Dr. Krishna Dronamraju Delivers the Darwin Lecture at Osmania University
HOUSTON: President of the Houston-based Genetics Foundation, Dr. Krishna Dronamraju, recently delivered the Darwin Lecture at Osmania University in Hyderabad. The topic of the lecture is the relationship between disease and evolution. Darwin himself proposed how natural selection acts as a selective agent for maintaining certain diseases and disabilities in human populations. Prof. J.B.S. Haldane […]
Cultural Summer Camps with Themed Creative Workshops
MANVEL: Global Organization for Divinity (G.O.D.) USA will conduct two unique Indian culture camps in Pearland area this June. “Vibrant India” day camp for kids aged 5 to 8 years will be from June 6 to 10, and “Cosmic Connections” for children/youth aged 9 to 15 years will be from June 13 to 17. Both […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Baingan De Pakore (Fried Eggplant Fritters)
Pakoras – as well as samosas – have become so popular worldwide that these Indian snacks have become universal world foods, like quiche, donuts, dumplings and sushi. Pakoras are inexpensive and quick to make, and they are hard to resist: if you eat one, you’ll probably not stop and will eat many more. And among […]
US helped India remove ship from UN’s Libya sanction list
NEW DELHI: The UN Security Council’s decision to remove from a sanctions list an Indian ship accused of loading illicit crude from eastern Libya is being talked about as the latest byword for global India-US strategic cooperation. India-flagged tanker Distya Ameya, chartered by a UAE-based firm, was removed from the sanctions list of a UNSC […]
Learn about the new twists in Colors’ Swaragini
All the fans of Colors’ Swaragini (Rashmi Sharma Telefilms) pay due attention to this piece. We have details of the upcoming track… In coming days, we hear that Sanskaar (Varun Kapoor) and Lakshya (Namish Taneja) are going to embark on a search for Swara (Helly Shah). As per our source, “During their search, they will also come […]
Anushka Sharma is good, says ‘Sultan’ star Salman Khan
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has praised his ‘Sultan’ co-star Anushka Sharma’s talent. “She (Anushka) is good. It’s good to work with people, especially with talented people,” Salman told reporters here when asked about his experience of working with the ‘PK’ actress. This will be the first time Salman and Anushka will be seen sharing screen space […]
Sarbjit Movie Review
STORY: Indian Sarbjit is wrongfully imprisoned in a Pakistani jail – can his sister Dalbir have him freed? REVIEW: Straight away, Sarbjit is Randeep Hooda’s triumph. In 1990, a simple Punjabi farmer Sarbjit (Randeep) drunkenly wanders across the India-Pakistan border – a milestone in a field – merrily singing ‘Jai Jai Shiv Shankar’, suddenly captured and tossed into Pakistani […]
Trailer of Salman Khan’s ‘Sultan’ to launch on May 24
The trailer of Salman andAnushka Sharma starrer ‘Sultan’, is set to launch on May 24, according to a report published in IndianExpress.com. In the first teaser, we were introduced to Salman Khan’s character, Sultan Ali Khan, making way to the akhada for his first fight. Salman Khan floored everyone with his look and chiselled body. Click here for more… […]
Sairat’s star-couple bags Rs 5cr bonus
Producers of the film are feeling super-generous as film crosses Rs 60-cr mark. It is appraisal season, after all. And why should film stars be any different? The leading lady and man of the biggest blockbuster in Marathi cinematic history, Sairat , have been awarded a bonus of Rs 5 crore each by its benevolent (and delighted) […]
IPL 2016: Kohli 54* powers RCB to playoffs
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli played another match-winning innings as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Daredevils by six wickets to march into playoffs of the Indian Premier League season nine in Raipur on Sunday. The victory, their fourth in a row, also took RCB to the second in the standings and avoided the Eliminator in the next stage. After bowlers […]
US Responds To India’s Discriminatory Visa Fee Charge
WASHINGTON: The US has told India it is bound by legislation on the recent visa fee hike – which has badly hit Indian IT companies, an issue that was strongly raised by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his bilateral meeting. “There are always two issues, one of course is the recent one, visa fee hike and the other […]
Weak oil prices may hit remittances from Gulf nations: CRISIL
Continuing weakness in oil prices may impact remittances from Gulf countries into India, a report by domestic ratings agency Crisil said. However, it added that low oil prices have reduced the country’s trade deficit with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. “The Gulf lost some charm for India last fiscal, both as a destination for exports […]
The number one thing we see in India is talent: Tim Cook
Tim Cook, chief executive officer at Apple Inc., is on his first official visit to India. It comes at a crucial time when the Cupertino, California-based firm is focusing on new growth markets such as India after posting its first-ever decline in iPhone sales in the first quarter of 2016. Apple’s chief spoke to NDTV’s […]
India should resist being too ambitious about growth: Raghuram Rajan
Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan has said India should restrain itself from being “too ambitious” at a time when the world is full of uncertainties and instead focus on sensible policies to ensure a sustainable economic growth. “Given the great uncertainty about outlook and policies of others in these times, a […]
Majority of Indian-origin voters against ‘Brexit’: Study
LONDON: Indian-origin voters are largely in favour of Britain remaining in the European Union (EU), with a significant chunk still undecided ahead of the June 23 referendum, which has been described as a knife-edge vote. According to the British Election Survey (BES) released this week, 51.7 per cent of Indian-origin voters were against Brexit, compared to 27.74 per […]
Sikh councilman called ‘terrorist’ by Trump supporter; he hits back
A Sikh-American councilman was called a “terrorist” on Twitter by a Donald Trump supporter but the Indian-origin politician hit back at the troll, saying “you clearly don’t know what it means to be an American”. Ravinder Bhalla, city council member at large and council president of Hoboken, New Jersey, posted a message on Twitter about […]
PM Modi arrives in Iran; boosting trade, energy partnership high on agenda
Looking to strengthen trade, investment and energy ties with Iran, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in Tehran on a two-day visit, during which a crucial agreement is expected to be signed on developing the strategic Chabahar port. Modi, who is the first Indian Prime Minister having visited Iran in the last 15 years, was […]
24 killed as Cyclone Roanu hits Bangladesh, lakhs evacuated
Dhaka: At least 24 people have been killed and over 100 others injured as cyclone Roanu battered Bangladesh’s southern coast, triggering landslides and prompting authorities to evacuate about five lakh people. With a wind speed of up to 88 kilometres per hour, the cyclone hit the Barisal-Chittagong region, sending impacts across the country. Most places […]
