New York City Extends VotingRights in Municipal Elections to Noncitizens

City Council overwhelmingly approved legislation granting the right to more than 800,000 legal residents I.S. Saluja NEW YORK CITY (TIP):…

India pays homage to first CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, wife and 11 other chopper crash victims

IAF has ordered a tri-service inquiry into the accident, Rajnath tells Parliament NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…

Congress Approves Spending Bill: Government Shutdown Averted

The vote to fund the government through mid-February came after lawmakers staved off a Republican threat to force a shutdown…

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal joins growing power club of Indian origin executives

NEW YORK (TIP): With his elevation as the CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal, in whom co-founder of the microblogging giant…

Congressman Tom Suozzi announces run for Governor of New York State

I.S. Saluja HICKSVILLE, NY (TIP): Congressman Tom Suozzi took all by surprise last week when he announced via a video…

Corrigendum

The Indian Panorama regrets the inadvertent mistake made in the November 19 edition in mentioning Mr. Sant Chatwal as a…

As Omicron Variant Cases Pop Up in U.S., Officials Launch Efforts to Prevent COVID Surges

New York officials said five cases were detected in City and Long Island NEW YORK (TIP): As scientists identify cases…

Tributes paid to martyrs on the 13th anniversary of 26/11 attack on Mumbai

MUMBAI (TIP): Floral tributes were paid on Friday, November 25, to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting…

India elected to UNESCO world heritage panel

UNITED NATIONS (TIP): India was on Thursday, November 25, elected to the World Heritage Committee of the UN’s cultural organization…

Germany in grip of 4th wave, Covid toll crosses 100,000 mark

BERLIN (TIP): Germany crossed the threshold of 1,00,000 Covid-19-related deaths on Thursday, November 25, with a surge in infections posing…

US has not made determination yet on potential CAATSA waiver to India on S400

WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): The United States has not made a determination yet on any potential Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions…

Biden wishes Americans happy, “closer-to-normal” Thanksgiving

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Joe Biden on Thursday, November 25, wished Americans a happy and closer-to-normal Thanksgiving, the second celebrated in…

Prime Minister Modi announces repeal of contentious Farm Laws

Farmers decide to continue their agitation till farm laws are formally repealed NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in…

Sikhs take out an Impressive Parade in celebration of Guru Nanak Dev Birth Anniversary

I.S. Saluja RICHMOND HILL, NY (TIP):  An impressive Parade (Nagar Kirtan) was taken out by the Sikh community of the…

Rahul Gupta sworn in as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Dr. Rahul Gupta on Thursday was sworn in as the director of the Office of National Drug…

Sanity has prevailed.

On Prime Minister Narendra’s Announcement of repeal of farm laws   After remaining adamant for more than a year on…

Air India denies 85-Year-Old Lady boarding despite a confirmed seat reservation

Family rejects offer of compensation; demands punishment to the guilty November 16, 2021 3.45 PM I.S. Saluja SAN FRANCISCO (TIP):…

Sardar Patel University Alumni’s (SPU) 19th Annual Convention held

FORDS, NJ (TIP) More than 500 alumni and guests attended Sardar Patel University Alumni’s (SPU) 19th Annual Convention on October…

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz hosts a Diwali celebration

Consulates of India, Nepal and Guyana join the Indian origin community in celebrations Read the story on page 3

Updated lawsuit against BAPS alleges use of forced labor at more temple sites across US: Report

NEW YORK (TIP): A prominent Hindu organization is facing new allegations in an updated lawsuit that it lured laborers from…

Punjab Assembly unanimously passes resolution rejecting Centre’s order on BSF jurisdiction

I.S. Saluja CHANDIGARH (TIP):The PunjabAssembly,on November11, unanimously passed a resolution rejecting Centre's order on BSF jurisdiction. The official resolution to…

Narinder S Kapany posthumously honored with Padma Vibhushan

Afghanistan mustn’t become terror haven: NSAs’ meet

Delhi Declaration emphasizes joint fight against terror NEW DELHI (TIP): The Delhi Declaration of Regional National Security Advisers (NSAs) today…

Padma Awards 2020: Kangana, Karan Johar among awardees, Swaraj, Jaitley honoured posthumously

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday, Nov 8,  bequeathed the prestigious Padma awards on recipients qualifying from all walks of…

November Election Results Ring Ominous Alarm Bells for Democrats

Virginia goes RED Republicans trounce Democrats in Nassau County NJ Gov Murphy scrapes through Eric Adams registers an authentic win…

The bipartisan infrastructure bill is finally on its way to President Biden’s desk

House Approves $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in the bipartisan 228-206 vote I.S. Saluja WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): After months of intense…

Biden, Harris send Diwali greetings

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden and Vice-president Kamala Harris have sent Diwali greetings to the people across the…

Bill to make Diwali a federal holidayintroduced in the House

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Democrat Carolyn Maloney has done it again. After having the Diwali commemorative stamp issued in 2016, she…

‘Diwali at Times Square – A Grand Celebration in the Heart of New York City!’

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): This year Diwali at Times Square was celebrated with a raging come-back after 2 years COVID-19…

GOPIO-CT Celebrates Diwali by Supporting Local Charities

STAMFORD, CT (TIP):  The Connecticut Chapter of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO-CT) celebrated Diwali, the Festival…