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JVB Preksha Meditation Center Celebrates 18 Years in Houston with Grand Annual Day Event

JVB Preksha Meditation Center Celebrates 18 Years in Houston with Grand Annual Day Event

By Seema Jain HOUSTON: “The efforts of the past become the fate of the present and the future.”  -Acharya Shri Mahashraman 18 years ago, in Houston, JVB Preksha Meditation Center opened its doors to envision the untiring efforts of Acharya Shri Tulsi & Acharya Shri Mahapragyaji to spread Preksha Meditation among masses of all religions. Today, JVB is proudly pioneering in […]

Those Who Made It: A Seven-part Series Airing on Zee TV in America, Canada, and the Caribbean, Every Saturday

Those Who Made It: A Seven-part Series Airing on Zee TV in America, Canada, and the Caribbean, Every Saturday

NEW YORK: Zee TV launched Those Who Made It, directed by Mayank Tripathi, which is a series that features an Indian American entrepreneur and philanthropist every episode. The show follows the individuals as they recount their path to success and share stories from their personal and professional lives. The series premiered on October 14.  The […]

Diwali 2017 at Times Square

Diwali 2017 at Times Square

NEW YORK: On October 7, New York City witnessed the most amazing congregation of thousands of people at the center of universe Times Square, to witness history repeating itself – Diwali at Times Square 2017. SANKARA EYE FOUNDATION and EVENGURU INC brought to us a fun-filled day that highlighted cultural dances and musical performances, Diwali […]

Dil Se Naach 2017 Returns to Berry Center

Dil Se Naach 2017 Returns to Berry Center

HOUSTON: Moksh Community Arts brings to you their second Annual Dance – Theater production. Dil Se Naach returns to Berry Center, a brand new production to premiere on October 28th 2017, showcasing innovative choreography, to Bollywood musical hits, glamorous costumes, mesmerizing Visuals  with electrifying performers of all ages. Dil Se Naach 2017, titled Band Baaja […]

Actress Suhasini Maniratnam Set to Perform in Houston Oct 28

Actress Suhasini Maniratnam Set to Perform in Houston Oct 28

HOUSTON: A sprightly young girl was often accompanied to Kalaimamani K.J. Sarasa’s Bharatanatyam dance class by her aspiring actor uncle. Soon he became a famous movie star and she subsequently blossomed into a brilliant actress, like her illustrious uncle Kamalahasan and her father, Charuhasan, Dance was relegated to the back burner as her acting career […]

Nita Mehta, a Tireless, Cheerful Community Worker Passes

Nita Mehta, a Tireless, Cheerful Community Worker Passes

Nita Mehta 1929-2017 HOUSTON: Even as the years slowed her down physically, her spirit was indomitable and she marched on, finally with the aid of a walker, which she said “was a necessary nuisance”. After her husband Padmakanth grew feebler, she would often drive him to meetings and around town. Until a few years ago, […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Sabat Moong Di Daal (Whole Moong Lentils)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Sabat Moong Di Daal  (Whole Moong Lentils)

Daals are the mainstay of Indian diet, whether you are in the north or south, east or west – providing much needed protein – and each region has its own way of making them. So central are they to Indian life, there is even a phrase to express daily life: “daal-roti toh khani hai” (we […]

Itna Sannata Kyun Hai Video Song | Golmaal Again | Lijo-Dj Chetas | Amit Mishra, Aditi Singh Sharma

Itna Sannata Kyun Hai Video Song | Golmaal Again | Lijo-Dj Chetas | Amit Mishra, Aditi Singh Sharma

Tumhari Sulu: “Ban Ja Rani” Video Song | Vidya Balan | Guru Randhawa

Tumhari Sulu: “Ban Ja Rani” Video Song | Vidya Balan | Guru Randhawa

7 Things You Must Have At Home During The Flu Season

7 Things You Must Have At Home During The Flu Season

The best means of dealing with flu is to prevent it. The best way to prevent swine flu is to get a yearly flu vaccination. Other easy ways to prevent swine flu include frequently washing hands with soap or hand sanitizer, not touching your nose, mouth, or eyes (the virus can survive on surfaces like […]

