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DEEPAVALI, THE ‘FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS’

Oct 25, 2014 - 4:11 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Deepavali or Diwali period is celebrated universally by Indians residing globally. It has significance to all major religions of India. Lord Rama’s return to Ayodhya from 14 years exile along with wife Sita, brother Lakshman, […]

WORLD CELEBRATES DIWALI with prayers, bright lights and fireworks

Oct 25, 2014 - 3:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The five-day Indian festival – Diwali – symbolic of victory of good over evil was celebrated , from October 22 , the world over with great enthusiasm Amid chanting of Vedic mantras and […]

Featured: He CAME, he SPOKE, he CONQUERED

Oct 4, 2014 - 9:02 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Yes, it is Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India. All Indian Americans are familiar with that name, for good or for bad, mostly for good, though. Modi was in New York from […]

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Nepal PM Koirala free of cancer after treatment

Oct 4, 2014 - 8:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal‘s Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, who was diagnosed with first stage lung cancer and underwent radiotherapy sessions in the US, has fully recovered from the disease, his close aide said on October 02. […]

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Rajnath to Koirala: Border areas now ISI, jihadi hubs

Sep 19, 2014 - 4:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Home minister Rajnath Singh on September 18 raised the issue of growing radicalization among Muslims in Nepal settled near Indo-Nepal border with Nepal PM Sushil Koirala and Home Minister Bam Dev Gautam. […]

Top Indian challengers @ 2014 Asian Games

Sep 18, 2014 - 12:17 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

KILLER PUNCH: Mary Kom (boxing) The Manipuri police officer is now a household name across the country. The five-time World Champion has got little left to prove, after punching her way to the bronze medal […]

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Nepal flood toll hits 101, fears of disease rise

Aug 22, 2014 - 7:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATMANDU (TIP): Nepalese authorities said Monday they feared an outbreak of diseases as they attempt to reach thousands of people stranded by flooding that has already killed more than 100 people. The swirling floodwaters have […]

Basics very much in Indian economy’s favor

Aug 14, 2014 - 7:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

INDIA’S JOURNEY TO DEVELOPMENT AND CHALLENGES The economy of India is the tenthlargest in the world by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).The country is one of the G-20 major economies, […]

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NEPAL HIKES INSURANCE FOR SHERPAS AFTER EVEREST AVALANCHE

Aug 14, 2014 - 6:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Foreign mountaineers will have to spend more for the insurance cover of their Sherpa guides to climb any Himalayan peak in Nepal including Mount Everest, the government said. Wedged between India and China, […]

NEPAL LANDSLIDE: Death toll touches 156, search called off

Aug 8, 2014 - 6:32 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU: Nepal government on Wednesday declared dead the 123 people missing in the country’s worst landslide in over a decade, taking the death toll from the disaster to 156, as the search for the bodies […]

WEEKEND BREAKS FROM KOLKATA

Aug 8, 2014 - 5:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

From misty mornings in Darjeeling to rewarding nature walks in the Sundarbans National Park, there are a range of places to visit near Kolkata during those long weekends. These rejuvenating weekend getaways provide the perfect […]

Nepal ex-prince arrested for drugs in Thailand

Jul 18, 2014 - 6:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BANGKOK (TIP): Former Nepalese crown prince Paras Shah has been arrested on drugs charges in Thailand for a second time and could face up to five years in prison, police said on July 16. Shah […]

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Nepal PM diagnosed with tuberculosis: Party spokesman

Jun 27, 2014 - 6:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): US doctors treating Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala have ruled out lung cancer and diagnosed the 75-year-old with tuberculosis, a spokesman for the premier’s Nepali Congress party said on June 26. Koirala travelled […]

It’s a new era in India’s foreign policy as countries compete to woo Modi

Jun 13, 2014 - 8:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

“The new majority government in power in New Delhi, freed from debilitating coalition politics and attaching priority to economic development, has aroused external interest”, says the author. In foreign policy, Prime Minister Modi has hit […]

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18 Indian pilgrims killed in Nepal

Jun 6, 2014 - 7:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): At least 18 Indian pilgrims were killed and 53 others injured when an overloaded bus carrying them veered off a mountain road and rolled about 100m before plunging into a river in Nepal, […]

Europe

Tibetan govt to re-launch global drive for autonomy

Jun 6, 2014 - 7:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Tibetan government in exile will relaunch their Middle Way Approach campaign — a global drive to create an international environment for autonomy in the next few years. Dalai Lama is expected […]

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Hundreds rally in Nepal to mark 61st anniversary of Everest conquest

May 30, 2014 - 6:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATMANDU (TIP): Hundreds of people in Nepal‘s capital have held separate rallies to mark the 61st anniversary of the first conquest of Mount Everest and to remember the 16 Sherpa guides who died in an […]

BJP leaders greet SAARC Presidents and Prime Ministers

May 30, 2014 - 6:33 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): OFBJP Global Convener Vijay Jolly stated, May 28, that the visiting SAARC Presidents & Prime Ministers at the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s oath taking ceremony, were separately welcomed & greeted with […]

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US man falls 70ft into crevasse in Nepal, survives

May 23, 2014 - 7:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATMANDU: An American climber said he fell into a crevasse on a Himalayan mountain in Nepal but managed to crawl to his tent despite broken ribs and an arm before being rescued the next morning. […]

Europe

Nepal opens 104 new peaks to climbers: Officials

May 23, 2014 - 6:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal has opened 104 new, unconquered peaks to mountaineers, in an attempt to boost tourism after a deadly avalanche effectively ended this year’s lucrative Mount Everest climbing season, the government said on May […]

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After talks, Sherpas set to resume work

Apr 26, 2014 - 7:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal‘s agitating Sherpa mountain guides on April 25 agreed to resume work on Mount Everest following negotiations with the government on their demands in the wake of the avalanche that killed 16 of […]

12 killed in deadliest Mount Everest disaster

Apr 19, 2014 - 9:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): In one of the most distressing tragedies ever en route Mount Everest, 12 Nepalese Sherpa guides were killed and four missing after an avalanche swept down on them on Friday. Officials said the […]

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Nepal govt files murder case against 13 Maoists

Apr 19, 2014 - 9:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepalese government has filed a case against 13 Maoist cadres for their alleged involvement in the murder of a 16-year-old school boy in 2004 during the decadelong civil strife in the country, prompting […]

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USA acts to rebuild US-India Relationship: Ambassador Nancy Jo Powell Resigns

Apr 4, 2014 - 7:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

America’s decisive action speaks volumes as to the importance of this bilateral relationship. Ambassador Nancy Jo Powell, following Ambassador April Glaspie’s catastrophic green-lighting Saddam Hussain’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, green-lighted minor American functionaries to […]

Indian Mujahideen’s next leadership ready to take over reins: Police

Mar 28, 2014 - 10:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Even though the entire known leadership of Indian Mujahideen in India is in police net with the recent arrest of Tehsin Akhtar and Waqas, intelligence agencies are not patting their back as […]

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