Steep fall in oil prices takes a toll on remittances
Mumbai: India’s most stable source of dollar inflows, remittances from expatriates or expats, is showing signs of slowing down, reflecting the flip side of the sharp fall in global crude oil prices, which otherwise is a big positive for the country. A large part of these remittances flow from West Asian countries that are bearing the […]
Investing lessons from Mallya
Even as Kingfisher Airlines proves to be Vijay Mallya’s undoing, there are several personal finance lessons to be learned from the missteps of this once high-profile liquor baron. Don’t let emotions dictate Mallya was heading a successful businesses group before he launched Kingfisher Airlines. He had no experience in the field and aviation is a […]
Lahore: Suicide attack by Taliban faction targeting Christians kills 72
A breakaway Pakistani faction of the militant Taliban group has claimed responsibility for an Easter Sunday bombing in a park in the eastern city of Lahore that killed at least 72 people. Ahsanullah Ahsan, spokesperson for Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, told the Associated Press that a suicide bomber with the faction deliberately targeted the Christian community. The explosion took place […]
Congress to move court against imposition of Prez rule in Uttarakhand
Congress said on Sunday it will challenge in court the Centre’s decision to impose President’s Rule in Uttarakhand and party vice president Rahul Gandhi told Prime Minister Narendra Modi “don’t let your love of of power overrule people’s mandate”. Senior party leader Kapil Sibal said President’s Rule was imposed a day before the floor test in the […]
Fond Farewell for a Favorite Consul General
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: Since 1995, Houston has experienced its Indian Consulate administered by six different Consul Generals. Each had a unique personality and imprinted a different impression on the local Indo-American community. Judging by the farewell reception sponsored by 22 community organizations, Parvathaneni Harish and his wife Nandita were certainly one of the favorites. […]
Four Tips to Help Take the SAT
HOUSTON: It’s never too early to start preparing for the SATs. The comprehensive assessment test is one of the key academic measurements college recruiters look at when determining if they should admit a student. This year, The College Board, the private nonprofit corporation responsible for creating the SAT, redesigned the test to include longer and […]
Find Out How Colors Influence Your Actions
HOUSTON: According to Vastu, the world of colors is unique in its own way and influences each and every action of our lives. While some colors make you want to get out of your chair and do something, others make you lethargic and want you to nestle down and relax. Some colors are so vibrant […]
IMS Opens 2016 Concert Series with an Unforgettable Concert by Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar
By Sunil Pangarkar HOUSTON: On Saturday, March 19, at the Jones Hall of University of St. Thomas, the connoisseurs of Indian classical music became part of a most divine experience. An experience in which the audience was rendered speechless. This was indeed The Concert of concerts by a Musician’s Musician. The featured artist was Padmashree […]
HMM Celebrates Holi
By Megha Ozarker HOUSTON: On March 20, Houston Maharashtra Mandal (HMM) celebrated Holi/Rangapanchmi at Bear Creek Park in Houston. HMM Committee Members greeted guests by applying dry herbal colors on their faces and wishing them “Happy Holi”. The weather was just picture perfect and sunny for adults and kids to enjoy the Holi event using […]
Empowering Local Employment
By Damodhara Jammli HOUSTON: ITServe Alliance hosted key speakers during March 2016 monthly meet.ITServe Alliance is a largest association of IT Services organizations. The alliance is the voice of all prestigious IT companies functioning with similar interests across United States. Through the years ITServe has evolved as a resourceful and respected platform to collaborate (STARTUPS / […]
Celebrate Indo-American Heritage Day
HOUSTON: The Foundation for India Studies (FIS) in partnership with the Houston Public Library (HPL) and Houston Community College (HCC) invites the community to an exciting celebration for Indo-American Heritage Day, Our Roots, Our voices, Our Heritage, Our Contributions. The Indo-American Heritage Day celebration will take place on Saturday, March 26, from 1 PM to […]
Classical Arts Plans Centenary Tribute to MS. Subbulakshmi for its Annual Spring Festival
By Vivek Natarajan HOUSTON: Classical Arts Society of Houston will be presenting its annual spring festival for 2016 on April 2 and 3. The venue for the April 2 is the Kalyana Mantapam of Sri Meenakshi Temple in Pearland and April 3 is the Stafford Civic Center in Stafford. These events on both dates are […]
Texas Oncology Cancer Prevention Series: Treating Cancer with Transplants
Traditionally. the term leukemia has been a very scary one for most people. Over the years, there has been a great deal of publicity around bone marrow transplants. This exciting treatment has evolved and now there are many versions of transplants. The technique has become much safer and has been critical in our ability to […]
Director Arun Chidambaram’s ‘KANAVU VARIYAM’ Wins Prestigious REMI Award in Worldfest
HOUSTON: Arun Chidambaram’s ‘Kanavu Variyam (Dream Factory)’ wins the Prestigious Remi Award. This award will be given in the 49th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival scheduled from April 8-17. WorldFest is the oldest Independent Film & Video Festival in the World. They discovered Spielberg (Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List), Ridley Scott (Gladiator, The Martian), George Lucas […]
Ragini to be jailed in Colors’ Swaragini
It’s time for some shocking revelation in Colors’ drama Swaragini (Rashmi Sharma Telefilms) dear readers. And trust us, the upcoming drama has actually left us wondering regarding the inputs of the creative team. We recently informed you that Lakshya (Namish Taneja) will soon be put behind the bars for trying to kill Kavita (Roop Durgapal). Now, the […]
Naagin: Icchadhari Morni spares Sesha’s life in search of Naagmani while Shivanya and Ritik patch up!
This week’s episode of Naagin saw major revelations that will come as a huge relief for the ones who watch the show regularly. So with the entry of Mayuri, Shesha and Shivanya sense a strange presence in the house which they cannot make sense of, Mayuri on the other hand tries to convince Yamini that […]
Shahid Kapoor’s dusty avatar for Rangoon will remind you of the antagonist of The Revenant!
When you’re thinking of actors who go through body transformations literally go a step further with respect to fitting themselves to the characters they play for their films, you simply cannot keepShahid Kapoor out of it. The Rangoon actor has evolved so much from his struggling days to this current acclaimed stardom. He has always surprised us with his […]
Amrita Arora REACTS to reports of Malaika Arora Khan’s split with Arbaaz Khan!
Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora Khan shocked everyone after the news of their split came out.One of the oldest couples in Bollywood, Arbaaz and Malaika were hosting a couple reality show on national television at the time. Though neither of them spoke about their separation, the grapevine was abuzz with rumours that Malaika has started living separately with […]
Fawad Khan’s Kapoor & Sons gives him the BIGGEST weekend opening of his career!
The weekend is over and people have shown their love for Kapoor & Sons. The film has been received very well in terms of audience reviews as well as box office figures. The film opened well at the box office considering that it was being shown in just 1500 screens and kept growing over the weekend. The film […]
Indian students become Donald’s Trump card
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s erratic pronouncements on everything under the sun included a sudden endorsement of the brand of the smart Indian student, whose success is largely premised on guest worker visa program that the renegade Republican frontrunner has pledged to scrub. “I think somebody that goes through years of college in this country we shouldn’t […]
