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GST bill a historic landmark but formidable challenges lie ahead

GST bill a historic landmark but formidable challenges lie ahead

Both politically and economically, passage of the goods and services tax (GST) bill was a major landmark. But the path from the bill to the implementation of GST is fraught with many challenges. Getting here has taken us 10 years since P. Chidambaram, as finance minister, announced a 2010 target for introducing a GST in […]

MoS V K Singh in Saudi Arabia to help jobless Indians

MoS V K Singh in Saudi Arabia to help jobless Indians

Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh has again gone to Saudi Arabia to help thousands of laid-off Indian workers either to return to India or seek alternative employment in the Gulf nation which is faced with severe economic slowdown that has forced companies to retrench work force. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas […]

41 Indian cities have bad air quality, CPCB survey finds

41 Indian cities have bad air quality, CPCB survey finds

Is India’s pollution spiraling out of control? In 2015, 41 Indian cities with a million-plus population faced bad air quality in nearly 60% of the total days monitored, said a latest analysis released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). As per CPCB’s data, which is India’s nodal pollution watchdog, Coimbatore and Rajkot had highest […]

PM Modi, Amit Shah lay foundation stone for new BJP headquarters in New Delhi

PM Modi, Amit Shah lay foundation stone for new BJP headquarters in New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by other Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leaders, laid the foundation for the ruling party’s new headquarters in Delhi on Thursday. BJP national president Amit Shah was also present at the event, as the PM laid the foundation stone for the 70-room building on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg in the national capital. The […]

IIT Hyderabad students say no to graduation gowns, wear Pochampalli capes

IIT Hyderabad students say no to graduation gowns, wear Pochampalli capes

Instead of the regular black graduation gowns, students of IIT Hyderabad (IITH) at their recent convocation paid tributes to local weavers by wearing Pochampalli ‘capes’ made by them. Prof Deepak Mathew, head of the department of design at the institute, had, a few months ago, made the proposal that black graduation gowns be discarded for […]

Amid war of words, India tells Pak it wants to discuss illegal occupation of PoK

Amid war of words, India tells Pak it wants to discuss illegal occupation of PoK

On a day Pakistan accused India of crossing a “red line” by raising alleged rights abuses in Balochistan, New Delhi said it wanted to discuss the vacation of parts of Jammu and Kashmir under “illegal occupation” by Islamabad. The war of words heated up a day after India said it would take up Pakistan’s offer […]

Dreaming the Night Away

Dreaming the Night Away

By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Last Friday, August 12, Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif, Parineeti Chopra, Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Aditya Roy Kapur, Varun Dhawan along with film director and producer Karan Johar and rapper Badshah created frenzy in Houston by reflecting the magic of Indian Cinema live on stage. They were here to rock with their […]

An Incredible Monsoon Stage for Incredible India’s Birthday

An Incredible Monsoon Stage for  Incredible India’s Birthday

  Click here for Photo Collage   By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Neither the fury of the wind nor the fierce downpour of monsoon rains could deter the show and Executive Director cheerfully told nervous inquiring callers in performing parlance that the show must go on. About a thousand people heeded her call and braved the […]

70th Indian Independence Day Celebrations at India House

70th Indian Independence Day  Celebrations at India House

HOUSTON: Befitting the occasion, the atmosphere was charged with festivity and vibrancy as Indo-Americans celebrated India’s 70th Independence Day on August 15, at India House. The people waved the tricolor as Consul General of India, Dr. Anupam Ray started the ceremony by hoisting the Indian National Flag while the spectators sang the Indian National Anthem […]

A Guiding Light Passes, and there is Sorrow, and Also No Sorrow

A Guiding Light Passes, and there is Sorrow, and Also No Sorrow

By Jawahar Malhotra STAFFORD: The news that the Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual leader of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) of Swaminarayan sect had passed away in Saurashtra in Gujarat’s Botad district on Saturday evening, August 13, at 6pm Indian time spread like wildfire among the congregation here which was just waking up. […]

