’s administration. Speaking to reporters […]
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Indian American among 15 appointed to NY City Community Services Board
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Indian American Dr. Pankaj Patel, a Board Certified Psychiatrist and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Sciences at Richmond University Medical Center is one of the 15 appointed […]
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Former Minister Ponnala Laksmaiah given a reception by INOC Telangana Chapter
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian National Overseas Congress USA – Telangana Chapter organized a meet and greet event with Former PCC President and Ex Minister Shri. Ponnala Lakshmaiah on November 12th 2016. This event was attended […]
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Indian American community leader Harish Thakkar honored at the NYC Council Diwali
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The New York City Council celebrated Diwali, as usual, this year on November 15. On the occasion, some Indian Americans were recognized and honored for their services to the community. One […]
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Seven Indian-Americans honored with New England Choice Awards
WALTHAM, MA (TIP): Seven Indian-American luminaries and two organizations received New England Choice Awards at a black-tie gala last month at Westin Hotel in Waltham, MA. Philanthropists Jaishree and Desh Deshpande, founders of the Deshpande […]
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Indian teen arrested 5 times in November in New Jersey
BRUNSWICK, NJ (TIP): A 19-year-old Indian was arrested five times in 12 days in November on multiple charges including attempted assault by auto, driving under the influence and drug possession, according to a report by […]
Entertainment
Singer Ameet Kamath’s second album takes listeners ‘Into The Night’
NEW YORK (TIP): India-born, New York City-raised and Minneapolis-based singer/songwriter Ameet Kamath’s second music album “Into the Night” released on Wednesday, November 23, at The Rockwood Music Hall on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. […]
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New York City Council honors Ranju Batra for securing Diwali Stamp
NEW YORK (TIP): The New York City Council honored, November 15, businesswoman, community leader and chairperson of Diwali Stamp Project, Ranju Batra for her singular achievement in having a Diwali Stamp issued by the USPS. […]
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AAPI President Ajay Lodha asks Trump to enact medical liability reform
NEW YORK (TIP): Dr. Ajay Lodha, president of the largest body of Indian-American doctors has asked President-elect Donald Trump to enact medical liability reform, which it claimed is driving up the healthcare cost in its […]
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Indian woman among Journalists honored for Courageous Reporting
LONDON (TIP): Journalists from India, Egypt, Turkey, and El Salvador were honored Tuesday, November 22 night in New York, at the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 26th annual International Press Freedom Awards for courageous work amid […]
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Ravi Batra welcomes Trump’s choice of Nikki Haley as US Ambassador to the UN
Welcoming President-elect’s choice of Nikki Haley, New York based eminent attorney Ravi Batra, said in a statement released to The Indian Panorama, Wednesday, November 23, “President elect Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Governor Nikki Haley […]
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Trump chooses Nikki Haley to be the US Ambassador to the United Nations
NEW YORK (TIP): South Carolina’s Governor of Indian origin Nikki Haley has been chosen by President elect Donald Trump to be the US ambassador to the United Nations, the transition team announced Wednesday, November 23. […]
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Indian-Origin Muslim Woman Wins Key Local Election In Maryland
Washington: A Muslim-American woman, whose parents are from India and Pakistan, has won a key local election in the US state of Maryland which was dominated by anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric. Raaheela Ahmed, 23, @RaaheelaAhmed won […]
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Chemistry professor Pradip Mascharak receives Outstanding Faculty Award
An Indian-Origin professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Pradip Mascharak, has received the 2015-16 Outstanding Faculty Award from University of California, Santa Cruz’s Division of Physical and Biological Sciences. Mascharak earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees […]
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DEMONETIZATION: NRIs concerned over changing old currency notes
There has been a spate of mixed reactions from the NRIS living in America after India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has imposed nation-wide ban on existing Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes in a move […]
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Indian-Origin Sentenced To Prison For Helping ISIS in Chicago
An Indian American man who tried to go to Syria with his teenaged brother and sister to join the ISIS terror organisation has been sentenced in Chicago to 40 months in prison. Mohammed Hazra Khan, […]
Education
US Records Highest Increase in Students from India
A record 165,918 Indians were studying in the US during academic year 2015-16, a rise of 25 per cent over the last year, making it the second leading country of origin among international students in […]
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Indian-American Couple Charged With Human Trafficking In California
An Indian-American couple has been indicted on human trafficking charges related to forced labour of foreign nationals primarily from India, authorities have said. A federal grand jury charged Satish Kartan, 43, and his wife Sharmistha […]
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Indian-American Woman Politician Threatened For Calling Anti-Trump March
An Indian-American woman politician in the US has received hundreds of angry emails and phone calls, some telling her to “go back to India”, after she called for a nation-wide protest against President-elect Donald Trump. […]
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Nikki Haley Elected Vice Chair Of Republican Governors Association
Washington: Indian-American South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has been elected Vice Chair of the powerful Republican Governors Association. 44-year-old Haley’s elevation to this position came amid reports that she is being considered for the position […]
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Indian-American Amul Thapar On Donald Trump’s List For Supreme Court Judge Nominees
Washington: Amul Thapar, an Indian-American jurist, may be nominated as a Supreme Court judge by US President-Elect Donald Trump. Mr Thapar’s name figured in Mr Trump’s second list of individuals who would be considered for […]
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Indian-American Kamala Harris’s rejects Trump’s Racism and xenophobia policies
Washingron: Indian-American Kamala Harris, who scripted history by winning a Senate seat, has said she would open a battlefront against President-elect Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policies, saying “we must reject racism and xenophobia in our politics”. […]
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Ban on Immigrants to end Incredible US Experience: Joe Biden
WASHINGTON (TIP): Describing the contribution of the Indian-American community as breathtaking, outgoing Vice President Joe Biden has warned that any effort to stop the flow of immigrants to the US would end the incredible American […]