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All NRI marriages to be registered within 48 hours or passport won’t be issued, says Maneka Gandhi

All NRI marriages to be registered within 48 hours or passport won’t be issued, says Maneka Gandhi

  New Delhi: All NRI marriages solemnized in India would have to be registered within 48 hours, Union Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi said on Wednesday. As of now, there is no time frame to register marriages in India. However, a Law Commission report has recommended that the time limit to register […]

Industry expects close to 8% GDP growth over next two years: CII

Industry expects close to 8% GDP growth over next two years: CII

  New Delhi: Industry is expecting the GDP to grow by close to 8 per cent over the next couple of years, as strong reforms process and fiscal prudence have laid a solid foundation for growth, CII said in a report. “The economy is in a sweet spot right now as the adjustment process regarding […]

150-Year Wait for Indian Immigrants With Advanced Degrees

150-Year Wait for Indian Immigrants With Advanced Degrees

    By David Bier I have previously written that no one knows how long legal immigrant workers will have to wait for permanent residency (i.e. green cards) in the United States, particularly from India where the wait times are the longest. But now U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released the number of applicants for each category, so […]

PM Modi, Pak President Mamnoon Hussain shake hands at SCO Summit

  QINGDAO (China): Amid frosty bilateral relationship, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain on Sunday exchanged pleasantries after a press conference by the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The two leaders shook hands and exchanged pleasantries at the end of the media briefing which was addressed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. China is the host and […]

Nirav Modi flees to United Kingdom, claiming political asylum: Report

Nirav Modi flees to United Kingdom, claiming political asylum: Report

  Nirav Modi, the billionaire jeweler at the heart of a more than $2 billion fraud case in India, has fled to the UK, where he is claiming political asylum, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing Indian and British officials. Britain’s Home Office said it does not provide information on individual cases. Nirav Modi […]

Successful Inaugural Gita Conference Held at the University of Houston

Successful Inaugural Gita Conference Held at the University of Houston

By Dave Shah HOUSTON: The city’s first Gita conference was held on Saturday, May 26, where people from many different communities gathered to learn, reflect, and discuss the various teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. The conference, named “Spiritual Conference: Road map for life and living”, had the goal to enlighten people of all ages, backgrounds, […]

At Annual ASIE Reception, Designers Learn How the City Hums

At Annual ASIE Reception, Designers Learn How the City Hums

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Just 18 months ago, after the 2017 Board had been sworn in, the American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects declared a goal of enlarging its membership base. It has worked consistently to do so by maintaining a high profile throughout the year with monthly technical meetings and other key events […]

Hindu Sangathan Divas (Hindu Unity Day) Organized in Houston by HSS

Hindu Sangathan Divas (Hindu Unity Day) Organized in Houston by HSS

By Charudatta Malusare HOUSTON: The Houston chapter of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA (HSS) held its 13th annual Hindu Sangathan Divas conference on Saturday, June 2, at the JVB Preksha Meditation Center in Houston, Texas. This event was attended by over 170 participants from over 48 Hindu organizations from the greater Houston area. Hindu Sangathan Divas […]

Storytellers Presents Kathak Dances from Students and World-renowned Artists

Storytellers Presents Kathak Dances from Students and World-renowned Artists

STAFFORD: Purists of Kathak understand that classical training in this art form is difficult to find in the Houston area. With her desire for authenticity, Ekta Popat has been traveling to California every few weeks to receive training from world-renowned Guru, Shambhavi Dandekar. Ekta feels very fortunate to have this opportunity and she realizes that […]

Mayor Turner Attends 2018 Houston Iftar Dinner

Mayor Turner Attends 2018 Houston Iftar Dinner

HOUSTON: Mayor Sylvester Turner urged immediate action to protect kids and schools. He was addressing a diverse audience at the Houston Ramadan Iftar dinner with Mayor organized by Abu Dhabi, Baku, Basrah, Istanbul and Karachi Sister City Association along with The Islamic Society of Greater Houston and several other collaborating organizations at Bayou City Event Center. In […]

