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Befikre Official Trailer | Aditya Chopra | Ranveer Singh | Vaani Kapoor

Befikre Official Trailer | Aditya Chopra | Ranveer Singh | Vaani Kapoor

Raakh Trailer (Short Film) | Vir Das, Richa Chadha & Shaad Randhawa

Raakh Trailer (Short Film) | Vir Das, Richa Chadha & Shaad Randhawa

Romancing the Rocky Mountains in Calgary

Romancing the Rocky Mountains in Calgary

You know Calgary for its accomplishment of hosting the winter Olympics of 1988, or as the place that hosts the famous Stampede (the annual rodeo exhibition). But beyond the traditional, your wandering eyes could also be romancing the Rocky Mountains in Calgary. Like when you head out onto the Observation Deck of the Calgary Tower […]

Yuvraj Singh Leads From The Front as Punjab Beat Madhya Pradesh in Ranji Clash

Yuvraj Singh Leads From The Front as Punjab Beat Madhya Pradesh in Ranji Clash

ROHTAK: In-form skipper Yuvraj Singh’s sporting declaration paid off as his bowlers fired in unison to help Punjab bundle out Madhya Pradesh for 180 and notch up a 126-run win in their Group A Ranji Trophy match in Rohtak on Sunday. Chasing 307 runs for an outright victory, Madhya Pradesh were bowled out in 64.4 overs […]

This is How You Can Speed Up Your Metabolism to Lose Weight

This is How You Can Speed Up Your Metabolism to Lose Weight

What does metabolism really mean? Mayo Clinic defines metabolism as “The process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy. During this complex biochemical process, calories in food and beverages are combined with oxygen to release the energy your body needs to function.” In simple words, your body’s metabolic rate determines […]

Rani and Lovey to observe Karwa Chauth in Ek Tha Raja

Rani and Lovey to observe Karwa Chauth in Ek Tha Raja

Television bahus are gearing up for the Karwa Chauth festival. Leads Lovey (Poonam Preet) and Rani (Eisha Singh) will join the fasting bandwagon. Oh yes!!! Zee TV’s daily soap Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani (Sphereorigin) will now churn out an extensive, dramaticKarwa Chauth festival in the coming episodes. We have heard that both the girls will observe fast […]

Naira to REFUSE Karthik’s love proposal in Star Plus’ Yeh Rishta…

Naira to REFUSE Karthik’s love proposal in Star Plus’ Yeh Rishta…

It’s raining drama in Star Plus’ Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (Director’s Kut). And now, it is time for some heartbreak moments. Our dear Karthik (Mohsin Khan) will soon turn into a spurned lover. We can already hear Chhan se jo tute koi sapna…jag suna suna laage…. in the background. *Sniff sniff* Ready to hear a sad update from […]

Tutak Tutak Tutiya Movie Review

Tutak Tutak Tutiya Movie Review

STORY: Krishna (Prabhu Deva), a city bachelor, wishes to get married to a modern, English speaking girl but ends up with village belle Devi (Tamannaah). The newlyweds return to Mumbai and rent out a house as Krishna is too ashamed to introduce his desi wife to his friends. Turns out the house is haunted by the […]

Filmfare Style & Glamour Awards: Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya, Katrina, Kajol celebrate fashion

Filmfare Style & Glamour Awards: Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya, Katrina, Kajol celebrate fashion

It was the night of glamour and high fashion at Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards 2016, which was held in Mumbai last night. The swish set of Bollywood – from Amitabh Bachchan to debutante Harshvardhan Kapoor – came out in full force to celebrate fashion. Big B, who bagged the award for Timeless Style & Glamour Icon (Male), looked […]

UK announces crackdown on immigration, decision to hit Indian

UK announces crackdown on immigration, decision to hit Indian

LONDON: The UK today unveiled plans to further its crackdown on immigration through “work and study routes” from non-EU nations, in a move expected to make it difficult for British firms to hire professionals from countries like India. Home Secretary Amber Rudd told the annual Conservative Party conference in Birmingham she will be looking at […]

