Mama’s Punjabi Recipes- Baingan Di Dip (EGGPLANT DIP)
By popular demand, here is a reprint of Mama’s Baingan Di Dip recipe, which is just the kind of tasty, snack that you need for the parties that are held during the Winter Holidays season. It goes well with crackers, pita bread or veggies. It is reprinted with some additional information and directions. In the […]
Stunning photos from Northeast India to make you a travel addict
River Umngot, Meghalaya India is so much more than the regular, away from Ladakh, Rajasthan, Kerala, Goa and the Andamans. So much more and so much prettier, for there is a treasure trove of attractions in Northeast India. It is the easternmost region of the country, sees a few tourists, and is yet spectacular. If […]
ICC Women’s World T20: Mithali Raj guides India to 7-wicket win over Pakistan
PROVIDENCE (Guyana): Veteran Mithali Raj smashed a aggressive half-century to guide India to an easy 7-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC Women’s World T20 on Sunday. Mithali anchored the Indian run chase with a 47-ball 56 which she made with the help of seven fours in the Group B match which was marred by unprecedented docking […]
True Religion is not in places of worship
By Osho True religion has been destroyed — not by the irreligious, but by the so called religious people of the world. Not by those who do not believe in God, but by those who believe in God, heaven and hell, and all that nonsense. True religion has nothing to do with God. Neither is […]
‘117 Indians died for every billion dollars remitted from gulf countries’
NEW DELHI: Nearly 10 workers from India died every day in Gulf countries during the last six years, which translates to 117 deaths for every billion dollars remitted to the country from there, a voluntary group said based on analysis of RTI responses. Venkatesh Nayak from Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative had sought data from external affairs […]
Build Ram temple in Ayodhya, let Muslims live in peace: Minorities panel chief
NEW DELHI: National Commission for Minorities chief Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi on Sunday said Ram temple must be built in Ayodhya so that Muslims in the country can live peacefully and respectfully, PTI reported. The commission chief further stressed that in order to strengthen ties between the two communities, the dispute should be resolved soon. […]
Top Indian, US diplomats celebrate Diwali at State Department
WASHINGTON: Top Indian and American diplomats celebrated Diwali , the festival of lights, here on Monday, reflecting the “great strength” of partnership between the two largest democracies of the world. Indian ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna and deputy secretary of state John Sullivan were chief guests at the Diwali celebrations held at Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State […]
H-1B: Trump’s latest visa proposal and its impact on India
After facing a huge backlash from the top US lawmakers and leaders of the corporate sector, Trump administration has assured that the Americans would get an opportunity to respond to its proposal of revoking work authorization to H-4 spouse visas. The Donald Trump administration has been tightening the H-1B visas rules, which allow foreign workers to […]
Raghuram Rajan: Demonetisation, GST held back India’s economic growth, 7% not enough
NEW DELHI: Former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan has contended that the introduction of demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) were the two major events that held back India’s economic growth last year, PTI reported. Speaking at the University of California in Berkley on Friday, Rajan maintained that the seven per cent […]
Government mulls selling 149 fields of ONGC to private firms
The government is mulling selling as many as 149 small and marginal oil and gas fields of ONGC to private and foreign companies and allow the state-owned firm to focus only on big fields, sources with knowledge of the development said. On the anvil is some kind of extension of the Discovered Small Field (DSF) […]
Thugs of Hindostan movie review: Thuggery on a large scale, with viewers at the receiving end
By Shubhra Gupta Thugs of Hindostan movie cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub, Lloyd Owen, Ronit Roy Thugs of Hindostan movie director: Vijay Krishna Acharya Thugs of Hindostan movie rating: One star As you slide into Thugs of Hindostan, you expect a rousing tale of thuggery and patriotism, because that’s what the name suggests. You […]
Sarkar movie review: Not a Sarkar Deepavali
By S Subhakeerthana Sarkar movie cast: Vijay, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Radha Ravi, Pazha Karuppiah, Keerthy Suresh Sarkar movie director: AR Murugadoss Sarkar movie rating: 2.5 stars When a successful filmmaker teams up with a mass hero for the third time, naturally, the expectations are high. Sarkar (which marks the third collaboration of AR Murugadoss and Vijay) fails to live up […]
Katrina Kaif shares her idea of love on Koffee with Karan
MUMBAI: Actor Katrina Kaif believes love should be liberating and that people should free themselves from judging themselves based on how their partner makes them feel. Katrina shared the love advice in a chat with filmmaker Karan Johar on a forthcoming episode of Star World’s Koffee with Karan Season 6, read a statement. Click here to read more… […]
Paws for breath: India’s pampered pooches get clean air as people choke on smog
GURUGRAM: While most residents of the Indian capital Delhi choked on toxic air this week, the dogs of the city’s elite were enjoying ambient music and purified air at a luxury resort for pets. Pollution in the capital rose to “severe” this week after revelers let off fireworks to mark the Hindu festival of Diwali, adding […]
Cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’ to hit northern coast of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, bring heavy rainfall
NEW DELHI: A deep depression over southeast Bay Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm, named ‘Gaja’, and is expected to hit the northern coast of Tamil Nadu between Karaikal and Cuddalore on the midnight of November 14, bringing heavy rainfall accompanied by wind speeds up to 100 kmph. ‘Gaja’ to intensify into severe cyclonic […]
On the road less travelled
By Vandana Kalra A four-hour road journey from Itanagar leads you to the Ziro valley, which is home to the Apa Tani tribe. They claim common ancestry with Abo Tani, who, they say, was the first human being on earth. It is with them that filmmaker and photographer Anu Malhotra began her quest to document tribal […]
Election Results
SUGAR LAND: Democrats from across Fort Bend County packed Madras Pavilion restaurant on election night, November 6 to see the voting results across the nation. Juli Mathew who ran for Fort Bend County Court #3 and K P George running for Fort Bend County Judge won in their races, marking the first time that these two […]
