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CG Ray Hosts Reception for MD Anderson Cancer Center GAP Attendees

CG Ray Hosts Reception for MD Anderson Cancer Center GAP Attendees

HOUSTON: In 2002, the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston (IACCGH) leaders, Dr. Durga Agarwal and Ashoke Nath, had helped connect MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) to several medical institutions in India — TATA Cancer Center (Mumbai), S-Vyasa ( Bangalore) and AIIMS (Delhi). This introduction resulted in the visit of an IACCGH delegation to […]

Rajamathangi Homam Celebrated at Sri Meenakshi Temple on May 14

Rajamathangi Homam Celebrated at Sri Meenakshi Temple on May 14

By Kamala Raghavan PEARLAND: Sri Meenakshi Temple celebrated the Rajamathangi Homam on Sunday May 14, on Mother’s day. About 150 devotees participated in the Pooja at the main temple in front of the presiding deity Sri Meenakshi conducting the Homam in front of the Utsava Murthy of Rajamathangi (Sri Meenakshi) by Priests Sri Manickasundaram Bhattar, […]

FIS Presents Mentorship Certificate to HCC Graduate from Telangana

FIS Presents Mentorship Certificate to HCC Graduate from Telangana

HOUSTON: Foundation of India Studies (FIS) has presented a mentorship certificate to Srividya Jindam, an international student at the Houston Community College (HCC). Srividya hails from Telangana state in India. The mentorship certificate was presented by FIS Chairman Krishna Valalala at a banquet hosted by the HCC Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives in the main campus, […]

Sundru J. Malkani: Engineer, Bridge Enthusiast and Spiritualist

Sundru J. Malkani: Engineer, Bridge Enthusiast and Spiritualist

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Most people knew Sundru Malkani was very fond of tennis and bridge and he offered free lessons to anyone who approached him. He coached his sons in tennis and chess, which are treasured memories for them. Malkani even coaxed many of his friends into playing bridge well, a game that he […]

SEVA Clinic, a Charity Medical Facility Inaugurated in Pearland on May 20, 2017

SEVA Clinic, a Charity Medical Facility Inaugurated in Pearland on May 20, 2017

PEARLAND: The Pearland area physicians are starting a charity, primary care medical clinic, the “SEVA CLINIC”. ‘Seva’ is selfless service in Sanskrit. The clinic is setup as a ‘Texas Not for Profit’ entity with 501C(3) tax-exempt status designation by the I.R.S., and will serve the people in need in the Pearland area. The founding chairman […]

Opportunity Fair for Women Enhancing Healthcare, Career & Civic Engagement

Opportunity Fair for Women Enhancing  Healthcare, Career & Civic Engagement

HOUSTON: Women’s Voice for Better America, a network of diverse women, is thrilled to open the doors of opportunities for women to become self-sufficient and empowered. Women’s Voice for Better America will host its 2nd annual Opportunity Fair for Women on Saturday, August 12, 2017 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at Memorial Hermann – Southwest, 7600 […]

IACF to Award $35,000 in Scholarships to Senior High School Students

IACF to Award $35,000 in Scholarships to Senior High School Students

  HOUSTON: The Indo American Charity Foundation (IACF) will hold its Annual Scholarship Day on May 30, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the FBISD Administration Building, 3119 Sweetwater Blvd, Sugar Land. Scholarships amounting to $35,000 will be dispersed among the twenty-nine outstanding senior high school students from Fort Bend ISD, Alief ISD and Stafford […]

Vignettes of a Still Unruly, but Fast Changing West Delhi

Vignettes of a Still Unruly, but Fast Changing West Delhi

By Jawahar Malhotra NEW DELHI: This Metropolis has many personalities, depending on which part of the city you are in. Several decades ago, the border of Punjab was right at Delhi’s doorstep (until Harayna Pradesh was formed in 1961) and Punjabis streamed into the city, especially the west and northern parts, ushering along with them […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Mah Chole di Daal (Split Urad & Split Chana Dal)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Mah Chole di Daal (Split Urad & Split Chana Dal)

It is amazing how many people are still unfamiliar with this most popular Punjabi daal of all and keep asking how it is made or tastes. So, by popular demand, below is a reprint of Mama’s Mah Chole di Daal recipe. It is a daal that is not normally available in most Indian restaurants unless […]

Bank Chor | Official Trailer | Riteish Deshmukh | Vivek Anand Oberoi | Rhea Chakraborty

Bank Chor | Official Trailer | Riteish Deshmukh | Vivek Anand Oberoi | Rhea Chakraborty

Tubelight – RADIO SONG | Salman Khan | Pritam | Kamaal Khan| Kabir Khan| OFFICIAL VIDEO| LATEST HIT

Tubelight – RADIO SONG | Salman Khan | Pritam | Kamaal Khan| Kabir Khan| OFFICIAL VIDEO| LATEST HIT

Bhunoor Bhunoor | Phullu | Sharib Ali Hashmi, Jyotii Sethi & Nutan Surya |Arun Singh & Sonika Sharma

Bhunoor Bhunoor | Phullu | Sharib Ali Hashmi, Jyotii Sethi & Nutan Surya |Arun Singh & Sonika Sharma

Humdard | Dobaara | Huma Qureshi & Saqib Saleem | Jyotica Tangri | Arko

Humdard | Dobaara | Huma Qureshi & Saqib Saleem | Jyotica Tangri | Arko

Main Tera Boyfriend Song | Raabta | Arijit Singh | Neha Kakkar | Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon.

Main Tera Boyfriend Song | Raabta | Arijit Singh | Neha Kakkar | Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon.

Jaanu | Behen Hogi Teri | Rajkummar Rao & Shruti Haasan | Juggy D, Shivi & Raftaar | Rishi Rich

Jaanu | Behen Hogi Teri | Rajkummar Rao & Shruti Haasan | Juggy D, Shivi & Raftaar | Rishi Rich

Teri Yaadon Mein |Behen Hogi Teri| Rajkummar Rao,Shruti Haasan| Yasser Desai,Pawni Pandey|Rishi Rich

Teri Yaadon Mein |Behen Hogi Teri| Rajkummar Rao,Shruti Haasan| Yasser Desai,Pawni Pandey|Rishi Rich

Saat Rangon Se | Dear Maya | Manisha Koirala | Rekha Bharadwaj | Anupam Roy

Saat Rangon Se | Dear Maya | Manisha Koirala | Rekha Bharadwaj | Anupam Roy

My wife most excited about my comeback on TV: Barun

My wife most excited about my comeback on TV: Barun

Actor Barun Sobti says his wife Pashmeen Manchanda is most excited about his comeback on television. He was last seen in the first season of “Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon” opposite Sanaya Irani five years ago. Soon, the audience will get to see him on the small screen in its third season.  Click here […]

Hindi Medium Movie Review

Hindi Medium Movie Review

Mita and Raj Batra, an affluent couple from Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, are grappling with getting their daughter admission into an English medium school. But there is one big problem. Their zubaan is Hindi, and the elitist snobs won’t let the Hindi speaking hoi-polloi fit in. Click here to read more… Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Half Girlfriend Movie Review

Half Girlfriend Movie Review

Madhav Jha (Arjun) a rustic boy from Bihar who is drawn to his college-mate, Riya Somani (Shraddha), an affluent English-speaking girl from Delhi. There’s just one hitch here. Riya is willing to go thus far and no further; Madhav continues being obsessed with her. Will the Bihar boy and the Delhi girl make it past […]