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Shah Rukh Khan to make 200 cr profit before Happy New Year releases

Shah Rukh Khan to make 200 cr profit before Happy New Year releases

A film’s promotional drive is usually a big component of its budget. But what if the campaign can be tapped to fetch massive returns? That’s exactly what Shah Rukh Khan has in mind for his next home production, Happy New Year, which is gearing up for a big Diwali release. So, while other producers are […]

Sonam Kapoor: ‘Dolly Ki Doli’ due for release Feb 6, 2015

Sonam Kapoor: ‘Dolly Ki Doli’ due for release Feb 6, 2015

Sonam Kapoor-starrer “Dolly Ki Doli” has been locked for Feb 6, 2015, release. “‘Dolly Ki Doli’ releases 6th Feb 2015!!!” Arbaaz Khan, the film’s producer, posted on his Twitter page. The comedy-drama, directed by Abhishek Dogra, is about a girl who loots men after marrying them and runs away. It also features Rajkummar Rao and […]

Sanskrit Newspaper Sees Business Model in New Government

Sanskrit Newspaper Sees Business Model in New Government

The Saturday after Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party’s historic victory in the country’s parliamentary elections was announced, some 40,000 subscribers to a weekly Sanskrit newspaper woke up to a resounding headline: “Miracle, Miracle, Miracle,” printed in bold Sanskrit over the top of Sajal Sandesh, which means “Gentle Message.” But for Deven Khatri, who […]

Women Can’t Have It All, says Indra Nooyi in Discussion Gone Viral

Women Can’t Have It All, says Indra Nooyi in Discussion Gone Viral

New York:  In a discussion that has gone viral on the Web, PepsiCo’s India-born CEOIndra Nooyi, counted among the world’s most powerful women, has acknowledged that it is difficult to maintain a work-life balance. “I don’t think women can have it all. I just don’t think so. We pretend we have it all. We pretend we […]

Confession, dejection and drama in Zee TV’s Qubool Hai

Confession, dejection and drama in Zee TV’s Qubool Hai

Viewers can now look forward to a passionate love story blossoming in Zee TV’s Qubool Hai (4 Lions Films) with confession of love coming from Aahil (Karanvir Bohra). Yes, this is exactly what you would see in the coming week! Aahil has already felt love when he saved Sanam (Surbhi Jyoti). And now, the story will reach […]

Tiny Orissa Community Establishes Rath Yatra as a Houston Tradition

  By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Seven years ago, when the tiny Hindu community from the state of Orissa in India first came up with the idea of celebrating one of the largest festivals made famous in their part of the world, they were simply replicating the customs and traditions which they had been raised with. […]

Devotees Pack the Breezy Discovery Green Grounds During Rath Yatra

  Click here for photo collage   By Sandhya Thakkar HOUSTON: Lord Jagannath (Lord of the Universe) is carried on his Divine Journey, or Yatra, on a massive Chariot, or Rath, every year since ancient times in the city of Puri, is the origin of the English word Juggernaut, or unstoppable force.  Indeed, despite hourly […]

Bowling for Brazil with IITAGH

Bowling for Brazil with IITAGH

By Pratish Kanani STAFFORD: What do you get when you combine the following:  a bowling event, a soccer game, some soccer fanatics, a separate viewing room with TVs, parents and kids wearing jerseys, and plenty of salad and pizza for all. You get the 9th Annual IIT Alumni of Greater Houston Bowling event held at […]

San Antonio Hosts 32nd AAPI Convention

SAN ANTONIO: The 32nd annual convention of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) attended by nearly 2,000 delegates from across the nation concluded at the Grand Hyatt Henry Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, with the outgoing preside of AAPI Dr. Jayesh Shah administering the oath of office to Dr. Ravi Jahagirdar, the […]

Improve Literacy – Open Source Software with Lowest Cost Tablet, Aakash

HOUSTON: Indian institute of Technology Madras Alumni Association and Indian Institutes of Technology Alumni of Greater Houston are hosting a Mentoring event on July 6, at Rice University, Duncan Hall from 4 – 6 p.m.  The Speaker is Dr. Kannan Moudgalya, an IITM and Rice alumni, and IITB Prof. of Chemical Engineering. His Team has created […]

TCC Taped Ball Tournament Spring 2014 – Spartans Winners, HJCC Runners Up

HOUSTON: Spartans won the TCC Taped Ball Spring 2014 tournament defeating Houston Javelinas Cricket Club (HJCC) by 57 runs and maintained their perfect record of winning the final in all of their appearances. It was a highly competitive tournament involving 15 teams. On a day with good weather for playing cricket (06/14/2014), Spartans won the […]

Houston Iftar: Annual Ramadan Dinner with the Mayor

HOUSTON:  The Yearly Tradition returns with the “Houston Iftar” Annual Ramadan Dinner coming up on Saturday, July 12 at 6:00 PM at the picturesque Bayou City Event Center. The Honorable Mayor Annise Parker will be the keynote speaker at this auspicious event. The event is being organized by Abu Dhabi, Baku, Istanbul and Karachi Sister […]

Sri Meenakshi Temple Participates in City of Pearland Parks and Recreation Event

PEARLAND: The week leading up to Friday was rainy and wet which threatened to keep away audience for the last of the Friday Summer fest concert hosted by City of Pearland Parks and Recreation; fortunately fair weather was on us as evening dawned and the crowd gathered to relax and enjoy the Music.  Sri Meenakshi […]

Hindu Heritage Camp Teaches Dharma

HOUSTON: This summer marks the 30th year of Hindu Heritage Youth Camp. Like most summer camps, the HHYC provides a wide array of activities, an opportunity to make lifelong friends, and a summer experience the kids will never forget. In addition to this, educations are embedded into their time at camp, allowing them to learn […]

The Healthy Dose: Free Radicals- Part 2

Last week’s edition can be found online. Issue dated June 27,2014. Continuing, free radicals are made in your body as byproducts of natural processes, called oxidative processes. In the same way that car exhaust is created when you run an engine to power the car, free radicals are formed by the oxidative processes to power […]

Holiday at Turkey

Holiday at Turkey

Today, let us take you holidaying to Turkey.  Istanbul, with 14.1 million people is the largest city in Turkey and is the country’s control seat of economic power, culture and displays rich history. Turkey has some of the world’s most important, ancient monuments.  Istanbul is connected by the busiest of waterways, the Bosphorus Strait, 20 […]