Abhinay Chakra Trailer
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOXO0oO4TvE[/youtube] Look look look. We go Chi Chi, his pearly smile and a promise of a Blockbuster film “Abhinay Chakra”. Exclusive for the IIFA Fans. With Love from Govinda.
Journalist Jehangir Pocha Succumbs to Cardiac Arrest
By Sunita Sohrabji, India West Jehangir Pocha, editor-in-chief of the New Delhi-based news television station NewsX, died unexpectedly early morning July 12 of cardiac arrest. Pocha, 46 at the time of his death, leaves behind his mother, his wife Ranjana and three children: toddler twins Darius and Daeya, and an older son, Adi. Pocha began […]
Conference Examines Cultural Aspects of Mental Health
News Dispatches, Indiawest Insight into a patient’s cultural background is not the only key to diagnosis and treatment, but it often can play an important role in both, said Dr. Ramaswamy Viswanathan, director of the psychiatric consultation-liaison service at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. “There are more similarities than […]
Indian American Entrepreneur, Activist Priya Haji Dead at 44
By Lisa Tsering, India West San Leandro, Calif. — Indian American thought leader and social entrepreneur Priya Haji was found dead in her home July 14 at the age of 44. She leaves behind two young children, an 11-month-old daughter, Zen, and two-year-old son, Omi. Haji — whose unusual name reflected her ethnic mix of […]
Malaysian Airliner Downed in Ukraine War Zone, 295 Dead
Grabovo, Ukraine: A Malaysian airliner was brought down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard and sharply raising stakes in a conflict between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels in which Russia and the West back opposing sides. Ukraine accused “terrorists” – militants fighting to unite eastern Ukraine with Russia – of shooting down the […]
Exclusive: Creature 3D Official Trailer
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqER_Qt2_2g[/youtube] Watch the official trailer of T-series upcoming home production “Creature 3D” starring Bipasha Basu and Imran Abbas. It is directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar. Enjoy and Stay connected with us!!
Parker Lauds Houston’s Religious Harmony at Mayor’s Annual Iftar Event
By A Special Correspondent & Irfana Hussain HOUSTON: The annual Iftar with the Mayor of Houston was held at the Bayou City Events Center on Saturday, July 12. In attendance were close to 2,000 people from the Houston community. The iftar is dinner that Muslims eat at sunset to finish their day long fast. Muslims […]
In those Moments He Still Treasures, a Driven Engineer Became Part of American History at Ellis Island
By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: It was a clear, sunny July 3rd day in 1986 with just a slight sea breeze along the shoreline of the New York City harbor, just the perfect weather for the rededication of Lady Liberty whose statue had graced the Western entrance to the New World for a hundred years […]
Fund Raising Program of Sri Guruvayurappan Temple
HOUSTON: The third annual fund raising dinner reception of Sri Guruvayurappan Temple (SGT), Houston was held on Saturday, July 12, in the presence of several hundreds of Sri Krishna devotees. The temple officials received chief guest Swami Udit Chaitanyaji, special guest Dr. Arun Verma, president of Shri Sita Ram Foundation and Sankaran Namboothiri, renowned Carnatic […]
Radha Madhav Dham Celebrates Jagannath Puri Style Rath Yatra
AUSTIN: Just a few weeks ago on June 29, more than a million devotees congregated at the holy city of Jagannath Puri in Odisha, India to participate in the annual Rath Yatra (festival of chariots). The Jagannath Rath Yatra is a huge Hindu festival in which the deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balbhadra and Subhadra […]
Open Forum’s Open Heart for World Cup Final
By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: By the time that Germany was whooping Brazil in the World Cup quarter finals, Subodh Bhuchar was burning up the bandwidth on Facebook in agony seeing the team so thoroughly demolished. He got the chatter started to get together for a World Cup Finals rendezvous and pretty soon there was […]
Headache Doctor Receives Third Lifetime Achievement Award
HOUSTON: Houston Neurologist, Dr. Ninan T. Mathew, received the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Headache Society on June 27, at its 56th Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles, California. The American Headache Society (AHS) is a professional society of health care providers dedicated to the study and treatment of headache and face pain. […]
SongKran Kitchen in Uptown Park: Thai for Those Who Live to Eat
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: According to SongKran Thai Kitchen owner Jitten Karnani, the world is divided into two types of people: those who eat to live and those who live to eat. I had counted myself among those who eat to live, with daal and chawal as my favorite meal and Thai a little too […]
Consul General Harish Honored by the Osmania University
HOUSTON: Osmania Unversity, Hyderabad, India took honors to recognize the Consul General of India in Houston, Paravathaneni Harish, who is an alumni of the University. Harish graduated with an engineering degree from the College of Engineering of Osmania University. Honoring him for his accomplishments, the Vice Chancellor of Osmania University, Prof. S. Satyanarayana presented him with a Distinguished Alumnus Commendation Momento. […]
EB-5 Alternatives: E and L Visas
By Melissa N. Salvador HOUSTON: So many have heard about the EB-5 program – invest $1M (or $500K) and you get a Green Card. At least that’s the short of it. The E and L visa classifications, on the contrary, are much more affordable options. The E visa is for treaty traders and treaty investors, […]
What to Do (or Not Do) after Genetic Testing
Hereditary risk of cancer, genetic testing, and personalized medicine are terms that are now often heard in the media. Much research is being conducted to identify how and why certain individuals may have a higher risk of developing cancer or reacting differently to treatment. Genetic testing and subsequent counseling play an important role in this […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Soya Bean Te Palak Da Omlet (Soybean & Spinach Omelette)
For those who don’t eat ande (eggs) but need to have extra protein in the diet, this vegetarian dish can be very nourishing and satisfying, as it looks, cooks and fluffs up like an omelette and also it is very easy and fast to make. About 25 years ago, small, one-inch round soybean wadiyan (dumplings) […]
Yudh – An average fare
There is a cardinal rule that governs each and every successful Indian fiction show on television since time immemorial – ‘Your story needs to engage the great Indian family.’ Amitabh Bachchan and Anurag Kashyap seem to have not really got it right in their endeavour to give Indian television a brand new revolution through Yudh on Sony […]
India in England: Let Bat and Ball do the Talking, Says Sunil Gavaskar
The James Anderson-Ravindra Jadeja row, that took place on the second day of the Trent Bridge Test, has promised to spice up the second Test between England and India at Lord’s and even threatened to create a rift in relations between the BCCI and ECB, but former India skipper and NDTV expert Sunil Gavaskar said there should […]
Haider Movie Trailer
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xakmvJ0WPa4[/youtube] Vishal Bhardwaj’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’, Haider – a young man returns home to Kashmir on receiving news of his father’s disappearance. Not only does he learn that security forces have detained his father for harboring militants, but that his mother is in a relationship with his very own uncle. Intense drama follows […]
