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Melinda Katz President Borough of Queens
Dear Friends: On behalf of the 2.3 million residents of the Borough of Queens, I would like to extend greetings to all the readers of The Indian Panorama and wish you all a very Happy […]
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Gale A. Brewer
Manhattan Borough President Dear Friends: It is my great pleasure to celebrate The Indian Panorama’s special issue that will honor America’s Independence Day. This incredible publication is an indispensable source of news that is both […]
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A scene from the movie 12 Years
supervision of voter registration in states and individual voting districts where such tests were being used. The act had an immediate and positive effect for African Americans. In 1965, Mississippi had the highest black voter […]
United States
White House sends $60 billion war-funding request to Congress
WASHINGTON (TIP): The White House sent Congress a 2015 war-funding request on Thursday of nearly $60 billion, a drop of $20 billion from the current fiscal year after President Barack Obama decided to withdraw all […]
Europe
Hafiz Saeed slams ‘terror’ label for Jamat-ud-Dawa, says it serves people
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (TIP): The leader of a Pakistani Islamist organization that was labeled a terror group and slapped with economic sanctions by the United States denied having any links to militancy on June 26 and […]
Business & Economics
National imperatives in a complex world
A well-thought-through response combining intelligence, the internal security apparatus and mature political initiatives are called for. The design and execution of a response that is successful will need to ensure that the response itself does […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American felicitated for strengthening Indo-US ties
TEXAS (TIP): A K Mago, an eminent Indian- American has been felicitated by top American lawmakers for his contribution to strengthening Indo-US ties. A K Mago, the chairman of a Dallas-based business and investment consulting […]
Indian Americans
GOPIO-CT HONORS FIVE INDIAN AMERICAN ACHIEVERS AND CONGRESSMAN JIM HIMES AS FRIEND OF INDIA
GOPIO-CT honors 5 Indian American achievers Congressman Jim Himes is honored as Friend of India STAMFORD (TIP): The Connecticut Chapter of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) honored five Indian American achievers […]
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Indian Health minister to meet US counterpart on first tour abroad
His visit aims to evaluate the progress of the US-India Health Initiative which was launched in 2010 DALLAS (TIP): India’s Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan began a five-day US visit on Tuesday, June 24. He […]
Business & Economics
OIL PRICE RISKS PUT INFLATION BACK IN FOCUS
BRUSSELS (TIP): Iraq will be foremost in investors’ minds in the coming week as oil price risk has returned to markets, complicating the task for central banks whose policies are beginning to diverge for the […]
United States
The 2014 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee reaches Texas
Dallas & Houston winners announced DALLAS (TIP): The 2014 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee (www.SouthAsianSpellingBee.com) continued its 12-city tour past weekend with events in Dallas and Houston. MetLife, a leading global provider of insurance, annuities […]
United States
US cuts aid to Uganda, cancels military exercise over anti-gay law
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States on June 19 cut aid to Uganda, imposed visa restrictions and canceled a regional military exercise in response to a Ugandan law that imposes harsh penalties on homosexuality. The White […]
Europe
WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange marks 2nd year in Ecuador’s embassy
LONDON (TIP): The gathering at the Ecuadorean embassy in London has the feel of something which may become an annual fixture. For the second time in as many years, journalists were invited on Thursday to […]
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Iraqi Army retakes Tikrit, even as militants vow to march on Baghdad
BAGHDAD (TIP): The Iraqi army has retaken full control of the central city of Tikrit, a day after militant jihadists seized it, state-run Iraqiya TV reported. Fighters from the militant group known as the Islamic […]
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Seventh Season of the MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee Announced
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Touchdown Media Inc., a leading Multicultural advertising firm announced, June 11, the launch of the seventh season of the MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee. MetLife, a leading global provider of insurance, […]
United States
Bergdahl scheduled to arrive in Texas today
WASHINGTON (TIP): Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who has been recovering in Germany after five years as a Taliban captive, is returning to the United States on June 13, but he will not receive the promotion that […]
Politics
What if Hillary Clinton doesn’t run?
WASHINGTON (TIP): Hillary Clinton’s book launch looks undeniably like the prelude to a presidential campaign, but despite growing buzz, Democrats are scraping together Plans B, C and D in case she doesn’t run. The former […]
United States
India-America Chamber of Commerce hosts roundtable on how to make India’s massive public sector productive and profitable
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Mrs. Ranjana Kumar, former Chairperson and CEO of Indian Bank, and Ambassador Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, Consul General of India, participated in an interactive discussion, June 12, on – “What Should India […]
Europe
US RESUMES DRONE STRIKES IN PAKISTAN
Pakistan condemns US drone strikes in Waziristan ISLAMABAD (TIP): A missile strike from a suspected US drone has targeted a compound in a northwestern tribal district in Pakistan near the Afghan border, killing at least […]
United States
City announces new citywide campaign to encourage youth to enroll in Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals Program
SPEARHEADED BY THE MAYOR’S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS, CAMPAIGN AIMS TO BOOST DACA’S LOW REGISTRATION NUMBERS IN NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK (TIP): The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, the city’s Department of Youth and […]
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Gunman kills one, injures three on Seattle campus
LOS ANGELES (TIP): A lone gunman killed one person and injured three others on June 5 on a college campus in the northwestern US city of Seattle, where the mayor denounced America’s “epidemic of gun […]
Politics
Hillary Clinton recalls foreign policy disagreements with Obama in book: Report
WASHINGTON (TIP): Potential presidential candidate Hillary Clinton writes in her new book that she raised concerns about a swap of Taliban prisoners when she was President Barack Obama’s secretary of state and disagreed with his […]
United States
State department official to lead US team to Sisi swearing-in
WASHINGTON (TIP): A senior state department official will represent the United States at Sunday’s inauguration of the new Egyptian president, but in a sign of US unease, no cabinet-level ministers will attend. The US delegation […]
United States
China under-reported defence by 20%: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (TIP): China underestimated its growing defence budget by nearly 20% with its spending likely nearing $145 billion last year, the Pentagon has said. In an annual report required by Congress, the Pentagon said yesterday […]
United States
Edison Chamber of Commerce awards for H.R. Shah and Mahesh Chitnis, among others
Kajol Bishnoi: EDISON, NJ (TIP): The Edison Chamber of Commerce honored 15 outstanding businesses and individuals at its 15th annual awards ceremony on June 3 at the Pines Manor, Edison. Prominent Indian American leaders H […]