Month: August 2015
HISTORIC ARGUMENT IN SFJ V SONIA GANDHI, IN US COURT OF APPEALS FOR SECOND CIRCUIT
NEW YORK (TIP): In a statement issued to The Indian Panorama, Attorney Ravi Batra who represents Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, commented on the proceedings in the U.S. Court of Appeals for Second Circuit on August 18, […]
Talented US dog holds two Guinness World Records titles
WASHINGTON (TIP): A talented pooch in the US holds two wacky Guinness World Records titles: the fastest 100m with a can balanced on the head by a dog and the most steps walked down by […]
Modi-Obama hotline becomes operational
WASHINGTON (TIP): The hotlines or secure lines of communication between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama and their national security advisers have recently become operational, though it has not been put to […]
Coins worth $4.5m recovered from shipwreck
MIAMI (TIP): Treasure hunters off Florida have found$4.5 million in gold coins from a Spanish ship that sunk during a hurricane in the 18th century , the sal vage company said on August 19. The […]
FDA approves controversial drug for women with low sex drives
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, August 18, evening approved the world’s first drug designed to stir a woman’s waning desire for sex, a condition that affects an estimated 1 in 10 […]
This US President candidate is just 15
WASHINGTON (TIP): Donald Trump may be grabbing headlines in the run up to the presidential polls, but an independent candidate is giving him and Hillary Clinton stiff competition, and it turns out it is a […]
Dallas Aug 21 Newspaper E Edition
A New Way to Read This Week’s Print Edition The Latest from The Indian Panorama | Dallas Desk Reimagined for the Web Volume 3 Issue 27 | Desktop Edition | Aug 21 The Indian Panorama is a South–Asian […]
New York – Aug 21 Newspaper E-Edition
A New Way to Read This Week’s Print Edition The Latest from The Indian Panorama | New York Desk Reimagined for the Web Volume 9 Issue 33 | Desktop Edition | Aug 21 The Indian Panorama is a South–Asian […]
Indian Diaspora in US Organising Grand Reception for PM Modi
The Indian community in the United States is planning to host a mega reception for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will travel to San Francisco after addressing a United Nations summit on sustainable development on […]
Indian American Harvinder Sahota Donates $1.5 Million for Sikh Studies
An Indian-American cardiologist has donated $1.5 million to the University of California-Irvine to create a Chair for Sikh studies within the school, media reported on Tuesday. Harvinder Sahota donated the money to the university that […]
Indian-American Sameer Lalwani Appointed in US Think Tank
An Indian-American scholar has joined a key position on South Asia in a leading US think-tank. The Stimson Centre yesterday announced the appointment of Sameer Lalwani as Deputy Director for its South Asia programme. Mr […]
Brothers – Movie Review
STORY: Prize-fighters David and Monty are bitterly estranged brothers – who wins when they face each other in the ring? REVIEW: So, Brothers is essentially Akshay Kumar‘s triumph, with some knock-out moments – and a few punches that fall […]
Birla to buy two Lafarge India cement units
Birla Corp. Ltd on Monday said it had agreed to acquire two cement assets from the local arm of Lafarge SA with a combined production capacity of around 5.15 million tonnes (mt) for a total […]
Indian American NY lawyer shortlisted for TrustLaw Award
Indian American attorney Richa Naujoks nee Gautam has been shortlisted for Thomson Reuters Foundation’s TrustLaw Lawyer of the Year award. Celebrating groundbreaking pro bono projects undertaken by legal teams with NGOs and social enterprises around […]
Indian American Elderly Couple Shot Dead in North Carolina
HOUSTON: An elderly Indian-American couple has been shot dead in the US state of North Carolina and police have arrested a 20-year-old suspect in connection with the slayings. Kantibhai Patel, 72, and his wife Hansaben Patel, […]