April 2015 — Page 13 of 15 — The Indian Panorama

VIDYA BALAN TO HOST TALK SHOW

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:51 pm EDT #TIPEntertainment 0

The actress will host a talk show which will be backed by a Hollywood studio and air on a US television network. Rumours have been rife that Vidya Balan, who has just wrapped up Mohit Suri’s […]

Kalki Koechlin excited about her film ‘Margarita With A Straw’

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:49 pm EDT #TIPEntertainment 0

Actress Kalki Koechlin is happy that actor Aamir Khan and his filmmaker wife Kiran Rao are supporting her forthcoming film “Margarita With A Straw” and says that more than box office collection, support to such films matters. […]

BARKHAA Movie Review CAST: Sara Loren, Taaha Shah, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Shweta Pandit, Puneet Issar DIRECTION: Shadaab Mirza GENRE: Drama DURATION: 1 hour 58 minutes

MOVIE REVIEW BARKHAA

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:48 pm EDT #TIPEntertainment 0

STORY: Rich boy meets poor girl whose source of income isn’t respectable according to his family. Can they get together and live happily ever after, much against the societal pressure? REVIEW: Jatin (Taaha Shah), a […]

DIFFICULTIES MAKE YOU STRONGER: ANGELINA

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:47 pm EDT #TIPEntertainment 0

Actress-director Angelina Jolie, who recently underwent cancer preventative surgery and had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed, feels by overcoming difficulties, one gains strength and maturity. Jolie, 39, reflected on what she learned from the late […]

CAST: Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Boyd Holbrook, Vincent D’Onofrio, Genesis Rodriguez DIRECTION: Jaume Collet-Serra GENRE: Action DURATION: 1 hour 56 minutes

MOVIE REVIEW – Run All Night

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:46 pm EDT #TIPEntertainment 0

STORY: Jimmy Conlon (Neeson) is a retired mafia hitman. He receives a call one night about his estranged son Mike (Kinnaman) being in mortal danger. While helping out his son, Jimmy kills his former boss […]

SALMA HAYEK HATES EXERCISE

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:45 pm EDT #TIPEntertainment 0

Actress Salma Hayek doesn’t like working out. She credits her slim figure in her 2014 film “Everly” to running around after her seven-year-old daughter Valentina. “I don’t like to work out, but I’ve tried to get […]

PFIZER TO SHUTTER VACCINES SALES BUSINESS IN CHINA

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:42 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

SHANGHAI (TIP): US drugmaker Pfizer Inc said it would cease its vaccines sales operations in China after an import licence for one of its top-selling treatments, the only vaccine it sold in the country, was […]

RBI ALLOWS BANKS TO FUND TAKEOVERS IN US DOLLARS FROM GIFT

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:40 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): Banks operating out of India will now be able to fund takeovers in dollars. They will also be able to allow customers to place bets on exchange and interest rate movements in addition […]

ARVIND ARM, US COOMPANY TO PAY $3.2M TO RALPH LAUREN

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:40 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

AHMEDABAD (TIP): City-based textile conglomerate Arvind on Monday said its subsidiary Arvind Lifestyle Brands (ALBL) and US Polo Association (USPA), USA will jointly pay $3.2 million (Rs 20 crore approx) to Ralph Lauren Corporation (RLC) USA […]

OIL PRICES EDGE LOWER AS IRAN NUCLEAR DEADLINE APPROACHES

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:39 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell in Asia on Tuesday as dealers monitored last-ditch efforts between global powers and Iran to reach a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme and ease sanctions imposed on the crude producer. US […]

A Healthy Start: More Texas Children Eating School Breakfast

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:36 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

AUSTIN, TEXAS (TIP): More kids across the state and the country are starting the day with a healthy meal, as the latest study shows another increase in the number of low-income children taking part in […]

End of turban trouble in UK

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:31 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHANDIGARH (TIP): In the run up to general elections in the UK scheduled for early May, the 7.5-lakh strong Sikh community there has got a gift in the shape of a new law that allows […]

Dr. Rajani Ganesh-Pillai, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Marketing - NDSU - Photo from NDSU Staff Faculty

Pune-educated Indian-American professor wins teaching award

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:30 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian-American professor who uses a game called “Baffa Baffa” to teach culture’s role in business and how it can affect transactions and relationships has won the prestigious Peltier Award for innovation in […]

Purvi Patel - Convicted to 20 +10 Years for Foeticide

Indian-American woman is at heart of US abortion wrangle

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:29 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): A judge in America’s conservative heartland has sentenced an Indian-American woman to at least 20 years in prison on charges of feticide and child neglect in a case that goes to the heart […]

AL SHABAAB MILITANTS KILL 147 AT UNIVERSITY IN KENYA

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:27 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

GARISSA, KENYA (TIP): Al Shabaab gunmen rampaged through a university in northeastern Kenya at dawn Thursday, killing 147 people in the group’s deadliest attack in the East African country. Four militants were slain by security […]

‘Lubitz researched suicide, cockpit security online’

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:26 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

DUSSELDORF, GERMANY (TIP): The co-pilot at the controls of the Germanwings airliner that crashed into the French Alps last week had been searching the Internet in the days leading up to the crash for information […]

Mexico probes deadly oil rig blast and fire

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:24 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

MEXICO CITY (TIP): Mexican authorities have launched an investigation into what caused an explosion and fire on an oil platform operated by state firm Pemex that killed four workers and injured several others. The attorney […]

England farm starts growing Naga chillies

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:24 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

DEVON (ENGLAND) (TIP): A farm in southwest England has started growing Naga chillies — Bhut Jolokia – – for the first time on the British soil after years of trial and error. The South Devon […]

US commander accuses China of creating artificial landmass in South China Sea

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:23 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING: A US navy commander has accused China of creating an “artificial landmass” in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. “China is building artificial land by pumping sand on to live coral reefs […]

Prince Harry to quit British army in June

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:23 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

LONDON: 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 included […]

519 dead in two weeks of Yemen fighting: UN

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:22 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Some 519 people have been killed and nearly 1,700 injured in two weeks of fighting in Yemen, the UN aid chief has said, raising alarm over the fate of civilians. Valerie Amos […]

Explosion near bus station in Gombe, Nigeria; 5 dead

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:21 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

KANO (Nigeria): An explosion near a bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Gombe killed at least five and injured 15 others, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram. “We had […]

Indiana governor wants changes to religious-objections law

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:16 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (TIP): Indiana’s governor said Tuesday that he wants legislation on his desk by the end of the week to clarify that a new religious-freedom law does not allow discrimination against gays and […]

California governor orders mandatory water restrictions

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:13 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

ECHO LAKE, CALIFORNIA (TIP): California governor Jerry Brown ordered officials April 1 to impose statewide mandatory water restrictions for the first time in history as surveyors found the lowest snow level in the Sierra Nevada snowpack […]

Test your EYE Q – By Dr. V.K. Raju

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:09 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

President John F. Kennedy said during his inaugural speech “The greatest obstacle to truth is not the lie, but the myth which is persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.” Let us look at some eye care facts and myths […]

Month: April 2015