June 2015 — Page 9 of 15 — The Indian Panorama

Pentagon chief urges China to stop island building

Jun 13, 2015 - 4:04 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): US secretary of defense Ashton Carter has called on Beijing to stop building artificial islands in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, as he hosted a top Chinese general. The visit to the […]

Majority of Americans with mixed racial roots face slurs: Pew

Jun 13, 2015 - 4:03 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): A majority of Americans with mixed racial backgrounds have faced racial slurs or jokes, but most of the multi-racial adults feel their racial heritage has made them more open to other cultures, a […]

Study sees success in training women to prevent rape

Jun 13, 2015 - 4:02 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 […]

Pentagon: Price tag for war on Islamic State is $2.7 billion

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:59 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US has spent more than$2.7 billion on the war against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria since bombings began last August, and the average daily cost is now more than $9 […]

Reporters evacuated from White House after bomb threat

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:58 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): White House reporters were evacuated from the media briefing room in the middle of press conference by the presidential spokesperson Josh Earnest, after law enforcement agencies received a bomb threat call. The reporters […]

Centre keen on evolving political consensus on labour reforms

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:57 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): After burning its fingers with the land bill, the NDA government has signalled it will try to build a wide political consensus instead of rushing through the much-awaited labour reforms that will […]

NEK CHAND, CREATOR OF CHANDIGARH’S ROCK GARDEN, DIES AT 90

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:56 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHANDIGARH (TIP): The creator of Chandigarh’s iconic Rock Garden, Nek Chand, breathed his last at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, on June 12. He was 90. PGIMER sources said that […]

India set to ramp up engagement with Tehran

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:54 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India is reopening its engagement with Tehran even as a game-changing nuclear deal between Iran and world powers looks potentially around the corner. After Nitin Gadkari’s visit to the Iranian capital in […]

Man responsible for Vajpayee govt’s fall set to join BJP

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:53 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang, whose controversial vote during the 1999 no-confidence motion had contributed to the fall of Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government after thirteen months in office, on June 12 […]

App-based cabs make a comeback

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:52 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): On June 12, as the Delhi transport department grappled with the fallout of the high court order, which quashed the ban on app-based taxi services by the Delhi government, Ola and its […]

US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION BLOCKED MAGGI IMPORT IN JANUARY

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:51 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Nestle may have secured a clean chit for Maggi from the Singapore food regulator, but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), considered the world’s strictest regulator, had refused import of the […]

NO AID TO STATES UNDER DEBT RESTRUCTURING PLAN

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:41 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The NDA government, which is reworking the debt restructuring plan to strengthen the loss-making electricity distribution companies (discoms), is unlikely to extend any financial assistance to states under the new scheme. Instead […]

DIP IN WOMEN TOURISTS VISITING INDIA

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:40 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s total foreign tourist arrivals jumped last year but the number of foreign women travelling to the country slipped during the same period amid concerns about safety of women following the December […]

YOGA IS SKILL IN ACTION

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:36 pm EDT Guest Author 0

Though spelt yoga in English, the Hindi-Sanskrit pronunciation is yog. Every schoolboy in India knows the meaning of yog as ‘to add’. But here we are talking about the meaning of yoga as “to join” or […]

At the Community reception to Ambassador Singh and his wife Maina Chawla Singh at Delhi Art Gallery in New York. From L to R : Consul General Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, Dr Sadhna Shanker, Dr. Maina Chawla Singh, and Ambassador Arun Kumar Singh

Ambassador Arun Kumar Singh interacts with community during his maiden visit to New York

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:25 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Ambassador Arun Kumar Singh who assumed his new assignment as Ambassador of India to the United States on April 30, 2015 visited New York June 4-5 on his first visit to […]

The new SIAEA Executive Committee. FromL to R:: Yogesh Mistry, Mitul Patel, Nimesh Shah, Kaushal Thakore, Sanjeev Agarwal, Shailesh Naik, Vikrant Sampat, Meenakshi Varandani, Prakash Shah, Vinod Devgan, Yatish Sharma, Devjit Singh

The Change of Guard in the Society of Indo-American Engineers and Architects

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:24 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

EDISON, NJ (TIP): The Society of Indo-American Engineers and Architects (SIAEA) held its biennial election last month. The new team headed by its president, Mr. Vikrant Sampat was sworn in at the Oath Ceremony held […]

I DID TWO ACTRESS’ WORK AND GOT PAID FOR ONE: KANGANA

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:22 pm EDT #TIPEntertainment 0

Kangana Ranaut is in high spirits after the success of her latest outing. But the actress believes with this, she is now pushing herself towards more. She says, “I have started expecting more from myself. To […]

SALMAN HAS DONE A LOT FOR ME: JACQUELINE

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:21 pm EDT #TIPEntertainment 0

Actress Jacqueline Fernandez says her Kick co-star Salman Khan has helped her a lot professionally. Jacqueline, 29, who is reportedly no more a part of the 2014 hit film’s sequel, said she would be fine […]

IS PARIS HILTON ROMANCING MULTI-MILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMAN?

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:19 pm EDT #TIPEntertainment 0

Socialite Paris Hilton is reportedly dating a multi-millionaire entrepreneur, whom she recently met in Cannes, France. The 34-year-old hotel heiress has been photographed kissing businessman Thomas Gross onboard a yacht off the coast of Spain, reported […]

REESE WITHERSPOON DEVELOPING WALL STREET COMEDY

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:18 pm EDT #TIPEntertainment 0

Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon and Australian producer Bruna Papandrea’s Pacific Standard Banner is developing a film adaptation of Maureen Sherry Klinsky’s forthcoming novel Opening Belle. The film is being adapted for Warner Bros, reports variety.com. The […]

Month: June 2015