Sunanda Tharoor’s death: police ordered to investigate cause of poisoning
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has been ordered to determine whether the death ofSunanda Pushkar Tharoor was accidental, a suicide, or murder. The inquiry into the death of Mrs Pushkar, the wife of union minister Shashi Tharoor, was ordered today by a Delhi magistrate, based on the autopsy that said the 52-year-old died of poisoning. Doctors at […]
Kamlesh Kukreja Heads Radiology at Texas Children’s Hospital
United States: Dr. Kamlesh U. Kukreja has been named chief of interventional radiology at the department of pediatric radiology at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas.. He has also been appointed assistant professor of radiology at Baylor College of Medicine. “For more than a decade, Dr. Kukreja has distinguished himself as an expert in clinical […]
Indian American Immigrant Rights Advocate to Head SAALT
United States: Suman Raghunathan, an advocate known equally for her work on immigrant rights and affordable housing issues, will join South Asian Americans Leading Together Feb. 3 as the national organization’s new executive director. Raghunathan currently serves as an advocacy and policy strategist for the Immigrant Rights Project at the national American Civil Liberties Union. The […]
A Beautiful Day for Kite Flying, Picnicking and Demonstrating Support
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It couldn’t have been a more perfect day for getting out after the cold, hard freeze of the weeks before had made everyone huddle indoors for days on end. It made you wonder at the magic of Makar Sankranti – that actually marks the transition of the Sun into the […]
JVB Play on Harishchandra Shows How Devotion to the Truth Will Set You Free
Click here to see Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: As the play “Raja Harishchandra” ended last Saturday night, the depth of the production and the actors left many exhilarated at the amazing range of talent that exists among the amateurs in the community. After the plays produced by various community organizations over […]
Salt Lake City Entrepreneur Donates to U of Michigan and Builds Houston Roots
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: By the time most people read this, the engagement ceremony of Abhishek Dhingra to Avni Patel would have been over, since it is this Saturday, January 18. But in forging this alliance of love, the young couple has realized a connection between Salt Lake City, Utah and Houston, Texas that would […]
Nirvana Restaurant Moves Across the Driveway
HOUSTON: Nirvana Restaurant served its last meal on Monday, December 31 and then moved, the next day to across the driveway into a newly renovated restaurant at 14545 Memorial Drive at Diary Ashford, that doubles the floor space. “This move will allow us to serve up to 150 guests, with another 25 on the outdoor […]
IACF Forms New Executive Committee
HOUSTON: The Indo American Charity Foundation is starting of the New Year with several new Board members and a new Executive Committee, it was reported this past week. The new officers for 2014 are (from left) Neeta Balsaver, Treasurer; Dr. Ramesh Cherivirala, President; Dr. Kamala Raghavan, Incoming President for 2015; and Dr. Vanitha Pothuri, Secretary. […]
Greater Houston Tamil Community Celebrates New Year in Style
By Jagan Annamalai HOUSTON: The Greater Houston Tamil Community celebrated New Year with a splendid event on Saturday, Jan 4 at the Seven Lakes High School in Katy. The response was overwhelming and more than 600 people from Katy, Houston, Pearland, Sugarland and Cypress joined the celebrations. The guests arrived in beautiful ethnic wear and […]
Touching the Lives of Many: Life as an Entrepreneur
By Saji Pullad HOUSTON: In 2012, Cenil George, an Indian American entrepreneur living in Houston decided to give back to the less fortunate and with the help of some friends, took a dozen giant teddy bears to the Texas Children’s Hospital. The bears were distributed to terminally ill patients with diseases such as leukemia and […]
IACCGH Presents New Board at Reception Honoring Durga Agrawal
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: With the New Year barely getting into stride, the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston wasted no time in holding its first function to announce its new President and Board, while also taking the occasion to honor the efforts of its first President, Dr. Durga Das Agrawal. The reception held […]
First Ever Hindu Dharma Emblem for Boy Scouts
HOUSTON: Boy Scouts Troop 38 from Sugar Land, recently initiated a Religious Emblem program for all scouts in the troop. One of the tenets of Boy Scouts is that “a scout is reverent”. As a part of this program, 12 scouts from Troop 38 and 4 scouts from Troop 616 completed their Hindu Emblem Merit […]
Sewa Honors Volunteers and Community Partners
HOUSTON: The Sewa Houston community gathered together the evening of Friday, January 10 to honor some of Sewa’s most dedicated volunteers and community partners. Volunteers are the lifeline of Sewa International, and as such, Sewa’s volunteer base is truly appreciated for their continuous support and efforts in strengthening the organization and assisting the Houston community. […]
Vaikunda Ekadasi and Goda Kalyanam Celebration at Sri Meenakshi Temple
PEARLAND: On a warm and beautiful wintery morning more than 500 devotees gathered and eagerly weaved their way in a winding queue to enter through a special door for the darshan of Lord Narayana, resplendent on the Garuda Vahana (mythical bird that is the mount of the Lord) with Sridevi (Mahalakshmi) and Bhoodevi (Mother Earth). […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Ghiye ke Kofte (Bottle Gourd Or Squash Dumpling Curry)
The word “kofta”, meaning a dumpling ball, is actually derived from the Persian word “kuftan” which means “to beat or grind”. And as Northern India was conquered several times by the Mongols and Persians, the word for their dish of meatballs or kofte became commonly used over time. Now, the word “kofte” is not used […]
Australia Open: Maria Sharapova advances to second round
Third seed Maria Sharapova clawed her way into the Australian Open second round on Tuesday with a straight-sets win over Bethanie Mattek-Sands as she seeks her first Grand Slam title since the 2012 French Open. The glamorous Russian, on the comeback trail from a shoulder injury that forced her off the tour in August, battled […]
Hockey World League: India face uphill task against world champions Australia in quarterfinal
The morale-boosting draw against Olympic champions Germany has done a world of good to India’s confidence as the hosts face a herculean task when they square off with World Champions Australia in the quarterfinals of the Hero Hockey World League Final, in New Delhi on Wednesday. After back-to-back defeats against higher-ranked England and New Zealand in their […]
Ranbaxy Says F.D.A. Lists Possible Violations at Punjab Drug Plant
MUMBAI — Ranbaxy Laboratories, India’s largest drug maker, said Monday that the United States Food and Drug Administration had raised concerns about possible violations in manufacturing practices at a plant in the northern state of Punjab. Ranbaxy said in a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange that after a recent F.D.A. inspection of the generic […]
In UK and India, the controversy over Operation Bluestar
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley today asked the government to respond to allegations that the British government secretly helped Indira Gandhi plan Operation Bluestar or the storming of the Golden Temple in 1984. (Explain foreign hand in planning Operation Bluestar, says Arun Jaitley) Over 1,000 people were killed after troops entered Sikhism’s holiest shrine […]
Devyani Khobragade row: expelled US diplomat, wife made offensive remarks about India
New Delhi: Wayne May, the US diplomat expelled last week by New Delhi in tit-for-tat action over the Devyani Khobragade row, and his wife Alicia Muller, also an embassy official, made deeply offensive comments about India, its people and culture on Facebook during their stay here. In a photograph posted online, they said their pet dog Paco looks […]