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Zee Tv Launches, “Made in America”: The first English Language Bollywood Reality TV Show filmed in Hollywood

Zee Tv Launches, “Made in America”: The first English Language Bollywood Reality TV Show filmed in Hollywood

NEW YORK:  Zee TV America had its official launch party on August 2nd, 2017 for their first English Language reality tv show, “Made In America”, which was held at the PHD Rooftop, located at The Dream Hotel in downtown Manhattan. Over 200 guests to celebrate this monumental launch and expansion of programing of ZEE TV America. Zee […]

Sankara Nethralaya’s Mobile Eye Surgery Unit Gets Mayan Awards

Sankara Nethralaya’s Mobile Eye Surgery Unit Gets Mayan Awards

PUDUCHERRY, INDIA: The Mobile Eye Surgical Unit of the non-profit Sankara Nethralaya Ophthalmic Hospital received its due and long overdue recognition from its peers in an award ceremony on July 22 held at the Accord Hotel in this tiny former French colony, formerly known as Pondicherry. Two doctors associated with MESU – Dr. Rajesh Sharma […]

The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 12

The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 12

The Story thus far…A separate institution named Satyagraha Sabha was formed with headquarters in Bombay. There were agitations everywhere against the Rowlatt Committee’s report. But the government was determined to implement the Rowlatt recommendations and in 1919, the Rowlatt Bill was introduced. When the bill was debated in India’s Legislative Chamber, Gandhi attended as a […]

A 30 Year-Old Independence Day Poem

A 30 Year-Old Independence Day Poem

SUGAR LAND: Personal independence was a sentiment that was very much on Saeed Pathan’s mind when he penciled this poem 30 years ago when he thought of the independence of his country India which had just turned 40. Pathan, had just finished his mechanical engineering degree from the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology in […]

Incredible India: Unity in Diversity

Incredible India: Unity in Diversity

HOUSTON: Incredible India is being presented by Indian Performing Arts, Samskriti at the Miller Outdoor Theatre on the 19th of August, 2017 at 8.15pm. This popular event is presented in association with the Consulate General of India in Houston and funded by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the City of Houston through the Miller […]

Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston Gala Features LyondellBasell CEO Bob Patel

Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston Gala Features LyondellBasell CEO Bob Patel

HOUSTON: The Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston (IACCGH) will be hosting its 18th Annual Gala on August 26 and will be attended by .Houston’s top business leaders, elected officials, Consul General of India Dr. Anupam Ray, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. Bob Patel, CEO of LyondellBasell will be […]

Rich History of Religious Tolerance Among the Buddhist Faithful

Rich History of Religious Tolerance Among the Buddhist Faithful

By Jawahar Malhotra YANGON, MYANMAR: Remarkably fast changing Yangon – or as I fondly like to call it, Rangoon – is at a confluence of its modern history, with old buildings being torn down to make place for newer modern high-rises. My son Jeremy bemoaned the loss of the cinema hall on Bogyoke Aung San […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Ande di Bhurji (Spicy Scrambled Eggs)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Ande di Bhurji (Spicy Scrambled Eggs)

Here is a very easy recipe that is also very fast to make. It comes in handy when you have a starving bunch of people who crave for the desi taste of food. All it takes is a few eggs and some desi spices and a few veggies to make a dish that goes well […]

PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi comes under fire as Donald Trump council splinters

PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi comes under fire as Donald Trump council splinters

PepsiCo Inc. chief executive officer Indra Nooyi is being targeted by Color of Change, a non-profit racial justice group that has previously gone after Uber Technologies Inc. and Walt Disney Co. The organization is pressuring Nooyi to step down from Donald Trump’s business advisory council after the president was slow to condemn white-supremacist violence last […]

It’s a happy ending for Sony TV’s Kuch Rang Pyaar Ke Aise Bhi

It’s a happy ending for Sony TV’s Kuch Rang Pyaar Ke Aise Bhi

Sony TV’s popular daily Kuch Rang Pyaar Ke Aise Bhi (Beyond Dreams) is all set to bid adieu to its viewers in the coming days. The daily series will air its last episode on 25th of August. The storyline of the show is currently portraying different emotions of the family members in the ongoing track wherein the […]

