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‘Priceless,’ Says Virat Kohli About Debut of Jayant Yadav, Who Took Four Wickets

‘Priceless,’ Says Virat Kohli About Debut of Jayant Yadav, Who Took Four Wickets

Indian captain Virat Kohli on Monday celebrated his bowlers, especially debutant Jayant Yadav, after an emphatic 246-run win over England in the second cricket Test in Visakhapatnam to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Kohli said everything fell in place in both batting and bowling which made the victory possible after a tame […]

Time to transport cash to banks cut from 21 to 6 days

Time to transport cash to banks cut from 21 to 6 days

NEW DELHI: The government has managed to cut down the transportation time of cash from printing to the main distribution centres from 21 days to six and is using all modes of transport, including helicopters and Indian Air Force planes, to move the cash quickly. The government is hopeful that the situation will improve over […]

NIA raids Zakir Naik’s premises; blocks website

NIA raids Zakir Naik’s premises; blocks website

MUMBAI: The NIA carried out searches at 17 premises of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, his NGO and a few associates for the third consecutive day on Monday, even as it blocked the website of outlawed Islamic Research Foundation founded by him. The anti-terror investigation agency is also set to summon Naik, who is abroad […]

Tech worker visas face uncertain future under Trump, Jeff Sessions

Tech worker visas face uncertain future under Trump, Jeff Sessions

The main US visa program for technology workers could face renewed scrutiny under President-elect Donald Trump+ and his proposed Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions, a long-time critic of the skilled-worker program. H-1B visas+ admit 65,000 workers and another 20,000 graduate student workers each year. The tech industry, which has lobbied to expand the program, may […]

Deposits, withdrawals, and purchases post-demonetisation: Who’s allowed to do what

Deposits, withdrawals, and purchases post-demonetisation: Who’s allowed to do what

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the currency ban on November 8, there have been restrictions on withdrawals from ATMs, and on deposits of defunct notes in banks. However, the government has announced some exceptions in the 13 days that have passed since demonetisation was implemented. Here’s a useful guide that will help you understand […]

Woh Jahaan – Rock On 2 | Shraddha Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Purab Kholi & Shashank Arora

Woh Jahaan – Rock On 2 | Shraddha Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Purab Kholi & Shashank Arora

Haanikaarak Bapu – Dangal | Aamir Khan | Pritam |Amitabh Bhattacharya| Sarwar Khan|Sartaz Khan Barna

Haanikaarak Bapu – Dangal | Aamir Khan | Pritam |Amitabh Bhattacharya| Sarwar Khan|Sartaz Khan Barna

Just Go To Hell Dil – Dear Zindagi | Gauri Shinde | Alia | Shah Rukh | Amit | Kausar M | Sunidhi C

Just Go To Hell Dil – Dear Zindagi | Gauri Shinde | Alia | Shah Rukh | Amit | Kausar M | Sunidhi C

Tu Hi Hai – Dear Zindagi | Gauri S | Alia | Shah Rukh | Amit | Kausar M | Arijit S

Tu Hi Hai – Dear Zindagi | Gauri S | Alia | Shah Rukh | Amit | Kausar M | Arijit S

Moksh Community Arts Premieres with a Bollywood Dance Theatre Spectacular Dil Toh Baccha Hai- Celebrating Children

Moksh Community Arts Premieres with a Bollywood Dance Theatre Spectacular Dil  Toh  Baccha Hai- Celebrating Children

Click here for Photo Collage By Moksh Community Arts HOUSTON: Moksh Community Arts announced its arrival on the Houston Arts scene with a emotional and an entertaining performance by Naach Houston: “Dil toh Baccha Hai” (the heart is always young) A mesmerizing Production , from Artistic Director, Mahesh Mahbubani and the Amazing Naach Faculty Anita […]

