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Ranked Choice Voting Explained

Jun 9, 2021 - 4:29 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

When New York City voters go to the polls on June 22 to select their party’s nominees in City elections, they will fill out a new kind of ballot that allows them to pick up […]

House passes bipartisan Bill to investigate Capitol insurrection

May 23, 2021 - 11:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): The House voted Wednesday, May 18, to approve legislation to establish an independent commission to investigate the violent insurrection on January 6 at the US Capitol, with 35 Republicans breaking with their party […]

Trumping majoritarianism in the Hindi heartland

May 23, 2021 - 11:20 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

While regional parties will continue to be significant in various States of the Union, the principal challenge of overcoming majoritarianism lies in the Hindi heartland, especially in U.P. Oppositional electoral alliances, notably the formation of […]

Indian American Ashwani K. Jain to run for Maryland governor

Feb 5, 2021 - 10:45 am EST @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): Ashwani K. Jain, a young Indian American who held multiple roles during the Obama administration, plans to seek the Democratic nomination for Maryland governor next year with an expressly generational appeal for votes. […]

Indian American Bhavya Lal Appointed Acting Chief of Staff of NASA

Feb 5, 2021 - 9:31 am EST @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Bhavya Lal was appointed by NASA as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency on Monday. Ms. Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review […]

No chief guest at R-Day, first time in 55 years

Jan 15, 2021 - 10:25 am EST @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi(TIP): India will not have a chief guest at the Republic Day parade for the first time since 1966 because of the pandemic. But for the first time, a contingent from the Bangladesh Army […]

Biden wins, according to polls sponsored by the mainstream media; Trafalgar poll predicts Trump will win

Oct 24, 2020 - 5:55 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

There are only 12 days to the Presidential election on November 3, 2020. Everyone is interested in knowing who has better chances to win – President Trump or former Vice President Biden. This discussion and […]

U.S. presidential elections: Biden significantly ahead in opinion polls

Oct 24, 2020 - 5:27 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

Days before the U.S. presidential election, opinion polls show that democratic nominee Joe Biden is significantly ahead of incumbent Donald Trump in the race for the White House. While Biden appeals to a broad variety […]

Trump’s ‘filthy’ comment on India dismays strategists

Oct 24, 2020 - 10:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 3

‘Look at India, it’s filthy,’ the US President said in the Oct 22 presidential debate NEW DELHI / NEW YORK (TIP): After not figuring in the first presidential debate between US President Donald Trump and […]

Indian American Couple’s Campaign for Joe Biden

Oct 17, 2020 - 4:20 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

Paraminder Aujla SACRAMENTO(TIP): A Silicon Valley-based Indian-American couple has released a digital graphic campaign in Hindi, urging their community members to support and vote for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris. […]

Should we Reject Indian-Americans to our legislative bodies?

Oct 17, 2020 - 3:46 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

Why should we support or pull down the Indian -Americans running for US Congress or Senate? The answer is simple, almost all Indian Americans have families back in our motherland, and we must support […]

Hathras a setback for Hindutva’s social project

Oct 9, 2020 - 11:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

There is an undeniable political vacuum in the space for the Opposition in UP, but even an unrivaled political force has to stand on a structure that has strong foundational beams. The Yogi regime is beginning […]

13 men charged in foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Oct 9, 2020 - 9:25 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

MICHIGAN (TIP): More than a dozen men were arrested on federal and state charges in connection with an alleged foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday, October 8. Six were […]

By Mabel Pais “The word ‘Satyagraha’ in Sanskrit means two things ‘non-violence’ and ‘insistence on the truth’….. And that is what John Lewis was all about.” Nancy Pelosi, Speaker – US House of Representatives He […]

All is Well That Ends Well

Aug 15, 2020 - 11:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

By Dr. Yash Goyal Congress party gets an Independence Day gift in Rajasthan JAIPUR (TIP): Hitting hard at Opposition BJP for its interference in the internal affairs of the Congress party, the Gehlot Government in […]

Rajasthan slugfest: Need for impartial probe into horse-trading allegations

Jul 26, 2020 - 10:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

What had initially appeared to be an intra-Congress tussle in Rajasthan has turned into a ‘Congress vs BJP’ slanging match after the emergence of audio clips in which Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is purportedly […]

Indian American Sutapa Ghosh Stricklett Named USAID Asia Bureau Assistant Administrator

Jul 26, 2020 - 9:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald J. Trump has nominated Sutapa Ghosh Stricklett, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Bureau for Asia). Her nomination was sent to […]

Indian-American Puneet Ahluwalia announces PAC for Lt Gov of Virginia race

Jul 26, 2020 - 8:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American Republican businessman will run for the powerful office of Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and has launched a political action committee for it. Puneet Ahluwalia, 55, in an e-mail to his supporters […]

India to Play Leading Role in Global Revival: PM Modi

Jul 11, 2020 - 8:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

Bidisha Roy LONDON (TIP): In his first major speech to a global audience since the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, July 9, assured the world that India will play a leading role in global […]

Supreme Court rules Manhattan prosecutor may see Trump’s financial records

Jul 11, 2020 - 8:47 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): In a pair of historic rulings on Thursday, July 9, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s claim of absolute immunity under the law. The vote was 7 to 2 in cases involving […]

Indian American Vijay Shanker Nominated by Trump as Associate Judge of Columbia Court of Appeals

Jul 11, 2020 - 8:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald J. Trump June 25 announced his intent to nominateVijay Shanker, of the District of Columbia, to serve as Associate Judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Vijay Shanker […]

Indian American Congressman lashes out at Trump for withdrawing from WHO

Jul 11, 2020 - 8:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Parminder Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP): Indian origin Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation heavily criticized President Trump after he formally withdrew the United States […]

Indian American Medha Raj to lead Biden’s digital campaign

Jul 4, 2020 - 12:38 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

MILWAUKEE (TIP): Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has tapped Medha Raj’s talent for his digital campaign. “Excited to share that I’ve joined Joe Biden’s campaign as the Digital Chief of Staff,” said Raj in […]

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