Nakuul, Ayushmann have ‘fun’ exchanging notes on TV’s evolution

Nakuul, Ayushmann have ‘fun’ exchanging notes on TV’s evolution

Actors Nakuul Mehta and Ayushmann Khurrana, who has done shows like “MTV Roadies“, had fun exchanging notes on how television has evolved over the years. Ayushmann promoted his forthcoming film, “Bareilly Ki Barfi” on the sets of Nakuul’s show, “Ishqbaaaz” on Star Plus earlier this month. Click here to read more… Credit: tellychakkar.com

Fukrey Returns Teaser| Pulkit Samrat | Varun Sharma | Manjot Singh | Ali Fazal | Richa Chadha

Fukrey Returns Teaser| Pulkit Samrat | Varun Sharma | Manjot Singh | Ali Fazal | Richa Chadha

 

Kanha – Video Song | Shubh Mangal Saavdhan | Ayushmann & Bhumi Pednekar | Tanishk – Vayu | Shashaa

Kanha – Video Song | Shubh Mangal Saavdhan | Ayushmann & Bhumi Pednekar | Tanishk – Vayu | Shashaa

Bhoomi Official Trailer | Sanjay Dutt | Aditi Rao Hydari | Releasing 22 September

Bhoomi Official Trailer | Sanjay Dutt | Aditi Rao Hydari | Releasing 22 September

 

Confirmed! Shraddha Kapoor will star opposite Prabhas in Saaho

Confirmed! Shraddha Kapoor will star opposite Prabhas in Saaho

There were enough speculations doing rounds on the internet as to who will star opposite Baahubali franchise superstar Prabhas in his next film Saaho. And breaking it all, the big news of the day is that it is none other than Shraddha Kapoor who will play the lead role in the film. Click here to read more… Credit: filmfare.com

Like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan is expected to refund money for Jab Harry Met Sejal

Like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan is expected to refund money for Jab Harry Met Sejal

From Salman Khan’s Tubelight to Ranbir Kapoor’s Jagga Jasoos to Shah Rukh Khan’s Jab Harry Met Sejal, all these high budgeted movies have failed to succeed at the box office and has also highly disappointed the audience. One can surely say that this is not the best time for Bollywood. Click here to read more… […]

Vice-captaincy a huge honour, says Rohit Sharma

Vice-captaincy a huge honour, says Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma is hugely honoured at being appointed vice-captain of the Indian ODI team after an “up and down 10 years” of international cricket, where he is yet to cement a spot in the Test eleven. The opener did not get to play in the Test series and is keen to make amends in the five-match […]

‘A New India By 2022,’ Vows PM Modi On Independence Day: 10 Points

‘A New India By 2022,’ Vows PM Modi On Independence Day: 10 Points

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared his vision for a “New India” in his Independence Day speech from Delhi’s iconic Red Fort today, pledging to build it by 2022, when independent India turns 75. Early in his speech, his shortest in four years at 54 minutes, PM Modi mourned the tragic death of children at a […]

Bengaluru Flooded After Night-Long Rain, Heaviest Since 1890

Bengaluru Flooded After Night-Long Rain, Heaviest Since 1890

Dirty, foul-smelling froth was back in Bengaluru’s Bellandur lake and spraying passing motorists on Tuesday after a night of heavy rain, the worst in the city in August since 1890. The clean-up of the city’s largest lake was expected to be completed by May, but the government is yet to finish clearing the weeds. Click […]

In Dealing With China, Modi’s Running Out Of Option

In Dealing With China, Modi’s Running Out Of Option

Stone-throwing in Jammu and Kashmir does not, at this point, generally make news. But the people throwing stones at Indian soldiers are not usually wearing the uniforms of the People’s Liberation Army. That, apparently, is what happened along a section of the disputed border in Ladakh yesterday, and it is undeniable that it represents a […]