Asian Supporters Find Their Choice in Gubernatorial Candidate Wendy Davis
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Even though the function was hastily put together to coincide with a brief campaign trip to the Bayou City by State Senator Wendy Davis, there was a respectable crowd of Asians of all persuasions from across the city who came for the afternoon fundraiser for her at the Houston By […]
Wishful Crafts
By Summer Singh HOUSTON: My name is Summer Singh, and I have begun a non-profit called Wishful Crafts. Wishful Crafts makes dreamcatchers and employs help from my peers in school and others. With every dreamcatcher made, Wishful Crafts continues to donate all the proceeds towards the Ronald McDonald House in Houston, Texas. Dreamcatchers, or the […]
Grand Navarathri Festival at Sri Meenakshi Temple
By M.K.Sriram, Mala Gopal And Bhavani Iyer PEARLAND: Sri Meenakshi Temple celebrated Navarathri in a grand manner this year, from Sept. 25 till Oct. 3. Worshipping the Divine Mother in Her three magnificent forms, Mahalakshmi, Mahakali and Mahasaraswathi is the main significance of Sarada Navarathri, which uniquely emphasis the importance to the mother aspect of […]
Perfect Score at the ACT College Admission Test
SUGARLAND: Namrata Susan Verghese, a senior attending the Global Studies Academy (GSA) in the William.P. Clements High School, Sugarland, Texas, has achieved a perfect score (36) in her ACT College admission test. In addition to this feat achieved only by 0.06% of test takers nationally, she also obtained a 2380 out of a maximum of […]
The Healthy Dose – Ebola, Part 2
By Parth Dwivedi Recapping last week’s installment, there are multiple species of Ebolavirus that are each slightly different and thus have different effects. Fruit bats are the natural carrier for the virus and it is dangerous to humans because its relative isolation prevented us from adapting to it. Infection occurs through bodily fluids. Ebolavirus binds […]
Eid Prayers Offered at the Newly Opened Hawa Masjid
HOUSTON: The Newly opened Hawa Masjid is located at 5880 Ranchester at the crossing of Harwin street. Most of the Namazis are refugees. This Masjid is located in the area populated with most of the refugee families from around the World. Daily over fifty kids come to the masjid to learn Quran. At Hawa Masjid, […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Chawal di Kheer (Rice Pudding)
Kheer has become a staple dessert in so many Indian restaurants South Asian restaurants, just like the equally popular ras malai (cottage cheese in creamed milk) that you can almost predict what’s on the menu. Part of the reason is that kheer is a simple and inexpensive dessert to make. But this does not […]
Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor’s Haider off to a sluggish start
The Vishal Bhardwaj film is being lauded by critics and film fraternity alike but it has failed to strike a chord with the audiences on the first day unlike Bang Bang… Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor’s Haider has opened at the Box office today facing a clash with Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif starrer glitzy production Bang Bang. Though […]
‘Bang Bang’ tweet review: Slow in parts, the film’s strengths are its action sequences, stunts and good-looking protagonists
New Delhi: Most of us who saw the 2010 action comedy ‘Knight and Day’ fell in love with the funny, brave and witty protagonists — Tom Cruise as the sexy but rogue federal agent Roy Miller, and Cameron Diaz as the charming June Havens. Now four years later, filmmaker Siddharth Anand is ready with the official […]
The Former ‘Bag Man’ That Brought Down Jayalalithaa
NEW DELHI: Nearly 250 witnesses were brought to court by the prosecution to prove J Jayalalithaa had used the first of her three terms as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu to illegally acquire more thanRs. 50 crore worth of assets. One of them was crucial in proving the 18-year-old case against her, leading to a sentence of […]
PM, With Broom, Launches Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
The PM chose the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi to launch the five-year drive to clean public spaces in a bid to change India’s image as one of the filthiest countries in the world. Hours after flying home from a hectic trip to the US, Mr Modi, 64, rolled up his sleeves and set an […]
Jalal’s twin kids to face a life threat from Kasim and Zeenat in Zee TV’s Jodha Akbar
Zee TV’s Jodha Akbar (Balaji Telefilms) will see quite a lot of drama in the coming episodes, when Jalal’s (Rajat Tokas) kids will be under continuous threat of being killed by Mirza Kasim and his wife Zeenat. Playing the couple who have come in with a score to settle with Jalal are actors Manish Bishla and Chetna […]
Vikramaditya to wed Chitralekha amidst major drama in Sony PAL’s Singhasan Battisi
This particular story of Vikramaditya (Karan Suchak) will focus on the elements of friendship, romance and drama. Actor Dinesh Mehta will play the role of Maartand, and will be the childhood friend of Vikramaditya who would eye on winning the swayamvar and marrying Chitralekha. However, Chitralekha who is a remarkable painter would have sketched Vikramaditya’s […]
Physicist for India’s Mars Mission: ‘Worked Perfectly’
Richard Springer, India West Euphoria was the word of the day Sept. 24, as India’s space program took a huge leap forward by sending its Mangalyaan satellite into orbit around Mars, making it the first country in Asia to do so and the only country to succeed on its first try (see separate story). One of the […]
Obama Joins Narendra Modi on Visit to Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Arun Kumar, India west Washington: In a spontaneous gesture, U.S. President Barack Obama joined Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial, the American civil rights leader who drew inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi. Modi, who had started his day with a visit to the Gandhi memorial in front of the Indian embassy, […]
Chamber Celebrates 15th Gala with Awards to the Stars Among the Community
Click here for photo collage HOUSTON: The Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston’s biggest event of the year, the Fifteenth Anniversary Gala, took place at the Hilton Americas on September 27. Local business leaders, professionals and several elected officials networked at the reception prior to the main […]
Houstonians Thrill at Kusum Sharma’s Ram Leela
Click here for photo collage By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Houston has an amazing tradition when it comes to festivities around Dushhera. We are lucky to witness for ten years now a theatre form that originated in Northern India over four hundred years ago. Tracing its origins to the 16th century, this folk […]
Modi Fever Spills Over into the US Landscape, Houston Included
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The pent up enthusiasm over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first official visit to the US after his recent election generated a wave of support at the screening of a live telecast at India House of his speech at Madison Square Garden this past Sunday, September 28. Over 150 people came […]
Gala Honors the Creativity and Prominence of Indian Engineers and Architects
Click here for photo collage By Dinesh Shah HOUSTON: Among the cluster of Fall Galas that fill up the calendar between August through November, the one group that represents the largest base of Indian professionals in the city celebrated two decades of its founding this past Wednesday, September 24 at the Hilton […]
Nikisha Pasrija Weds Sean Hill
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The moment that he laid eyes on her when they both hailed the same taxi and tried to get in, he was smitten. He went home that evening and told his mom Carol that he had “found the one”, Sean Hill told the roomful of guests at the sangeet ceremony as […]
