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Sonam Wangchuk, an engineer from Ladakh, India received in the US 2016 Rolex Award for Enterprise for his remedy to combat severe seasonal water scarcity in the western Himalayas

Ladakhi engineer Sonam Wangchuk receives global award in USA

Nov 18, 2016 - 12:39 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

LOS ANGELES (TIP): Sonam Wangchuk, an engineer from Ladakh, India, who was the inspiration behind Aamir Khan’s “Phunsukh Wangdu” character in the blockbuster film 3 Idiots, was one of the recipients of the 2016 Rolex […]

An Indian American teenager Meetkumar Hiteshbhai Desai has been indicted for allegedly creating a cyberattack that all but took down 911 systems in the greater Phoenix, Ariz., area last month.

Indian American Teenager in Arizona Indicted on Cyberattack Charges

Nov 18, 2016 - 12:31 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

PHOENIX, AZ (TIP): Indian American Meetkumar Hiteshbhai Desai, 18, is facing four felony counts of computer tampering, according to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. Desai was arrested Oct. 27 after multiple agencies, including Surprise and […]

Indian American Sandeep Kothary opens a new fusion Indian restaurant in Atlanta

Nov 18, 2016 - 12:28 pm EST Bidisha Roy 0

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Sandeep Kothary, owner of Indian restaurant Tabla , announced opening of a new Indian American fusion food restaurant in Midtown Atlanta, Inman Park, Atlanta on Nov. 8. Named Amara, which means “eternal” […]

Indian American Viru Patel elected with a landslide victory

Nov 18, 2016 - 2:23 am EST @theindpanorama 1

WOODBRIDGE, NJ (TIP): Viru Patel was nominated on August 14, 2016 to serve the 4th ward council seat which became open due to the resignation of former councilman, Jim Major. Viru Patel, who has served […]

Indian Americans speak up their mindthrough social media about ‘New America’

Nov 18, 2016 - 2:23 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Just one day after Donald Trump‘s stunning win, which is ‘shocking’ to thousands including Indians, the Indian community in America took it to social media to express their anxiety over the New […]

Indian origin Manan Shah named national finalist in 2016 Siemens Competition

Nov 18, 2016 - 12:00 am EST @theindpanorama 0

SAN JOSE (TIP): The Siemens Foundation recently announced that an Indian American student at San Jose, Calif.-based Harker School, is one of the winners of its 2016 Siemens Competition. Manan Shah’swork “Deep Learning Assessment of […]

The Diwali Stamp. The Diya is photographed by Sally Andersen-Bruce of New Milford, CT and the stamp has been designed by Greg Breeding of Charlottesville, VA while William J. Gicker of Washington, DC is the project's art director. Photo / courtesy USPS

America Tamil Sangam honors Maloney for Diwali stamp

Nov 18, 2016 - 12:00 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): America Tamil Sangam and Shri Vari Foundation jointly honored Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney for her untiring efforts to make the Diwali stamp a reality at a musical evening held at St John’s University […]

Indian Americans comment on Presidential election

Nov 11, 2016 - 12:24 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Since Sep-Oct 2015 I have been writing on social media that “This election is not about Trump or Republican party or Democratic party. This is about the future of every American. This is an historic, […]

Indian-Americans show their mettle: 5 make it to the Congress

Nov 11, 2016 - 10:56 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian-Americans created history in US Congressional politics with one of them becoming the first to be elected to the Senate and four others winning seats in the House of Representatives. While Kamala Harris […]

Kamala Harris Set To Become First Indian-American Senator

Nov 7, 2016 - 12:37 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Kamala Harris, California‘s Attorney General, is on the cusp of becoming the first Indian- American Senator in the US Congress with latest polls placing her “far ahead” of her rival days before the November 8 […]

Donald Trump’s Son Visits Temple in Florida To Woo Indian-Americans Voters

Nov 7, 2016 - 10:05 am EST @theindpanorama 0

ORLANDO, Florida: Donald Trump‘s son Eric participated in a traditional ‘aarti’ at a Hindu temple in Florida to woo Indian-Americans as the Republican presidential nominee’s family is leaving no stone unturned to ensure his victory […]

US ELECTIONS: Spotlight on Indian-Americans

Nov 5, 2016 - 7:14 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

“The Indian-Americans have been moving the pieces, both in the States and at the Federal level, which each successive government in Delhi has learnt to leverage to its benefit. The Presidential race receives the greatest […]

Indian American community leaders and heads of organizations at a fundraiser in support of Tom Suozzi for Congress, hosted by Ratna & Varinder Bhalla

