By Nuzaira Azam It was a crisp afternoon in early March when we visited Ben’s Chilly Bowl—an immensely popular restaurant on U Street in Washington DC. I sat down to chat with the founder and owner of this restaurant, Virginia Ali. A petite lively woman, 87, Virginia still drives and comes to the restaurant every … An Interview with Washington’s Iconic Chili Bowl Restaurant
GLEN COVE, NY (TIP): The Indian Panorama, the leading English language Indian American newspaper, hosted a Holi /Hola celebration April 4 at the Metropolitan Banquet in Glen cove. The celebrations were attended by 100 persons drawn from various walks of life, who came despite the COVID-19 threats. However, CDC and New York State guidelines were … Colors and display of Sikh martial art thrill at The Indian Panorama Holi-Hola Celebrations
Laxmi, the oldest and most well-loved South Asian brand in North America is best known for delivering uncompromising quality and authentic ethnic foods that stand for purity and every day value for South Asian consumers. Shilpa and Laxmi share a similar passion for perfectionboth having carved their own niche making them a dream team. Their … Bollywood Superstar and Fitness Icon Shilpa Shetty KundraIs TheNew Face of U.S. Based South Asian food brand,LAXMI!
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Department of Labor has sought feedback from the public in the next 60 days on determining the wage levels for the employment of various immigrants and non-immigrants, including those on H-1B visas, the most sought-after work visa among Indian professionals. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows the US … US Labor department seeks public input on determining H-1B wage levels
NEW JERSEY (TIP): New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has endorsed Sam Joshi for the Democratic nomination for mayor of the fifth largest municipality in the state against fellow Indian American Mahesh Bhagia. Joshi or Bhagia, if they win, would be the first Indian American mayor of Edison, with a 43% population of Asian descent, 24% of it … Indian American Joshi backed by Lawmakers for Mayor of Edison
NEW DELHI / NEW YORK (TIP): India said on Friday, April 9, it has protested the U.S. decision to conduct a patrol in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the western Indian Ocean, rejecting the U.S.’s claim that its domestic maritime law was in violation of international law. Defending its actions, the Pentagon said … India protests U.S. naval exercise without consent
Happy Vaisakhi
Nothing could give us a greater pleasure than to present an edition with great reading. Here we are with Vaisakhi special edition which is dedicated to farmers in India who are protesting against the Farm Laws enacted by Modi government in June 2020 and demanding their repeal. What is the issue? Well, it is a … Happy Vaisakhi
By Dr. Assa Singh Ghuman Turban perhaps is the only item of the human attire which has many folds of history and mystery underneath its layers. It had attained hundreds of connotations and interpretations as far as its styles, colours, names, shapes and sizes are concerned. It had acquired protective, decorative, cultural, religious, ethical, nationaland … Rising trend of turban-tying among Sikh girls
Baisakhi (also called Vaisakhi) is a harvest festival which is celebrated on the thirteenth day of April according to the solar calendar. This day marks the beginning of the Hindu solar new year. In fact this day is celebrated all over the country as new year day under different names. It is celebrated in North … Vaisakhi: History and significance of harvest festival
Chaitra Navratri also known as Vasant Navratri is one of the most significant festivals and is observed on the first day of the Hindu New Year. Rama Navami, the birthday of Lord Rama usually falls on the ninth day during the Navratri festivity. Hence, Chaitra Navratri is also known as Rama Navratri. Chaitra Navratri usually … Chaitra Navratri: The first day of the Hindu New Year
One of the union territories of India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a breathtaking archipelago located in the Bay of Bengal. The exotic beaches blessed with coral reefs and amazing marine life making the landscape breathtakingly exquisite, cater a perfect beach holiday away from the hustle and bustle of the city life. This group of … Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Apple has introduced the updated Find My app, allowing third-party products to use the private and secure finding capabilities of Apple’s Find My network. The Find My network accessory programme enables users to keep track of their belongings in the new Items tab within the Find My app. The new products that work with the … Apple’s Find My app now lets third-party locate lost products
Fighting fake news is a complex job as users sometimes might confuse satirical content of a social media post to be the reality. To make things clearer, Facebook now wants to label certain posts. The social networking giant said it is already testing a way to give people more context about the Pages they see. … Facebook to add labels to satire pages in News Feed
Mars had drier and wetter eras before drying up completely about three billion years ago, says a new study which suggests that the Red Planet did not dry up all at once. The findings are based on data from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover which continues to explore the base of Mount Sharp on the Red … Mars did not dry up all at once, says study
Evidence is mounting that a tiny subatomic particle seems to be disobeying the known laws of physics, scientists announced Wednesday, a finding that would open a vast and tantalizing hole in our understanding of the universe. The result, physicists say, suggests that there are forms of matter and energy vital to the nature and evolution … A tiny particle’s wobble could upend the known laws of Physics
