Houston Welcomes ManPasand Supermarket!
By Preanka Desai HOUSTON: All the way from Austin, Manpasand Supermarket has come to Houston with its vast range of flavors and spices. Right from fresh veggies, Indian sweets and snacks to 52 freezers with a variety of frozen foods. The Supermarket is newly renovated and expanded from its old Savoy food market. Masala Radio […]
Guru Gobind Singh’s 351st Birthday Celebration at Sikh National Center
By Kamwalpreet Singh HOUSTON: To commemorate the 351st birthday of the tenth Guru Gobind Singh, an Akhand Path was started at the Sikh National Center on January 5 and continued for the next two days after which a Diwan was carried out. The celebration was attended by a continuous stream of the faithful who came […]
1305 Patients, 21 Physicians, 5 1/2 Hours. A Memorable Day in Treating Rural India
By Dr. Randeep Suneja SURAT: Thirty-four years ago after I finished my Junior Residency at Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi in 1984, I had my very first experience of seeing patients in India. And what an incredibly memorable day it was! My mentor for this trip was Dr. Nitin Shah, an anesthesiologist from […]
New 2018 Executive Committee, Trustees for ICC
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: A month after it held elections for new Directors, the India Culture Center held its follow up election for the Executive Committee for 2018 on Sunday, January 7, at India House. And once again, in the same manner as the previous election, things went smoothly as nominations were made and votes […]
Living Bhagavata Dharma at Namadwaar Madhura Utsav
MANVEL: Numerous saints hail Bhagavata Dharma – the path of devotion through kirtanam (singing the Lord’s Names) and shravanam (listening to His stories) – as the simplest and most potent dharma to sprout love for Bhagavan and lead us straight to Him; and as one that can be practiced easily by anyone from the youngest […]
Club 65 Celebrates New Year in Style
By Paru McGuire HOUSTON: Whoever said that seniors don’t have fun should have joined the Club 65 seniors on January 3, 2018 when they celebrated New Year on a cold wintry evening. The temperatures were in the mid 20’s and yet close to 100 seniors crammed into the Savoy party hall decked in their colorful […]
Journalist Moser Enters Congressional Race to Challenge Culberson for Dist. 7
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Emboldened by their party’s performance in the last General Election in 2016 and by the snafus and guffaws that President Donald Trump has been making since he took office, a rush of Democratic candidates has filed to run for offices in more districts across Texas than in recent years. The list […]
Sri Sarada School of Music 10th Anniversary
HOUSTON: On the auspicious day of Thyagaraja Panchami, which fell on January 6, Sri Sarada School of Music celebrated its 10th anniversary at Ashtalakshmi Temple with the company of over 200 Houstonians. Founded by Sitaram Ayyagari, the school is dedicated to impart Carnatic Classical music to the young, budding talent in the city of Houston. […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Gur Gaund Ladoos (Molasses Gum Balls)
Most Indian sweet dishes are based on using sugar, either added directly like in halwas (puddings) or burfis (condensed milk squares) or in a syrup form like in gulab jamun (rose milk balls) or jalebis (fried swirls). But there are several tasty desserts which are made with gur (jaggery) although most are in the form […]
Find out who wins the ‘Mean–Meaner–Meanest’ title in the Big Boss House
As Begum Arshi Khan continues her quest to find the meanest person from the Top 5 contestants, she successfully manages to instigate the gharwale to explore their dark side. Today, Hina, Akash and Puneesh find out exactly how mean their fellow housemates can get! As the laughter bells ring and Hina is in the spotlight, the rest […]
‘Padmavat’ will not be released in Rajasthan: CM Vasundhara Raje
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today announced that Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s controversial film ‘Padmavat’, originally titled ‘Padmavati’, will not release in the state on January 25. Honouring the sentiments of the people of the state, the film will not be released in Rajasthan, she said in a statement here. Following the announcement, state Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria, the […]
India 2nd largest contributor to IBM’s over 9,000 patents in 2017
Tech giant IBM on Tuesday said it received 9,043 patents in 2017, with India accounting for over 800 patents making the country the second highest contributor to the record tally. IBM inventors received a record 9,043 patents in 2017, marking the company’s 25th consecutive year of US patent leadership and crossing the one lakh-patent milestone. […]
PM Modi to hard sell India as investment destination at Davos
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hard sell India as an investment destination at the five-day World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos, starting January 22. He will address the inaugural plenary session at the WEF on January 23, an official release said on Tuesday. The annual meeting will be attended by 350 political leaders including over […]
Donald Trump drops H-1B visa plan that could get 750,000 Indians deported
WASHINGTON: In a relief for Indian techies, US authorities today said that the Trump administration is not considering any proposal that would force H-1B visa holders to leave the country. The announcement by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) came days after reports emerged that the Trump administration was considering tightening H-1B visa rules that could lead […]
Aziz Ansari becomes first Asian to win Golden Globe on a night Oprah lights up speculation on White House 2020
WASHINGTON: Aziz Ansari, the US-born son of immigrants from Chennai, became the first Indian-American and first Asian to win a Golden Globe for best actor on a night the awards ceremony was steeped in unspoken politics, with minorities and colored people holding center-stage. The most electrifying moment of the evening occurred when Oprah Winfrey, after receiving the Cecil B. […]
96 gurdwaras in US ‘ban’ entry of Indian officials
The Sikh Coordination Committee East Coast (SCCEC) and American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (APGC) have claimed that 96 gurdwaras in the United States have resolved to ban the entry of Indian officials. The ban will apply to nagar kirtans, or religious processions, as well. The move comes days after 14 gurdwaras in Ontario, Canada, banned the entry of Indian diplomatic officials. The […]
PM Narendra Modi calls on PIO lawmakers to help boost India’s growth
India attracted a record $60 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2016-17, a testimony to the success of the far-reaching initiatives implemented by the government since taking office in May 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Addressing the first Persons of Indian Origin Parliamentarians’ Conference in New Delhi, Modi also called on […]
CAT 2017: Phagwara boy scores perfect 100, get calls from top IIMs
CAT 2017 result: Phagwara boy Pramod Beri, who is a final year BCom student of Chandigarh’s GGDSD college, was among 20 others across the country who scored a perfect 100 in the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2017, the results of which were declared on Monday. CAT is conducted every year for admission to MBA courses across […]
