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Veteran CPI leader AB Bardhan passes away at 92

Jan 3, 2016 - 12:08 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Veteran Communist Party of India leader Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan passed away on Saturday. He was 92 and was being treated at GB Pant Hospital. He was undergoing treatment after tests detected a blood clot in […]

Make in India Week from February 13 to 18, 2016 in Mumbai

Jan 2, 2016 - 2:56 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEWYORK (TIP): Government of India is organizing a landmark event titled, “Make-in-India Week” from February 13 to 18, 2016 in Mumbai, says a press release issued by the Consulate General of India. The event will […]

Venue allotments for World T20 raises eyebrows

Dec 20, 2015 - 11:54 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Indian cricket board’s (BCCI) decision to award almost half of the ICC World T20 matches next year to only two venues -Dharamshala and Nagpur -has raised eyebrows. These two venues -which […]

Legendary Dilip Kumar honoured with Padma Vibhushan

Dec 13, 2015 - 3:19 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Mumbai: Ailing legendary actor Dilip Kumar, 93, was on Sunday, December 13, presented the Padma Vibhushan — India’s second highest civilian award — by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at the thespian’s residence in suburban Bandra for his […]

In happier times. Indrani (left) and Peter Mukerjea.

SHEENA BORA CASE – Indrani Mukerjea, Peter Mukerjea did massive money laundering: CBDT report

Dec 12, 2015 - 12:22 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Another turn in the Sheena Bora murder as misappropriation of funds & money laundering comes up in a report published by Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). The report alleges Indrani Mukerjea […]

Pankaja Munde defends Maharashtra temple’s practice of barring women

Dec 4, 2015 - 12:45 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

MUMBAI (TIP): Defending the practice of not allowing women to perform ‘puja’ at Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra rural development minister Pankaja Munde said on Thursday traditional rituals cannot be “linked with insult” […]

ED SUMMONS HIMACHAL CM VIRBHADRA IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASE

Nov 28, 2015 - 3:36 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh to its Delhi headquarters in connection with the investigation into an alleged Rs 6.10 crore disproportionate assets and money laundering case […]

Thousands Join Funeral of Colonel Mahadik Who Died Fighting Terrorists in J&K

Nov 20, 2015 - 4:01 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Satara, Maharashtra: Thousands of grieving people turned up on Thursday for the funeral of Col. Santosh G. Mahadik, who was killed while fearlessly leading his men in an operation against militants in Jammu and Kashmir […]

India steps up surveillance on ISIS propaganda: over 150 Indians under the scanner

Nov 20, 2015 - 3:59 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP) : Nearly 150 Indians are on the radar of intelligence agencies for actively following Islamic State propaganda and engaging on social media with pro-IS elements, according to government sources. A majority of […]

Chhota Rajan sent to Tihar jail in fake passport case

Nov 20, 2015 - 3:57 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Underworld don Chhota Rajan was on Nov 19 evening handed over to the Tihar jail authorities. Rajan will spend his first night in a high security cell inside jail number 2. Jail […]

Gangster Chhota Rajan being taken to the Bali airport from where he was deported to Delhi.

Chhota Rajan in India After 27-Yr Hunt

Nov 6, 2015 - 12:20 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Long-absconding underworld don Chhota Rajan was brought to Delhi early on Nov 6 morning from Indonesia by a joint team headed by CBI officials for facing trial in various criminal cases registered […]

Gangster Chhota Rajan says never surrendered, wants to return to India

Oct 30, 2015 - 8:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BALI/MUMBAI (TIP): Underworld don Chhota Rajan, who has been arrested after being on the run for over two decades, claimed on October that he did not surrender and wants to return to India. There is […]

Complaint against Shiv Sena for ‘insulting’ President

Oct 23, 2015 - 10:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): The state unit of Congress has filed a complaint against Shiv Sena for “insulting” President Pranab Mukherjee through an “objectionable” poster, which claimed that he “bowed” before the late saffron party supremo Bal […]

Shiv Sena brings disrepute to the world class Mumbai

Oct 17, 2015 - 5:15 am EDT I. S. Saluja 0

Shiv Sena is in the news, and for all the wrong reasons. Acting as law makers and law enforcement on certain issues, Shiv Sena during the last few days, have protested against some programs and forced […]

Sena likens NCP to blood sucking leech

Oct 16, 2015 - 11:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): In a vitriolic attack on Sharad Pawar for equating the Shiv Sena to “ants that will be stuck to jaggery of power,” the ruling alliance partner on Friday described NCP as “blood sucking […]

Why is the Cow a Political Animal?

Oct 9, 2015 - 7:18 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Vinoba Bhave said, ” We stand on the shoulders of our ancestors so we can see much further than they saw, not be limited by their limitations.” Chaturvedi said the most appealing explanation he found for […]

RETURN OF AWARDS – Writers stand up for right to dissent

Oct 9, 2015 - 6:25 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Writer Nayantara Sahgal has returned the Sahitya Akademi Award she won in 1986 for her novel “Rich Like Us” to protest against the increasing attacks on the right to dissent, which she says are “unmaking India.” […]

Legendary Ghazal singer from Pakistan, Ustad Ghulam Ali

Ghulam Ali Concerts – Mumbai, Pune Cancels | Delhi Invites Him

Oct 8, 2015 - 10:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Ghazal King Ghulam Ali & the organizers “Panache Media” have cancelled the concerts in Mumbai & Pune after Shiv Sena threatened to disrupt it, warning that no artist from that country will be allowed to perform […]

KAAS PLATEAU: THE VALLEY OF FLOWERS

Oct 3, 2015 - 8:26 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Once the monsoon casts its spell on the Sahyadris, the entire region puts on a brilliant show for anyone who has the time to stand and stare. Teeming and bustling with life, it is home to […]

ERODING CIVIL RIGHTS! Is India’s Democracy in Danger?

Sep 18, 2015 - 9:27 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Our country is facing the destruction of the very idea of India as a great, multi-religious, multi-cultural civilization. We are facing the gravest danger we have faced since independence. Our freedom is not merely under threat, […]

POLL EXPENSES FILED BY PARTIES, CANDIDATES, INCLUDING PM, DON’T MATCH

Sep 18, 2015 - 8:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Election expenses of several candidates did not match their party’s expenditure declaration according to an analysis by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Among those whose election expenses were either more or less […]

LENOVO EYES POLE POSITION IN INDIAN PC MARKET

Sep 18, 2015 - 7:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KOLKATA (TIP): Lenovo India Pvt. is eyeing the top position in the Indian PC market by March, its Marketing Director – India & South Asia, Bhaskar Choudhuri said. The company also aims to grab the […]

A Sarsanghchalak’s very own Sarkaar

Sep 11, 2015 - 10:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

15 years ago, this month, a prime minister of India had traveled to the United States for the annual United Nations General Assembly mela. During that visit, he found time to attend a Vishwa Hindu Parishad event in Staten […]

CENTRAL GOVT ANNOUNCES 98 SMART CITIES

Aug 28, 2015 - 10:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The union government on August 27 released the list of 98 cities that will be developed under the Smart Cities mission. These cities together have a population of 13 crore, accounting for […]

Census 2011: Hindus dip to below 80% of population; Muslim share up

Aug 28, 2015 - 9:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The percentage of Muslims in the country’s population increased 0.8 percentage points between 2001 and 2011 to 14.23% or 17.22 crore. In the previous decade, i.e. between 1991 and 2001, their share […]

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