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SIKHS IN US ARMY

Mar 21, 2014 - 8:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

India welcomes lawmakers’ backing WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian ambassador S. Jaishankar has welcomed US lawmakers plea to end US defence department’s presumptive ban on Sikh Americans serving in the US military with their beards and turbans. […]

US lawmakers urge Pentagon to end ban on Sikhs serving in army

Mar 14, 2014 - 10:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): A group of 105 US lawmakers has urged the Pentagon to lift the presumptive ban on the Sikhs serving in the military by easing restrictions on beard, turbans, and other religious accoutrements. “Given […]

US attorney probes Mt. Gox, bitcoin businesses

Feb 28, 2014 - 6:42 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Manhattan attorney Preet Bharara has sent subpoenas to Mt. Gox, other bitcoin exchanges, and businesses that deal in bitcoin to seek information on how they handled recent cyber attacks, a source familiar […]

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Challenges in India-US ties

Feb 28, 2014 - 6:00 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Inconsistencies mark Obama Administration’s approach “… the US is becoming increasingly strident in its economic relations with India on issues ranging from sanctions on sections of our pharmaceutical industry and our civil aviation facilities, while […]

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US HAMMERS SLOVAKIA USING SIX-GOAL BARRAGE

Feb 14, 2014 - 5:38 am EST @theindpanorama 0

SOCHI, Russia (TIP): With just one game to prepare for its Olympic showdown with Russia, the United States men’s hockey team decided to cram an entire tournament’s worth of hard work and highlights into one […]

Europe

Justin Bieber charged with assault in Canada

Jan 31, 2014 - 7:13 am EST @theindpanorama 0

TORONTO (TIP): Canadian police charged Justin Bieber on January 29 with assaulting a limousine driver in Toronto in December, the latest in a string of legal troubles for the young pop star. The incident happened […]

London ‘Run for Unity’a Grand Success: Jolly

Jan 31, 2014 - 7:03 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Gujarat Leader Amit Thaker mandated for organizing ‘Run for Unity’ globally NEW DELHI (TIP): Encouraged by the success of London Run for Unity, OFBJP Convener Vijay Jolly announced January 29 that “Run for Unity” programs […]

FOREIGN RELATIONS OF INDIA

Jan 24, 2014 - 8:18 am EST @theindpanorama 0

India has formal diplomatic relations with most nations; it is the world’s second most populous country, the world’s mostpopulous democracy and one of the fastest growing major economies. With the world’s seventh largest military expenditure, […]

A Panegyric for Arnab Goswami?

Jan 24, 2014 - 7:24 am EST @theindpanorama 0

B.V. Rao, editor of Governance Now, explains the name and the phenomenon – Time’s Now’s Arnab Goswami – to a childhood friend who lives in Canada. Readers will surely find the piece a refreshing reading. […]

India

Canada names park after first Sikh settler

Jan 17, 2014 - 6:31 am EST @theindpanorama 0

AMRITSAR (TIP): To commemorate contribution of Sikhs in Canada‘s development, the country has named a new park in the city of Calgary after the legendary farmer Harnam Singh Hari, the first Sikh to tame the […]

Business & Economics

FY14 marine product exports set to rise 23% to Rs 26,750 crore

Jan 17, 2014 - 5:49 am EST @theindpanorama 0

CHENNAI (TIP): Export of marine products is expected to touch $4.3 billion (Rs 26,750 crore) in 2013-14, an increase of 23 per cent compared to a year ago. The increase comes despite the US, Canada […]

Dr. Jit Chandan – A Game Changer

Jan 11, 2014 - 7:09 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Most people read history. Few people write history. Very few people make history. Extremely few people change the direction of history. Dr. Jit Chandan is one of those few people whose efforts at making change […]

Salman Khurshid’s Call to Expatriates to Help Build India’s Brand Image

Jan 11, 2014 - 6:03 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Minister of External Affairs Sh. Salman Khurshid, has exhorted the overseas Indians to become India’s best ambassadors to spread and popularize the country’s values, beliefs, culture and heritage overseas. Presiding over the […]