Community Leaders Endorse Suozzi for Congress

Nov 4, 2016 - 6:40 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): Indian American Community leaders from Nassau, Suffolk and Queens came together in the past two weeks and expressed their collective support for Tom Suozzi, running for the US House of Representatives, […]

Consul General Riwa Ganguly Das speaking on the occasion

Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrated at the Indian Consulate

Nov 4, 2016 - 6:27 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

New York City (TIP): On the 141st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Bharat Ratna awardee and an i n v a l u a b l e contributor in the freedom struggle and founding […]

Indian American SC Governor Nikki Haley feels choked everytime Trump opens his mouth and yet supports him

Nov 4, 2016 - 6:25 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

ORLANDO, FL (TIP): Indian-American South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has reaffirmed her support to her party candidate Donald Trump in the November 8 general elections saying she will vote for him out of concern over […]

Indian Teen Arrested for Choking 911 Lines: Horrible Joke Goes Wrong

Nov 4, 2016 - 6:10 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

PEORIA, AZ (TIP): An Indian-origin teenager has been arrested in the US for carrying out a cyberattack that swamped Arizona’s emergency services with several bogus calls, an incident he claimed was a non-harmful joke gone […]

"Condemning anyone simply because of their religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation is against the pluralistic ethos of Hinduism and has no place in a democracy," said Suhag Shukla, Hindu-American Foundation (HAF) executive director.

Indian-Americans disapprove of Tirade against Huma Abedin

Nov 4, 2016 - 6:00 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

JACKSONVILLE, FL (TIP): A prominent Hindu-American group on Thursday, November 03, said that it is “deeply disturbed” by a video commercial which attacks Huma Abedin, a close aide of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, as […]

Patel is accused of selling about 26 fake loans to a Milwaukee financial firm, Pennant Management

Indian American top hotelier Patel could plead guilty in $179 million loan fraud case

Nov 4, 2016 - 5:19 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHICAGO (TIP): Orlando’s Indian-American businessman Nikesh Patel has signaled that he could plead guilty in the $179 million loan fraud case that rocked the local business world when he was arrested in September 2014. Previously […]

Get Out and Vote for Hillary Clinton: Bipin Sangankar

Nov 4, 2016 - 3:55 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Election propaganda of 2016 Presidential race is being closed and October surprise has almost disappeared. Flawless presidential candidate is myth. So, we have to make choice from the given stock. I urge that this November 8, […]

Sweets as offering on the occasion of Annakoot at Swaminarayan Temple, Flushing

Colorful Lights and Traditions abound at BAPS Diwali Celebration in Flushing

Nov 4, 2016 - 3:50 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

FLUSHING, NY (TIP): Lights and candles are lit. Sweets are prepared and shared, and warm greetings and well wishes are exchanged as millions of Hindus around the world celebrate the festival of lights, Diwali. Diwali […]

Sant Chatwal, Chairman , Indian American Democrats & Friends of Hillary appeals for collective vote at a press conference held at The Chatwal Hotel in Manhattan on 2nd November, 2016. Seen from L to R:Mike Patel, hotelier and former commissioner in President Clinton's White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Dr Bhupi Patel, former chief of medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, Queens, and Sant Chatwal

“Get Out and vote for Hillary-a longtime friend of India and Indian Americans

Nov 4, 2016 - 2:31 pm EDT Bidisha Roy 0

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Indian American supporters of Hillary Clinton strongly feel that the community should vote for her as only she can take the Indo-US relationship to a new level because she truly understands […]

Indian American UCLA Professor Neil Garg Launches Online Tutorials in Organic Chemistry

Oct 28, 2016 - 4:12 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

UCLA’s Professor of the Year, Indian American, Neil Garg has revolutionized the way students view and study organic chemistry in California. Garg has been extremely successful in getting UCLA students to love his new way […]

New Jersey Boy Battling Cancer Dies Days After Being Honored by Police with Surprise Hero-Themed Parade

Oct 28, 2016 - 4:11 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey – A 9-year-old boy battling cancer succumbed to his illness Oct. 22., days after first responders in Jersey City threw him a surprise hero-themed parade, the police officer who organized the […]

Indian American Family Robbed at Gunpoint in their Home

Oct 28, 2016 - 4:00 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHESTER SPRINGS, PA (TIP) — An Indian American family was robbed at gunpoint in their own home in broad daylight by two masked men in Pennsylvania. Men with guns broke into Mahendra Patel’s home in […]

Indian-American Women launch a community app for Ethnic Fashion Exchange

Oct 28, 2016 - 1:45 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (TIP): EthnicThread, a mobile app platform to trade your preloved ethnic fashion, recently launched on the iPhone and Android markets globally. This user-friendly app gives women a chance to exchange, sell or […]

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