Vaisakhi Celebrations in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, TX: The San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro joined thousands of Sikhs on Saturday, May 3 for Vaisakhi celebrations. Welcoming about 1,000 participants in the Vaisakhi Parade, the Mayor addressed the Sikh and Non-Sikh crowd highlighting the importance of diversity for all communities. The mayor specifically mentioned the Oak Creek Wisconsin tragedy and called […]
Durga Bari Priest Dr. Bishnupada Goswami Receives Prestigious Award
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: It is a great moment of pride for the Houston Durga Bari that Dr. Bishnupada Goswami, its head, resident priest has been awarded the honorary D. Litt (Doctor of Literature) certificate by the Indian Institute of Oriental Heritage on Vedic Karmakanda. On the occasion of the 37th Annual Conference of the […]
CANCER CURE & PREVENTION SERIES Cancer Prevention through Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Texas Oncology is proud to partner with Indo American News on an educational series for our community. Over the next year we will explore various topics related to cancer. We will start with three articles on cancer prevention, healthy lifestyle, screening and genetics. The first will be presented by Dr. Sonal Sethi, a medical oncologist […]
Ground Breaking Ceremony of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Plaza
DALLAS, TX: The Ground Breaking Ceremony of ”Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Plaza” in Thomas Jefferson Park, happened on Saturday, May 3, in Irving, TX. Nikki Haley, Governor South Carolina, Beth Van Duyne, Mayor of Irving City, and India’s Consul General from Houston, Parvathaneni Harish and many other dignitaries attended the ceremonies. “The 7 foot tall 30 inch wide Bronze statue was cast in […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Paneer Di Bhurji (Crumbled Cheese & Onion Mash)
Paneer (fresh milk soft cheese) is a favorite all over India, but its nationwide use has only grown rapidly over the past dozen years. Up till the mid 90’s, paneer was still a specialty item and used sparingly in select dishes like palak paneer (spinach and cheese), a universal favorite. But ever since the Green […]
Dia Mirza and Sahil Sangha engaged, and it’s official!
What’s with our Bollywood celebrities and their hush hush wedding? This year so far, we’ve seen two celebs go the sshhh way, first it was John Abraham and Priya, followed by Rani and Adi, and now actress Dia Mirza announces, she’s engaged. Yes, you heard that right. Actress Dia Mirza took to Twitter to share […]
Indian-American appointed to key US treasury department post
WASHINGTON: An Indian-American has been appointed to a key post in the US department of treasury. Jawahar Kaliani has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Information Officer for Application Services Delivery (ASD) at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), department of treasury. Taking over the job from tomorrow, Kaliani will lead the […]
Sikh cab driver in US found guilty of raping, kidnapping woman
NEW YORK: A Sikh cab driver in the US has been found guilty by a jury of raping and kidnapping a 29-year-old woman and faces up to 25 years in prison for the 2011 assault. Gurmeet Singh, 42, will be sentenced on May 12 after the jurors at his trial in Brooklyn Supreme Court on […]
Liverpool F.C. Slip increases Manchester City’s grasp on EPL title
With the top two neck-and-neck on 80 points and with two games to play each, City were braced for a repeat of the 2012 campaign, when they pipped Manchester United to the title on goal difference on the final day. However, Liverpool’s late capitulation at Selhurst Park on Monday, when they let a 3-0 lead […]
BCCI Suspends Rajasthan Cricket Association After Lalit Modi Elected President
Within hours of Lalit Modi being declared as the president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association in Jaipur on Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to indefinitely suspend RCA and appoint an ad-hoc body to run its cricket affairs. This is likely to trigger a new round of legal battle between the Board […]
Realisation: Gopi and Ahem to learn that Gauri is their daughter Meera in Star Plus’ Saathiya
Drama has been rising high in Star Plus’ Saath Nibhana Saathiya (Rashmi Sharma Productions) with the family heading to Lonavla for the summer camp with the children. As Tellychakkar.com had earlier reported that with Gauri meeting with an accident, the circumstances leading to that will create a doubt in Gopi’s (Devoleena Bhattacharjee) mind that the child (Gauri) is her […]
Shagun’s vicious plan against Ishita and Raman to fall flat in Star Plus’ Ye Hai Mohabbatein
From the time the show has hit TV screens, Star Plus’ Ye Hai Mohabbatein (Balaji Telefilms) has created quite an impact with its impressive performances and drama quotient. With the current track focusing on Parmeet’s (Anurag Sharma) wrongdoings towards Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi), leading to her leaving the house, it will be time for Shagun (Anita Hassanandani) to […]
Apara Mehta joins the cast of Zee TV’s Jamai Raja
Apara Mehta, known for her motherly roles on TV will soon be back with yet another challenging avatar!! The lady, well-known as Savita Virani of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi will now be seen in Sagar Pictures’ upcoming show for Zee TV, titled Jamai Raja. Known to be a take-off from the popular Bollywood flick with the […]
Houston Rocks On with Farhan
By Malay Vyas HOUSTON: Rarely does a Bollywood show resemble a rock concert, rarely does the Arena theatre see a full house, standing up and dancing, rarely does a Bollywood Superstar perform for a show for no charge at all, rarely does a singer stop and do 50 push ups during a song, rarely does […]
DAYA: GREATER HOUSTON AGENCY SERVING SOUTH ASIAN FAMILIES IN CRISIS Appealing As a Local Charity, Daya 2014 Gala Raises Awareness
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: Successful members of our community are often besieged with worthy appeals for charitable donations. But the donors at Daya’s 2014 Gala felt emotionally satisfied as they helped families that are truly besieged—victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, in our own greater Houston region. Daya Inc. a local agency serving Houston’s […]
SWARALAYAM ARTS FORUM ANNUAL STUDENT RECITAL Laya-Taal-Saadhna 2014: Inspired Performances Thrill Audience
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: One of the highlights of the annual Hindustani classical student recitals in Houston is the Laya-Taal-Saadhna program of precussion ensembles on the tabla by students of Pandit Shantilal Shah. The students ranged in age from preschoolers to retired professionals. This year’s recital, by more than 72 students, was held Saturday, April […]
Chitram: A Portrait of India
By Suveena Guglani HOUSTON: Forty-six singers, forty-eight dancers, one stage. For over 1200 attendees at University of Houston’s Cullen Performance Hallon Saturday, April 26, CHITRAM was a journey into the richness and grandeur of everything that is India. Kanniks Kannikeswaran, once again managed to hold Houston spellbound as he captured the essence of Indian art […]
A Determined Ramesh Cherivirala Runs Hard for FBISD Trustee Position 1
By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: Ramesh Cherivirala has been a man on a mission ever since he announced his candidacy for Fort Bend ISD Trustee Position 1 in mid-February and he has been burning up the hours in each day reaching out to the public. This past Sunday, April 27, he was late coming to […]
14th Annual BAPS Charities Health Fair in Stafford
STAFFORD: A steady group of people began to flow in by 8:00 am for the 14th annual BAPS Charities Health fair on Saturday, April 26, at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Stafford, Texas. One of the organizers, Dr. Keyur Patel, states “it’s amazing to see the multitude of specialists come here and offer their […]
Colorful Vaisakhi Celebrations by the Indo American Forum of Fort Bend
By Sanchali Basu SUGAR LAND: The serene, picturesque locale of the Sugar Land Country Club provided the setting for the celebration of Vaisakhi by the IAF, Fort Bend. The evening was bustling with gorgeous women clad in their exquisitely beautiful Punjabi suits with Phulkaaris and men in their ethnic Kurtaa Pajamaas and Punjabi Juttis. One […]