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Know how President of India is elected

Jun 18, 2022 - 5:23 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

On July 18, elected MLAs and MPs across the country will vote to elect India’s 15th President. Under Article 62(1) of the Constitution, “an election to fill a vacancy caused by the expiration of the […]

Indo-Canadians are emerging as a strong political entity

Apr 14, 2022 - 11:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Indo-Canadian politicians after establishing their credibility at the community level, and now, on the basis of their track record, are emerging as a strong political entity with their growing presence on the provincial and federal […]

Congress must reform: It’s in the interest of democracy

Mar 18, 2022 - 1:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The rout of the Congress in the recent Assembly elections confirms the view that the grand old party is in terminal decline, and that the 2024 parliamentary election would pit the BJP not against the […]

Mild Fluctuations in Share of National and Regional Parties

Feb 5, 2022 - 2:19 am EST @theindpanorama 0

A careful analysis of the election results since 1967 would reveal that the percentage of votes polled by national parties, mainly the Congress, except for 1977 and 1997, has been more than 50. In 1967, […]

The world in 2022: Another year of living dangerously

Jan 2, 2022 - 8:17 am EST @theindpanorama 0

On the brink of a new year, the world faces a daunting array of challenges: the resurgent Covid-19 pandemic, the climate emergency, the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism, humanitarian crises, mass migration, and trans-national terrorism. […]

Most significant events in 2021

Jan 2, 2022 - 7:42 am EST @theindpanorama 0

One good thing can be said about 2021: it wasn’t as tumultuous as 2020, which put in a claim to be the worst year ever. That, however, may be damning with faint praise. Yes, the […]

Nepali Congress elects PM Deuba as party chief

Dec 19, 2021 - 7:29 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was re-elected on Wednesday as the president of the ruling Nepali Congress — the country’s largest democratic party — for a consecutive second four year term after […]

Biden nominates Indian American Errol Rajesh Arthur to be DC Superior Court judge

Dec 18, 2021 - 6:12 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden has nominated Indian American magistrate judge Errol Rajesh Arthur to be an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years. […]

Sanyukta Kisan Morcha suspends protest aftergovt agrees to most of their demands

Dec 10, 2021 - 6:09 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Experts call agitation ‘enriching of democracy’, but also term victory as one ‘forced due to political compulsions’ NEW DELHI (TIP): As the leaders of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Thursday, December 9, formally announced the […]

Modi alone knows best

Dec 3, 2021 - 8:19 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Propaganda claims PM doing everything for the good of country and its people Our existence should not depend on the mercy or compassion of the messiah. Instead, it requires the spirit of a creatively nuanced […]

November Election Results Ring Ominous Alarm Bells for Democrats

Nov 7, 2021 - 6:52 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Virginia goes RED Republicans trounce Democrats in Nassau County NJ Gov Murphy scrapes through Eric Adams registers an authentic win for Mayor of City of New York even as Democrats prevail in the deep Blue […]

The bipartisan infrastructure bill is finally on its way to President Biden’s desk

Nov 7, 2021 - 6:44 am EST @theindpanorama 0

House Approves $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in the bipartisan 228-206 vote I.S. Saluja WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): After months of intense debate between Democrats’ warring factions, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday, November 5, secured […]

Indian American Felicia Singh in historic battle in Queens Council District 32

Oct 15, 2021 - 7:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

QUEENS, NY (TIP): Felicia Singh, the first Guyanese and Punjabi person to win the Democratic Party primary in Queens Council District 32, is joining the battle for the prestigious seat to center equity and justice […]

Questionnaire

May 29, 2021 - 12:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

What do you want your local elected officials to pay attention to? Let us know, and we’ll ask them. New York voters have a lot of decisions to make this year. A bunch of local […]

Rajinikanth’s aides urge him to project himself as CM candidate

Dec 5, 2020 - 7:45 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Tamil superstar Rajinikanth is being persuaded to project himself as the chief ministerial candidate for 2021 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, a close aide said Friday, Dec 4, a day after the actor announced his […]

Democrats clinch House control, but reduced majority likely

Nov 13, 2020 - 7:50 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Democrats clinched two more years of controlling the House but with a potentially razor-thin majority, a bittersweet finale to last week’s elections that has left them divided and with scant margin for error […]

Bihar has strong message for Opposition

Nov 13, 2020 - 7:14 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The results of the Bihar elections have a message for all states headed for polls in the months ahead on taking on the BJP under Modi. Bihar has sent a strong message to the Opposition […]

Indian Sikhs in U.S. welcome election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Nov 13, 2020 - 1:03 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Sikhs across the United States have hailed the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris in the November 3 elections, saying America needed a leader who would set a […]

Indian Americans make a splash in yet another election cycle

Nov 7, 2020 - 7:25 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Besides the four member ‘Samosa Caucus’ of Indian American lawmakers re-elected to the US House of Representatives, over a dozen others, including five women have won state level elections scoring a few […]

Time for a Healing Touch and Unity

Nov 7, 2020 - 6:52 am EST @theindpanorama 0

I am assuming Mr. Biden has won the presidency. Mr. Biden may have to wait a little to be certified a winner; may have to wait a little longer in view of the lawsuits the […]

Political takeaways from the Bihar campaign

Nov 7, 2020 - 6:43 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Tejashwi Yadav’s campaign in Bihar is frustrating the ruling party as it is using that very powerful appeal against a 15-year-old regime by citing the absence of bread and butter issues and taking the […]

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