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Polls in WB, Kerala, Assam, TN from April 4 to May 16

Mar 5, 2016 - 1:16 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The BJP, Congress, Trinamool Congress and Left parties are now all set for a mega electoral battle. Chief Election Commissioner Naseem Zaidi said on Friday that the 126-member Assam Assembly will go […]

FORD, GM TO OPERATE INDIA FACTORIES ROUND THE CLOCK

Mar 5, 2016 - 1:05 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): Three global automobile powerhouses either have started operating their India factories round the clock or are in the process of doing so to meet increasing export demand, in a resounding endorsement of the […]

SUPREME COURT TO BCCI: CARRY OUT ALL LODHA COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

Feb 5, 2016 - 6:01 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court of India on Feb. 4 suggested to the Board of Control for Cricket in India that it accept all the recommendations of the Justice Lodha Committee relating to structural […]

Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, Consul General of India in Chicago, FIA official and invited dignitaries at the lighting of the lamp

A Dazzling Display of Patriotism and Festivities at the FIA Chicago Republic Day Gala Banquet

Feb 5, 2016 - 5:38 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

CHICAGO, IL (TP): Federation of Indian Association (FIA), Chicago celebrated the 67th Republic Day of India, followed by a Gala Banquet, with traditional enthusiasm and fervor, on January 26th, 2016 at Shalimar Banquets, 280 W […]

PADMA AWARDS 2016

Jan 29, 2016 - 12:57 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai, actor Rajinikanth, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar and tennis player Sania Mirza are on the list of 112 Padma awardees whose names were […]

Indian-Origin Cottalango Leon Wins Oscar for scientific and technical achievement

Jan 28, 2016 - 9:19 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

The 44-year-old technician of Indian roots Cottalango Leon has been chosen for this year’s Oscar for scientific and technical achievement. The Indian American has won the award under the ‘Scientific and Technical Achievements’ category for […]

Sockalingam (Sam) Kannappan, a professional engineer and senior design engineer for SNC-Lavalin Hydrocarbons and Chemicals, has been appointed as the Secretary of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers.

Indian American Appointed as Secretary Of Texas’ Board of Professional Engineers

Dec 23, 2015 - 5:21 pm EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

HOUSTON: An Indian-American has been appointed as the Secretary of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers that licenses qualified engineers and regulates the practice of professional engineering in the US state. Sockalingam “Sam” Kannappan, a professional […]

Sagar Vishwanath Nirgun of AmeriCares India loads a shipment of medical supplies headed to Tamil Nadu on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Photo/ courtesy AmeriCares India.

AmeriCares Deploys Medical Teams for India Floods

Dec 10, 2015 - 1:37 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

STAMFORD, CT (TIP): AmeriCares has deployed medical teams to Tamil Nadu, where relentless flooding closed schools and a major airport in Chennai and claimed at least 269 lives. The first team, organized by the AmeriCares […]

BSP, Congress go after VK Singh over dog remark

Dec 4, 2015 - 3:12 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Demanding an apology from Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh for his controversial “dog” analogy after killing of two Dalit children in Haryana recently, BSP members today forced two adjournments […]

Some relief for flood-hit Chennai as rain stops, water level in rivers declines

Dec 4, 2015 - 3:10 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

CHENNAI (TIP): After days of chaos, there was finally some relief for the flood-battered people of Chennai, as a break in rain overnight helped reduce water levels of the Adyar and Kumbh rivers, thus easing […]

Intolerance Fuels Radicalisation

Dec 4, 2015 - 12:38 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

India is awash with Islamophobia and there could not be a more dangerous time for this pernicious slant in our national politics. Hateful vitriol was spewed upon actor Aamir Khan recently, for expressing concern over the […]

Deadly floods bring Chennai to a Standstill

Dec 4, 2015 - 11:58 am EST @theindpanorama 0

CHENNAI (TIP) While the world is talking about climate change. Delhi is smog laden; Chennai is flooded. Lakshadweep, Andamans, Kolkata, Mumbai may face annihilation, if earth’s temperature keeps rising at the pace it has been […]

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 […]

US to return 1000-year-old Chola-era Shiva Parvati idol to India

Nov 20, 2015 - 11:20 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US plans to return to India a 1,000-year-old historic Chola-era bronze idol of Shiva and Parvati which was stolen and smuggled into America by Indian- American disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor. The […]

RETURNING MEDALS AN INSULT TO NATION: MANOHAR PARRIKAR

Nov 15, 2015 - 8:29 am EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): The government is fast losing patience with military veterans who continue to protest against what they say is a “diluted” one rank, one pension (OROP). Holding that attempts by some to burn their medals was “an insult” to the nation, defence minister Manohar Parrikar […]