Immigrants in US Increasingly Educated, Enterprising, from India, China

Immigrants in US Increasingly Educated, Enterprising, from India, China

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA: When Manasi Gopala immigrated to America, she finally got the chance to row crew. As a child in India, she had dreamed of the sport from watching Olympic telecasts. Now, twice a week, she pulls a pair of oars as her scull glides along tree-lined Lake Wheeler, far from her birthplace of […]

Engineers India, Gazprom to prepare India-Russia gas pipeline blueprint

Engineers India, Gazprom to prepare India-Russia gas pipeline blueprint

NEW DELHI: India and Russia on Saturday assigned their respective domestic companies—Engineers India Ltd and Gazprom PJSC—to jointly study and prepare a blueprint for laying a gas pipeline between the two countries, said an oil ministry statement in New Delhi. The move is part of India’s plan to enhance the use of natural gas in its […]

Will block India’s NSG bid, Masood Azhar ban push until consensus, says China

Will block India’s NSG bid, Masood Azhar ban push until consensus, says China

China said on Friday it will continue to block India’s efforts to ban Pakistan-based militant Masood Azhar and New Delhi’s application to join the influential Nuclear Suppliers Group until a consensus emerged on both issues. A day before Chinese President Xi Jinping reaches Goa for the 8th Brics summit, the ministry of foreign affairs (MFA) […]

Donald Trump’s quotes on India: Narendra Modi is a great man, I am a fan of Hindus

Donald Trump’s quotes on India: Narendra Modi is a great man, I am a fan of Hindus

The Republican Hindu Coalition organised a fundraiser for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday night. In his keynote address, Trump focused on the relationship with India, saying that under the Trump administration, should he get elected, “Indian and Hindu community will have a true friend in the White House.” Speaking to NDTV’s Sreenivasan Jain […]

Would love to see Pakistan and India get along: Donald Trump

Would love to see Pakistan and India get along: Donald Trump

Describing the ongoing India-Pakistan tensions as a “very, very hot tinderbox”, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he would “love to be the mediator or arbitrator” if it was necessary and if the two countries wanted him to. In an exclusive interview to Hindustan Times before his address to Indian-Americans on Saturday, Trump spoke about several issues […]

Selective approach to terrorism will be futile: PM Modi at BRICS Summit

Selective approach to terrorism will be futile: PM Modi at BRICS Summit

A selective approach to countering terrorist individuals or organizations will be futile and counter-productive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. Speaking at a plenary session of the BRICS Summit in Goa, Modi said the reach of terrorism was global and called for deeper engagement between the national security advisers of the five member nations […]

Kusum Sharma’s Ramleela Reverberates a Quiet Sunday Afternoon

Kusum Sharma’s Ramleela Reverberates a Quiet Sunday Afternoon

By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Over the period of years Ram Leela has evolved into a highly venerated art form having traveled to far corners of the globe, through Indian Diaspora, not as an act of cultural recovery but as fresh expressions of a persistent faith. Last Sunday, October 9, Houstonians witnessed an awe-inspiring regal dramatic folk […]

Yes, Feed Their Minds, … but not on a Hungry Stomach

Yes, Feed Their Minds, … but not on a Hungry Stomach

By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: It’s a pretty simple notion, one that was implemented by the British in the Madras Corporation in 1925 and by the French in the Union Territory of Pondicherry in 1930: provide a mid-day meal to children in school so that they could better concentrate their minds on studying on a […]

GSH Navratri Mahotsav 2016

GSH Navratri Mahotsav 2016

By Priya Chokshi-Thakkar HOUSTON: The Gujarati Samaj of Houston (GSH) has done it again. Under the leadership of President Amee Patel and Vice-President Rakesh Shah, the entire committee and Board of Trustees planned a grand event for Navratri Mahotsav 2016. Friday and Saturday Garbas were held at an outdoor venue – Houston Farm and Ranch, […]

Open Mic Night at India House

Open Mic Night at India House

HOUSTON: On the eve of October 1, India House and GlobalDesis jointly organized a very successful and entertaining Open Mic Night for Houston audience, a musical performance from GlobalDesis group. This was second Open Mic Night hosted at India House.  This event saw some changes from the last one based on audience feedback. This time, […]