Education Minister Smriti Irani ‘Not Even Graduate!’: Ajay Maken’s Tweet Sparks Row
New Delhi: Congress leader Ajay Maken has touched off a political storm with a series of tweets deriding the new Narendra Modi cabinet. In one of them, he questioned the educational qualifications of Smriti Irani, who has taken over as Human Resource Development Minister. “What a Cabinet of Modi? HRD Minister (Looking after Education) Smriti Irani […]
Modi Government’s First Decision: Special Investigation Team on Black Money
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held the first Cabinet meeting of his new government where the issue of bringing back the black money was discussed. “I want to share two issues which were discussed at the meeting today. It is a matter a great satisfaction that we have constituted a SIT (Special Investigation Team) to bring […]
ISKCON of Houston Celebrates the Opening of its New Temple
Click here for photo collage Click below for side show [picasa width=”300″ height=”200″ bgcolor=”#000000″ autoplay=”1″ showcaption=”1″ user=”indoamericannews@gmail.com” album=”es_20140522″] By ISKCON of Houston Communications Team HOUSTON: The past weekend of May 16, 17 and 18 marked a historic milestone in yje city with the Grand Opening of new International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) […]
Jubilation Reigns Supreme for Locals at Narender Modi Victory
Click here for photo collage Click below for slide show [picasa width=”300″ height=”200″ bgcolor=”#000000″ autoplay=”1″ showcaption=”1″ user=”indoamericannews@gmail.com” album=”es_2014052202″] By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The strength of a landslide victory by Narender Modi at the helm of the Bharati Janata Party’s push for assuming power in India brought out […]
Nearly Three Decades in the Making, ISKCON’s Temple Soars and Delights
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The faithful and the merely curious slipped off their footwear and walked on the cool marble tiled floor to the roped of line where they passed in front of the deities of Radha and Krishna, newly installed just the day before. Devotees, many young and completely immersed in the temple, sang […]
An Investment in Sugar Cane Could Make India Energy Independent
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON, TX: Nestled almost in the center of the Deccan Plateau, in the center of the state of Maharashtra and almost due east of the state capital Mumbai is the district of Parbhani, an area of immense sugarcane cultivation fed by a network of canals emanating from the Godavari river. It is […]
Anjali Center Students to Present Odissi Dance Recitals
HOUSTON: Around fifty students of Dr. Smt. Aparupa Chatterjee, the Odissi faculty at Anjali Center for Performing Arts, a disciple of Guru Ratikant and Sujata Mohapatra from “Srjan”, are going to present an exquisite program, “Kelucharan Guna Keertanam 2014” (the 3rd North American Odissi Convention), at the Sur Auditorium of the Houston Durgabari Society, on […]
Chinmaya Mission Students Offer Gita Chanting with Devotion
By Sree Gundamaraju It starts in early February every year. On the crisp chilly Sunday mornings, a group of excited children, their parents, and equally enthusiastic teachers gather at Chinmaya Mission Houston, an hour before the regular session starts. They go into their respective class rooms and begin learning to chant the selected chapter of […]
HMM Hosts Music Composer Kaushal Inamdar’s Houston Concert
By Ravi Ozarker HOUSTON: May 11th 2014 – Houston Maharashtra Mandal (HMM) hosted Kaushal Inamdar’s Concert at Berry Center, Cypress. Shri Kaushal Inamdar is the music director of a super-hit Marathi movie called “BalGandharva”. He is an accomplished singer and music composer. He is also the music director of several recent successful Marathi movies, Pitruroon […]
“Path of Ahimsa” – JVB celebrates Akshay Tritiya, Acharya Abhinandan & Mother’s day
By Shashank Jain Houston: JVB Preksha Meditation Center held a unique event celebrating Akshay Tritiya, Acharya Abhinandan and Mother’s day, on Sunday May 11th 2014. The event was aptly titled – “Path of Ahimsa” which attracted 125 people and was held under the guidance of Samani Sanmati Pragyaji and Samani Jayant Pragyaji. The program began […]
