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18 miners killed due to excessive carbon monoxide level at a coal mine in China

Dec 12, 2020 - 1:57 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Beijing (TIP): Eighteen of the 23 workers were killed in a coal mine in China due to an excessive level of carbon monoxide, local officials said. The accident happened at around 5 pm on Friday at […]

Italian police bust migrant trafficking ring, arrest 19

Dec 12, 2020 - 1:49 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Rome (TIP): Italian police on Saturday arrested 19 suspects, dismantling what authorities say was a criminal organization that moved migrants from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Pakistan to Italy and then into northern Europe. The investigation, […]

Australia to make Facebook, Google pay news outlets for content

Dec 12, 2020 - 1:44 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Sydney (TIP): Australia on Dec 9 finalised plans to make Facebook Inc and Google pay its media outlets for news content, a world-first move aimed at protecting independent journalism that has been strongly opposed by […]

Gunmen kill female TV anchor in eastern Afghanistan

Dec 12, 2020 - 1:43 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Kabul (TIP): Gunmen shot and killed a female TV anchor in eastern Afghanistan early Thursday, officials said. The attackers opened fire on Malala Maiwand’s car soon after she left her house in the eastern Nangarhar […]

Bhutan parliament decriminalises homosexuality, to delight of activists

Dec 12, 2020 - 1:41 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Kathmandu (TIP): A joint sitting of both houses of Bhutan’s parliament approved a Bill on Thursday to legalize gay sex, making the tiny Himalayan kingdom the latest Asian nation to take steps towards easing restrictions […]

Nepal reports 1,024 new cases of coronavirus: Health Ministry

Dec 12, 2020 - 1:38 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal has reported 1,024 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the nation to 239,885, the health ministry said on Saturday. Ministry of Health […]

Pakistan PM Imran Khan dares Opposition to table no-confidence motion in Parliament to oust him

Dec 12, 2020 - 1:37 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has dared the Opposition alliance to table a no-confidence motion in Parliament to oust him, as he criticised its call to lawmakers for mass resignations to force him […]

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WIPA – Rings in Winter Solstice

Dec 11, 2020 - 10:54 pm EST @theindpanorama 22

By Mabel Pais “Despite the global pandemic, young musicians of Wharton Arts never stopped making music. At our Virtual Winter Celebration, you will see and hear performances from over 450 young people, sharing messages of […]

No, President Trump can’t pardon himself

Dec 11, 2020 - 3:16 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

The pardon clause’s language is broad indeed, unambiguously allowing the president to pardon seemingly any other person convicted for any federal criminal offense. But its language does not unambiguously include the president himself. Had the […]

CODED BIAS: WINNER & MORE

Dec 11, 2020 - 3:09 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

By Mabel Pais CODED BIAS DIR: Shalini Kantayya l 2020 l USA l Doc Feature l 1h 30m ‘THE RESEARCHER WHO TOOK ON BIG TECH AND WON’ – ‘Fast Company’ Story Title “10 BEST FILMS […]

Farmers’ Struggle in India is a test of democracy in the country

Dec 11, 2020 - 2:56 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Once again, the government of India has failed to respect democratic temper. Continuing with their tactics of delaying ac ceptance of the genuine demands of far mers to repeal the farm laws enacted in […]

India’s farmers deserve our gratitude and support

Dec 11, 2020 - 2:50 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

Some BJP leaders went as far as to call the protesting farmers anti-nationals. It is quite bizarre to hear folks who have abstained during the Independence struggle against the British calling the people of Punjab […]

Dec 11, 2020 - 2:40 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

The government’s effort to portray these laws as empowering the farmers have failed not because of any fault of the public relations campaigns but because of the inherent content of these laws The democratic mode […]

Indian-Origin Health Expert Anil Soni appointed First Chief of The WHO Foundation

Dec 11, 2020 - 2:30 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian-origin global health expert Anil Soni has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of the newly launched The WHO Foundation, which works alongside the World Health Organization to address most pressing […]

Indian American Pramila Jayapal Elected As Chair Of Powerful Congressional Progressive Caucus

Indian American Pramila Jayapal elected Chair of powerful Congressional Progressive Caucus

Dec 11, 2020 - 2:27 pm EST @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has been elected as the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), making her one of the most powerful US lawmakers for the 117th Congress. Ms Jayapal, 55, who […]

Indian American astronaut Raja Chari in NASA Moon mission

Dec 11, 2020 - 2:24 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

FLORIDA (TIP): Indian American Raja Chari is one of 18 astronauts chosen by NASA to form the Artemis Team and help pave the way for the next lunar missions including landing the first woman and […]

Indian-Origin Raj Chouhan elected Speaker of Canada’s British Columbia Province

Dec 11, 2020 - 2:20 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

TORONTO(TIP): Raj Chouhan, an Indian-origin legislator in Canada, has been elected as the Speaker of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, becoming first from the community to occupy the post, according to a report. Mr Chouhan, […]

Two Indian American IITians named PanIIT Institute Life Fellows

Dec 11, 2020 - 2:14 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Two Indian Americans, Sanjiv Goyal, IIT Delhi, and Sunil Hali, IIT Roorkee, are among four eminent IITians given IIT Alumni Council’s Life Fellowship of the PanIIT Institute initiative for their contribution to […]

Indian American Vivek Murthy to bring approach learnt at his immigrant parents’ clinic

Dec 11, 2020 - 2:10 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

WILMIMGTON, DELAWARE(TIP): Chosen to be America’s Doctor again, Vivek Murthy, “grandson of a poor farmer in India” says he will bring to his expanded role to fight the raging coronavirus pandemic an approach learnt at […]

All 50 US States and DC certify their presidential election results

Dec 11, 2020 - 1:18 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

– Biden projected to win 306 electoral votes, Trump set to win 232 – On Monday,, December 14, the 538-member Electoral College will meet to take forward the election process. WASHINGTON (TIP): With West Virginia […]

FDA advisers recommend Pfizer-Bio NTech vaccine

Dec 11, 2020 - 12:56 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

-Biden promises 100 million vaccines in his first 100 days in office -US reported record number of 3,300 Covid deaths on December 10 WASHINGTON (TIP): A panel of independent medical experts voted on Dec. 10 […]

Farmers reject government’s latest proposals: want ‘concrete solutions’

Dec 11, 2020 - 12:49 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

Doors have not been shut for dialogue, they say NEW DELHI (TIP): Responding to the renewed appeal by the Union government to the farmer unions to consider their proposal for amendments in the three agriculture […]

World Food Program receives Nobel Peace Prize for combating hunger worldwide

Dec 11, 2020 - 12:38 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): The World Food Programme received Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday, December, in an event very different from the traditional pomp-filled celebration in the Norwegian capital because of the coronavirus outbreak. In Oslo, […]

U.S. continues to watch situation in India ‘very closely’

Dec 11, 2020 - 12:35 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent bipartisan committee, had recommended that India be added to the ‘Countries of Particular Concern’ list The U.S. government has and will continue to raise […]

Senator Cruz praises slain Sikh police officer Dhaliwal

Dec 11, 2020 - 12:29 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

US Senate unanimously passed a legislation to name a post office in Houston after Dhaliwal WASHINGTON (TIP): Slain Sikh police officer Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who was gunned down in the line of duty during a […]

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