Steve Smith Outguns Virat Kohli, When It Comes To Captains’ Earnings

Steve Smith Outguns Virat Kohli, When It Comes To Captains’ Earnings

Australian captain Steve Smith will earn more this year than all other international captains, including India’s Virat Kohli. According to a detailed report published by ESPNCricinfo, the highest-earning captain in international cricket in 2017 makes nearly 20 times more than the lowest-earning captain. Smith will earn a whopping US$1.469 million this year compared to Kohli’s approximately $1 million […]

Veer, Vidur and Tithi part of Vikram Bhatt’s digital platform’s first series

Veer, Vidur and Tithi part of Vikram Bhatt’s digital platform’s first series

TellyChakkar, reported about Vikram Bhatt’s Twisted 2’s lead casting. We have also exclusively heard that Vikram will soon be launching his own digital platform titled VB on the Web. One of the first web-series to be launched on the digital platform will be Untouchables. The series already has Sreejita De and Vikram Bhatt in the lead. Click […]

Lakshmi Mittal donates $25 million to Harvard University

Lakshmi Mittal donates $25 million to Harvard University

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has donated USD 25 million to the prestigious Harvard University with an aim to increase engagement with South Asian countries, including India. The donation will establish an endowed fund for the South Asia Institute at the university. The institute spearheads Harvard’s engagement with South Asian countries, including India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, […]

Maruti’s new Dzire crosses 100,000 sales mark in over 5 months

Maruti’s new Dzire crosses 100,000 sales mark in over 5 months

Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said the all-new version of its compact sedan Dzire has crossed 100,000 unit sales milestone in just five and half months of launch. The third generation Dzire was launched in May 2017 and has become the fastest to clock one lakh unit sales mark, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in […]

Victoria & Abdul Movie Review

Victoria & Abdul Movie Review

VICTORIA & ABDUL STORY: In her latter years, Victoria, the Queen of England and Empress of India (Judi Dench), found solace in the company of an Indian clerk Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), who went on to become her Urdu teacher, spiritual adviser and closest confidant. Based on Shrabani Basu’s book on this extraordinary true story, the […]

Search on for 10 Indian sailors of sunken merchant vessel

Search on for 10 Indian sailors of sunken merchant vessel

A lifeboat has been located by a Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance Anti-Submarine warfare aircraft of the Indian Navy during efforts to locate 10 missing sailors of m.v. Emerald Star  that sank off the Philippines coast on Friday. The vessel had 26 crew members, many of them from Tamil Nadu. While 11 were rescued by m.v. Densa Cobra and are […]

Gujarat elections a contest between dynasty and development: Narendra Modi

Gujarat elections a contest between dynasty and development: Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the upcoming Gujarat elections would be a contest between the politics of development pursued by his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the dynastic politics of the Congress. Modi’s speech at a rally attended by hundreds of thousands of BJP workers on the outskirts of Ahmedabad set the tone […]

Padmavati | Official Trailer | 1st December | Ranveer Singh | Shahid Kapoor | Deepika Padukone

Padmavati | Official Trailer | 1st December | Ranveer Singh | Shahid Kapoor | Deepika Padukone

 

Official Trailer: Tumhari Sulu | Vidya Balan | Releasing on 17th November 2017

Official Trailer: Tumhari Sulu | Vidya Balan | Releasing on 17th November 2017

Tere Mere Song (Reprise) | Feat. Armaan Malik | Amaal Mallik | Latest Hindi Songs 2017 | T-Series

Tere Mere Song (Reprise) | Feat. Armaan Malik | Amaal Mallik | Latest Hindi Songs 2017 | T-Series