WASHINGTON (TIP): More than 5,000 people were evacuated from their homes after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Tennessee overnight and spectacularly caught fire, firefighters and officials said on July 2. The train derailed […]
LONDON (TIP): Grappling with a 150-million-pound budget deficit, the BBC on Thursday announced it is axing more than 1,000 jobs, as senior management services are sacrificed in a massive drive expected to save 50 million […]
DHAKA (TIP): Some 30,000 Indian soldiers guarding the border with Bangladesh have a new mandate under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government this year — stop cattle from crossing illegally into the Muslim-majority neighbour. Roughly every […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government is expected to limit deposits under the proposed gold deposit scheme at 100 grams to deal with concerns that the plan meant to put brakes on import of the precious metal […]
Indian American Teacher Darshan Jain is one of the 108 teachers named by President Barack Obama as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Mr. Jain currently serves as the director of […]
South Carolina (TIP) Jul 1: Again a black church in the South went up in flames Tuesday, June 30, night, this time historic Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal in Williamsburg County, South Carolina — 20 years […]
Rome July 1 (TIP): Italy has decided to enter into international arbitration with India over the case of two Italian marines accused in the 2012 shooting of two Indian fishermen. The foreign ministry said on […]
In its latest ‘Inside India’ report, Moody’s Investors Service said the consensus view on India’s economic growth prospects is relatively optimistic and in line with Moody’s baseline forecast of 7.5% expansion in current fiscal. The […]
According to new research led by Indian American Dr. Shivani Patel of the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia – Half of heart disease deaths in the United States are caused […]
Indian shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won the Canada Open women’s doubles title after upstaging the top-seeded Dutch pair of Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek in the summit clash here. The third-seeded Indian pair […]
New York (TIP) July 1: The M&A Advisor, a New York-based advisory firm offering intelligence about merger and acquisition activity, recognized the winners of the 6th annual “40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders Awards” on June 29th, New […]
“Canada and India share extremely strong relations. Now, we are focusing on trade and agricultural technology in India,” said Nadir Patel, High Commissioner for Canada to India. He was speaking at a special session ‘India-Canada […]
CHANDIGARH: Nadir Patel, Canadian high commissioner to India, highlighted possibility of greater educational collaboration with not just Indian students studying on Canadian campuses but also vice versa coming true. “At present we have 46,000 Indian […]
“Mastizaade” is an upcoming sex comedy movie starring Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das in the lead alongside Leone with Ritesh Deshmukh as a guest appearance. “Mastizaade” had been banned by both Examining Committee (EC) and the Revising Committee […]
Indian American Professor Emeritus R. Paul Singh who has held dual appointments in the departments of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis, has been named […]
CBS News reports (Jun 26) that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security had issued a bulletin warning of possible attacks. The outlet notes that the bulletin is unrelated to the attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait. The bulletin comes […]
Purdue University researchers, including an Indian American, have found molecules that shut down the activity of an enzyme essential to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus replication. The virus is in the international spotlight again […]
Pakistan’s Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday, June 30, discussed with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif India’s alleged involvement in funding terrorism in the country, a media report said. According to Dawn Online, the two […]
If you’ve ever taken the subway in a major city or have gotten lost in a large travel terminal like Grand Central, you probably understand how frustrating it can be to find the exit that […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Chhatrapati Shivaji’s statue, off the coast of Mumbai in Arabian Sea will come up by 2019. Devendra Phadnavis, Maharashtra Chief Minister, disclosed it to The Indian Panorama Chief Editor Prof. Indrajit S […]
That is Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s new 2016 presidential campaign slogan and the “tanned” part is supposed to be a reference to his skin tone. “The liberal media that developed this week was disgusting: […]
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur fuelled another controversy with his remarks that drinking liquor is a “fundamental right” and that it is a status symbol too. “Alcohol does not increase crime. People lose their […]
After Maggi controversy, Indo Nissin on Monday announced withdrawal of its instant noodles brand Top Ramen from the Indian market on orders from Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Earlier this month, Nestle […]
With Greece witnessing a full-blown economic crisis, India’s software and engineering exports may take a hit and the country may also face larger capital outflows due to a weaker euro, industry and government officials warned […]
India has recalled its envoy to New Zealand Ravi Thapar following allegations that his wife assaulted a member of his domestic staff. “Though no charges were pressed by the service staff member, the Ministry will […]
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