IAF Celebrates the Spirit of the Holidays

IAF Celebrates the Spirit of the Holidays

SUGAR LAND: Friday, November 11, was a glittering evening of giving and celebration as the Indo American Forum of Fort Bend hosted The Spirit of the Holidays event at the Safari Texas Ranch. Attendees from diverse backgrounds joined hands to raise funds for earnest causes that meet the needs of the disadvantaged. Over the last 12 years, Indo American Forum of Fort […]

Diwali Reception for Mayor Turner at CG’s India House

Diwali Reception for Mayor Turner at CG’s India House

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Ever since he has taken over as the new Consul General of India, Anupam Ray has been busy hosting many dignitaries, community celebrities, Indian national holidays and attending as many events as he can possibly squeeze into his crowded schedule, which also includes visiting the other areas of the country that […]

Grand Masti 2016

Grand Masti 2016

HOUSTON: November 12th, 2016 will go down in the books as one of the greatest parties hosted by Sunny Taj of ABCDHouston. Just like the name, it was a packed house filled with GRAND MASTI all over Midtown’s upscale GAGE Lounge where Houston Party Rocker DJ Zee opened up the night with what one may […]

Advocate of Hindu Causes Raises Awareness and Funds

Advocate of Hindu Causes Raises Awareness and Funds

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The inflammatory rhetoric of the just concluded Presidential election and the bigotry that it has exposed across many sections of the country and layers of society have made it amply clear that there needs to be a protector of the rights for the beliefs of minority groups. Often the bigotry comes […]

TCC Taped Ball Fall 2016 Tournament: ECC Winners, Cougars Runners up

TCC Taped Ball Fall 2016 Tournament:  ECC Winners, Cougars Runners up

HOUSTON: ECC won the TCC taped Ball Fall 2016 tournament by defeating Cougars by 7 wickets in a keenly contested final between 5-time finalist and 2 time winners ECC and 7 time finalists and 4-time winner Cougars. With this win ECC claimed its 3rd title. Both ECC and Cougars made it to the final, losing […]

Habitat’s Annual Building a Dream Breakfast Fundraiser

Habitat’s Annual Building a Dream Breakfast Fundraiser

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It takes a pretty determined crowd to come out for an early weekday morning, 7:30am breakfast at the Junior League in the Uptown area, but that’s how you have to describe the supporters of the Houston Chapter of the Habitat for Humanity. The truly committed bunch of directors, volunteers, supporters and […]

Join CRY Walk 2016 at Houston to Take a Step Forward and Help Fulfill Children’s Dreams

Join CRY Walk 2016 at Houston to Take a Step Forward and Help Fulfill Children’s Dreams

HOUSTON: CRY, Child Rights and You America Inc. (CRY America), a 501(c)(3) non- profit that works towards ensuring children their basic rights to live, learn, grow and play will host the 13th CRY Walk for Child Rights across 16 cities. The annual walk brings together people from varied walks of life, who feel passionately for […]

IACAN: Meditation & its Benefits

IACAN: Meditation & its Benefits

HOUSTON: One of the goals of IACAN is to provide support for the survivors and their care givers. IACAN plans and carries out several outstanding therapeutic activities that enable the survivors to share their experiences with others who are going through the same journey. These therapeutic activities help to educate, entertain, ease and exchange pertinent […]

Vyasa Houston Observes World Diabetes Day

Vyasa Houston Observes World Diabetes Day

By Raghu Iyer HOUSTON: “The World Diabetes Day” was commemorated on the 12th of November 2016 in Houston by VYASA, a research based yoga organization. The event was hosted at India House with a great success with over 100 participants benefiting from it. Two prominent Houston doctors spoke at the event about the nature of […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Seven Spices Garam Masala

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Seven Spices Garam Masala

By popular demand from many readers, below is a reprint of Mama’s Garam Masala recipe. Its mama’s own recipe, and seeing how expensive garam masala is in the stores, it may well be the best way to go! Garam masala (literally “hot mixture”) is a blend of ground spices which are common in India, Pakistan […]