Page 1334 — The Indian Panorama

THE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF AN IDEA

Oct 31, 2014 - 6:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 5

Every big idea has a small beginning. Gift of Life has been no exception. In 1974, Rotary District 7250 brought a little 5-year old named Grace Agwaru on an intercontinental voyage from Uganda to New […]

Gift of Life (New Delhi) India

Oct 31, 2014 - 6:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

20 percent of infant mortality is due to Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD). Poor children have no access to quality medical care and cannot afford high cost of surgery. 3000 children (India, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, El […]

PM MODI CALLS FOR END TO DIFFERENCES

Oct 31, 2014 - 6:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW FDELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the ‘Run for Unity’ here on Friday, October 31, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, which is being commemorated as Rashtriya […]

Fadnavis to be sworn in as Maharashtra CM, October 31; Sena to boycott ceremony

Oct 31, 2014 - 6:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis will be sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister on Friday, October 31 at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. The mega ceremony is likely to be attended by Prime […]

Black money: Switzerland reminds India of terms for sharing bank information

Oct 31, 2014 - 5:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI/BERNE (TIP): In a fresh threat to the flow of information about Indians holding accounts in foreign banks, Switzerland on Thursday, October 30, said that information exchanged with India under its tax treaty can’t […]

THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF DIWALI

Oct 25, 2014 - 8:16 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

How to Illuminate Your Inner Self Deepavali or Diwali means “a row of lights”. It falls on the last two days of the dark half of the Hindu month of Kartik. Mythical Origins of Diwali […]

GLOBAL DIWALI Celebrations Around the World

Oct 25, 2014 - 8:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Diwali is also celebrated outside of India mainly in Guyana, Fiji, Malaysia,Nepal,Mauritius, Myanmar,Singapore,Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago,Britain, Indonesia,Japan,Thailand, Africa,Australia and the US among the Hindus across the world. Diwali celebrations in Britain The Indians are […]

Daryl Hawk’s photo-essay on his travels from Leh to Ladakh at the Indian Consulate

Oct 25, 2014 - 5:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Consulate General of India, New York, held on Thursday, October 16, 2014, at the Consulate’s Ballroom, a private screening of Daryl Hawk’s photo-essay on his travels from Leh to Ladakh […]

DIWALI CELEBRATED AT QUEENS BOROUGH HALL

Oct 25, 2014 - 5:27 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Diwali was celebrated for the first time at Queens Borough Hall in New York under the leadership of the Queens Borough President Melinda Katz on October 14, 2014. American Hindus, Muslim, Sikhs, […]

Mangano Proclaims October Manufacturing Month in Nassau County

Oct 25, 2014 - 5:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MINEOLA, NY (TIP): County Executive Mangano joined with prominent manufacturing company leaders and members of Long Island Forum for Technology (LIFT) who celebrated the growth of manufacturing jobs. LIFT is a non-for-profit economic development organization […]

M.K. Gandhi was a Corporate Funded NGO: Arundhati Roy

Oct 25, 2014 - 5:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

By Dr. Amrik Singh NEW YORK (TIP): A few months after her speech in University of Kerala accusing Mahatma Gandhi for propagating and rationalizing caste violence, Booker Prizewinning author Arundhati Roy joined in a Panel […]

United States

India re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the term 2015-2017

Oct 25, 2014 - 5:20 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

India was re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the term 2015-2017 in a keenly contested election held today (21 October, 2014) in the UN General Assembly in New York. Other countries […]

PUNJABI COMMUNITY SUPPORTS BOBBY KALOTEE

Oct 25, 2014 - 5:20 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Punjabi community is glad that a man with Punajbi origin-Bobby Kalotee- is seeking election for New York State Lt. Governor’s position. The Punjabi community already feels a lot proud that Punjab has […]

Featured

Pakistan’s Military Adventurism

Oct 25, 2014 - 5:18 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Right environment to turn the heat on Islamabad Pakistan’s military adventurism on three fronts across its borders with India, Afghanistan and Iran has created just the right environment to turn the heat on Islamabad and […]

Featured

LET US SHARE THE FESTIVE SPIRIT

Oct 25, 2014 - 5:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Prof I.S.Saluja India is a country of festivals and festivities. Our forefathers made sure that we have occasions to come together and celebrate. I do not think any other country in the world can match […]

Business & Economics

NEED FOR A LONG-TERM PLAN NOW

Oct 25, 2014 - 5:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

It can be considered the biggest strategic failure of Indian diplomacy that even after more than six decades, India has not found a way to neutralize the malevolence of a neighbor one-eighth its size”, says […]

Art historian Benoy Behl speaks on Civilizational Message of Indian Art

Oct 25, 2014 - 5:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Consulate General of India, New York, hosted its Eighth Media-India Lecture Series 2014 – 2015 on the Civilizational Message of Indian Art by art historian, photographer and film-maker Benoy K […]

SACSS Kicks Off 14th Year Celebration

Oct 25, 2014 - 5:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS) kicked off its 15th anniversary falling next year with a reception on the evening of Saturday, October 11 at the Jackson Heights Jewish Center in […]

OFFICIAL CITES ‘EPIDEMIC OF FEAR’ IN US

Oct 25, 2014 - 5:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): The likelihood of a significant outbreak of Ebola in the US is remote, in the view of a top Health and Human Services official who is assuring lawmakers that government agencies are preparing […]

US teen’ travel stirs terror appeal concerns

Oct 25, 2014 - 5:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

DENVER (TIP): The case of three teenage girls being investigated for trying to join Islamic State militants poses vexing questions for US officials about the use of social media by terror groups to recruit people […]

Politics

Hillary Clinton called to party duty ahead of 2016 presidential elections

Oct 25, 2014 - 4:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

DENVER (TIP): Hillary Clinton is used to being introduced as the “next” US president. But lacking any pre- 2016 announcement, the Democratic icon is busy putting her popularity to work for others in the party. […]