Flag Hoisting Ceremony at Consulate General of India, Houston

Flag Hoisting Ceremony at Consulate General of India, Houston

HOUSTON: On Monday, August 15, Consul General Anupam Ray and his wife Dr. Amit Goldberg Ray were joined by Honorable MP Suresh Gopi, Chancellor Dr. Renu Khator and Dr. Suresh Khator from University of Houston, Congressman Pete Olson, Jay Guerrero from Sen. John Cornyn’s office and Sam Merchant from Congressman Al Green’s office along with […]

Five Tips to Ensure a Smooth Back to School Transition for the Whole Family

Five Tips to Ensure a Smooth Back to School Transition for the Whole Family

HOUSTON: Summer break is officially winding down— over the next few weeks, kids will be saying goodbye to their camps and vacations in order to return to the classroom for another year of school. For a lot of students, that transition between summer break and the school year can create a lot of stress. But […]

Jhulan Festival at Sri Govindaji Gaudiya Math

Jhulan Festival at Sri Govindaji Gaudiya Math

HOUSTON: Sri Govindaji Gaudiya Matha celebrated four day Jhulan (swing) festival starting from Sunday, August 14 and concluding with Sri Baladeva Purnima on August 17. The Jhulan or the Swing festival commemorates the transcendental swinging pastimes of Sri Radha Krishna in Vrindavan. After the hot summers, as the monsoons bring rains the nature seems to […]

The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 12

The Extraordinary Life and  Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 12

The Story thus far…A separate institution named Satyagraha Sabha was formed with headquarters in Bombay. There were agitations everywhere against the Rowlatt Committee’s report. But the government was determined to implement the Rowlatt recommendations and in 1919, the Rowlatt Bill was introduced. When the bill was debated in India’s Legislative Chamber, Gandhi attended as a […]

Amritaa Sreeram’s Arangetram Resonated with the Audience

Amritaa Sreeram’s Arangetram Resonated with the Audience

By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: Amritaa, an immensely dedicated dancer, passionate about her dancing, did her guru Smt. Padmini Chari proud at her Arangetram on August 6 at the Jewish Community Center. After she asked for the blessings of God, her family and the guru, her parents Subhas and Shonali Sreeram welcomed the audience. Emcee Dr. […]

2016 BITSAA International Houston Chapter Celebrates Bitsian Day

2016 BITSAA International  Houston Chapter Celebrates Bitsian Day

By Nirupam Anand HOUSTON: A young and enthusiastic alumni group of Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani who call themselves  “BITSians” gathered at the Yard House, CityCenter Plaza on Friday Aug.16 to celebrate their annual BITSian Day. The old and young alumni came together and reminisced and rejoiced their good old college days at Pilani. Krishna […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Chivda Gobi Mutter (Flattened Rice Snack)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Chivda Gobi Mutter (Flattened  Rice Snack)

Finding the right things to snack on can be a frustrating thing – it’s either too sweet, like chocolate or too plain like tortilla chips and salsa; and Lord knows Punjabis like to snack! Finding the  right combination  that can not only be satisfying between  meals but filling without putting on calories can be a […]

Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna lose in straight sets to continue India’s medal duck

Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna lose in straight sets to continue India’s medal duck

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna’s disappointment of semi-final loss against Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram carried into the bronze medal match against Radek Stepanek and Lucie Hradecka of Czech Republic with the Indian pairing bowing out tamely in just over an hour by 1-6, 5-7. The loss means India’s medal-less run at Rio continued with […]

TCC Taped Ball Premier Tournament Spring 2016, R2CC Winners, ECC Runners up

TCC Taped Ball Premier Tournament Spring 2016, R2CC Winners, ECC Runners up

HOUSTON: R2CC won the TCC Taped Ball Premier League Spring 2016 tournament defeating ECC by three wickets in a thrilling encounter between two time winner ECC playing against the first time finalist R2CC. Both teams had an excellent run to the final, losing only two games each, in the process. The Premier League tournament was […]

Chinmaya Mission Houston Bala Vihar : Where Families Grow Together

Chinmaya Mission Houston Bala Vihar : Where Families Grow Together

By Yuthika Gundamaraju & Vinod Sharma HOUSTON: Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Chinmaya Mission Houston embodies this ideology completely, through the medium of teaching Hindu culture. Chinmaya Mission Bala Vihar is a Sunday school in which children are gradually introduced […]