Petroleum Minister Pradhan Urges Community to Contribute its Talents
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: Despite the passage of time and long distance from our motherland, members of the Indian commnuity in Houston exhibit a passionate interest in political and economic activities underway in India. It was this attachment that led many to contribute their resources to electoral success of the BJP party led by Prime […]
Ekal’s New President Announcement: Pankaj Desai
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: Ekal Vidyalaya’s Houston Chapter has a new President and he’s charged about his role to bring education to India’s remote and rural areas. Pankaj Desai has been prepping for this role as a volunteer for the last 10 years and served as Vice President in 2016. This year he takes over […]
IACF Healthcare Networking Dinner, Book Donation for Literacy
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: In support of one of the four pillars of its mission, the Indo American Charity Foundation held a networking session for healthcare initiatives this past Thursday, March 2 at the Seasons 52 restaurant in City Centre on the westside. Most of the IACF Board of Directors attended the session to mingle […]
IACCGH Hosts Free Tax Seminar
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: IACCGH’s Outreach Program – a tax seminar designed to educate the community on various tax issues attracted over 130 members of the Indo American community on Sunday, February 19, at India House. Held for the sixth year in a row, IACCGH Executive Director Jagdip Ahluwalia described the event as part of […]
Masala Radio’s Houston Holi: Bura Na Mano, Holi Hai
HOUSTON: Masala Radio, Tara Energy, and Star Plus presents the Tenth annual HOUSTON HOLI featuring JAY SEAN – with hits like Mein Tho There Naal Nachana and US TOP 40 chart topper – Baby Are You Down, sponsored by Xfinity on Saturday March 25, 12 – 5PM (Raindate Sunday March 26). For arguably the largest […]
India Unveils New Licensing Round to Attract Oil & Gas Investments
By Pramod Kulkarni Houston: India has become the world’s third largest energy consumer. While there is considerable oil and gas production underway. India must still import 75% to 80% of its oil consumption. With India’s GDP expected to rise to 8% in 2018, the energy demand is expected to grow even further. As one […]
Indic Book Club and Friends of India Society Launch “Inside Chanakya’s Mind”
HOUSTON: Indic Book Club, a global, multi city, horizontal network of Academics, Authors, Artists & Activists made its American debut with its first event in Houston on Sunday, February 19 and buoyed by its success, did the International book launch of “Inside Chanakya’s Mind” the following Thursday, February 23. The first event was a talk […]
Tamil Chair at Harvard University
By Vidya Sridhar HOUSTON: Harvard University has accepted a proposal to set up a “Sangam Tamil Chair” in the Department of South Asian Studies with the focus being on Tamil Sangam Literature and all Tamil literature influenced by it. Tamil language has ancient literature dating back to around 300 B.C. Tamil is one of the […]
MahaShivaratri Celebrations at The Hindu Temple of the Woodlands
By Beth Kulkarni THE WOODLANDS: The Hindu Temple of the Woodlands (HTW) held a magnificent celebration of MahaShivaratri, the night of Shiva, on February 24, continuing until Saturday morning at 8 am. The celebration began at 8:30 a.m. on Friday with Rudra Abhishekam. The Abhishekam, or bathing, of Lord Shiva was done with the traditional […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Besan di Pinniyan (Gram Flour Sweet Balls)
By popular demand from many readers, below is a reprint of Mama’s Besan di Pinniyan recipe, which is a tasty sweet to make especially during days of cool weather. It is reprinted with some additional information and directions. Pinniya are extremely popular in the Punjab during the cold weather months. It is very common to […]
To-be-mommy Deepika Singh shares TIPS on ‘pregnancy’
There is no other better feeling in the world than experiencing the birth of your little one, taking the baby in your arms and holding their tiny fingers. There is one gorgeous looking actress who is feeling the same emotions. We are talking about the very talented Deepika Singh who is better known as Sandhya […]
Mahira Khan and Sheheryar Munawar will star together in ‘Saat Din Mohabbat In’
Their second joint film (after the 2015 hit Ho Mann Jahaan) is Saat Din Mohabbat In, a quirky rom-com directed by Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi of Zinda Bhaag fame. SDMI will be the debut production of The Dawn Media Group’s film wing, DawnFilms. The film, scripted by Fasih Bari Khan, follows a young man […]
Akshay Kumar to launch the new version of ‘Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast’
Akshay Kumar and Raveena Tandon’s ‘Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast’, which became one of biggest chartbusters of the 1990s, has been recreated for Abbas-Mustan’s ‘Machine’, that marks the debut of Abbas Burmawala’s son, Mustafaopposite Kiara Advani. During the 1990s, Akshay scored his first big hit with Abbas-Mustan’s ‘Khiladi’. He also starred in ‘Ajnabee’ and […]
India’s unemployment rate drops 50% in 7 months on Modi govt’s rural push
NEW DELHI: UP has logged the highest rate of decline in unemployment rate among major states in the period between August 2016 and February this year on the back of Centre’s focus on rural jobs scheme MGNREGA. According to the latest report by SBI Research, a wing of the country’s largest bank, SBI, during this […]
Railways Ministry in talks with 6 global firms for high speed trains
CHENNAI: Discussions by the railway ministry with top six global companies for the launch of very high speed trains in India that can travel at a speed of 600kms per hour were in the advanced stage, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Saturday. “We called for six top global companies who have technology that can […]
I-T dept attaches assets worth Rs 33cr allegedly amassed by AAP’s Satyendar Jain
The Income Tax department dealt a body blow to the reputation of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) by attaching assets allegedly amassed illegally by Satyendar Jain, a senior minister in the Delhi government. The assets attached under the Benami Act include more than 100 bighas of land with investment value of Rs 17 crore and […]
Indian-origin businessman shot dead outside his US home in S Carolina
A 43-year-old Indian-origin store owner in South Carolina, US, was shot dead outside his home, just days after an Indian engineer was killed in Kansas in a hate crime shooting that had sent shock waves across the country. But the county sheriff told the Indian mission that this “may not be a hate crime,” but […]
In India, Donald Trump has made US-based men less desirable marriage partners
Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, his dramatic executive order on immigration in January (which was later stayed by a federal court) and a proposal to squeeze H1B work visa programmes that are used extensively by Indians has meant that young Indian men studying and working in the US are no longer in demand in marriage bureaus in […]
Attacks on Indian-origin people: Diplomats open channels, community rallies support online
Alarmed by incidents targeting Indian-origin people in the US, Ambassador Navtej Sarna is quietly working the diplomatic channels by reaching out to governors, Congressmen and US administration officials, while the influential Indian community has been encouraged to mobilise public opinion and increase awareness. The Sikh Coalition, the largest Sikh civil rights organisation in the US […]
Uttar Pradesh elections 2017: After Kejriwal and Parrikar, Akhilesh Yadav asks voters to accept money
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav is the latest addition to the list of leaders who have asked the electorate to take money from other outfits but cast vote for their respective parties. “I (have) heard that voters are being given money. My advice to you is to keep the money and vote for the bicycle,” […]