“Why” Camp for Youth Holds Summer Camps in Pearland and Cypress
MANVEL, TX: The Global Organization for Divinity (G.O.D.) USA’s Gopa Kuteeram camps have grown to become innovative, not-to-miss experiences for children and youth in Houston and several cities in the USA and the world! This year G.O.D. Houston (Namadwaar group) once again presents an exciting array of 4 unique camps, with a wonderful blend of […]
Southern News Hosts Education Workshop
HOUSTON: The educational workshop sponsored by McDonald’s and Southern News Group was a grand success by getting over 1000 students along with their parents of different communities, event Co-chair Mr. Rahman Moton welcomed elected officials and all attendee. On May 17, 2014 at Sharpstown International School-Houston, the educational workshop started with a Ribbon cutting ceremony […]
Big Accolades for 9th IAFC Annual Awards Banquet Gala in Dallas
DALLAS: The Indian American Friendship Council (IAFC) hosted its 9th Annual Awards Banquet Gala with big fanfare where more than 500 people attended to celebrate the success of the Indian American community. This awards banquet was held on Saturday, May 10 at Park Plaza Towers in Dallas. The first Indian American Woman Governor, the youngest […]
Enchanting Sri Vasavi Jayanthi Celebrations at Sri Meenakshi Temple
By Seshagiri Pabbisetty On May 18th Vasavi Pooja Sangam coordinated the celebrations under the auspices of Sri Meenakshi Temple. With the sponsorship of Sri Vasavi devotees and their enthusiastic participation with their families and friends the festival turned out to be another enchanting and memorable socio-religious experience for everybody. The event is a celebration […]
Vedic Heritage School Year End Program Celebrated at Sri Meenakshi Temple
By Mahesh K Iyer HOUSON: The annual Year End Program (YEP) by the Vedic Heritage Class (VHS) students of Sri Meenakshi Temple was celebrated on 5/18/2014 at the temple Kalyanamantapam. Garuda Rao, the coordinator of VHS, ensured the execution of a well thought out event, which was attended by nearly 350 individuals. A team of […]
Bharathi Kalai Manram Celebrates Annual Tamil School Year end Program
By Akilan Gopal HOUSTON: This year marks the 40th Anniversary for the cultural organization Bharathi Kalai Manram (BKM), an organization that provides a forum for cultural and social interaction with special emphasis on fine arts, literature and performing arts of Tamil speaking people from India. Among BKM’s established programs is its Tamil School, educating children […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Moong Daal Sabat Da Poodda (Whole Moong Daal Pancakes)
Daals are the mainstay of the majority of India and so many different ways of preparing it have developed over time. Instead of a plain daal dish with the curry, it is possible to make daal dry or ground and then fashioned into different items, like bhallas (salty puffs), namkeen laddus (salty nuggets) or pooddas […]
Sensex, Nifty End at Record High on Modis Landslide Win
The BSE Sensex and the broader Nifty surged to record highs while the rupee strengthened to an 11-month peak against the dollar on Friday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Narendra Modi swept to a resounding majority in the world’s largest election. Domestic-focused shares such as ICICI Bank and Ambuja Cements soared, reflecting […]
Narendra Modi Best Thing For Stock Markets: Experts
Narendra Modi is set to win an absolute majority in the 16th Lok Sabha, votes for which are being counted on Friday. The BJP is heading for a simple majority on its own as it is leading in over more than 272 seats. Mr Modi is likely to get an unfettered mandate to launch his […]
Election Results 2014: Rahul Gandhi, Smiling, Says He Accepts Responsibility
New Delhi: Speaking one after the other, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and deputy Rahul Gandhi owned responsibility this evening for their party’s debacle in the general elections. “Congress has done pretty badly, a lot for us to think about. As vice-president, I hold myself responsible,” said Mr Gandhi, who led the Congress’ campaign, criticised as […]