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India
Brussels Terrorist Attack: 6 Detained in Raids
BRUSSELS (TIP): Six people have been detained in raids around Brussels linked to this week’s attacks on the city’s airport and subway system, Belgian prosecutors said. In a statement late on March 24, federal prosecutors […]
India
Universities under attack, says Kanhaiya
HYDERABAD (TIP): Describing universities as centers to promote “critical thinking”, JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar on Thursday, March 24 alleged that the educational institutions are under attack. “There is an allegation that we are doing politics. […]
Europe
Pope washes asylum seekers’ feet in Easter ritual
CASTELNUOVO Di PORTO (TIP): Pope Francis washed the feet of 11 young asylum seekers and a worker at their reception center, March 24, to highlight the need for the international community to provide shelter to […]
United States
Train collides with tanker in Minnesota; town evacuated
CALLAWAY (TIP): Authorities have evacuated a small town in northwestern Minnesota after a freight train collided with a propane truck that caught on fire. Sgt Jesse Grabow with the Minnesota State Patrol says the crash […]
Business & Economics
Indian-American Students Create App For On-Demand Tutors
HOUSTON: Two Indian-American computer science students in the US have created an education app that helps college students connect with tutors in the locality. Described as “The Uber for Tutors”, the “Scholarly” app available as a […]
Indian Americans
2 Indians Charged With Smuggling People Into US
WASHINGTON: Two Indians in the United States have been charged with allegedly smuggling people from India into America and could face up to 20 years of imprisonment. Nilesh Kumar Patel, 41, and Harsad Mehta, 66, appeared […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American Investor Honoured With Asians In America Award
WASHINGTON: An Indian-American software executive, investor and philanthropist has been felicitated in the US with the inaugural Asians in America Award in recognition of his efforts to strengthen Indo-US ties. Silicon Valley-based Madhavan Rangaswami and a […]
Indian Americans
Indian Professor Appointed 56th President Of International Studies Association
WASHINGTON: An Indian Professor has become the president of a scholarly group in the US dedicated to international studies. Professor TV Paul took over as the 56th president of International Studies Association (ISA), at its annual […]
Politics
Trump’s Inchoated Israel Policy & His Foreign Policy Team
On Monday, March 21, evening Donald Trump spoke about his position on Israel while addressing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington. His major foreign policy address seemed scripted and was in a […]
Politics
Trump’s Isolationist Europe/NATO Policy
Donald Trump’s attitude toward defense spending & his views on European security and the role of US alliances is extremely tricky. On one hand he wants to invest more money in the military, to make […]
United States
Indian-Origin Journalist Heckled At Trump Rally Cleared Of Charges
WASHINGTON: All charges have been dropped against an Indian-American journalist, who was arrested last week while covering Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s election rally in Chicago which was called off due to unprecedented protests, his news network […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Dr Sudhir Parikh No Longer Supports Donald Trump
WASHINGTON: Sudhir Parikh, an Indian American doctor and publisher has dissociated himself from ‘Indian Americans for Trump 2016’, a group supporting Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. “I allowed myself to be identified with that group,” he said […]
Other News
VERIZON’s Solidarity for Brussels – offers free calls and texts to Brussels
Verizon announced that customers in the U.S. can call and text numbers in Belgium free of charge for a number of days in the wake of terror attacks earlier today. A Verizon press release, March […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
Brussels Terror Attack: 34 Dead, Several Injured | ISIS Claims responsibility
At least 34 people were killed on Tuesday, March 22, as two deadly explosions rocked the Zaventem airport in the Belgian capital and a more powerful blast ripped through a train coach at a metro […]
United States
Dallas Philanthropists to Provide Microloans for Female Entrepreneurs in India
DALLAS, TX (TIP): Five Dallas-based women have joined forces to create an organization aimed at empowering and mobilizing less fortunate women entrepreneurs on the international level. Called “Mahila,” which is a Hindi word that means […]
E-Edition
Volume 4 Issue 10 | Dallas, Texas
Celebrating 10 Years of The Indian Panorama This Week’s Print Edition Reimagined for the Web Volume 04 Issue 10 | Desktop Edition | Mar 18 Introducing Home Delivery Subscription: As a home delivery subscriber to The […]
India
Modi hails Islam, calls it a ‘great religion’
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 17 praised the contribution of Islam, calling it a “great religion” whose invocation of Allah was itself a call for abjuring violence and upholding peace for […]
India
2 held in MP for posting morphed RSS chief’s photos online
BHOPAL (TIP): Police arrested two people in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district for allegedly posting a morphed image of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on social media to ridicule the Sangh’s recent decision to change […]
India
PM Modi to join world leaders in wax at Madame Tussauds
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the ranks of prominent global leaders at Madame Tussauds in London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok next month, the world famous wax museum announced on March […]
India
LOK SABHA PASSES AADHAAR BILL IN ORIGINAL FORM
NEW DELHI (TIP): Aadhaar is set to receive statutory backing after Parliament passed a bill that will make the unique identification project the central plank for delivering government subsidies and welfare benefits. Only the President’s […]
India
Supreme Court directs Punjab to maintain status quo SYL canal
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a setback to Punjab, the Supreme Court on March 17 directed maintenance of status quo on land meant for Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal after Haryana alleged that attempts have been made […]
India
SUSHMA SWARAJ WRAPS UP FRUITFUL NEPAL VISIT
POKHARA (TIP): External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj left Pokharan on Friday after attending the SAARC ministerial meeting in Nepal. Swaraj also held the first bilateral meet with her Pakistani counterpart after the Pathankot terror attack. […]
India
Police horse’s leg amputated to save his life, BJP worker held
DEHRADUN (TIP): Police horse Shaktiman, which was subjected to a brutal attack during a BJP protest here on Monday, had his injured hind leg amputated in an emergency life-saving surgery on March 17 even as […]
India
May act if Sikh jokes are commercially exploited: Supreme Court
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on March 17 agreed to hear on April 5 the plea of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) along with other petitions seeking ban on circulation of jokes about […]