Stockton Sikhs travel to Florida to confer a Special Award on Professor Harold A Gould

Dec 27, 2013 - 5:41 am EST @theindpanorama 0

DELRAY BEACH, FL (TIP): Pacific Coast Khalsa Diwan Society, Stockton travelled to Delray Beach, Florida on December 13 – 15, to honor its commitment to recognize scholarly studies on Sikh Pioneers in America, their pluralistic […]

American Association of Cardiologists of Indian Origin Honors 4 at 2013 Fall Meeting

Dec 27, 2013 - 5:21 am EST @theindpanorama 0

DALLAS (TIP): American Association of Cardiologists of Indian Origin (AACIO), at its Fall meeting December 4, honored Greg Behar, President and CEO of Boehringer lngelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Dr. Joseph M. Chalil, Associate Director, Health Science […]

April to be Sikh Heritage Month in Ontario

Dec 13, 2013 - 6:49 am EST @theindpanorama 0

TORONTO (TIP): The month of April in the Canadian province of Ontario will be observed as Sikh Heritage Month every year. A bill brought by Brampton New Democrat Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Jagmeet Singh […]

Patiala Police denies releasing a list of NRIs involved in International Drug Racket

Dec 5, 2013 - 5:25 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Harjit Singh Dhesi DALLAS (TIP): The arrest of a dismissed Punjab Police officer involved in an international drug racket on November 11near the Haryana-Delhi border has given rise to a variety of news relating to […]

Business & Economics

Govt imposes $792 million additional penalty on RIL

Nov 21, 2013 - 7:31 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The government has slapped an additional penalty of $792 million on Reliance Industries for producing less than targeted natural gas from its eastern offshore KG-D6 block. A notice disallowing $792 million out […]

Sri Lanka rights abuse allegations divide Commonwealth

Nov 15, 2013 - 8:13 am EST @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO (TIP):THE heads of government of the 53 nations of the Commonwealth come together every two years for a summit. This time, several have decided to stay away, to boycott the gathering in Sri Lanka. […]

International Conference confers the title ‘Gyani’ on Max Arthur Macauliffe

Nov 15, 2013 - 6:30 am EST @theindpanorama 0

MONTREAL (TIP): An International conference was held in MontrealSept 20- 22, 2013to formulate methodology for interpreting hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib. The conference was dedicated to the Max Arthur Macauliffe Centennial. Scholars from Canada, […]

Europe

Police arrest 348 in global child porn investigation

Nov 15, 2013 - 6:25 am EST @theindpanorama 0

TORONTO (TIP): More than 300 people, including teachers, coaches and doctors, have been arrested worldwide on child pornography charges after a Canadianled investigation. Toronto police said on Thursday the arrest of 348 people, including 108 […]

United States

Substantial Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: Report

Nov 15, 2013 - 5:42 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has been the world’s largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) since 2006. Every day, foreign companies establish new operations in the United States or provide additional capital to established […]

Sri Lanka rights abuse allegations divide Commonwealth

Nov 15, 2013 - 5:13 am EST @theindpanorama 0

COLOMBO (TIP):THE heads of government of the 53 nations of the Commonwealth come together every two years for a summit. This time, several have decided to stay away, to boycott the gathering in Sri Lanka. […]

Sikhs in Thousands Attend ‘Justice Rally’ in Geneva

Nov 8, 2013 - 7:04 am EST @theindpanorama 0

‘Sikh Genocide Petition’ Submitted to UN GENEVA (TIP): The Justice Rally held in front of the UN office in Geneva was attended by thousands of Sikhs from across Europe, the US and Canada. The rally […]

United States

BULLETT RAJA to Open in US before India

Nov 8, 2013 - 6:55 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Bollywood fans in America will now get to see the muchtalked- about new film BULLETT RAJA starring Saif Ali Khan and Sonakshi Sinha before audiences in India will. Directed by National Award […]

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