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CHAITRA NAVRATRI

Mar 24, 2015 - 7:25 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Chaitra Navratri or Vasant Navratri signifies the start of the Indian or the Hindu new year i.e. the 1st day or Prathama tithi of the Chitra Sudi, every year. Navratri, the festival of nine nights is […]

THEKKADY – A LUXURIOUS STAY IN THE WILD

Mar 24, 2015 - 7:20 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

Thekkady in Kerala, offers a great opportunity to find animal sightings in the deciduous forests along with some interesting luxury resorts… Around 185 kms from the Kochi airport, a traveler itinerary to Kerala cannot be complete […]

World Cup 2015: India thrash Bangladesh to enter semifinals

Mar 24, 2015 - 7:15 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

MELBOURNE (TIP): The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) danced to the roll of drums when the players took the field. Then came the beat of the dhols as India began batting, followed by what sounded like […]

Roger Federer advances to quarterfinals at Indian Wells

Mar 24, 2015 - 7:14 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

INDIAN WELLS (United States) (TIP): Four-time winner Roger Federer defeated American Jack Sock 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA and ATP Indian Wells tournament on March 18. “The first set was really […]

India’s new hockey coach Paul van Ass takes charge

Mar 24, 2015 - 7:08 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Netherlands’ Paul van Ass on Monday resumed duties as Indian men’s hockey team’s chief coach as the eight-time Olympic champions underwent their first practice session under the Dutchman at the Major […]

Saina Nehwal has pain in shoulder

Mar 24, 2015 - 7:07 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): Top Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal said on March 19 that she was having pain in her shoulder. “Having some pain in my shoulder hope to recover soon,” tweeted the Olympic bronze medallist. […]

MAURESMO AMONG THREE ELECTED TO HALL OF FAME

Mar 24, 2015 - 7:06 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEWPORT (TIP): Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo of France, Australian wheelchair star David Hall and industry leader Nancy Jeffett were announced on Monday as 2015 inductees into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The […]

Indian-American Akhil Sharma wins Folio literary prize gets $60K Prize for ‘Family Life’

Mar 24, 2015 - 6:05 pm EDT @theindpanorama 4

Indian-American writer Akhil Sharma has won the second annual Folio prize for fiction for a novel which charts an emigrant family’s heart-wrenching search for the “American dream”, said a media report. Sharma said after winning […]

Manku singh Community reporter-cum-cameraperson for TV Asia

Indian-American journalist’s life saved by Secret Service at WH

Mar 24, 2015 - 6:02 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON: An Indian-American journalist suffered a heart attack inside the White House, but a prompt response by US Secret Service personnel saved his life. Manku Singh, the only Sikh journalist accredited to the White House, […]

Dr. Kiran Bedi is a multifaceted personality. An efficient police officer, an administrator, a social activist and, a bit of a casual politician, too.

Dr. Kiran Bedi In New York | Exclusive interview with The Indian Panorama

Mar 20, 2015 - 4:39 pm EDT I. S. Saluja 0

Dr. Kiran Bedi, in an exclusive interview with The Indian Panorama editor Prof. Indrajit S Saluja, speaks about her social and charitable work and her vision of future of India. She wants parents, principals, police, […]

The GVK Lounge at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

Mumbai airport’s new luxury lounge

Mar 20, 2015 - 4:31 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Since it opened earlier this year, Terminal 2 at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has been getting a lot of love-it was chosen by travelers as their second most Favorite International Airport in the world. Now, […]

Lovely nostalgic memories of Air India

Mar 20, 2015 - 4:26 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

Air India was a part of J.R.D”s vision for India. Being India’s first true business scion, Tata was a director at Tata Sons Limited; one of Asia’s largest industrial companies. In July of 1932, he created […]

BHEL SELLOFF LIKELY IN APRIL, GOVT MAY GET RS 3,200 CRORE

Mar 20, 2015 - 4:22 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has firmed up a list of PSUs for divestment of minority stakes in the fiscal beginning next month, starting with BHEL, as it gears up to raise Rs 41,000 crore […]

Oil prices resume downtrend in Asia

Mar 20, 2015 - 4:22 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

SINGAPORE (TIP): Another surge in US stockpiles pushed oil prices lower again on Thursday, giving up some of the big gains in New York that came after the Federal Reserve cooled the chances of an […]

UAE road show to promote tourism from India

Mar 20, 2015 - 4:21 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

ABU DHABI (TIP): The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) National Council for Tourism and Antiquities has launched a road show in India to promote tourism from India and to provide them with special offers tailored to […]

AAI to take 26 percent share in Kannur airport

Mar 20, 2015 - 4:20 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

KANNUR (TIP): The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has formally agreed to take 26 percent equity share in the upcoming Kannur International Airport (KIAL). The agreement was finalised in a high-level meeting that ports minister […]

RATAN TATA TO HEAD PANEL TO TURN AROUND RAILWAYS

Mar 20, 2015 - 4:20 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Industrialist Ratan Tata will head the new innovation council of railways, called ‘Kaya Kalp’, formed to turn around the ailing state-run transporter. Kaya Kalp will also have two prominent railway union leaders, […]

CHINA NOW WORLD’S THIRD-BIGGEST ARMS EXPORTER: SIPRI

Mar 20, 2015 - 4:19 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

BEIJING (TIP): China has overtaken Germany to become the world’s third-biggest arms exporter, although its 5 per cent of the market remains small compared to the combined 58 per cent of exports from the US […]

Israeli minister accuses Iran of Argentina terror attacks

Mar 20, 2015 - 4:17 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) (TIP): Israel’s agricultural minister on Thursday accused Iran of orchestrating two terrorist attacks in Argentina in the 1990s and urged the world not to negotiate with the Middle Eastern country on the future […]

PRINCE HARRY TO QUIT BRITISH ARMY IN JUNE

Mar 20, 2015 - 4:16 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

LONDON (TIP): It’s a soldier’s life no more for Britain’s Prince Harry. Royal officials said on Tuesday that the 30-year old prince will leave the armed forces in June after 10 years of service that […]

EU LEADERS DAMPEN GREEK HOPES FOR BAILOUT RELIEF

Mar 20, 2015 - 4:15 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

BRUSSELS (TIP): Exasperated leaders of the European Union pressed the Greek prime minister to speed up plans to improve his country’s balance sheet in a meeting that stretched into the early hours Friday. ”A deal […]

Libyan government forces bomb Tripoli airport

Mar 20, 2015 - 4:14 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

TRIPOLI/RABAT (TIP): Warplanes from Libya’s internationally recognised government on Thursday bombed the only functioning commercial airport in Tripoli on March 19, delaying the departure of a delegation from a rival parliament for UN peace talks, […]