The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 9: Gandhi Invites Untouchable Family in Ashram
The story thus far….Gandhi permitted a lower caste family to reside at the ashram that he established at Ahmedabad. He met with much opposition. He also amazed and angered the British officers, upper-class Indians, and friends gathered at a foundation stone laying ceremony at Banaras University by speaking out against usage of the English language […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Piste di Kulfi (Reduced Milk Pistachio Ice Cream)
Just in time for the heat of the dog days of summer, below is a reprint of Mama’s Piste di Kulfi recipe. It is a dessert that started on the streets of Indian cities but has become a popular dessert at many parties and Indian restaurants. It is reprinted with some additional information and directions. […]
Indian Americans slam Mika Singhs unforgivable comments
By Seema Hakhu Kachru HOUSTON, Aug 3 Singer Mika Singh, who urged his fans in Houston to join him in celebrating the independence days of India and “Apna pakistan”, has drawn criticism from Indian Americans for his “unforgivable” remarks. Singh, popular for his hip-hop dance tracks, is scheduled to perform in Houston on August 12, […]
PM Modi announces Rs 2,000-cr package for flood-affected north eastern states
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced an assistance package of Rs 2,000 crore for flood-affected north eastern states after holding a series of high-level meetings with the state Chief Minister and senior officials. Modi reached Assam in wee hours of Tuesday and assessed the current situation in the state which is reeling under floods. More than […]
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan
PML-N’s Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan in an oath-taking ceremony held at President House on Tuesday. President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath to Abbasi. Abbasi was elected prime minister by lawmakers in the National Assembly earlier today, bagging 221 votes to become the successor to ousted prime minister […]
How the H1B visa programme is holding up under Donald Trump
New York: Despite President Donald Trump’s frequent and public criticism of the H1B visa programme, new data released shows applicants are undeterred. The US government has received more than 300,000 H1B visa petitions and extensions so far this year, according to data released last on Wednesday by US Citizenship and Immigration Services, compared with a total […]
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17 Things to do in Bhutan
Nestled in Eastern Himalayan range, the tiny landlocked Kingdom of Bhutan is the first and only carbon negative nation in the world! This is where you can breathe the purest air on the earth. A picture perfect setting of valleys, mountains, forests and snow peaks is an ordinary feature in the Land of Thunder […]
India Vs Sri Lanka: KL Rahul Poses For A Selfie With Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh In Splits
Team India is on cloud nine and basking in the glory of their resounding win in the first Test match against Sri Lanka at Galle. Skipper Virat Kohli and others shared some of the pictures of them “chilling” out by the poolside on Sunday and in no time comments and likes came flooding in on their social […]
4 Arab Countries Say They Are Ready For Qatar Dialogue With Conditions
DUBAI: The four Arab countries that have cut ties with Qatar said on Sunday they were ready for talks to tackle the dispute if Doha showed willingness to deal with their demands. The foreign ministers of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates met in the Bahraini capital, Manama, to discuss the crisis that […]
Barun Sobti is small screen’s SRK: Shivani Tomar
“I think Barun Sobti is small screen’s Shah Rukh Khan. If Bollywood swears by Shah Rukh Khan and his romance in movies, on small screen it has to be Barun,” Shivani said in a statement. She added: “He has always had great on-screen presence with his leading ladies and the major reason why our scenes […]
Indu Sarkar Movie Review
INDU SARKAR STORY: Indu’s husband, a government employee, believes in using the state of Emergency to advance his career, but a moral and ideological discrepancy sets her on a own path. INDU SARKAR REVIEW: Madhur Bhandarkar seems to be taking calculated baby steps back to the time when he insisted on telling real stories as opposed to making superficial […]
Mubarakan Movie Review
MUBARAKAN STORY: Singleton Kartar Singh (Anil) is left with the responsibility of raising his two orphaned nephews. He asks his brother (Pavan) in Punjab to raise Charan (Arjun) and his sister (Ratna) in London to raise Karan (Arjun in a double role). When the twins cross continents, they leave behind a trail of confusion. MUBARAKAN REVIEW: You are […]
Over 12 lakh businesses apply for new GST registration
Over 12 lakh businesses have applied for fresh registration under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has said. Of these, while 10 lakh applications for registration have been approved, 2 lakh are still pending approval. “The figure of new registrations approved in GST crosses 10 lakhs today. About 2 lakh […]
ONGC seeks market freedom to open India’s 8th sedimentary basin
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has sought pricing and marketing freedom to help bring to production a one-trillion cubic feet gas discovery that will open up a new sedimentary basin after over three decades. ONGC, which has opened for commercial production six out of India’s seven producing basins, has made a significant natural […]
Batting for skilled Indian immigrants, US lawmaker calls for merit-based Green Card system
A top US politician has called for the implementation of a system that awards Green Cards or permanent residency in America based on merit rather than country-specific quota. Speaking on the floor of the US House of Representatives recently, Republican Congressman Kevin Yoder from Kansas said that over 700,000 high skilled immigrant workers from India […]
Two Sikh Americans killed in the US
WASHINGTON: Two SikhAmericans have been killed in two separate incidents in one week in California, according to community organisations and media reports. Subag Singh, 68, was found dead in a canal after he went missing in the morning of June 23. His body had injuries. Click here to read more… Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
India-born Anantha Chandrakasan named dean of MIT’s engineering school
NEW YORK: An India-born academician at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been named as the dean of its engineering school. Anantha Chandrakasan, the Vannevar Bush Professor and head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) was last month named the dean of the MIT’s School of Engineering. Click here to read […]
