June 2015 — Page 7 of 15 — The Indian Panorama

Pope slams nations which ‘close the door’ to migrants

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:58 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

VATICAN CITY (TIP): Pope Francis said today that those who “close the door” to refugees seeking a safe haven in Europe should ask God’s forgiveness, as tensions rose in the EU over the migrant crisis. […]

Briton pops the question via crossword

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:58 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): It’s a case of two down: the aisle. A crossword-loving lawyer hid a marriage proposal in The Times newspaper’s daily puzzle. Matthew Dick thought of the cryptic way of popping the question to […]

METHANE ON MARS ROCKS SUGGESTS POSSIBILITY OF LIFE

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:57 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): In a clue to possibility of life below the surface of Mars today, an international team of researchers has discovered traces of methane in Martian meteorites. For the study, the researchers examined […]

AMSTERDAM TO GET 3D-PRINTED BRIDGE

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:55 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): Will you dare to cross a deep canal on a “printed” bridge? You may get a chance to try that soon. A 3D printing company based in Amsterdam has developed a revolutionary robotic […]

ISRO’S ‘GAGAN’ TO PROVIDE NAVIGATIONAL SUPPORT TO RAILWAYS

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:53 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

AHMEDABAD (TIP): Isro has said it will provide navigational support to the country’s railways through ‘Gagan’ (GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation) system. “Isro will provide satellite-generated information to the railways through space technology-based tools that will provide […]

World’s thinnest bulb created from graphene

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:51 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Researchers have created the world’s thinnest light bulb using graphene, an atomically thin and perfectly crystalline form of carbon, as a filament. Led by Young Duck Kim, a postdoctoral research scientist in James […]

HYDEL POWER PUSHES NTPC INTO GLOBAL BIG LEAGUE

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:50 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): State-run NTPC has switched on an 800 MW hydel plant to join a select group of global peers who span the entire fuel chain — coal, gas, hydro power and renewables — […]

Honda recalls 1.39 million cars with passenger-side Takata air bags

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:49 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

DETROIT (TIP): Honda Motor Co Ltd said it will recall 1.39 million Accord and Civic model sedans with potentially faulty front passenger-side air bags made by Japan‘s Takata Corp. This will bring to about 2.3 […]

GREEK PM TEARS INTO LENDERS AS EURO ZONE PREPARES FOR ‘GREXIT’

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:48 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

ATHENS (TIP): Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused Greece‘s creditors of trying to “humiliate” Greeks with more cuts as he defied a growing drumbeat of warnings that Europe was preparing for his country to leave the […]

India reaches for the Sun, raises solar capacity target five times to 100,00 mw

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:47 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): It’s official now. The government is reaching for the Sun by raising the target for adding solar power capacity five times to 100,000 mw by 2022. The Cabinet’s panel on economic affairs […]

OZ FIRMS TO INVEST US$100 MILLION

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:47 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

VADODARA (TIP): Australian firms will invest US $100 million in Vadodara region between Surat and Ahmedabad. This investment will generate close to 10,000 jobs. This was claimed by New South Wales (NSW) Labour Party secretary […]

Roger Federer stays on track for eighth Halle title

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:45 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

HALLE (GERMANY) (TIP): Roger Federer kept his chances of an eighth title at Halle on track when he overpowered Latvian Ernests Gulbis 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to breeze into the quarter-finals. The 33-year-old, 17-time Grand […]

Leander Paes records win on his 42nd birthday

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:44 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): Leander Paes on June 17 celebrated his 42nd birthday by reaching the quarterfinals of the ATP Aegon Championships with Canadian partner Daniel Nestor at the Queen’s Club. The third seeded Indo-Canadian pair fought […]

White man guns down 9 at black church in US

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:42 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): A young white gunman opened fire in a historically black church in South Carolina on June 17 night killing nine African-Americans in what was said to be hate crime, one of the worst in US […]

Study sees success in training women to prevent rape

Jun 19, 2015 - 5:41 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

MIAMI (TIP): A programme that teaches university-age women how to avoid rape has shown some success in reducing the numbers of women in Canada who are sexually assaulted, according to a study. Previous research has […]

Let us Celebrate Yoga

Jun 19, 2015 - 2:56 pm EDT I. S. Saluja 1

Prime Minister of India , Narendra Modi is known to be deeply steeped in the Hindu tradition. Imbibing pristine Hindu values early on in his life through his association with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) , Modi […]

Keen to work with Tamil diaspora for reconciliation, says Sri Lanka foreign minister

Jun 19, 2015 - 2:52 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka is keen to engage all diaspora groups including Tamils in reconciliation efforts, foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera has said stressing the new government does not want the country to return to another […]

Malaysian oil tanker goes missing with 22 crew members

Jun 19, 2015 - 2:52 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): A Malaysian tanker carrying nearly 7.5 million litres of petrol has gone missing with 22 crew members on board in the waters off southern Johor state’s east coast. Officials said the MT […]

Dallas June 19 Edition

Jun 19, 2015 - 11:42 am EDT I. S. Saluja 0

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NY June 19 Edition

Jun 19, 2015 - 11:37 am EDT I. S. Saluja 0

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30,000 Expected at New York’s International Yoga Day Celebration

Jun 18, 2015 - 11:27 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

As the world celebrates International Day of Yoga on Sunday in a unique event that is in many ways an endorsement of the Indian way of life, more than 30,000 people are expected to participate […]

2 Indian Americans Appointed to Key Republican Positions

Jun 18, 2015 - 11:25 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

Two Indian-Americans have been appointed to key positions in the Republican party with the mandate to involve community leaders within the party fold. Niraj Antani, a Ohio State legislature, and Janak Joshi, a Colorado State […]

Why I will not waive my gas subsidy

Jun 18, 2015 - 11:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

You have asked the rich and affluent people of India to waive off their share of subsidy on gas cylinders used by them in their homes and help in nation building. I, for one would […]

Nestle to burn $50 million worth of noodles

Jun 16, 2015 - 9:20 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

New York (TIP): Nestle has issued multiple statements some contradicting their own top executive in the last few days. It is yet to be ascertained whether Nestle’s decision to burn Maggi packets recalled from the […]

Top Indian American Doctor Shot Dead

Jun 16, 2015 - 8:36 am EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

HOUSTON, TEXAS: Renowned Indian-American cardiologist Suresh Gadasalli, who performed the world’s first simultaneous hybrid revascularisation, was shot dead by his friend and business associate who then committed suicide in Odesaa in the US state of […]

Month: June 2015