Actor Abhishek Bachchan in a recent interview spoke about the beginnings of his romantic relationship with wife Aishwarya Rai. The couple tied the knot in 2007, and they have one daughter, Aaradhya. While promoting his new film The Big Bull, Abhishek was asked to label his some of his past films as either ‘bullish’ or … Abhishek recalls how he fell in love with Aishwarya during Umrao Jaan
Actor Shahid Kapoor never leaves an opportunity to shower love on his wife Mira Rajput. At various occasions, the Kabir Singh actor has lit up the social media space with his flirty and mushy posts for wife Mira that leave netizens gushing over this couple. Recently, once again, Shahid put his flirty side on display … Shahid Kapoor gets flirty with ‘Pretty’ wife Mira
Akshaye Khanna is all set to make his debut on OTT with the ZEE5 film titled State of Siege: Temple Attack. Produced by Contiloe Pictures, the film will be based on the 2002 attack at Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Over 30 people lost their lives in the attack and more than 80 were left … Akshaye Khanna to make his digital debut
If adventure has a name…it must be Indiana Jones! Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Solo: A Star Wars Story) will star alongside Harrison Ford, who is returning to the role of the legendary hero archaeologist, for the fifth installment of the iconic franchise. In addition, the inimitable John Williams will return to score the film, continuing a … Phoebe Waller-Bridge joins the cast of Indiana Jones
Hollywood star Naomi Watts will topline the remake of Austrian psychological thriller Goodnight Mommy for Amazon Studios. The English-language remake will be helmed by Take Me To The River director Matt Sobel, as per Variety. Kyle Warren penned the script for the film, which will be produced by David Kaplan, Joshua Astrachan, Valery Guibal and … Naomi Watts to lead remake of Austrian movie Goodnight Mommy
Director Joss Whedon reportedly threatened Gal Gadot’s career while conducting reshoots on 2017’s superhero team-up film, Justice League. The Wonder Woman actor took the matter to the top, and said that it was addressed there and then. Whedon has been accused of ‘abusive’ behaviour on the sets of the film, by actor Ray Fisher, who … Gal Gadot was threatened by director Joss Whedon on Justice League set: Report
India’s Netflix film, The White Tiger, was nominated for two categories at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) film awards – best actor and best adapted screenplay. However, neither actor Adarsh Gourav, nor Ramin Bahrani won the awards held late Sunday. Sir Anthony Hopkins won the best actor’s award for The Father, … Adarsh Gourav loses Best Actor honour to Anthony Hopkins
New Delhi (TIP): A day after India and China concluded their 11th round of discussions at the Corps Commander-level to try and end the nearly year-long military standoff along the Line of Actual Control, the Ministry of Defence said Saturday that “the two sides had a detailed exchange of views for the resolution of the … LAC: India, China share proposals, agree on need to resolve standoff
At a time when the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is again spreading fast across the country, events like the Kumbh Mela pose a particular concern for the authorities. There are big crowds near the river banks who wish to take a holy dip on the occasion, throwing social distancing for a toss. Such a thing is … Huge crowd gathers for Kumbh, police say difficult to ensure social distancing
New Delhi (TIP): Amid rising cases of Covid-19 in the country, the Congress has started a social media campaign for vaccination for all. Claiming that the country is facing shortage of vaccines, the party said that export of the vaccine should be stopped immediately, and the people of India should be vaccinated first. Speaking on … Cong demands vax for all, starts social media campaign
New Delhi (TIP): As the total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed the 10 crore-mark, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday, April 10, said that India is the fastest nation to administer 100 million doses in 85 days. The US took 89 days to administer 10 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine, … India fastest to administer over 100 million Covid jabs in 85 days
New Delhi (TIP): India hit a new coronavirus infection record with 1,68,912 new cases, the highest single-day rise so far, taking the total tally of cases to 1,35,27,717, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday, April 11. The national Covid recovery rate has fallen below 90 percent. The active cases have surpassed … India records highest single-day rise so far with over 1.68 lakh new Covid cases
New Delhi (TIP): Several staff members of the Supreme Court have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). As of Saturday, at least 44 members from judges’ offices and in the court registry are found to be infected with the viral disease. Following this, sanitisation work is underway at the top court’s premises including courtrooms … Staff members of Supreme Court test positive for Covid-19
New Delhi (TIP): As more and more states flag shortage of Covid-19 vaccine doses, the Central government has pressed the accelerator to scale up vaccine production manifold. Top government sources told ANI that by end of the third quarter of this year, India will be getting vaccines from five additional manufacturers. India currently manufactures Covishield … India to get 5 more Covid-19 vaccines by October: Report