After playing Takshak, Ali Hassan gets a rare chance of donning a new avatar in Star Plus’ Mahabharat
Ali Hassan happens to be one of the rare actors who will get yet another opportunity to be part of Siddharth Tewary’s magnum-opus Mahabharat on Star Plus after portraying the role of the serpent king, Takshak earlier. Interesting, isn’t it? Says the actor, “Yes, it is unheard of, but I will appear again in Mahabharat in a new role.” This […]
Air India to sell three Boeing 777s to mop up resources
NEW DELHI: Air India on Thursday declared its intent to sell three of its Boeing 777s for mopping up resources to stem its liabilities, barely four months after selling five of these planes to Gulf carrier Etihad Airways. The airline offered three Boeing 777-200 Long Range airplanes, powered with GE 90-110 engines, for outright sale through competitive global bidding, […]
Many BJP leaders contacted me to prevent Modi from becoming PM, Mulayam claims
ETAWAH, UP: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday claimed that several BJP leaders have “contacted” him to prevent Narendra Modi from becoming the Prime Minister. Addressing an election rally in Etawah, Mulayam claimed that Modi would never become the Prime Minister “as several top BJP leaders were not in his favour”. The SP […]
Large Sports Day Turnout Brings Out the Fun of Vaisakhi
Click here to see photo collage [picasa width=”300″ height=”200″ bgcolor=”#000000″ autoplay=”1″ showcaption=”1″ user=”indoamericannews@gmail.com” album=”es_Vaisakhi2014″] By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: If you grew up in North India, and especially in the rural parts of the Punjab and Haryana, Vaisakhi was an eagerly awaited day as farmers gave jubilation for the end of […]
Dashavatar: A Magnificent Presentation from Samksriti
HOUSTON: The excitement in the Wortham Center was palpable on Sunday, April 6. The audience was in for an extraordinary experience that far surpassed their expectations. The curtain opened upon a stunningly beautiful silhouette of Vishnu, with the voice of the narrator (Rathna Kumar) explaining the reason for the avatars. It was continuous and seamless […]
Indian Doctors Association Gala Funds Charity Clinic
HOUSTON: The 33rd annual gala of the Indian Doctors Association (IDA) was held on April 12, at the Westin Oaks, Houston. About 470 guests, physicians and non physicians attended this event. This was a record number this year who came to attend this gala. The Indian Doctors Association serves the function of networking, community service, […]
Chai Pe Charcha for Narendra Modi
HOUSTON: The Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) and GIBV got together on April 6, for one of the first open interactive discussion supporting Shri Narendra Modi in the 2014 General Election. The “Chai Pe Charcha” event was organized by Nitish Desai and moderated by the panel consisting of the media team of the OGBJP. The […]
Sita Rama Kalyanam Celebrated at Sri Meenakshi Temple
PEARLAND: The Hindu religion is unique in its tradition of celebrating divine weddings as an expression of Bhakthi (devotion to God); it serves as a reminder for all, the eternal message of love and the union of the soul (jeevatma) with the divine (paramatma). Even to this day – the song sung to celebrate the […]
Author Amitav Ghosh Enlightens Houstonians through Trilogy
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: It was indeed a treat to listen to Amitav Ghosh discuss his latest work, the Ibis trilogy at the Asia Society of Texas on April 10. The first 2 of the trilogy, the best-selling Sea of Poppies, was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2008. River of Smoke is the […]
Abhishek Prasad Marries Lillian Fernandez
By Jawahar Malhotra RICHMOND, TX: As a child, the young Abhishek had always been pushed to excel, with his doting mother Rita at his side, whether at learning to play the tabla or mastering the courses in his high school, eventually earning a perfect 1600 on his SAT. But he always had a mischievous spirit […]
Pedal Power and Metro Rail: the Great Integrators of the Indian Populace
By Jawahar Malhotra NEW DELHI, India: You have to admire the fortitude of the cycle rickshaw drivers upon whose leg power, in all sorts of weather, Indian cities and their economies have prospered for decades. They have ferried people and materials short distances – upto 3 or 4 kilometers depending on the stamina of […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Karele de Chilke di Paronthi (Bitter Melon Peelings Paronthi)
It seems that everyone loves a nice, crispy, hot Punjabi parantha coated with the right amount of olive oil (some people still use butter or ghee). And many people also love the taste of karelas (bitter melon) too, usually eating it with roti. This recipe combines the taste of karelas with the texture of paranthas […]
Channel V’s popular show Sadda Haq completes 100 episodes
When the show was launched last year on Channel V, not many would have thought that in a quick span of time it will bag the numero one spot on the channel. We are talking about Beyond Dreams Entertainment Pvt Ltd’s Sadda Haq- My Life My Choice that completes 100 episodes tonight. Firstly, a heartiest congratulations to […]
Karan to do a Devdas: sacrifice his love to see Sakshi-Aditya happy in Sony TV’s Ekk Nayi Pehchaan
The love triangle between Karan (Karan Sharma), Sakshi (Krystle D’souza) and Aditya (Deepak Sandhu) is all set to get more intense in Sony Entertainment Television’s Ekk Nayi Pehchaan Karan, who has been suspicious about Aditya’s fondness for his wife, will finally get to know that the two were dating in the past and that Aditya still […]
Amitabh Bachchan should also get Dadasaheb Phalke award – Lata Mangeshkar
While the world is going gaga about Gulzar being bestowed the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke award, legendary vocalist Lata Mangeshkar thinks it’s about time for Amitabh Bachchan to also receive one. Lata made this remark while congratulating poet Gulzar who was chosen this year to be conferred with the prestigious award. “I am proud and happy […]
US condemns Russian jet’s passes near its warship in Black Sea, calls it ‘provocative’
WASHINGTON: A Russian fighter aircraft made repeated low-altitude, close-range passes near a US ship in the Black Sea over the weekend, the Pentagon said on Monday, condemning the action at a time of heightened US-Russian tensions over Ukraine. “This provocative and unprofessional Russian action is inconsistent with their national protocols and previous agreements on the […]
Can Indian Premier League 2014 rise above scams?
No other edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) would have been cause for as much pressure as the seventh, set to start from April 16. For no matter how many denials the players make and irrespective of how brave they act, the dark cloud of the spot-fixing scandal will loom large over the tournament. […]
Pakistan Cricket Board expecting six separate Test series against India between 2015-2023
New Delhi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is expecting to play at least six home and away Test series against India in the next eight-year FTP cycle between 2015 and 2023 which will also include an “off-shore” home series in the United Arab Emirates. According to an ESPNCricinfo report, “The PCB is now waiting for […]
Indian priest faces deportation for molestation in US
WASHINGTON: An Indian-American priest who admitted to fondling a girl while attending dinner at her grandmother’s home in Minnesota has been sentenced to 25 years of supervised probation, according to media reports. Father Leo Charles Koppala pleaded guilty March 17 to criminal sexual conduct charges involving a minor child and is likely to be deported […]
Indian-American professor convicted of defrauding students
WASHINGTON: An Indian-American professor has been convicted by a federal grand jury of defrauding the US government and students of $700,000 in research grants. Manoj Jha, a full-time professor at the Morgan State University in Baltimore, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for each of four counts of wire fraud, and for […]
