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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 […]

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 […]

OIL PRICES FALL AS WORLD BANK CUTS ECONOMIC GROWTH OUTLOOK

Jun 13, 2015 - 2:25 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

SINGAPORE (TIP): Crude oil futures fell on Thursday as the World Bank cut its global economic growth forecast, ending a two-day rally triggered by a sharp US inventory drawdown. In its twice-yearly Global Economic Prospects […]

Bus carrying Italian tourists crashes in US, 3 dead

Jun 5, 2015 - 12:23 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

PENNSYLVANIA (TIP): Authorities say a collision between a bus carrying Italian tourists and a tractor-trailer in Pennsylvania has left three people dead and many injured. The accident occurred today morning on Interstate 380. Monroe County […]

A way with the world

Jun 5, 2015 - 11:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, scored most in foreign policy in his first year in power. No one anticipated Modi’s natural flair for diplomacy, to which he has brought imagination and self-assurance. Modi has been more […]

Two Indian cities at high risk of terror strike

May 22, 2015 - 10:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): Two Indian cities -Imphal (ranked 32) and Srinagar (ranked 49) have been named to be at “extreme risk” of a terrorist attack, mainly aiming to cause mass casualty and destroy public transport networks. According […]

India at 100 on human capital index, Finland leads pack

May 15, 2015 - 11:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

GENEVA (TIP): India has been ranked at a lowly 100 position on the global Human Capital Index, which measures countries on development and deployment of human capital. Finland has topped the 124-nation list. India is […]

Shri Jagannath Rath Yatra at Puri where devotees gather by the millions

Hindu chariot processions planned in 3 Florida cities

May 8, 2015 - 11:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEVADA (TIP): Ratha Yatras (Hindu Festival of Chariots) have reportedly been planned in the three cities of Florida (USA). Starting with Clearwater Beach on May 10, this annual parade will reportedly be held on the […]

Strategic Autonomy as an Indian Foreign Policy Option

May 8, 2015 - 9:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

[quote_right]For a large country like India, which has the potential of becoming a big power in the future, strategic autonomy is a compelling choice. By virtue of its demographic, geographic, economic and military size, India […]

Chief Guest Nasir Mehmood is receiving Unity Award . Others in the picture- President O.S. Modgil, and Noor Amrohvi

A Poetical Bonanza dedicated to ‘Peace & Unity’

May 2, 2015 - 8:49 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

I have almost been a regular at the event of the events, the famous Noor Amrohvi poetical extravaganza, the annual mushaira. Noor is a consummate artist. A little crazy like most artists, he gives out his best […]

A massive earthquake killed over 5800 in Nepal and left over Eight million people affected

Nepal a rubble house as the Worst earthquake in 80 years kills more than 5800

May 1, 2015 - 11:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): The April 25 earthquake and its aftershocks have turned one of the world’s most scenic regions in the world into a desolation and devastation. [quote_box_right] More than 5,800 are confirmed dead as per […]

WHY INDIA MATTERS TO CANADA

Apr 17, 2015 - 1:55 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

For two countries that Prime Minister Stephen Harper calls “natural partners” in a new global economy, Canada and India might appear to share a rather meek business relationship. Not even one per cent of Canadian exports currently […]

RBI GOVERNOR GETS DEATH THREAT FROM IS

Apr 17, 2015 - 9:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan recently received a death threat from a purported Islamic State (IS) email account that is being accessed from across the globe. The governor received the […]

Class action lawsuit against Facebook to begin in Vienna

Apr 11, 2015 - 12:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Max Schrems, the Austrian law graduate spearheading a class action lawsuit against Facebook for alleged privacy breaches, said ahead oft he preliminary hearing in Vienna on Thursday said he hoped to send a message to […]

Sim Bhullar makes history as the first Indian American to play in the NBA

Apr 8, 2015 - 10:38 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

Sacramento Kings’ Sim Bhullar became the first person of Indian descent to play in an NBA game. The Indian American makes history when he appeared in the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves for only 16 seconds […]

End of turban trouble in UK

Apr 3, 2015 - 1:31 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHANDIGARH (TIP): In the run up to general elections in the UK scheduled for early May, the 7.5-lakh strong Sikh community there has got a gift in the shape of a new law that allows […]

Aamir Khan and Kamal Hassan inaugurate FICCI FRAMES 2015 in Mumbai

Apr 3, 2015 - 8:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): It’s that time of the year again. The onset of a much-awaited spring in New York and a long, hot summer in Mumbai. The 16th Annual FICCI FRAMES conference on the Media & Entertainment (M&E) […]

KOMAGATA Maru apology

Mar 27, 2015 - 11:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Governments apologising for acts committed generations ago do give a veneer, even if superficial, of turning a new page on the blemished past, but there’s competing politics involved. For the large Punjabi community in Canada, the […]

Soon, you could drive from Europe to US

Mar 27, 2015 - 10:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Plans for a new high-speed transport corridor that could potentially link London and New York by rail and superhighway have been unveiled. The idea, dubbed the Trans-Eurasian Belt Development (TERP), would see a […]

richard-verma India’s emergence as a major player good for world

India’s emergence as a major player good for world: Ambassador Richard Verma

Mar 15, 2015 - 10:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Envoys of six leading world powers — US, Japan, China, Britain, Germany and Canada– hailed, March 14, India‘s emergence as a major player at the “global high table” and complimented the new government for its […]

US man rescued trying to walk from Detroit on frozen lake to Canada

Mar 14, 2015 - 2:51 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Detroit (TIP): A 25-year-old American man was rescued by the US Coast Guard after he tried to walk from Detroit to Canada across a frozen lake, officials said on Mar 12. The man was found […]

Pakistan man accused in US consulate plot arrested

Mar 13, 2015 - 8:27 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

TORONTO (TIP): Canadian immigration officials have arrested a Pakistani man who they say was plotting to attack the US consulate and other buildings in Toronto’s financial district. The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada said […]

Iqbal leads Bangladesh to important win over Scotland

Mar 8, 2015 - 6:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NELSON (TIP): Tamim Iqbal came agonisingly close to scoring Bangladesh‘s first World Cup century as his side completed a six-wicket win over Scotland in their Pool A clash at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Thursday. […]

EU leaders debate new anti-terror measures

Feb 13, 2015 - 9:37 am EST @theindpanorama 0

BRUSSELS (TIP): Galvanized by the recent terror attacks in France, European Union leaders on February 12 debated a range of ambitious steps to better protect their 28 nations, including exchanging airliner passenger manifests, tightening controls […]

A BENEVOLENT LAW ABUSED – Racketeers use SIJS to make big money

Feb 13, 2015 - 6:55 am EST @theindpanorama 0

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