Stop Diabetes Movement (SDM) Camps Create Measurable Impact on Participants
By Nikhil Jain HOUSTON: Sewa International and VYASA organized ten-day yoga camps from Feb 16 to 25. The camps were held simultaneously at three locations in the Houston area (Sugar Land, West Houston & Katy). The camp is specially designed for diabetic and pre-diabetic people to help them manage and control high blood sugar levels […]
Houston Youth Pays a Tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
By Ameya Wakde SUGAR LAND: Har Har Mahadev, roared the Maratha soldiers under the leadership of a brave, and fearless warrior king, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, winning many battles against the Moghuls. Shivaji Maharaj carved out an enclave from the declining Moghul rule that formed the gåenesis of the Maratha Empire. In 1674, he was formally […]
Auspicious Laksharchana and Kalashabhishekam at Sri Guruvayurappan Temple
HOUSTON: Sri Guruvayurappan Temple of Houston (A Krishna Temple) organizes Laksharchana with Vishnu Sahasranamam . Laksharchana (Laksh – Archana) is an auspicious offering to Lord Sri Guruvayurappan. This ritual will be performed on Sunday, March 11 from 9 am to 12 noon by two main Priests and other accompanying priests. Sri Erinjadappilli Padmanabhan Namboothiri (Dallas temple priest) will perform this auspicious […]
First Hindu Mandir In Abu Dhabi, UAE, To Be Built By BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
ABU DHABI, UAE: Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi on Sunday, February 11, 2018 inaugurated the BAPS Hindu Mandir model, and thus officially launched the construction of the first BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Sadguru Pujya Ishwarcharandas Swami performed the foundation stone laying ceremony of the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Badam di Burfi (Almond Milk Squares)
By popular demand from many readers, below is a reprint of Mama’s Badam di Burfi recipe. Go to any Indian city and you will be sure to find a confectionary- or a halwai as they used to be called before they built fancy shops – where you will find many of the most popular and […]
Upset over denial of special status for Andhra, Chandrababu Naidu pulls out TDP ministers from Modi cabinet
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu announced late on Wednesday evening that Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has decided to pull out its two ministers from the NDA cabinet after Centre’s refusal to give Andhra Pradesh central funding under a “special status”. Addressing a press conference in Amaravati, Naidu said that he has directed Union […]
US tariffs on steel and aluminium are a threat to India’s producers
India’s steel industry had been settling into a comfortable groove. The distressed assets tag for the industry is being addressed, with buyers interested in most large steel assets. Overall, demand is improving, prices are rising and new capacities have stabilized. In fact, the going was to get better as private investment demand is primed to […]
Pakistan will continue to threaten American interests: US intel chief
WASHINGTON: Pakistan will continue to threaten US interests by deploying new nuclear weapons capabilities, maintaining ties with militants, restricting counter terrorism cooperation and drawing closer to China, America’s top spymaster said on Tuesday. Testifying before the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee on worldwide threats, Director of National Intelligence Daniel R Coats also said the ties […]
Delhi’s IGIA adjudged best airport in the world
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has been adjudged as the best airport in the world according to the latest Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2017 rankings released by the Airports Council International, helping it overtake Incheon in South Korea which was ranked number one last year. The airport has been ranked number one […]
Health Alert: 6 rare diseases you must know about
With a leading Bollywood actor’s cryptic tweet about suffering from a ‘rare disease’ going viral, his fans have become curious about actor’s illness. Meanwhile, the actor has decided to maintain privacy about his health condition and has also requested people not to speculate about his illness. Though we hope he gets well really soon, for […]
Rochelle Rao and Keith Sequeira are married. See all photos, videos from the beach wedding
Here is a happy news for Keith Sequeira and Rochelle Rao fans. Keith and Rochelle, who were seen together in the ninth season of controversial reality show Bigg Boss, are now man and wife. While the duo’s wedding was a hush-hush affair, they took to Instagram to share a few pictures from their beautiful beach […]
India vs Sri Lanka: Shikhar Dhawan continues form with bat, smacks 90 in 49 balls
After losing the toss and being asked to bat first, India got off to a poor start in the first T20I of the Nidahas Trophy 2018 against Sri Lanka at Colombo. Dushmantha Chameera dismissed skipper Rohit Sharma for a duck in the first over with the help of a brilliant catch from Jeevan Mendis, while […]
Shashi Kapoor, Sridevi remembered at Oscars
Indian cinema icon Shashi Kapoor and India’s first female superstar Sridevi were honoured at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony here during the “In Memoriam” montage. The Indian stars got a musical tribute by Eddie Vedder who took the stage to sing Tom Petty’s “Room at the top”. Actress Jennifer Garner introduced the segment by paying […]
Boney Kapoor talks about Sridevi’s final moments
Sridevi’s sudden demise has left the entire nation shocked. The legendary actress reportedly died due to accidental drowning in her hotel bathtub in Dubai. Her sudden demise gave rise to a lot of speculations about her death. But now her husband and film producer Boney Kapoor has opened up to actually what happened on that […]
ONGC declares 2nd interim dividend of 45% for FY18
New Delhi: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Thursday declared a second interim dividend of Rs2.25 per share for the 2017-18 fiscal year. Click here to read more… Credit: livemint.com
India will remain fastest growing economy: Arun Jaitley
JAMMU: Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday exhorted confidence that India will retain its position of fastest growing economy in the coming decades like China did in the last three decades. “The way the situation in the world is changing there is a great opportunity that has come in the way of India. The world […]
Strict H-1B visa rule not to impact Indian IT companies: T V Mohandas Pai
The recent move by the US to tighten H-1B visa approval is unlikely to have any significant impact on Indian IT companies compliant with laws, but could “hurt” bodyshops that misuse the system, industry veteran T V Mohandas Pai today said. Under the new policy, a company will have to go an extra mile […]
Indian doctor sentenced in US for sex offenses
WASHINGTON: An Indian doctor has been sentenced to 10 months behind bars in the US for groping two teenage female patients and faces deportation to India after the completion of his jail term. Arun Aggarwal, 40, was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to four counts of gross sexual imposition. Click here to read more… […]
