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Sania Mirza-Ivan Dodig duo enters Australian Open mixed doubles final in style

Sania Mirza-Ivan Dodig duo enters Australian Open mixed doubles final in style

Sania Mirza and her Croatian partner Ivan Dodig sailed into the final of the mixed doubles at the Australian Open 2017on Friday as they edged past the Australian pair of Samantha Stosur and Sam Groth 6-4, 2-6, (10-5). Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig will now face American-Colombian duo Abigail Spears and Juan Sebastian Cabal in […]

Rahul Dev in Star Plus’ Dil Boley Oberoi

Rahul Dev in Star Plus’ Dil Boley Oberoi

The handsome and dynamic Rahul Dev will stun one and all with his antagonistic role in Star Plus’ new show, Dil Boley Oberoi (4 Lions Films), which will be a spin-off of Ishqbaaaz. News is already out of Sushmita Mukherjee entering the show as Dadi’s sister. Click here to read more… Credit: tellychakkar.com

Sohail Khan to join Neha Dhupia as judge of Colors’ Chhote Miyan

Sohail Khan to join Neha Dhupia as judge of Colors’ Chhote Miyan

Talented actor, producer and director, Sohail Khan will soon return to TV as the judge of a comedy reality show!! Sohail, who has earlier been the judge on reality show Comedy Circus, will soon be joining elegant actress Neha Dhupia as the judge of Colors’ stand-up comedy reality show Chhote Miyan. Click here to read […]

Kaabil is Hrithik Roshan’s best performance: Karan Johar

Kaabil is Hrithik Roshan’s best performance: Karan Johar

Director Karan Johar cannot stop raving about Hrithik Roshan’s performance in the recently-released film, Kaabil. The 44-year-old director took to Twitter to congratulate Hrithik for his act as a blind man driven to avenge the murder of his wife in the Sanjay Gupta-directed movie. Click here to read more… Credit: hindustantimes.com  

Sanjay Leela Bhansali roughed up, set vandalised during Padmavati shoot

Sanjay Leela Bhansali roughed up, set vandalised during Padmavati shoot

Members of the Karni Sena allegedly attacked on Friday filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and vandalised the sets of his upcoming movie Padmavati at Jaigarh Fort in Jaipur. The members accused the makers of the film for ‘distorting history.’ “We have learnt that the filmmakers are portraying the film as a love story between Alauddin Khilji […]

Pakistan pumps diluted heroin into Punjab, triggers fear

Pakistan pumps diluted heroin into Punjab, triggers fear

CHANDIGARH: The potency of heroin being pushed into Punjab through the border with Pakistan has fallen from 43% in 2014 to nearly one-fourth or around 12% in 2016. This may seem like good news initially, but experts and activists dealing with the drug problem in the state are disturbed. Smugglers will dilute heroin only if […]

R-Day Festivities Focus on Women, Fun, Games and an International Flair

R-Day Festivities Focus on Women, Fun, Games and an International Flair

Click here to view Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra & Swapan Dhairyawan STAFFORD: “Here they go again, changing up the rules of the festival one more time!” is the first thought that came to one’s head as the India Culture Center kicked off their celebration of India’s 68th Republic Day. This time, the emphasis was […]

Delightful Performances by Laasika School of Dance: Natyopasana 2017

Delightful Performances by Laasika School of Dance: Natyopasana 2017

Click here for Photo Collage By Vanshika Vipin Varma HOUSTON: Houston audience was treated to an enjoyable dance fare by Laasika School of Dance as a tribute to its Artistic Director Pallavi Kumar’s Guru Dr. K.Uma Rama who passed away recently leaving a void in field of Kuchipudi dance. The recital featured an interesting combination […]

New ASIE Board’s Goal to Enlarge Membership Base

New ASIE Board’s Goal to Enlarge Membership Base

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Among the thousands of design professionals who work in the Bayou City, there certainly is no dearth of Indian architects and engineers who contribute their skills and talents in all types of endeavors and every industry. Houston is an engineering town and it is estimated that 60 to 70% of the […]

Houston Maharashtra Mandal Sankrant Event 2017

Houston Maharashtra Mandal Sankrant Event 2017

 By Pooja Gokhale HOUSTON: Houston Maharashtra Mandal celebrated the Makar Sankrant event with great pomp and show on January 21, at Shri Radha Krishna Hall. The event was a huge success with over 500 attendees. Makar Sankrant is celebrated every year in the month of January. It marks the end of winter and beginning of […]

