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Missiles kill more than 40 in Syrian market: monitor, rescuers

Missiles kill more than 40 in Syrian market: monitor, rescuers

More than 40 people were killed and about 100 wounded when Syrian government forces fired missiles into a marketplace in a town near Damascus, a conflict monitor and a local rescue group said on Friday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war through a network of sources on the ground, said government […]

Karim Benzema Caught Driving Without a Valid Licence

Karim Benzema Caught Driving Without a Valid Licence

Madrid: Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was stopped by Spanish police on Thursday night for driving without a valid licence, according to a police source. A police patrol had stopped him to issue a fine after the French international had committed an illegal turn, explained the source. However, when Benzema was asked to provide his identification […]

Temples Come Together to Celebrate ‘Kumbh Mela USA’

Temples Come Together to Celebrate ‘Kumbh Mela USA’

NORWALK, Calif. — Unseasonably warm weather did not prevent Indian Americans from celebrating “Kumbh Mela USA 2015” at the grounds of Excelsior High School here Oct. 24. Ritualistic prayers and chants for peace opened one of Hinduism’s most heralded of traditions amidst 90-degree heat and high humidity. About three dozen temples from the United States and […]

Top 30 Vaastu tips to change your Fortune

Top 30 Vaastu tips to change your Fortune

Attract more abundance and prosperity Ancient sages of India laid down certain principles, following which, the human race could enhance its way of living. If followed correctly and religiously, these principles indisputably bear out benefits and peace in our lives. The sages became aware that the only way the human race could benefit from Nature […]

Guddu Ki Gun – Official Trailer – Kunal Khemu – Erecting in Cinemas 30th OCT.

Guddu Ki Gun – Official Trailer – Kunal Khemu – Erecting in Cinemas 30th OCT.

TITLI – Trailer

TITLI – Trailer

Guddu Ki Gun Movie Review

Guddu Ki Gun Movie Review

Guddu Ki Gun is the tale of Govardhan aka Guddu (Kunal Khemu), a Bihari settled in Kolkata. He is a door-to-door washing powder salesman, whose sales pitch is Ek washing powder ke saath Guddu free. With dialogues packed with rhymes, mispronunciations and double entendres, the film is a delightful adult comedy that keeps you in splits by […]

Titli Movie Review

Titli Movie Review

A slow-burning, searing crime drama that shuns the conventional trappings of the genre, first-time director Kanu Behl’s Titli is a remarkably sure-footed film. Its dark, disturbing screenplay (Kanu Behl, Sharat Kaytariya) explores Delhi-NCR’s grimy underbelly and delves into the ugly innards of a family that subsists on the margins of the city. Titli is the story of a […]

Abhishek Bachchan: I don’t believe in Karva Chauth

Abhishek Bachchan: I don’t believe in Karva Chauth

Actor Abhishek Bachchan does not believe in Karva Chauth, but he has taken off for Britain to be with his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for the occasion as he respects her decision to observes the day-long fast. Abhishek, who was present at the opening ceremony of the 17th Jio MAMIMumbai Film Festival here on Thursday said he […]

Lawsuit filed against Priyanka Chopra’s Quantico

Lawsuit filed against Priyanka Chopra’s Quantico

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra’s maiden American TV series ‘Quantico’ is involved in a lawsuit filed against producer Mark Gordon amid claims that the idea for the ABC FBI drama was lifted from a 1999 documentary that aired on CNN. Filmmakers Jamie Hellman, Barbara Leibovitz Hellman and business executive Paula Paizes, filed a 35 page complaint in […]

Anushka Sharma: I don’t compartmentalise myself

Anushka Sharma: I don’t compartmentalise myself

She has become a singer, a journalist, a wedding planner and a dance enthusiast in her onscreen journey in Bollywood. Actress Anushka Sharma says she doesn’t believe in putting herself in brackets and wants to explore the cinematic world as much as possible. Off the screen, the PK actress also donned the producer’s hat with NH10 this year, but Anushka notes that […]