“Jai Shri Krishna” A Ballet in Hindi for the Faithful

“Jai Shri Krishna” A Ballet in Hindi for the Faithful

By Dr. Sarita Mehta HOUSTON: The Mega stage show, “Jai Shri Krishna, A Dance Ballet” in Hindi was presented on the stage by Kanu Chauhan of Rajsun Megastar Ent. Manpasand in association with Manoranjan Inc., the Gujarati Samaj of Houston, India Culture Center, VPSS Haveli, LPSH and Shiv Shakti Mandir, at the VPSS Haveli, on […]

TiE Houston’s May Event Panel Discussion on Future of the Oil & Gas Industry

TiE Houston’s May Event  Panel Discussion on Future of the Oil & Gas Industry

  HOUSTON: For the last 4 years, TiE Houston has put together a dynamic panel together to talk about the future of the oil & gas industry and this year was no exception. TiE Houston members and guests gathered at the HESS Club on May 30, to listen to, learn from, and network with panelists […]

Honor Student Sahil Adhawade Nominated for The Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Boston

Honor Student Sahil Adhawade Nominated for  The Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Boston

KATY: Sahil Adhawade, a Freshman at Obra D. Tompkins of Katy, Texas will be a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, MA from June 25—27, 2018.   The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. The purpose of […]

Sharad Kavadi Celebrates 85th Birthday

Sharad Kavadi Celebrates 85th Birthday

  By Pramod Kulkarni SUGAR LAND: All of us would like to celebrate our 85th birthday in good health and in the company of family and close friends. One among us who has achieved this precious goal is Sharad Kavadi, a 40-year resident of Houston. A native of Maharashtra in India, Kavadi came to the […]

Legacy of the Tropical Bengal Jute Trade is Left on Cold, Remote Dundee

Legacy of the Tropical Bengal Jute Trade is Left on Cold, Remote Dundee

By Jawahar Malhotra DUNDEE, SCOTLAND: As you exit from the small, nondescript ScottRail train station into the chill, drizzly grey day, across Riverside Drive and the A85 motorway, the hexagonal Discovery Point Museum and exhibition hall catches your eye, and the high masts of the RSS Discovery berthed besides it. A marvel of engineering and […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Boondi da Raita (Chickpea Drop Yogurt Sauce)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Boondi da Raita (Chickpea Drop Yogurt Sauce)

By popular demand, here is a reprint of Mama’s Boondi da Raita recipe, which is a tasty recipe for the summer months to eat with rice biryani, sabzi or simply with paranthas. It is reprinted with some additional information and directions. Raita can loosely be translated as thinned yogurt dip – though it is not […]

Hindustan Unilever plans to launch ‘traditional’ breakfast options such as khichdi, upma

Hindustan Unilever plans to launch ‘traditional’ breakfast options such as khichdi, upma

  MUMBAI: Hindustan Unilever (HULNSE -1.40 %), the country largest consumer goods firm, plans to launch traditional South Asian breakfast options such as khichdi, upma and pongal in a pronounced deviation from its earlier strategy to familiarize the Indian shopper with a more global menu, which included noodles and pre-mixed soups.  The new products, made […]

ONGC shares rise after Q4 profit jumps 37% to Rs5,915 crore

ONGC shares rise after Q4 profit jumps 37% to Rs5,915 crore

NEW DELHI: Shares of State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC) gained 2% on Thursday after the company reported its highest profit in 17 quarters on back of higher oil prices. Fourth-quarter net profit jumped 37% to Rs. 5,915.12 crore compared to a profit of Rs. 4,340.18 crore in the same period last year, the […]

US receives over 5,000 tips on H-1B visa fraud on dedicated e-mail helpline: Official

US receives over 5,000 tips on H-1B visa fraud on dedicated e-mail helpline: Official

WASHINGTON: More than 5,000 complaints of H-1B visa fraud and abuse have been received by a federal agency on a dedicated e-mail helpline that was launched by the Trump administration last year, an official said.  The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require […]

Leaving the summer behind: places to visit in India in June

Leaving the summer behind: places to visit in India in June

You must be wondering about the perfect places to visit in June. For a summer of discontent is on us, as the month of June strikes into our lives. The world bathes in a burning yellow, and all you can hear in empty afternoons is the calling of the songbird. In such a scheme of things, it […]