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AVI DANDIYA: A Crusader for environmentally and socially clean India

Feb 17, 2017 - 12:00 am EST @theindpanorama 0

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AS MANY AS 27 US LAWMAKERS TO VISIT INDIA

Feb 16, 2017 - 9:02 am EST @theindpanorama 0

As many as 27 US lawmakers will be visiting India this month in what Indian Ambassador Navtej Sarna regards as “a very important milestone” that is demonstrative of the high degree of American interest in […]

Shalabh Kumar “Shally” is writing his autobiography?

Feb 10, 2017 - 6:05 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

CHICAGO (TIP): Shalabh Kumar “Shally”, the man behind Hindu Republican Coalition which supported Trump in his presidential campaign, is believed to be biding his time to get a position in Trump administration. Now that he […]

Purdue University Indian Professor named as Jefferson Science Fellow; Indian Student among 2017-2018 Churchill Scholars

Feb 10, 2017 - 6:04 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): It was a double bonanza for Indian academics at #PurdueUniversity, Indiana. Indian American Karthik Kannan, a Professor at Purdue’s Krannert School of Management, was named to the 2017-18 class of Jefferson Science Fellows, […]

Padma Lakshmi, the well-known Indian American host of Top Chef, is in India for promoting her book "Love, Loss and What We Ate: A Memoir". Photo courtesy Twitter

Indian American celebrity Padma Lakshmi on a book-promotion tour in India

Feb 10, 2017 - 4:41 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): The Emmy-nominated host of the reality TV show Top Chef will be speaking at MOP Vaishnav College in Nungamakkam, Chennai, around 11 a.m., on February 14th, her news media statement read. She […]

Shreya Bhadriraju has been nominated by The National YoungArts Foundation for exemplary artistic excellence

Indian-American student from Texas named 2017 Presidential scholar nominee

Feb 10, 2017 - 4:10 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

MISSOURI CITY (TIP): Shreya Bhadriraju, an Indian-American teen is among 60 students in the US who have been nominated for the 2017 Presidential Scholars program for exemplifying academic and artistic excellence. A student of Elkins […]

NRI wants his name delinked from Google search, court says no

Feb 3, 2017 - 7:35 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 1

There is no reason for creation of a separate legal framework under ‘right to be forgotten’ to delink ‘irrelevant information’ from the Internet, Google Inc told Delhi High Court on Thursday. The submission was made […]

Indian origin man charged with drug smuggling in US

Feb 3, 2017 - 2:10 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): On January 31, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Raymond Donovan, the Special Agent in Charge of the Special Operations Division of the U.S. […]

Deputy Consul General Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra (10th from the right) administered the oath of office to new executive committee members of FIA

FIA celebrates Republic Day with zest and fervor

Feb 3, 2017 - 2:06 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

As per tradition, the newly elected officials of the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) of the tristate (NY, NJ &CT) took the oath of office during India’s Republic Day celebration on January 28th at the […]

U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Seattle, photographed last September, is helping lead a charge from fellow congressional Democrats condemning President Trump's controversial immigration executive orders.

Indian American leaders Condemn Trump’s “Extreme Vetting” Executive Order

Feb 3, 2017 - 10:58 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): On February 1, the Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Victory Fund held a press conference with Members of Congress and Indian American leaders at the National Press Club to condemn the Trump […]

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is being sworn in as the US ambassador to the United Nations by US Vice President Mike Pence, January 25, 2017

Nikki Haley sworn in as US ambassador to the UN

Jan 27, 2017 - 11:08 am EST @theindpanorama 0

On January 25, Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was sworn in as US ambassador to the United Nations. Vice President Mike Pence swore in Haley who served as the 116th Governor of South Carolina […]

Uttam Dhillon, who served as chief oversight counsel for the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, has been appointed as special assistant to the President.

Indian-American attorney appointed to key White House post

Jan 27, 2017 - 11:04 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON(TIP): US President Donald Trump has appointed prominent Indian-American attorney Uttam Dhillon to a key White House position to assist him on ethics and compliance matters. Dhillon, who served as chief oversight counsel for the […]

HR Shah, Ustad Imrat Khan and Anant Agarwal to receive Padma Shri award from the President of India at a ceremonial function which will be held at Rashtrapati Bhawan

TV Asia Chairman HR Shah and 2 others from USA among recipients of Padma awards

Jan 27, 2017 - 11:00 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): TV Asia Chairman/CEO and prominent Indian American community leader HR Shah was on Wednesday, January 25 named for the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honor in the field of Literature & […]

Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal will not attend the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump on January 20.

Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal won’t attend Donald Trump’s Inauguration

Jan 21, 2017 - 8:45 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

Ms Jayapal said in a statement on Sunday, January15, that she will remain in her Seattle district to “be with constituents who are immigrants and immigrant advocates to hear their stories and concerns, and discuss […]

Amit Kanodia, 49, has been sentenced in Boston by Federal Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, who also imposed a$200,000 fine and 100 hours of community service and ordered the forfeiture of the$242,500 illegal profit he made

Indian-American Jailed for $1 Million Insider Trading Scheme

Jan 21, 2017 - 8:44 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

An Indian-American man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for a $1 million insider trading scheme involving the failed Apollo Tyres bid to takeover Cooper Tire, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Amit Kanodia, 49, […]

Indian American Student Wins Big in Literary Contest on Dental Health

Jan 21, 2017 - 8:41 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK(TIP): Arth Patel, an Indian American Student at The UCLA School of Dentistry was the winner of the first annual My Kool Smiles Scholarship Fund essay contest, sponsored by the Benevis Foundation. Arth earned […]

Indian American Ajit Pai tipped for FCC Chair?

Jan 21, 2017 - 8:36 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

Donald Trump met Ajit Pai fueling speculation about his role in the incoming administration. NEW YORK (TIP): Washington: US presidentelect Donald Trump met Indian-American Ajit Pai, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, fueling speculation about […]