March 2017 — Page 2 of 11 — The Indian Panorama

Air India Washington-Delhi Service from July 7

Mar 31, 2017 - 6:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Only Airline to offer Nonstop Flights from Washington, D.C., to Delhi, Service Will be Three Times a Week on Boeing 777 NEW YORK (TIP): Air India announced that it is increasing its services to India […]

Indra Nooyi, Fareed Zakaria among Ellis Island Honor recipients

Indra Nooyi and Fareed Zakaria named recipients of Ellis Island Medal of Honor

Mar 31, 2017 - 6:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Six Indian-Americans have been named recipients of prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor 2017- the highest civilian award in the US for immigrants. Among 88 recipients, the six Indian- Americans are – […]

Ambassador Verma will help support Georgetown's India Initiative

Indian American Former US Ambassador to India Richard Verma joins SFS as Centennial Fellow

Mar 31, 2017 - 6:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

GEORGRTOWN (TIP): Former US Ambassador to India Richard Verma has joined Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service as SFS Centennial Fellow, the University announced. The Centennial Fellows program at the School of Foreign Service […]

Indian American tech executive indicted for H-1B visa fraud

Mar 31, 2017 - 6:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

FREMONT, CA (TIP): Two Bay Area tech executives, Including an Indian American CEO of an employment firm based in Fremont with an office in India, are accused of filing false visa documents through a staffing […]

Sreerama is a highly respected engineer with 28 years of experience managing multi-million-dollar capital projects across the U.S. and abroad

Indian American engineer to head Houston’s Public Works Department

Mar 31, 2017 - 6:02 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

HOUSTON, TX (TIP): Houston Mayor Mayor Sylvester Turner has nominated Veteran Indian American engineer Karun Sreerama to head the Houston Department of Public Works and Engineering (PWE). Sreerama is a highly respected engineer with 28 […]

Brain Bee founder Norbert Myslinski, PhD, associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, presents a trophy to 2017 USA champion Sojas Wagle

Indian American students win top three spots at USA Brain Bee Championship

Mar 31, 2017 - 6:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MARYLAND (TIP): Indian American students sweep top three spots at USA Brain Bee Championship hosted by the University of Maryland. The winner of the competition, which took place March 17 through March 19, is Sojas […]

Pak court asks govt to explain detention of Hafiz Saeed

Mar 31, 2017 - 5:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

LAHORE (TIP): A Pakistani court has asked the government to explain under what authority it has detained Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed “without a trial”. A Lahore high court’s two-judge bench headed by justice Syed Kazim […]

Facebook blocks 85% ‘blasphemous’ content in Pakistan, Islamabad high court still unhappy

Mar 31, 2017 - 5:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

ISLAMABAD (TIP): Facebook has removed 85 percent of content considered insulting to Islam, but the high court in Pakistan’s capital is unhappy because there’s still “carpet bombing and drone attacks going on at our ideological […]

Nepal asks climbers to clean quake-littered Everest camp

Mar 31, 2017 - 5:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal is urging climbers on Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, to help remove garbage from a camp abandoned two years ago after an earthquake triggered avalanches killing 18 people, as officials prepare […]

Afghanistan women swim against threats for Olympic dream

Mar 31, 2017 - 5:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KABUL (TIP): There are 30 pools in Afghanistan, only one that welcomes girls — and it is facing militant threats for doing so. Nevertheless a handful are diving in, pioneers racing to achieve Olympic glory […]

4 women die as ferry sinks in Bangladesh river, 18 missing

Mar 31, 2017 - 5:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

DHAKA (TIP): At least four people died and several remained missing after a ferry carrying about 80 passengers capsized on March 28 in Bangladesh‘s Panguchi River, police said. Rescuers recovered the bodies of four female […]

Trump to host Xi in Florida in first meeting

Mar 31, 2017 - 5:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Donald Trump will host his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on April 6-7 next week at his Mara-a-Lago resort in Florida, the White House announced March 30. The engagement — the first […]

China sets rules on beards, veils to fight extremism

Mar 31, 2017 - 5:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): China will step up a campaign against religious extremism in the far western region of Xinjiang on March 25 by implementing measures, including prohibiting “abnormal” beards, the wearing of veils in public places […]

Paris exhibition explores racism amid tensions in France

Mar 31, 2017 - 5:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

PARIS (TIP): A UNESCO-backed Paris exhibition exploring the psychology behind racism aims to shed light on why racist acts in France are on the rise, and to educate against prejudice. “We and the Others, Prejudices […]

Britain targets legal certainty with plan to convert EU law after Brexit

Mar 31, 2017 - 5:38 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): The British government set out on Thursday how it will handle the mammoth task of converting European Union laws into domestic legislation in preparation for its exit from the bloc, seeking to ease […]

Suicide truck bombing kills 15 in Baghdad: Iraqi officials

Mar 31, 2017 - 5:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BAGHDAD (TIP): A suicide truck bomb targeted a police checkpoint in southern Baghdad on Wednesday night, killing 15 people and wounding 45, according to Iraqi officials. The bomber detonated the vehicle, an oil tanker laden […]

South Korea’s ousted leader Park Geun-Hye arrested

Mar 31, 2017 - 5:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

SEOUL (TIP): South Korea‘s ousted president Park Geun-Hye arrived at a detention centre near Seoul early March 31 after being arrested over the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down. The Seoul […]

Several hurt in clashes at Turkey’s Brussels consulate

Mar 31, 2017 - 5:33 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BRUSSELS (TIP): Several people were injured and taken to hospital after supporters and opponents of the Turkish government clashed outside the country’s consulate in central Brussels on Thursday, Belgian police said. Belgian Prime Minister Charles […]