Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Band Gobi Aur Mutter ki Sabzi (Sauteed Cabbage & Peas)
Cabbage is a vegetable that is both quite inexpensive and has a lot of volume when cooked, which explains why it is so popular worldwide among the working class. It is a hardy vegetable that is closely related to broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts and grows in medium temperature in nitrogen rich soil, though some […]
Golu Festivities Around Town
Below are few experiences of our readers about their Golu celebrations. Rahitha Ram KATY: Kolu or Golu in Tamil means Divine Presence. It’s an artistic display of dolls during the Navrathri feastival. Kolu is adorned with dolls – predominantly with that of the gods and goddesses depicting mythology. The dolls( mostly wooden but can also […]
Open Letter to Sachin Tendulkar
By Malay Vyas Dear Tendulkar, A couple of weeks ago, a Texans player played with a bloody nose in a football game at Reliant Stadium but a few thousand cricket fans living in Houston remember the original bloody nose. We remembered you from the time you bled on Doordarshan. I had a black & white […]
Boss movie review
Critics rating: 3/5 Story: Satyakanth Shastri (Mithun) is the righteous father, who adores his ‘sanskari’ younger son but disowns the elder, as he resorts to violence to fight injustice. They part ways and the ethical but short-tempered son grows up to become Boss (Akshay Kumar) – a contract killer who learns to laugh in the face […]
Krrish 3 dialogue promos
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFoxKwtlP80&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra starrer Krrish 3 is a Bollywood superhero science fiction film. The film is produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan. The film will continue the story of Rohit Mehra and his superhero son Krrish, after Koi Mil Gaya and Krrish, this being the third film of the Krrish film series. […]
Aamir Khan Does A ‘Hat-Trick’ For ‘Dhoom 3’
In the trailers of upcoming YRF thriller Dhoom 3, actor Aamir Khan, who plays the antagonist, is seen wearing a bowler hat in some of the scenes. However, what many might not know is that Khan, also known as ‘Mr. Perfectionist’ for his attention to detail, wore the hat for three months (before the shooting started) to […]
‘Madhubala…’ clocks 400 episodes, Drashti credits teamwork
Mumbai: ‘Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon’ has completed a successful run of 400 episodes. Its lead actress Drashti Dhami credits the entire team for the milestone. “I would say ‘Madhubala’ is about teamwork,” Drashti said here on the set of the show. “It is always a teamwork – be it my directors, be it […]
Ayushmann Khurrana on Sony TV’s Sanjeev Kapoor Ke Kitchen Khiladi
Viewers of Sony Entertainment Television’s new cookery delight show, Sanjeev Kapoor Ke Kitchen Khiladi (SOL Productions) are being treated to a gastronomic delight along with a regular dose of celeb visits. This week the audience will be in for a musical delight as the handsome and melodious actor Ayushmann Khuranna will make an appearance on the show […]
Sachin Tendulkar to play for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy before Test series
MUMBAI: In order to prepare for the two-match Test series against the West Indies next month, Sachin Tendulkar will play for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy preliminary round match against Haryana at Lahli starting on October 27. Tendulkar, who will retire after playing the second Test (November 14-18) against the West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium, will play in the Ranji […]
Gold premiums hit record in India
MUMBAI: Gold premiums in India, the world’s biggest buyer of the precious metal, hit a record $100 an ounce, about 8 per cent over London prices, on a shortage of supplies to meet festival demand, traders said on Tuesday. Banks, the primary dealers of bullion, are currently importing the yellow metal chiefly for exporters, as under the […]
24-year-old woman found stabbed to death in south Delhi
New Delhi: A 24-year-old wife of an army officer was found stabbed to death in her house in Delhi today, police said. The victim, identified as Saujanya, had several deep wounds on her body and her throat had been slit. Her husband Kishore discovered her body in a pool of blood at their home in Sarojini […]
US shutdown: House GOP drops plan, leaving fiscal talks in limbo
Washington: House Republican leaders struggled on Tuesday to craft a new proposal to reopen the government and change the president’s health care law, after a plan presented behind closed doors to the Republican rank-and-file failed to attract enough support immediately to pass. After more than two hours, Republican leaders backed off the plan that had emerged […]
Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from Test cricket after 200th game
Sachin Tendulkar has decided to call it quits. In a media statement released through the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday afternoon, the 40-year-old Tendulkar said his 200th Test will be the last time he will be seen in India colours. This milestone match, against the West Indies, will most probably be […]
Separation time for Gauahar-Kushal in Bigg Boss
Yet another Tabadla takes place in the Bigg Boss house this week with yet another twist. After the group swap that took place last week, the housemates had already started anticipating what will be coming their way this time. While on one hand, the love birds were separated, on the other hand it brought the […]
Amitabh’s unique birthday celebration
Amitabh Bachchan had a unique birthday celebration on the sets of game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ (KBC). The actor met a 100-year-old fan of his, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and the only thing she remembers is the megastars name. The actor will turn 71 on October 11. Bernandini D’souza, Amitabh’s fan, is suffering from […]
Eva Grover re-enters Bade Acche Lagte Hai!
Eva Grover who was seen playing the role of Niharika in Balaji Telfilms’ popular show Bade Acche Lagte Hai, is all set to be back on the show. Our source says, “Even though Eva’s character Niharika has been shown dead in the show she will soon be making her re-entry in the show. In the upcoming tracks […]
Ask Well: Relieving Sore Muscles
What’s the best way to relieve sore muscles? I am a 56-year-old woman who exercises at least an hour a day. I am sore a lot of the time. What is the best approach to reducing muscle soreness? I know about foam rollers, protein, ice baths Exercise could be described as Nietzschean. To make muscles […]
Portraits of Sikh Gurus Removed from LA Bar After Protest
By Indiawest CALIFORNIA: A café-cum-bar here, which had outraged Sikhs by displaying portraits of their Gurus in its bar area (I-W, Sept. 27), has removed them. The Sikh community welcomed the decision of the Pikey Bar and Restaurant to remove the portraits of the Sikh Gurus. “United Sikhs is humbled to successfully address another issue […]
David Raj (1951 – 2013)
David Raj, a community minded activist and financial advisor, passed away on Saturday, September 28 in Chennai, India where he had returned to four weeks earlier to be in the care of his sister and her family. He had suffered with stomach cancer for the past two years. Raj was born on November 29, 1951 […]
Sudesh Mehta (1938 – 2013)
Sudesh Mehta, a tireless and ardent supporter of Punjabi culture who helped organize many functions over the years for the appropriately named Punjabi Culture Club along with her husband, the late Dr. Paul Mehta, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2013. She was 75 years old and had been in ill health for some time […]