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IAS officer in MP who praised Nehru in FB post transferred

May 28, 2016 - 6:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BHOPAL (TIP): IAS officer Ajay Singh Gangwar and Barwani district Collector, who praised the country’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in a Facebook post, was transferred by Madhya Pradesh government. Gangwar was transferred as […]

Canada PM to apologise to Sikhs for Komagata Maru episode

Apr 12, 2016 - 8:15 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI: Canada‘s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau notched up another signal honour as a liberal humanist by pledging to make a full apology in the House of Commons for a century-old slight against Indians, mainly […]

With United Spirits asking its own chairman Vijay Mallya to quit, the majority owner Diageo today said its "contractual obligations" to support his presence would not apply in the event of "defaults" by the Indian businessman and his group firm UB Holdings Ltd. (PTI)

Disclose assets by April 21, SC tells Mallya after Banks reject Banks reject his Rs 4,000 crore repayment offer

Apr 7, 2016 - 2:18 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi, April 7 | The Supreme Court on Thursday directed beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya to disclose to it all his assets—movable and immovable and tangible and intangible—and other interests in India and abroad by […]

2 held in MP for posting morphed RSS chief’s photos online

Mar 18, 2016 - 9:49 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

BHOPAL (TIP): Police arrested two people in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district for allegedly posting a morphed image of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on social media to ridicule the Sangh’s recent decision to change […]

18-day-old baby sold by parents for an iPhone

Mar 11, 2016 - 11:28 am EST @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): In a shocking incident, a Chinese couple allegedly sold their 18-day-old baby daughter for $3530 to buy an iPhone. A Duan, father of the child, from Fujian Province in country’s southeast found a […]

In UK, trolls who impersonate others online to face charges

Mar 5, 2016 - 12:37 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

ENGLAND (TIP): People who use social media accounts under other names to harass and attack others should be charged, according to the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service. The new rules could allow for the prosecution of […]

(Clockwise) Kanhaiya being taken to courts in New Delhi; Shilpi Tewari; and India's Human Resource Minister Smriti Irani

JNU: Forensic lab finds Kanhaiya videos doctored, Irani’s aide faces heat online

Mar 5, 2016 - 8:57 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP):At least two out of the seven video clips of the alleged ‘anti-national’ sloganeering in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on February 9 and 11 have been ‘doctored,’ according to forensic reports accessed by […]

What’s at stake in Iranian elections

Feb 26, 2016 - 2:48 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

Q: What’s at stake? A: Iranians will elect a Parliament that passes laws and a clerical council, the Assembly of Experts, that is technically in charge of naming a successor to the supreme leader when […]

To post or not to post: Defiant Pakistani teens’ growing dilemma

Feb 26, 2016 - 11:15 am EST @theindpanorama 0

ISLAMABAD (TIP):: A pretty 15-year-old girl strikes a pose and pouts at the camera on her phone, so far so Generation Z, but unlike her teenage counterparts in the West, she stops short of posting […]

Nassau County top Executive Edward Mangano battles sexting allegations

Feb 22, 2016 - 6:47 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

MINEOLA: He runs one of America’s largest suburban counties and has repeatedly deflected questions about federal probes of political cronies and personal friends. But until last week, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano never had to […]

IIT-Delhi Alumnus Indian American To Head Cornell’s New Business College

Feb 6, 2016 - 7:44 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEW YORK: Soumitra Dutta, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, will become the dean of the prestigious Cornell University’s new College of Business to be established during the 2016-17 academic year as a […]

Jet crew suspended for Sonu Nigam’s concert in air

Feb 5, 2016 - 3:04 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Sharing a flight with a celebrity singer and having him croon hit Bollywood numbers over the in-flight announcement system may give many flyers an ultimate high, but don’t expect the Indian aviation […]

Selfies can reveal if you’re in a romantic crisis

Jan 29, 2016 - 6:44 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Are you going through a rocky and failed romantic relationship? Check if you have suddenly started uploading more selfies on the social media. According to researchers from Florida State University, more selfies an individual posts on […]

Indian American Sikh Jailed For 82 Years after extradition from India

Jan 28, 2016 - 9:29 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

A 30-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to 82 years in jail by a US court for killing a compatriot and wounding another during a festival at a Sikh sports complex in Sacramento in 2008. […]

Winter Storm Jonas - East Coast braces for the "textbook" storm Jonas

Winter Storm Jonas to hit East Coast

Jan 22, 2016 - 3:46 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): The monstrous winter storm is coming to disrupt life, starting Friday, January 22. After an initial round of snow and ice, Storm Jonas will turn into a major snowstorm for the East […]

Jihadis kill activist for anti-IS posts on social media

Jan 9, 2016 - 7:44 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

ISTANBUL (TIP): Islamic State (IS) jihadis hijacked the Facebook account of a captured female activist in Raqqa in a bid to lure other opponents into a trap, according to a member of Syria‘s most prominent […]

Refugee exodus is seen as logical outcome of Syrian president's survival strategy.

EXODUS: EUROPE, ASIA, AND BEYOND

Jan 8, 2016 - 7:04 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

As the battles raged in Syria and Iraq, millions of innocent civilians have sought refuge elsewhere to escape the dire straits in their home countries. Their prime destination: Europe. They came via planes, trains, ships, […]

Two men arrested in US on terrorism charges

Jan 8, 2016 - 5:29 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

SACRAMENTO (TIP): US authorities said on Thursday that two people have been arrested on terrorism-related charges in California and Texas, including a refugee from Iraq who is charged with lying to federal investigators about his […]

‘Militia’ continues siege of Oregon government building

Jan 4, 2016 - 5:07 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

A group of self-described militiamen continue to occupy a federal building in the remote high desert of the US state of Oregon in protest against a prison sentence for local ranchers accused of burning government […]

NESTLE EYES DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH FOR MAGGI NOODLES

Jan 2, 2016 - 3:04 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

BAI: In the aftermath of the Maggi crisis, Nestle India is aggressively trying to increase the consumption of its flagship instant noodles brand eying double digit growth, a top company executive said. It is also […]

Pakistan vows revenge one year after Taliban school massacre

Dec 18, 2015 - 2:26 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

PESHAWAR (TIP): Pakistan’s leader, speaking beneath portraits of children killed by Taliban bullets, called Dec 16 for vengeance as the country marked the first anniversary of a school massacre that killed 151 people in its […]

Karina Kohli crowned Miss India USA 2015

Dec 18, 2015 - 11:41 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

Karina Kohli of New York was crowned Miss India USA 2015 during a glittering beauty pageant held on December 6th at the Royal Albert’s Palace, Fords, New Jersey. Karina, 18, is studying acting at New […]

Indian American Senior Executive At Twitter To Quit

Dec 17, 2015 - 5:11 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

NEW YORK: Baljeet Singh, Twitter‘s product lead in charge of video, will quit the company early next month, a media report said quoting a Twitter spokesperson. Mr Singh, who works as a senior product director, […]

Now an app from ISIS to promote terror

Dec 14, 2015 - 9:36 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

In the past, extremist groups have used tools and forums which were available: Rallies, pamphleteering, and marching in parades were the primary means used for recruitment and spreading their message. Now, the Islamic State (IS […]

East Texas town’s police chief, others urge citizens to arm themselves

Dec 12, 2015 - 2:54 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

HUGHES SPRINGS, TX (TIP): A Texas police chief who warns President Barack Obama in a social media video that trying to disarm Americans would “cause a revolution in this country” is the latest law enforcement […]

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