Diwali Celebrations Victorious Over the Evil Hurricane

Diwali Celebrations Victorious Over the Evil Hurricane

SUGAR LAND: Thousands braved drizzling rain to celebrate Good over Evil at the Houston Diwali Mela on Sunday October 25, at Skeeters Stadium.   “Don’t Limit your Challenges, Rather, Challenge your Limits.” The rain dampened the city but not the spirit of the Masala Crew who believed in their collective effort and delivered everything they promised.  […]

Overcome by Enthralling Classical Dances, a Ram Leela is Gently Told

Overcome by Enthralling Classical Dances, a Ram Leela is Gently Told

By Jawahar Malhotra STAFFORD:  Inspite of the soggy rainy day thanks to Hurricane Patricia and the gusts of wind that turned an ordinary early Fall day to winter, a few hundred people braved the elements to come to the second Rama Leela in as many weekends. This one was held in the auditorium of the […]

Open Mic Night at India House

Open Mic Night at India House

HOUSTON: Ek Shyam suroon ke naam! What better way to spend Friday evening with family and friends over some nostalgic, romantic, emotional and tadkta bhadkta songs! A perfect combination of musical karaoke evening! This first of its kind event opened doors to many more musical evenings to be hosted at India House. India House and GlobalDesi, […]

Revered Mystic Sadhguru Meets the Masses with Shimmering Humor and Inner Guidance

Revered Mystic Sadhguru Meets the Masses with Shimmering Humor and Inner Guidance

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON:  Sitting on a settee on stage, he was as easy going as a familiar friend, cracking a few jokes, sharing some sharp witticisms and all the while imparting the message of a balanced life “based on all four types of yoga, like a car with four wheels. You can only play […]

Navratri Garba Runs to Packed Houses in Katy

Navratri Garba Runs to  Packed Houses in Katy

KATY: Katy Indian Cultural Association (KICA) with volunteers Partha Krishnaswamy, Ritu Morarka, Jayani Parikh, Anamika Kale, Tushar Desai and Purvi Dhutia pull off their first two-day Garba on 16 and 17 October running full houses. Due to the excessive turn out in 2014, the committee decided that it was essential to give greater opportunity to […]

Chinmaya Mission Houston Showcases a Festive Navaratri Garaba

Chinmaya Mission Houston Showcases a Festive Navaratri Garaba

By Vinod Sharma HOUSTON: Chinmaya Mission Houston‘s Navaratri celebration at the Stafford Civic Center on Friday, October 16, was a grand event. Over 1200 member families and their friends gathered together to spend the evening immersed in all the elements that make the social aspects of Navaratri memorable – the happy interactions, resonating music, energetic […]

Navaratri Celebrations at Gauri Siddhivinayak Temple of Houston

Navaratri Celebrations at  Gauri Siddhivinayak Temple of Houston

HOUSTON: The temple celebrated Navaratri from Tuesday October 13 to Thursday October 22. Ashwin Navaratri- Navami Pooja & Havan of Gauri Siddhivinayak Temple of Houston is located at 5645 Hillcroft Ave Suite: 701 Houston, TX 77036. For further details call Pradip Pandya at 832-466-9868. The Gauri Siddhivinayak Temple of Houston is a Non-Profit 501(c) organization, […]

Vedanta Society Of Greater Houston Celebrates Sri Durga Puja

Vedanta Society Of Greater Houston Celebrates Sri Durga Puja

HOUSTON: The year 2015 has been a very delightful and active year for the devotees of the Vedanta Society of Greater Houston (VSGH). After enjoying the visits by twelve monks (one of them being Revered Swami Suhitanandaji Maharaj, the General Secretary and Head of the Administration of the Ramakrishna Order, and another Swami Sarvapriyanandaji Maharaj, […]

Fighting Cancer from Within

Fighting Cancer from Within

Over the last several months, we have covered the principles of the three main branches of  oncology: surgical, radiation, and medical oncology. We have discussed how these treatments are used alone and in combination to treat patients. Another area that is getting much research attention lately is that of immunotherapy for cancer. In this article, […]

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