Youngistaan talks about leaving old school thoughts behind: Jackky
Syed Afzal Ahmad’s Youngistaan will see Jackky Bhagnani and Neha Sharma playing Abhimanyu Kaul and Anvita, an NRI couple who has been living in together in Japan for three years. When Abhimanyu is forced to return to India following an emergency, they face hurdles in their relationship. Says Jackky, “Anvita follows my character to India, […]
Halla Bol to showcase a brave story of a girl who survived rape
This week Bindass’ new show, Halla Bol will be showcasing a story of an innocent girl who falls prey to male chauvinism and aggression. Although, most of the people have progressed in their thoughts and values, there still exist few men who look down upon women in turn treating them just as an object of desire. Women, […]
Karan and Sakshi’s romantic date with a twist in Sony TV’s Ekk Nayi Pehchaan
Ekk Nayi Pehchaan (Jay and Kinnari Mehta Productions), the popular show on Sony Entertainment Television has been entertaining one and all with some interesting drama in the recent episodes. The onus of all the complications faced by the family recently had fallen on Sharda (Poonam Dhillon) as her husband Suresh (Sooraj Thappar) felt that she was […]
Subrata Roy to remain in jail as Sahara struggles to find Rs. 10,000 cr
Subrata Roy, the chief of the Sahara conglomerate, will remain in jail for at least another week because his lawyers say they are struggling to find the 10,000 crores needed for his bail. On Wednesday, Supreme Court judges asked Sahara to deposit Rs.5,000 crore with the court and furnish a bank guarantee of anotherRs. 5,000 crore with […]
A Magical Experience of Colors at Radha Madhav Dham
AUSTIN: It was a beautiful day at Radha Madhav Dham, on March 15, where over 4000 people gathered to celebrate the Indian festival of Holi despite weather forecasts of thunderstorms and tornadoes. Although the day started with showers in the morning, it stopped by 2 PM when the actual festivities began. The festival of Holi […]
Chai Pe Charcha for NaMo Energizes BJP Supporters in Houston
By Ritesh Seal HOUSTON: Little did the Congress party realize its greatest mistake when it hurled the ‘tea-seller’ jibe at its rival BJP’s prime ministerial candidate that catalyzed the launch of one of the largest and most successful campaign in Indian electoral history. This unique techno-driven grass root election campaign stems from the remark made […]
Daya’s 2014 Gala Fundraiser: Dine & Disco for Daya
HOUSTON: Daya’s 2014 annual fundraiser will be held on Sunday, April 27. Daya, founded in 1996 promotes healthy family relationships by providing services to empower women and children affected by family violence and sexual assault. Daya served over 300 clients in 2013 alone. The organization also mobilizes Houston’s south Asian community to change and […]
Houston, We Have Holi!
By Malay Vyas HOUSTON: Spring is in the air and after the grey and cold winter that we have had, Houstonians are ready for warmth, color and fun. Sunil and Sandhya Thakkar and the Masala Crew are ready and welcome you to celebrate one of the most anticipated events on the Houston festivities calendar – […]
HMM Celebrates Holi
Ravi Ozarker HOUSTON: Holi/Rangapanchami is a spring festival also known as the festival of colors and the festival of love. It is an ancient Hindu religious festival which has become popular in many parts of the world, as well as people of other communities. On 16 March, the Houston Maharashtra Mandal (HMM) celebrated Holi/Rangapanchmi for […]
IACAN Cancer Survivors Learn to Look Good, Feel Better
HOUSTON: IACAN recently held a program to help women cancer patients and survivors improve their appearance and self-image, by teaching them hands on beauty techniques to manage side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments on their appearance. On March 12, The Survivors Group of IACAN came together for a Make up class by Lynn Hill […]
Houston Grand Opera’s River of Light Premieres at Sri Meenakshi Temple
PEARLAND: The red and purple color scheme present in every prop on the stage, transformed the auspicious Kalyana Mandapam (KM) at Sri Meenakshi Temple into the scene for the afternoon’s premier event. It was 3pm on Saturday March 23, and around 600 people gathered at Sri Meenakshi Temple KM auditorium for the world premiere of […]
Sri Gaura Purnima Festival at the Gaudiya Matha Temple
HOUSTON: Sri Govindaji Gaudiya Matha celebrated Gaura Purnima over the last two weekends to honor the appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu – who appeared 500 years ago in Bengal. The Supreme Lord Krishna incarnates in every yuga to annihilate the demoniac and deliver the devout. However, in His special form as Sri Caitanya, Krishna came […]
Samskriti Presents DASHAVATAR A Spectacular Dance Theater Production
HOUSTON: Inspired by the timeless tale of ‘Good triumphing over Evil’, Rathna Kumar, Founder-Director of the Anjali Center for Performing Arts and Artistic Director, Samskriti, has embarked on the ambitious journey of bringing to the stage the stories of Dashavatar, in a grand and spectacular production that will have its world premiere on Sunday, April […]
KTRU Explores ‘Hamdelan’ a Houston Based Fusion Group
By Helia Forouzan HOUSTON: Ktru’s Navrang show hosted a live interview on Saturday March 15, with two talented members of a Houston based fusion group called Hamdelan. The Navrang Show director Varsha Vakil has gained accolades for introducing Houstonians to diverse music and musicians not only from Houston but from around the world. The fusion […]
Delhi Reinvents Itself Again — But Just Can’t Clean Up its Act
By Jawahar Malhotra NEW DELHI, India: A few days ago, on March 12, a huge Indian tricolor on a 207 foot tall pole was raised in the heart of Delhi’s commercial district by the Flag Foundation of India, with hopes that it would send a message of pride, national identity and raise the spirits of […]
Sikhs in US army: India welcomes lawmakers’ backing
WASHINGTON: Indian ambassador S. Jaishankar has welcomed US lawmakers plea to end US defence department’s presumptive ban on Sikh Americans serving in the US military with their beards and turbans. Over 100 members of Congress from both Democratic and Republican parties made the plea in a March 10 letter to the US defence secretary Chuck […]
American Sikh centre seeks applications from entrepreneurs
CHANDIGARH: India centre of Sikh American Chamber of Commerce (SACC) has started inviting applications from young entrepreneurs to develop digital apps for social development and make a difference in the lives of people, said Manipal Dhariwal, president, SACC, India. The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) is a unique global contest which brings together young developers […]
Health benefits of curry leaves
Kadi patta or curry leaves is a staple in Indian dishes. Commonly used as seasoning, this leaf adds a special flavour to every dish. But there is more to the humble curry leaf than simply flavour. Packed with carbohydrates, fiber, calcium, phosphorous, irons and vitamins like vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin E, curry leaves […]
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund offloads 11,000 MM Forgings shares
CHENNAI: ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has offloaded nearly 11,000 shares of Chennai-based industrial forging company MM Forgings. In a stock market announcement, MM Forgings has announced that ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, which held 7.53% stake in the company, with 920,709 shares, sold 10,837 equity shares of Rs 10 each or 0.09% of the equity share capital of the company. The deal, […]
Satellite clue ends wild theories, hope for MH370
Over an extraordinary 17 days and nights, until the moment Malaysia’s prime minister stepped to a lectern to deliver investigators’ sobering new findings, the fate of vanished Flight 370 hung on morbid conjecture and fragile hope. Many previous tragedies have transfixed us by revealing their power in cruel detail. But the disappearance of the Beijing-bound […]
