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Sikh Fervour Grips Times Square On New York’s Turban Day

Apr 20, 2016 - 1:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK: The iconic Times Square was seeped in the colours of the Sikh culture as thousands of community members gathered in New York to celebrate Turban Day, an annual Vaisakhi celebration and a day […]

Canada PM to apologise to Sikhs for Komagata Maru episode

Apr 12, 2016 - 8:15 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI: Canada‘s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau notched up another signal honour as a liberal humanist by pledging to make a full apology in the House of Commons for a century-old slight against Indians, mainly […]

Indian Professor Appointed 56th President Of International Studies Association

Mar 23, 2016 - 9:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON: An Indian Professor has become the president of a scholarly group in the US dedicated to international studies. Professor TV Paul took over as the 56th president of International Studies Association (ISA), at its annual […]

Meet Joann L. Chatfield, Vice President of Marketing at MoneyGram

Feb 26, 2016 - 10:44 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Joann L. Chatfield, MoneyGram Vice President of Marketing was in town, February 24 to speak at the launch of her company sponsored Cricket Bee contest. Addressing a gathering of media persons at a Midtown Manhattan restaurant, she said, “We are proud […]

Hindus welcome idea of Meditation Room in University of Wyoming

Feb 21, 2016 - 9:01 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Hindus have welcomed the idea of Meditation and Prayer Room in University of Wyoming (UW) campus in Laramie. Rajan Zed, a hindu statesman based out of Nevada, said that an interfaith space in the shape […]

Protecting India’s Trade Interests

Feb 12, 2016 - 1:03 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) has been signed in Auckland on February 4 by Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the U.S. and Vietnam. Even as it is touted as the […]

Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal signed, but years of negotiations still to come

Feb 8, 2016 - 11:46 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WELLINGTON (TIP): The Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the world’s biggest multinational trade deals, was signed by 12 member nations on Thursday in New Zealand, but the massive trade pact will still require years of tough […]

MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga Named to 2016 FSR Board of Directors

Jan 15, 2016 - 12:28 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American president and chief executive officer of MasterCard Ajay Banga has been named the chairman of the board of directors for 2016 by the Financial Services Roundtable. The Financial Services Roundtable […]

Interview: Ambassador Asoke K Mukerji

The Issue of the Nature of Human Beings is of Vital Importance in Diplomacy

Jan 15, 2016 - 11:24 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Ambassador Asoke K Mukerji has been the Permanent Representative of India at the United Nations from early 2013 to December 31, 2015. Ambassador Mukerji who has served with distinction the MEA for almost 38 years […]

Refugee exodus is seen as logical outcome of Syrian president's survival strategy.

EXODUS: EUROPE, ASIA, AND BEYOND

Jan 8, 2016 - 7:04 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

As the battles raged in Syria and Iraq, millions of innocent civilians have sought refuge elsewhere to escape the dire straits in their home countries. Their prime destination: Europe. They came via planes, trains, ships, […]

Iran and Saudi Arabia: Islamic Intolerance or Oil Intolerance | In-depth Coverage & Analysis

Jan 5, 2016 - 2:46 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Saudi Arabia has announced it is severing diplomatic ties with Iran following Saturday’s (January 2) attack on its embassy in Tehran during protests against executions in the kingdom. Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi foreign minister, made […]

CANADIAN COMPANY SELLS BOTTLED FRESH MOUNTAIN AIR IN CHINA AS SMOG LEVELS WORSEN

Dec 18, 2015 - 4:32 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): s China‘s pollution problems continue, a Canadian company has cashed in on the crisis by selling bottles of fresh mountain air to people for up to $28 (£18.50) each. Beijing was issued its […]

Intolerance Fuels Radicalisation

Dec 4, 2015 - 12:38 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

India is awash with Islamophobia and there could not be a more dangerous time for this pernicious slant in our national politics. Hateful vitriol was spewed upon actor Aamir Khan recently, for expressing concern over the […]

Indian-American offloaded from international flight in Islamabad over ‘bomb hoax’

Nov 27, 2015 - 6:32 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

An Indian-American man on board the Qatar Airways flight to Washington via Doha was offloaded at the Benazir International Airport in Islamabad around 3 a.m. on Friday after he claimed that there was a bomb […]

Fighting the Islamic State: Role of the P-5 Nations and India

Nov 27, 2015 - 5:00 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

In the course of one week in November 2015, militants from Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s self-proclaimed Islamic Caliphate – also called ISIS, ISIL and Daesh – struck multiple targets in Beirut, Paris and Mali. Earlier, on […]

AAA International Mushaira a big draw

Nov 20, 2015 - 3:55 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): “Nazm is gaining ground in Mushaira,” said Javed Akhtar, the famous poet, film lyricist, and screenplay writer, presiding over 41st Annual International mushaira organized by the Aligarh Alumni Association in Washington on November […]

NRI Caught While Trying to Cross India-Pak Border by Car

Nov 17, 2015 - 6:43 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

AMRITSAR, PUNJAB: An NRI, said to be undergoing psychiatric treatment, allegedly attempted to cross the Attari-Wagah Indo-Pak land route in his car today. His car smashed into a barrier near the international border before he was […]

Canadian Sikh Wrongly Pictured as Paris Terrorist; Image Photoshopped

Nov 17, 2015 - 6:41 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

TORONTO: An innocent Canadian Sikh journalist was wrongly accused of being involved in the Paris attacks after his Photoshopped image went viral on social media and a Spanish newspaper printed the snap identifying him as a […]

India, APEC and the US

Nov 17, 2015 - 12:01 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The major focus during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Manila, Philippines on November 18th and 19th would be on the Paris terror attacks though it is a trade promotion group that does not delve […]

Andhra-Born Minister Dipika Damerla Blazes a Trail in Canada

Nov 15, 2015 - 10:43 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

TORONTO: Andhra-born Dipika Damerla, who is the first Indian-origin woman minister in Canada‘s biggest province of Ontario, is blazing a trail in community service. If thanks to her efforts Indian-Canadians in the neighbouring Mississauga just enjoyed […]

There are high expectations from Justin Trudeau, the new Prime Minister of Canada whose Liberal Party handed a big blow to Stephen Harper, the Conservative Prime Minister of Canada. 19 major Indo-Canadian organizations have urged Trudeau to fast-track the long-pending free trade agreement with India.

Four Sikhs sworn in as cabinet ministers in Canada

Nov 5, 2015 - 7:07 am EST @theindpanorama 0

OTTAWA Nov 4: The Punjabi community in Canada made history when two turbaned Sikhs, among four Indo-Canadians, were sworn in as cabinet ministers, as 42-year-old Justin Trudeau took oath as the country’s 23rd prime minister […]

Indo-Canadian Sikh Lawmaker Navdeep Bains Likely to Get Ministerial Berth

Nov 3, 2015 - 6:21 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

TORONTO: Navdeep Bains, 38-year-old Indian-origin Canadian Sikh MP who played a key role in prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau‘s leadership bid in 2013, is likely to get a ministerial berth, Toronto Star reports. The Prime Minister-elect Justin Trudeau […]

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