Oh No! Nia Sharma injured during a task in Khatron…
No pain no gain!!! The contestants of Colors’ popular reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi (Endemol) are currently going through a lot of pain, as they fight their fears. The pictures and videos of the contestants prove that they are having a gala time in Spain but as competition becomes stiff, they will facing some really […]
Sachin A Billion Dreams movie review: The fulsome tribute will force you to hold back those tears and go ‘Sachin, Sachin’
SACHIN: A Billion Dreams, the ‘authorised’ bio-pic of Sachin Tendulkar gives us exactly what it promises: a glowing portrait of a sports star and a legend-in-his-lifetime, whose fortunes are connected to a billion dreams, hopes and aspirations of cricket-mad India. What you get in the 2 hours 20 minute docu-feature is Everything You Knew About […]
Chinese market opening up for Indian IT firms amid losses in US
BEIJING: Even as Indian IT firms have begin to suffer setbacks in the US market, a new opportunity is opening up in China, which is keen to invite them to participate in the big data sector. This was evident to a delegation comprising executives of 10 Indian IT companies, who went about scouting for business […]
Tax officers can issue certificates to avoid taking TDS from NRIs
I am a non-resident India (NRI) and I have a property in India. I am planning to sell the property as I am planning to buy a higher-value property. Will I have to pay Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)? Can I apply for nil TDS certificate? What do I need to do? Kindly explain.—Rajant Taxability […]
British Airways boss not to resign, denies IT failure due to outsourcing to India
LONDON: The embattled chief executive of the British Airways Alex Cruz on Monday ruled out resigning over the crippling flight disruption and maintained that the computer glitch had nothing to do with cutting costs or outsourcing IT services to India. Cruz said a power surge, had “only lasted a few minutes”, but the back-up system of […]
40% decline in US visas for Pakistanis; 28% increase for Indians: Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has had a significant 40 per cent drop in the number of American visas granted to its nationals under the new Trump administration despite not being on the list of the US President’s travel ban countries. Interestingly, the number of non-immigrant US visas to Indians has increased by 28 per cent in March […]
Indian-origin artist behind Beyonce’s baby shower henna art
LOS ANGELES: The credit for Beyonce’s intricate and beautiful henna art, which she flaunted on her baby shower, goes to Indian-origin celebrity henna artist Deepali Deshpande. Deepali, an LA-based artist, who has previously worked with Shay Mitchell, Evan Rachel Wood and Pia Mia, said working for Queen Bey was a dream come true for her, […]
US Senate confirms Indian-American to key judicial post
WASHINGTON: The US Senate has confirmed Indian-American Judge Amul Thapar to a key judicial position on the powerful US court of appeals. The first Indian-American to be nominated by US President Donald Trump for the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals, Thapar was confirmed by the Senate 52-44, a vote which took place on party […]
Conservatives woo British-Indians with Hindi campaign song
LONDON: Britain’s ruling Conservative Party has released a Hindi campaign song on Sunday in an attempt to woo the nearly 1.6 million strong Indian diaspora in the country. The song ‘Theresa Ke Saath’ for the June 8 general election has been produced by Conservative Friends of India (CFI) co-chair and UK-based Indian businessman Ranjit S […]
Pakistan fears Indian influence in Afghanistan, say US spy chiefs
WASHINGTON: The US intelligence community, in a rare acknowledgement of Pakistan’s concerns, has informed Congress that Islamabad does not want heavy Indian influence in Afghanistan and will likely turn to China to offset New Delhi’s sway on its western borders. The discussion on Pakistan’s interests in Afghanistan was part of a recent congressional hearing on […]
Swachh Bharat: Vadodara creates Guinness record for most people sweeping street
Vadodara, which was declared the 10th cleanest city in the country made a new Guinness world record on May 29 for the maximum number of people sweeping a single venue. According to Vinod Rao, Vadodara municipal corporation commissioner, about 5,058 residents of the city came together to achieve the feat at the venue which was […]
Sri Lanka floods: Indian Navy teams deployed as death toll rises to 180
COLOMBO: Indian Navy diving and medical teams have been deployed to assist Sri Lanka Navy operations in the flood-hit southwestern region, as the death toll from the disaster on Monday rose to 180, with 110 people still missing in the island nation’s worst torrential rains in 14 years. Rescuers pulled out more bodies buried in […]
IIT Madras students organise beef fest inside campus to protest Centre’s new rules on cattle slaughter
Around 50 students of IIT Madras participated in a ‘beef fest’ inside the campus to protest the Centre’s recent decision to ban trade of cattle for slaughter in animal markets, news agency ANI reported. The development comes on the heels of a raging debate over the issue which intensified further following a row over a […]
Had a very good interaction with German Chancellor Angela Merkel: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached Germany on Monday as part of his four-nation European tour, met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the official retreat for Chancellor Merkel, Schloss Meseberg, 80 km northwest of Berlin. During the meeting, the prime minister signed the Visitor’s Book of the 18th-century palace. He also took a stroll […]
D.A.V. Montessori Celebrates Annual Day, Graduates First 5th Grade Batch
Click here for Photo Collage By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: How can Hindu parents educate their children with a mainstream curriculum and yet inculcate them with Vedic knowledge and values? It is a challenge elsewhere in the United States, but not in Houston. Arya Samaj of Greater Houston operates a one-of-a-kind D.A.V. Montessori School, which provides […]
Standup Ethnic Comedy Tickles Up Support for Open Forum
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Before people started arriving last Friday night, May 19, the three radio show hosts were musing over the previous times they had organized these annual comedy programs. “Back in 2008, nine years ago, we did our very first one,” started Subodh Bhuchar, the most gregarious and witty one of the three, […]
Diary of My Climb to Mera Peak
By Rick Pal HOUSTON: Mera Peak is a mountain in Nepal’s Sagarmatha Zone. At 21,200 feet, it is the highest trekking peak in the world. Rick Pal, a Houston entrepreneur and executive, recently trekked to the top. This is an excerpt from Rick’s diary on the summit day. High Camp. It was 1:30 am […]
