
Kansas


INDIAN AMERICAN TECHIE KILLER COULD PLEAD GUILTY
OLATHE, KS (TIP): Indian American Srinivas Kuchibhotla’s killer who shot dead the techie in Austin’s Bar and Grill in Olathe city last February in a racially motivated hate crime could enter into a plea deal, […]

Indian American Researchers win Young Investigator Award for 2017
ARLINGTON, VA (TIP): The Office of Naval Research’s Science and Technology Organization honored recently 34 young investigators nationwide with the 2017 Young Investigator Award.; four of them are Indian American researchers. They are: Dr. Dhruv Batra, Dr. Pavithra Prabhakar, Dr. Padmini Rangamani […]


Attacks On Indians In United States Taken Up At Highest Level: Ajit Doval
New Delhi: Attacks against Indians in the US were taken up by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval with senior American officials during his visit to Washington last month, the government said today. The government has […]

US Universities Register Drop In Indian Student Applications, Finds Survey
Washington: US universities have registered a hefty drop in the number of applications from Indian students amid a spate of hate crimes and fear about potential changes to visa policies by the Trump administration, found […]

Indian American community leaders meet Kansas Governor over their security concerns
“The hateful actions of one man don’t define us-KS welcomes & supports Indian community,”: Governor Sam Brownback Leaders of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) joined the Indian American community of Kansas on March 3 to […]

4 killed, up to 30 hurt in shootout at Hesston, Kansas
HESSTON, KAN (TIP): As many as seven people were killed and up to 30 others injured in a series of shootings Thursday, February 25, in Hesston, Kan., officials said. Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton told […]

Indian American Sri Srinivasan could be Scalia’s possible replacement in the US Supreme Court
Indian American Judge Sri Srinivasan name is already floating in the top corridors of the White House as the next Supreme Court Justice, as per meadia reports. The 48 year old Indian-origin American citizen could be the first Indian […]

Indian American academic Rajesh Singh sues Emporia State University
KANSAS CITY, MO (TIP): An Indian American former assistant professor Rajesh Singh has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against four EmporiaStateUniversity officials; a month after another professor in the same department also sued the Kansas […]


Pentagon looking for new site for Guantanamo prisoners
MIAMI (TIP): A team of Pentagon officials began scouting sites in Colorado on Tuesday as potential alternatives to hold prisoners from Guantanamo Bay as part of the long-stalled effort to close the controversial detention center […]



25 Indian Americans kids in this year’s annual Scripps National Spelling Bee
25 Indian-Americans have made it to the list of 49 semi-finalists of the 88th Scripps National Spelling Bee, which is under way at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. These kids […]

Pune-educated Indian-American professor wins teaching award
WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American professor who uses a game called “Baffa Baffa” to teach culture’s role in business and how it can affect transactions and relationships has won the prestigious Peltier Award for innovation in […]

Indian American Dr. Rajani Ganesh-Pillai of NDSU wins Peltier Award
The Indian Panorama News Release New York: Indian American Dr. Rajani Ganesh-Pillai, assistant professor of marketing, will be acknowledged with the Peltier Award; confirmed The North Dakota State University via its press release on the NDSU […]

Ernie Banks nicknamed ‘Mr. Cub’ & and “Mr. Sunshine” dies at 83
Ernie Banks nicknamed ‘Mr. Cub’ & and “Mr. Sunshine” dies at 83 Ernie Banks nicknamed ‘Mr. Cub’ & and “Mr. Sunshine died of a heart attack at a Chicago hospital on January 23, 2015, seven […]


Gay marriage advocates get victories in Kansas, South Carolina
CHARLESTON (TIP): Gay marriage advocates won another two victories on November 12 as the US Supreme Court allowed Kansas to become the 33rd US state where same-sex couples can wed and a federal judge struck […]


FBI director warns new phone encryption could thwart probes
WASHINGTON (TIP): US FBI director James Comey on October 16 made his strongest comments yet about encryption features built into new cell phones by Google Inc and Apple Inc, warning they could hurt law enforcement […]

Elaine Stritch, brash stage legend, dies at the age of 89
NEW YORK: Elaine Stritch, the brash theatre performer, whose gravely, gin-laced voice and impeccable comic timing made her a Broadway legend, has died. She was 89. Joseph Rosenthal, Stritch’s longtime attorney, said the actress died […]

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius resigning
WASHINGTON (TIP): Months after the start of a rocky period in the rollout of the federal health-care law, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is stepping down, according to an Obama administration official, ending […]

Arizona governor Jan Brewer vetoes religious freedom bill
PHOENIX (TIP): Governor Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders […]