Diwali, Celebrated in Open Pasture Under Stars and with Neighbors
By Jawahar Malhotra KATY: In the engulfing darkness of the night it was difficult to find a parking space on the grassy field around the temple buildings, but easy to find the brightly lit stage and the two round fountain light sculptures on either side. The trek to the back of the three wooden buildings […]
Diwali Mela Lights up the Community and The Woodlands Skies
By Priya Subramaniam THE WOODLANDS: The spirit of volunteerism shone brightly as the Hindu Temple of The Woodlands celebrated its annual Diwali Mela this past weekend. About 3,500 visitors were treated to a delightful day filled with shopping, food and entertainment, entirely planned and executed by the Indian community in The Woodlands. The Diwali Mela […]
Eat and Browse at the Night Market on Southmore
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It’s what you would expect a fair to be, less the Ferris wheel, rides, games and bright lights. Instead there were foodtrucks, plenty of booths, lightbulbs stringed between them and across the lawn, DJ Dayta pumping funky music and lots of people loitering around enjoying the nighttime escape from the orderly […]
JVB Preksha Meditation Center Celebrates 17 Years in Houston with Grand Annual Day Event
By Seema Jain HOUSTON: “The efforts of the past becomes the fate of the present and the future.” -Acharya Shri Mahashraman. 17 years ago, in Houston, JVB Preksha Meditation Center opened its doors to envision the untiring efforts of Acharya Shri Tulsi & Acharya Shri Mahapragyaji to spread Preksha Meditation among masses of all religions. Today, JVB is proudly pioneering in […]
Cook for a Smile with Master Chef Vikas Khanna: Smile Foundation of India Launches its US Chapter
HOUSTON:Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education.” – JF Kennedy Established in 2002 by a group of well-established corporate professionals, who came together with the sole aim of giving back to society, Smile Foundation has always thought of its role as a catalyst in bringing sustainable change at […]
New Dawn at “Ekal Vidyalaya”
By Prakash Waghmare HOUSTON: ‘Ekal is pulling all stops on village development in India and adopting ground-breaking methodology in the way it operates in rural-tribal areas’ … That’s the profound message that came out of Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation’s (EVF) recently concluded “International Conference” in Orangeburg, N.Y. This 3-day conference, meant for national committees of USA, […]
Vishal Nigam – Carrie Rhodes Engagement
By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND:Everyone who knew Vishal Nigam growing up in the Bayou City teased him about how long he was taking to find the right soul mate and many had written him off as a confirmed bachelor. But luck intervened in the form of an Indian friend Kalpana who was cross-culturally married to […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Tauri Pithoo (Sliced Zucchini Chips)
One of the most often cooked vegetables in the US is the zucchini squash, which we call tauri in North India, where the vegetable is also very common, but not available throughout the year. Here the most favorite way to cook zucchini is as a casserole, and sometimes steamed and seasoned as a side dish. […]
Meet the Hindus for Donald Trump
Of the 13 “Little Indias” in New Jersey, the one that offends Gloria Nisbet most is a 15-minute drive away, on Oak Tree Road in Iselin. Nisbet is mixed race and reluctantly admits she has a bit of Indian ancestry. She lives in Woodbridge, New Jersey, and visits this particular Little India often. “I have […]
NRIs in Saudi Arabia over 60 years may have to return home
JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia): Indian expatriates in Saudi Arabia over 60 years of age may have to return home with the Saudi government contemplating an age bar for foreign workers in private sector companies. If the decision is implemented, returning back home may be the only viable option for the thousands of NRIs who have settled […]
After SRK, Omar faces immigration check for two hours at US airport
NEW DELHI: After Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has complained that he spent two hours in a holding area, adding that this happens to him every time he goes the U.S. “Another “random” secondary immigration check upon landing in the US. Thrice in three visits, the randomness […]
Pakistan’s largest telescope brings outer space down to Earth
Few residents of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad likely know that the country’s largest telescope – capable of observing the solar system, the Milky Way and neighbouring galaxies – is housed in the capital, just 17 kilometres from Zero Point on the Islamabad Expressway. The telescope observatory is on the roof of the […]
Delhi choking: Root cause stems from deep crisis in agriculture
North India faces an annual trauma as winter approaches — the air in the region having more than 200 million people becomes toxic. Fingers are pointed at the hand that feeds India, farmers in the granary of the country are rebuked asking them not to burn agriculture waste in their fields as their action fouls […]
Greenpeace, others sought US intervention after action by India: Wikileaks
Environmental groups such as Greenpeace and other international NGOs working in India had sought US government intervention after their funding came under increased scrutiny of the Modi government, according to emails released by the Wikileaks. The emails, hacked from the email account of John Podesta, who is the chairman of the Clinton Campaign, also indicates […]
Yadav family feud: Damage irreversible, now SP govt at stake
Succession battles in political families are rarely smooth. DMK patriarch Karunanidhi has passed the party’s baton by and large comfortably to his son MK Stalin, but Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, caught between his demanding brother and son, has failed miserably. The SP power struggle has split the Yadav family and the 25-year-old party, […]
Did Omkara ‘murder’ Gayatri in Star Plus’ Ishqbaaaz?
It’s time for some nail-biting drama in Star Plus’ Ishqbaaaz (4 Lions Films), as tension will yet again grip the Oberoi household, with the ACP (Ayush Anand) claiming the hand of a family member in Gayathri’s (Geeta Guha) death. Ouch!! So who will be his prime suspects? Well, the ACP will target Priyanka (Subha Rajput) to get […]
Bigg Boss 10 contestant Rohan Mehra’s father REACTS to Priyanka Jagga’s outburst
Last night’s maha episode of Bigg Boss 10 gave us a dose of drama but also involved Priyanka Jagga passing frivolous statements against Rohan Mehra over a petty issue and taking a personal dig at his family. Her statements upset Rohan and he got teary eyed when his on-screen father and housemate Karan Mehra comforted him. Years ago, Shilpa Shetty faced racial abuse on Big […]