First Ever Gujarati Brahm Samaj Sammelan in Houston

First Ever Gujarati Brahm Samaj Sammelan in Houston

HOUSTON: On January 7, Gujarati Brahm Samaj of Houston (GBSH) welcomed 2017 with an evening full of cultural performances scripted and crafted by youth of the Brahm Samaj. Dr. Sen Pathak, an Emeritus Distinguished Professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center blessed the event as a chief guest. He gave a brief inspirational and motivational talk […]

Malhotra, Others Receive ICC Community Service Award

Malhotra, Others Receive ICC Community Service Award

STAFFORD: At its celebration of India’s 68th Republic Day, held at the Stafford Civic Center, the India Culture Center handed out Community Service Awards to five people who were singled out for their dedication to helping the community over the years and for their remarkable accomplishments. The five award winners were Leonard Scarcella, Mayor of […]

Jallikattu Support in Houston

Jallikattu Support in Houston

KATY: The Tamil people residing in the greater Houston area organized a peaceful rally to support the Jallikattu and to support the Tamil Nadu people who are protesting to remove the ban on Jallikattu permanently at George Bush Park on Saturday, January 21 at 3:00 pm. There were around 750 attendees from all age group […]

Foundation For India Studies (FIS)  Participates in 23rd MLK Grande Parade

Foundation For India Studies (FIS)  Participates in 23rd MLK Grande Parade

By Raghavender Nednur HOUSTON: For the sixth year in a row Foundation for India Studies (FIS) has participated in the 23rd annual MLK Jr. Grande Parade held in Midtown on January 16, which was a  declared a public holiday. Readers may recall that FIS was the recipient of the 2015 Grand Marshall award. It was a fun […]

Eyewitness to American Pomp, Pageantry at Presidential Inauguration

Eyewitness to American Pomp, Pageantry at Presidential Inauguration

By Dr. Randeep Suneja, MD HOUSTON: “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America”. With these words, Donald J. Trump took the oath of office to […]

Delight all Your Senses with a Trip through the Sugar Land Home & Garden Show

Delight all Your Senses with a Trip through the Sugar Land Home & Garden Show

Flora, food and fun will fill the Stafford Centre the final weekend of January SUGAR LAND: On Jan. 28 and 29, the 7th Annual Sugar Land Home & Garden Show in Stafford will provide a one-stop home improvement event for homeowners looking to spruce up their homes, landscapes or outdoor living areas. The show will […]

Illustrious Tabla Maestro of Houston Passes Away

Illustrious Tabla Maestro of Houston  Passes Away

HOUSTON: Dexter Raghunanan was a highly accomplished tabla player based in Houston, Texas. He was one of the most distinguished Indian Classical artistes to originate from Trinidad W.I. Dexter was originally from Mon Repos, San Fernando. He always had a great penchant toward percussion as a child. His paternal grandmother recognized his innate talent and passion for drums bought him his first […]

Meeting Dr. Latha Ramchand

Meeting Dr. Latha Ramchand

By Subhiksha Srinivasan HOUSTON: On January 7, in a conference room in India House, a group of aspiring students sat amazed. Eyes open, ears listening, brain processing each word that escaped the lips of Dr. Latha Ramchand. Her love for numbers drew her to the banking industry, where, unknown to her, laid down the foundations […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Sabat Massar Di Dal (Whole Masoor Lentils)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Sabat Massar Di Dal (Whole Masoor Lentils)

Dals (lentils) are the mainstay of many Indian diets, especially those who are vegetarian or eat little meat. The provide 3.5 times the amount of protein in rice and 2.5 times that of wheat though boiled dal only contains 9% protein by weight, 70% water, 20% carbohydrates (including 8% fiber) and 1% fat. All dals […]

Sania Mirza and Dodig edge out Rohan Bopanna-Dabrowski, enter semifinals

Sania Mirza and Dodig edge out Rohan Bopanna-Dabrowski, enter semifinals

Sania Mirza and partner Ivan Dodig, the second seeds, fought off a stiff challenge from the unseeded pair of Rohan Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada, winning the match in tie-break to enter the mixed doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday. Sania Mirza and Dodig won the match 6-4, 3-6, 12-10 […]