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Gori Tere Pyaar Mein – Official Trailer

Gori Tere Pyaar Mein – Official Trailer

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg-t4Wsa6LU[/youtube] You may not always make the right decision in your life. By the time you realize it, the damage has already been done. But, sometimes it is never too late to change those wrong decisions into right ones. But, are you willing to do what it takes to turn it around? Here’s bringing to […]

Unnao treasure hunt yield so far: shards, bangles, brick wall

Unnao treasure hunt yield so far: shards, bangles, brick wall

The search for gold in the 19th century Buxar fort in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh has so far yielded shards, broken glass bangles and hopscotch toys among other things, officials said on Monday. The Archeological Survey of India, which started digging for gold treasure on the basis of a dream by seer Shoban Sarkar […]

After Russia visit, PM eyes India-China border pact

After Russia visit, PM eyes India-China border pact

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is leaving for Beijing on Tuesday morning on the second – and the challenging part of his two-nation visit – to seal a new border management pact and ask China to walk the talk on reducing the burgeoning trade deficit between the two countries. Singh’s visit is counted as historic because […]

India to launch Mars Orbiter Mission on November

India to launch Mars Orbiter Mission on November

CHENNAI: India will launch its first interplanetary probe, Mars orbiter spacecraft, at 2.36pm on November 5 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Isro said on Tuesday. The launch, which was scheduled on October 28, got postponed because of a delay in one of the ships carrying radars for monitoring the rocket in reaching the […]

No Facebook! Bangalore schools ask students to delete profiles

No Facebook! Bangalore schools ask students to delete profiles

Bangalore: If you’re a school kid in Bangalore, be prepared to confront the possibility of a life without Facebook. After banning logging onto social networks on campus, some schools have asked that Facebook accounts be deleted entirely by their students. Among them, prestigious and private schools like Delhi Public Shool, St John High School and Vidya […]

How to keep your eyes healthy

How to keep your eyes healthy

Dr Keiki Mehta, eye surgeon gives us tips Protect the eyes from the sun. Sunglasses once thought of fashion accessory have now been proven to be essential for good eyesight .Ultraviolet light rays emitted from the especially UV-B is the most damaging to the crystalline lens and causes cataracts, corneal changes, andmacular degeneration. Regrettably all sunglasses cannot protect you unless […]

Canadian Teen Receives International Diana Award

Canadian Teen Receives International Diana Award

GEORGETOWN, Ontario: Teen Harnoor Gill was recently honored with an International Diana Award for a charity set up in memory of Princess Diana. The Diana Appreciation Society was formed in 2011 in memory of Princess Diana and supports many foundations around the world. It was established as a legacy for the princess, who believed that young […]

Navratri Dhamaal by Gujarati Samaj of Houston

By Malay Vyas HOUSTON: October Fest for Indians is very much in vogue. Starting with Navratri, the next two months take us across cooler climates and festive atmosphere. The Sanskrit word Navaratri (loosely translated as nine nights) represents the celebration of nine forms of “Shakti devi”. The tenth day is called Vijayadashami or more popularly, […]

Durga Bari Celebrates “Unity Through Respect” at Durga Puja

By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: Autumn is the season when every Bengali’s heart goes pitter patter in anticipation of the upcoming Durga Puja festivities, the biggest celebration of the year when Bengalis behave like Christians behave during Christmas. The spirit of camaraderie, brotherhood and friendly love is steeped in the air and every Bengali tries his […]

Ramleela at Cullen Performance Hall on Oct 27

HOUSTON: Indo-Americans in Houston are much awaiting for Oct 27, when the next grand Ramleela comes back to Houston to mark the start of the festive occasion leading to Diwali. Kusum Sharma, the executive director of Shri Natraj School of Dance will stage this show at Cullen performance hall, University of Houston. This is the […]

Houston Diwali Mela on Nov 9 at Skeeters Stadium

By Malay Vyas HOUSTON: The cooler temperatures of October often bring a sense of anticipation of festivals. Most eagerly awaited amongst these is “Diwali” – the Festival of Lights. Think Diwali and your mind and heart fills up with light, sheer joy and nostalgia of past years. Every Diwali is a milestone of memories and […]

Navarathri – Celebrating the Feminine Divine at Sri Meenakshi Temple

By Ranjana Narasiman PEARLAND: This is the season to celebrate, divinity in the feminine form.  Each year, during the month of October, starting on the new moon day and for nine nights, Devi, the Goddess manifestation of the ultimate Divinity, is celebrated in a variety of cultural ways all over India.  The Hindu diaspora continues […]

Turnaround Artist and Motivator Nozer Buchia Not Afraid to Talk About His Failures

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: One of the proudest awards that Nozer Buchia treasures is the one that he received after he finished talking about his latest book “Roadmap to Success” which he launched at the Zarathushti Heritage and Cultural Center on Sunday, October 6, 2013.  Two of the people whom he coached a year ago […]

HCC Trustee Neeta Sane Endorsed by Chronicle for Re-election

HOUSTON: Neeta Sane, who has been serving as a trustee of Houston Community College for the past six years, has received the endorsement of the Houston Chronicle for her re-election for HCC Trustee District VII.  Several other entities, public officials and community members have also given their backing and endorsement in support of Neeta’s re-election […]

Vijaya Dashami Celebration by the Nepalese Community

HOUSTON: Nepalese from the greater Houston area celebrated the 10 day festival of Dusshera at Taj Hall on Friday, October 11. The annual event was organized by the Nepalese Association of Houston (NAH). Dusshera, or “Dashain” as known in Nepali, is the greatest festival for Nepalese people that is celebrated for 10 days. Dashain commemorates […]

IMAGH Brings Meeting of Minds in Foster’s Historic Home

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The Indian Muslims Assoc. of Greater Houston met this past Sunday afternoon, October 13 for high tea at the home of immigration attorney Charles Foster, who is also the Chairman of the Asia Society, Houston. Foster and his wife Lily opened up their 100 year-old on Courtlandt place in the Westmoreland […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Band Gobi Aur Mutter ki Sabzi (Sauteed Cabbage & Peas)

Cabbage is a vegetable that is both quite inexpensive and has a lot of volume when cooked, which explains why it is so popular worldwide among the working class. It is a hardy vegetable that is closely related to broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts and grows in medium temperature in nitrogen rich soil, though some […]

Golu Festivities Around Town

Below are few experiences of our readers about their Golu celebrations. Rahitha Ram KATY: Kolu or Golu in Tamil means Divine Presence. It’s an artistic display of dolls during the Navrathri feastival. Kolu is adorned with dolls – predominantly with that of the gods and goddesses depicting mythology. The dolls( mostly wooden but can also […]

Open Letter to Sachin Tendulkar

By Malay Vyas Dear Tendulkar, A couple of weeks ago, a Texans player played with a bloody nose in a football game at Reliant Stadium but a few thousand cricket fans living in Houston remember the original bloody nose. We remembered you from the time you bled on Doordarshan. I had a black & white […]

Boss movie review

Boss movie review

Critics rating: 3/5 Story: Satyakanth Shastri (Mithun) is the righteous father, who adores his ‘sanskari’ younger son but disowns the elder, as he resorts to violence to fight injustice. They part ways and the ethical but short-tempered son grows up to become Boss (Akshay Kumar) – a contract killer who learns to laugh in the face […]