Ram Setu case: New government advocate to represent Centre
New Delhi: The Ram Setu case in the Supreme Court will have a new advocate to represent the Centre. Additional Solicitor General Paras Kuhad will now represent the Centre in the case after the recusal of Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan. Mr Kuhad will be the third advocate to represent the government in the case. Solicitor General […]
Cold wave continues in Kashmir; Leh is coldest recorded place
Srinagar: The mercury continues to be in a free fall in Kashmir and Ladakh divisions as Leh was the coldest recorded place at minus 17.4 degrees Celsius in the state. Last night Leh recorded a plunge of almost 10 degrees from the previous night’s minus 7.9 degrees Celsius, an official of the MET Department said here. […]
Indian Passenger Arrested After Allegedly Attacking JetBlue Crew
By Indiawest A Southern California woman heading to Bogota, Colombia to meet her family for the holidays was arrested on Christmas Eve after allegedly attacking a JetBlue crew member on a flight from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Trisha Sen, 39, was arrested early morning Dec. 24 by Broward County sheriffs immediately upon landing, […]
The Man Who Forgot He Was Prime Minister
By Vaibhav Vats NEW DELHI — In political life, perhaps there is no public reaction more denigrating than ridicule. Criticism is part of the terrain, but ridicule entails a deeper kind of humiliation, where the right to even be heard seriously has been taken away. Ridicule was what greeted Manmohan Singh when, on Friday, he […]
Indian tailor wins luxury cars, 100,000 dirhams in Dubai
Dubai: A 33-year-old Indian tailor has won two luxury cars and 100,000 dirhams in a raffle in Dubai. Fasaludheen Kuttipalakkal from Kerala was the winner of the Infiniti Mega Raffle on the second day of the Dubai Shopping Festival 2014, organisers of the festival said. Mr Kuttipalakkal had been trying his luck at the raffle for […]
Kashmir integral part of India, says AAP’s Prashant Bhushan after row over referendum remark
New Delhi: After his remarks unfolded a huge political controversy, Prashant Bhushan, a senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party said his party “is of the view that Kashmir is an integral part of India. Needless to say that I share this view.” He added, “Any reference to a referendum shouldn’t be misconstrued to mean plebiscite […]
Sweet Srimad Bhagavatam Showers Drench Listeners from Houston and Around USA
MANVEL: The daily evening shower of nectar in the Pearland area was the highlight of the 7-day Srimad Bhagavata Saptaha Mahotsava organized by Global Organization for Divinity (G.O.D.) from Dec 21-27. The nectar was the heavenly Bhagavatam and Krishna katha showered on all the fortunate listeners by Sri Ramanujam ji, disciple of His Holiness Maharanyam […]
UH Chancellor Renu Khator Named Deputy Chair of Dallas Fed Board
WASHINGTON, DC: Dr. Renu Khator, chancellor of the University of Houston System and president of the University of Houston, has been named deputy chair of the Dallas Federal Reserve branch for 2014. She has served on the Dallas Fed’s board since 2011. The Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13 made the appointments […]
Airport Design Expert and Civil Engineer Adil Godiwalla, 72, Passes Away
By Amy Godiwalla KLEIN, TX: Adil Godiwalla, whose name was synonymous with the Houston Airport system for many years and whose smiling countenance endeared him to many in the engineering and construction profession in the Bayou City passed away on Monday, December 16, 2013 in his home in Klein, a far northern suburb of Houston, […]
YLDP Holds Valuable Session with Judge Sandill
By Suvi Jain HOUSTON: On Saturday, December 21, the students of YLDP had the incredible opportunity to attend a session held by Judge Ravi K. Sandill at Houston’s Court House. For the past 5 years, Sandill has been a judge at the 127th District Court. He has the distinction of being the first South Asian […]
Shunya Announces its Twelfth Season
HOUSTON: Shunya Theatre, Houston’s own South Asian theatre troupe, closed 2013 by announcing its twelfth season. The 2014 season features three plays to activate the neurons, tug the heart strings, and tickle the funny bones of artists and audience members of all shapes and sizes. In April 2014 Shunya will present Shane Sakhrani’s “A Widow […]
Be Careful of OCI Card Requirements at Airports for India Travel
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Many passengers are getting a rude shock when they try to board on their flights to India this holiday season, according to local travel agent Homi Davier of Xpert Tours. They are being denied boarding onto their flights due to an overlooked formality relating to the OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) […]
JVB Preksha Center Presents Raja Harishchandra
HOUSTON: JVB Preksha Meditation Center is preparing to present – Raja Harishchandra – A play in Hindi – An epic tale of The Power of Truth. The upcoming play is the 5th in the series of previously appreciated performances. It is scheduled to be held on Saturday, January 11 at 5:00 PM at Cullen Performance […]
Kite Festival and Walk for Unity on Jan. 12
HOUSTON: Hindus from the greater Houston area will gather at the George Bush Park (16756 Westheimer Parkway off Westheimer) in Houston on Sunday, January 12 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to celebrate the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti in Hindu calendar. As a part of the tradition observed in India on this day, a […]
Sikh Activist Ends Hunger Strike for Release of Detainees
Compiled from news sources MOHALI, INDIA: A Haryana based Sikh farmer Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, who had been on hunger strike for 45 days, demanding the release of six fellow Sikhs who have been jailed since the 1990s during the period of the deadly Sikh separatist movement, has been hospitalized in Shahbad Markanda Hospital for severe […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Ajawain aur Badam Wala Gur (Jaggery & Carom Seeds Coated Almonds)
With the bitter cold weather comes the need for foods that can keep you warm, provide nourishment and give a quick boost of energy. In my ancestral town of Lyallpur in Pre-Partitioned India and the rest of the Punjab, Multan and Northwest Frontier areas, the winter cold fronts would come off the Hindu Khush mountains […]
