Nisha Agarwal Named NY Immigrant Affairs Commissioner
United States Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Feb. 28 the appointment of immigrants advocate Nisha Agarwal as commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. A public interest lawyer, she will focus on implementing a new resident ID card system for undocumented immigrants, improving outreach to immigrant-owned businesses and ensuring that victims of crimes in […]
Is the American Dream Still Alive?
By Farida Hasanali I remember reading an old proverb that said, “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, or NOW.” If the meaning of this proverb eludes you for some reason, it means it’s never too late to start something…anything! Some of us might feel the days of Google, Apple and […]
Vedic Fair Brings a Cool Flair to Spiritualism
Click here for photo collage By Malay Vyas KATY: ‘Ashirwad A Blessing’ organized the third Vedic Fair at the Cinco Ranch High School on Saturday, March 1. ‘Ashirwad’ translates into “Blessing” and the temple’s mission is to preserve age-old Spiritual knowledge and impart the same to the next generation”. The Vedic fair went a long […]
Holi Ke Hindi Bol…. First of its Kind
By Swapan Dhairyawan HOUSTON: International Hindi Association (IHA) Houston Chapter held its first event of the year 2014 on Sunday, March 2, at the JVB Preksha Meditation Center by celebrating the traditional Holi, Festival of colors with Hindi poetry recitation on the theme of Holi. This event which was conceptualized by Swapan Dhairyawan, received accolades […]
IACF Distributes Funds, Offers Proactive Assistance
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: Indo-American Charity Foundation held its 26th annual funds distribution event last Wednesday, Feb. 29 evening at the Madras Pavilion restaurant in Sugar Land. Funds were distributed to a total of 22 organizations. The group included mainstream charity organizations as well as organizations catering to the local South Asian community. The types […]
YLDP Students Meet a Real Leader: Dr. Robert Ivany
By Haritha Jupudy HOUSTON: I thought of the ultimate response to Dr. Robert Ivany’s question. “What makes a leader?” he asked. In my head, I had a jumble of words and sentences ready to blurt out my complex definition of a leader. It was an intricate description that probably only I out of the many […]
Project on Breast Cancer Secures Firt Place at the SEFH
HOUSTON: Sachindra Sanamvenkata is a sophomore at DeBakey High School for Health Professions. Born in New Zealand to parents of Indian origin, he is a US resident and local Houstonian. He has had a strong goal since childhood to become an Oncologist and a cancer researcher. He finds cancer as one of the few diseases […]
Memorable Mahasivarathri at Sri Meenakshi Temple
PEARLAND: By the time the sun set on February 27, the parking lot at Sri Meenakshi Temple was full. Fervent devotees had the strong will to do the pradakshinam (circumbulation) around the temple despite the nippy weather, for they had the faith that an opportunity to be in the vicinity of a Siva sannidhi on […]
Donating Bone Marrow: Win-win Situation
HOUSTON: The main goal of our project is to bring awareness to the need for potential bone marrow donors and the importance of bone marrow donations. This applies to not only the public as a whole, but also to certain communities that are under-represented in the donor registry. Coming from the South Asian community, an […]
DAVSS Children Raise $12036 for Jeevan Prabhat Readathon
By Roma S. Nayyar HOUSTON: In December 2004, a terrible tsunami ravaged the east coast of India affecting not only the land and coastline but also destroying the lives of children who were left orphaned and families left sundered. Many were left without homes, and without family, and there was massive destruction and sorrow. Soon […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Aaloo Methi (Sauteed Potatoes & Fenugreek)
Methi (fenugreek) is a vegetable that, when dried, is also used as a spice for flavoring other dishes, like raita (yogurt sauce) or paranthas (crispy flat breads). In this way, it is unique among all the vegetables that are used in Indian cooking, which comes from the raw vegetable itself being no more than the […]
Rangrasiya to witness a change in track as Ashish Sharma falls ill!
As the shaadi is coming closer it was a tense yet colorful sangeet ceremony that we witnessed for Rudra and Paro in Nautanki Telefilms Rangrasiya on Colors. With their sizzling chemistry, the audience was keen to see the two get married in the show which the couple had almost achieved despite the odd circumstances. There was also the […]
Satyamev Jayate 2 – To be a point of discussion yet again?
What’s it all about – Satyamev Jayate hosted by popular Bollywood superstarAamir Khan highlights sensitive social issues which are prevalent in India such as female foeticides, child sexual abuse, dowry, medical malpractice, honor killings, insensitivity towards the physically disabled, domestic violence, overuse of pesticide poisoning, alcoholism, untouchability, plight of senior citizens, water crisis, etc. What we […]
Sandhya to quit her training in Star Plus’ Diya Aur Baati Hum?
Handling career and family together is a tough task for anyone. But being the epitome of strength, women have managed to keep a balance between the two since long. Our very own Sandhya (Deepika Singh) has truly stood by this kind of challenge all along in Star Plus’ Diya Aur Baati Hum (Shashi Sumeet Productions Ltd). We […]
Sandeep Singh among India’s 33 probables for FIH World Cup
New Delhi: Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and defender Gurbaj Singh were amongst the 33 core probables announced by Hockey India (HI) today for the FIH Hockey World Cup to be held in The Hague, Netherlands from May 31. The players will undergo a preparatory camp from March 9 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here. Both […]
Asia Cup: India crash out after Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 3 wickets
Mirpur: Pakistan on Tuesday, pulled off a thrilling three-wicket victory over hosts Bangladesh to storm into the finals of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, completely knocking India out of the title race. Opener Ahmed Shehzad blasted a 123-ball 103 to set the foundation for a record chase but it was Shahid Afridi’s blistering 59 off […]
Bangalore: Seeking to deepen Indo-US ties after a recent series of setbacks, including a stand-off over the Devyani Khobragade episode, a top US diplomat of Indian origin today began her three-day visit to India. Nisha Desai Biswal, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, had planned her India visit in January but […]
Telangana state will be born on June 2
New Delhi: Telangana, the country’s 29th state, will be born on June 2 and start functioning from that day. A Home Ministry spokesperson said tonight that the Foundation Day of the new state will be June 2 when Telangana will come into existence and start functioning as a separate state. The central government has already issued […]
“Bhoothnath Returns” Trailer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpC-Owk5MNY[/youtube] T-Series and B.R Chopra proudly brings to you “Bhootnath Returns” – the most awaited trailer of Amitabh Bachchan starrer movie , directed by Nitesh Tiwari and is produced by Bhushan Kumar ,Krishan Kumar and Renu Ravi Chopra. The film is set to release on 11 April, 2014
2 States – Official Trailer – Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGyAaR2aWcA[/youtube] Published on Feb 27, 2014 Presenting the much awaited trailer of 2 states, an adaptation from Chetan Bhagat’s bestselling novel (2 States). The film is directed by Abhishek Varman, stars Arjun Kapoor as Krish Malhotra, Alia Bhatt as Ananya Swaminathan. 2 States is going to release on 18th April, 2014.
