India
Israel backs India’s fight on terror
CEOs hope to take bilateral trade to $20 billion in 5 years NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a three-day visit to Israel with a meeting with CEOs of various companies […]
United States
MTA finalizes Glen Cove ferry plan for displaced LIRR commuters
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The MTA has finalized one of the last pieces of its plan to transport displaced Long Island Rail Road commuters this summer, and on Wednesday, July 5 announced the names of […]
United States
INOC USA expresses serious concern over the growing mob violence and lawlessness in India
NEW YORK (TIP): ‘The government of India appears to be failing big time from its constitutional and solemn duty of protecting the lives and property of its citizens.’ ‘The mob rule and vigilante justice currently […]
United States
Loretta Lynch denies offering assurances to Clinton campaign over email probe
WASHINGTON (TIP): Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch pledged Thursday, July 6, to cooperate with a Senate Judiciary Committee investigation into whether she assured the Hillary Clinton campaign last year that the FBI probe into Clinton’s […]
United States
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka appointed to a second term as Executive Director of UN Women
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on July 5, appointed Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for a second term as Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN […]
United States
The 2017 South Asian Spelling Bee Boston & New Jersey winners announced
METUCHEN, NJ (TIP): Continuing its quest for the best speller in the community, the 2017 South Asian Spelling Bee (www.SouthAsianSpellingBee.com) traveled to Massachusetts and New Jersey this past weekend with stops in the Boston and […]
United States
Donald Trump is an ‘outright thug,’ says Padma Lakshmi
The celebrity Indian American chef says the president would rather tweet www videos “than read a security briefing or actual health care bill.” NEW YORK (TIP): In fact, even that would be a charitable description […]
United States
Chairman Crowley Introduces Citizenship Empowerment Act to Provide Voter Registration Forms to New Citizens
WASHINGTON DC (TIP): House Democratic Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA) have introduced legislation to require that all newly sworn-in U.S. citizens be uniformly provided voter registration forms at naturalization ceremonies, […]
World
Hindus seek Diwali holiday in all Wales schools
NEVADA (TIP): Hindus are urging all state and independent/private schools in Wales (United Kingdom) to close on Diwali, most popular of their festival, which falls on October 19 this year. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, […]
United States
Masaba Gupta to present designer wear on July 8
SAN JOSE (TIP): Bay area-settled Indian actress Jaishree Chandrasekar is presenting Urban Panache USA in partnership with House of Masaba to cast Masaba spell on Silicon Valley. She is presenting international designer Masaba Gupta founder […]
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Making of a monumental crisis
Parliament must resist a proposed amendment that compromises the 100-m no-construction zone “India’s monuments form an irreplaceable archive of our civilizational heritage. Our pride in our heritage has always been surplus while caring for that […]
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Another successful visit
Modi-Netanyahu chemistry alchemizes ties Judging even by the high standards of personalized diplomacy set in place in the last three years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to Israel has to be judged as an […]
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The wheeling-dealing world of lobbying – As I See It
“A lobbyist is an activist who seeks to persuade government members to enact legislation that would benefit their group. It is inextricably linked to the democratic political process. But equally true is that such petitioners […]
United States
BAPS hosts Annual Blood Drive in Parsippany, NJ
PARSIPPANY, NJ (TIP: Dozens of members of the local community committed its focus to the annual BAPS Charities Blood Drive in Parsippany, NJ. With a continuous need for blood donors from a diversity of backgrounds, […]
Indian Americans
Indian American student wins National Speech and Debate Tournament
NEW YORK (TIP): Kapur, an Indian American Sikh high school student at Valley High School junior in West Des Moines, Iowa, has won this year’s National Speech and Debate Tournament which is considered as the […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Doctor Pariksith Singh recognized as the Frist Humanitarian Award Winner for the Year by Oak Hill Hospital
BROOKSVILLE, FL (TIP): Oak Hill Hospital recently recognized Pariksith Singh, MD, as this year’s Frist Humanitarian Physician Award winner. The Frist Humanitarian Award was founded in 1971 and honors outstanding individuals for their humanitarian and […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans charged in $4 million fraud scheme
CHICAGO (TIP)The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two top Indian-American former executives in greater Chicago area in the accounting fraud scheme, alleging that they siphoned off more than $4 million from the company over […]
Indian Americans
Indian American and an Indian receive California’s premier air quality award
SACRAMENTO (TIP): The California Air Resources Board on June 21 honored recipients of the 2016 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards, California’s premier award recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions to improving air quality. Two Indians– […]
Indian Americans
Carnegie Corporation honors two Indian Americans with Great Immigrants tribute
NEW YORK (TIP): The Carnegie Corporation of New York honored 38 immigrants, including two Indian Americans with their annual Great Immigrants tribute on July 4. Chairman, president, and CEO of Adobe Systems Incorporated Shantanu Narayen […]
Indian Americans
Carnegie Names Indian American Milan Vaishnav as New Director for South Asia Program
NEW YORK (TIP): The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace announced that Senior Fellow Milan Vaishnav will serve as the director of the South Asia Program in Washington. The author of the widely acclaimed new book, […]
United States
AAPI supports Dr. Jerome Adams for United States Surgeon General
CHICAGO, IL (TIP): “The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin is pleased to support the nomination of Dr. Jerome Adams for United States Surgeon General, currently serving as Indiana Health Commissioner with a proven […]
World
The Fourth World Tamils Economic Conference – 2017 in Durban, from 16th to 19th November 2017
DURBAN (TIP): The Fourth World Tamils Economic Conference is being held in Durban from November 16th to 19th, 2017. This was disclosed to The Indian Panorama by Dr.V.R.S. Sampath, founder and convener of World Tamils […]
United States
Glen Cove Annual Vaisakhi Mela draws thousands
Vaisakhi spirit of celebration and service to the fore GLEN COVE, NY (TIP): Vaisakhi commemorates the beginning of Sikhism. It is a festival celebrated by 25 million Sikhs around the world. Gurdwara Glen Cove celebrated […]
United States
Dr. Avdhoot Shivanand honored by Nassau County
MINEOLA, NY (TIP): Nassau County Comptroller Hon. George Maragos welcomed Dr. Avadhoot Shivanand to Nassau County at a ceremony hosted by the Shiv Yog Foundation at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building, June 13. […]
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Is anjuman mein aap ko aana hai baar, baar…
It was so pleasing to watch beautiful rendition of Urdu poetry through a classical dance by Anupma Sharda, student of guru Purvi Bhatt from Dance School, wearing traditional dress. This song was from1981 Urdu film, […]