Can Ranbir and Shahid pull off an Aamir and Salman?
If latest reports are to be believed, the 1994 cult comedy Andaz Apna Apna remake may feature Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor in lead roles. Like it or not, but the latest buzz doing rounds it that the Kapoor boys are all set to pull off the Khans act in the second version Andaz Apna Apna. Reports state that […]
Will Zanjeer 2013 recreate the magic?
Tick tock tick tock! The clock is ticking and the anticipation is building. Will the new Zanjeerbe as good and iconic as the old one? Uhh! We are super excited! The 1973 Zanjeer was an iconic movie and had a crazy star cast. The movie did not depend on the songs or the hero or the […]
Satyagraha movie review
Review: There’s a shot in Satyagraha – a rainbow glimmering for a second between jets of water pounding protestors – which typifies this film. Vibrantly layered, Satyagraha weaves together urban legends of corruption, encompassing corporate lobbyists to murdered engineers. It features slices of histories, Chauri Chaura, Mandal, Anna Hazare’s Jan Lokpal Andolan. It takes a real issue – corruption – […]
Kareena flaunting a baby bump for ‘Gori Tere Pyaar Mein’
Kareena Kapoor Khan has often expressed a nonchalant attitude towards motherhood but it is sure a good look on her. On the sets of Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, the actress showed off a bump, a rather unconvincing one though with the square contours of the padding visible through her pastel pink outfit. A Delhi traffic outpost […]
Yes I’m in Ajay’s next film: Kajol
Bollywood fans who grew up watching multiple re-runs of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995) have a reason to rejoice. While Shah Rukh Khan has been going strong on the big screen, Kajol has stayed away from it for the last few years. Until now, that is. In a recent interview to us, Kajol’s husband, actor Ajay Devgn revealed that […]
PM expected to approve joint grand targeted operation in Karachi
KARACHI: Sources at the Prime MInister’s secratariat said that Premier Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif woud give approval of a joint grand targeted operation during Tuesday’s meeting of the federal cabinet to be held in Karachi to finally decide regarding steps for peace in the port city. The joint operation would include personnel of Rangers, FC and Sindh […]
Microsoft to acquire Nokia Corp, to pay $7.2 bn for its device business
Microsoft is buying Nokia’s devices and services business, and getting access to the company’s patents, for a total of 5.44 billion euros ($7.2 billion) in an effort to expand its share of the smartphone market, the companies announced late Monday. Microsoft will pay 3.79 billion euros ($5 billion) for the Nokia unit that makes mobile phones, including its […]
Sexual assault case: Asaram Bapu blames media for arrest
Jodhpur: Religious preacher Asaram Bapu, who has been accused of sexually assaulting a schoolgirl in one of his ashrams, today blamed the media for his arrest and sought bail on grounds that he was unwell.The 75-year-old has to spend his second night in the Jodhpur Central jail as a hearing on his bail plea will continue […]
India raises British Prime Minister David Cameron’s ‘mistake’ in Syria speech
New Delhi: British Prime Minister David Cameron mistakenly named India among countries which had concluded that Syrian regime forces were behind a chemical attack near Damascus, India’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. New Delhi took note of the lapse during Cameron’s August 29 speech to lawmakers in London, in which he called for Britain to join military […]
Mallika Sherawat, Sunny Leone to come together for a TV show
By ibnlive Mumbai: Mallika Sherawat and Sunny Leone will be uniting for the first time on-screen for an upcoming TV reality show – ‘The Bachelorette India – Mere Khayalon ki Mallika’. Mallika has already started shooting for her much awaited series, which is the Indian version of American competitive reality dating game show ‘The Bachelor’. The actress […]
Why A.C.L. Injuries Sideline So Many Athletes
By Nytimes For athletes, few sounds are more ominous than the percussive pop that can signal a ruptured knee ligament. Tears to the anterior cruciate ligament sideline more athletes for longer periods of time than almost any other acute injury. Seasons, even careers, end when the A.C.L. tears. Until recently, however, researchers couldn’t explain why […]
Cathy Bissoon: First U.S. South Asian Woman Federal Judge
By Indiawest United States: According to her court biography, Judge Cathy Bissoon, who is of Hispanic and Indian American descent, was appointed by a panel of judges in Pennsylvania as a magistrate judge and sworn in Aug. 1, 2008, becoming the first woman of South Asian descent to sit on a federal bench in the U.S. […]
India Must Be Economic Buffer to US in Afghanistan: Ami Bera
By Indiawest United States: India could serve as an economic buffer to Afghanistan’s economy as the U.S. completes its draw-down of troops in the country next year, said Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., in an interview before embarking on an eight-day trip to India Aug. 22. India has a critical role as a strategic and economic partner […]
Who will play grown up Ranvijay in Star Plus’ Veera?
Star Plus’ Veera would soon be taking a leap which means that the much loved child stars in the show would be replaced by elder actors. The child artists in the popular daily soap especially Harshita Ojha and Bhavesh Balchandani, who are playing the part of Veera and Ranvijay respectively have garnered a lot of […]
Rs 7 Crore Bumper Prize for KBC 7?
By Indiatimes.com “Kaun Banega Crorepati 2013” can help you win Rs.7 crore! And that with the help of not four but five lifelines. In the sixth season of the show, a jackpot question posed after a participant had won Rs.1 crore, enabled them to win Rs.5 crore. But that is now said to have been […]
40 Years On, ICC Looks Back with Pride with Musical Extravaganza, I-Day Program
Click here for Collage Click here for more pictures By Jawahar Malhotra STAFFORD: Even as many of the Presidents from all the previous years stood onstage to accept recognition for their work, it was a wonder that forty years had passed by since the India Culture Center came to take a hold of events […]
The Show Must Go On… and It Will!
Click here for more Pictures By Malay Vyas STAFFORD: Many Dances, One Body; Many Emotions, One Stage; Many Celebrations… One Life – the words took form in real life as nearly a hundred Naach dancers took stage at the Stafford Centre on August 22. A near full house crowd on a weekday was enthralled by […]
ISKCON Houston Celebrated Balaram Purnima
By Ganga Narayan Das HOUSTON: ISKCON Houston grandly celebrated Balaram Purnima (Appearance day of Lord Balaram) on Aug 20. This annual festival falls on the full moon night right before the appearance of Krsna. Balaram is known as the elder brother of Krsna and the son of Rohini. Garga […]
An Enchanting Evening at Upma’s Dedicated To Music
SUGAR LAND: At the beautiful home of Mukulesh and Upma Shah, it was again dedication to artistry of local artists and a night to remember! The venue was the same, the excitements and fervor were the same but the artists, this time, were different. Remember Mauli Dave? The glamour girl who is an Indian singer, […]
The Value of Friends Helping Friends Comes Together at Annual Fundraiser
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: Har ek dost zaroori hota hai (Every friend is important) – goes the jingle of a well know Indian Hindi commercial and no one can attest to this better than some of the people who have been helped by Friends Helping Friends, a non-profit organization that helps those who need medical […]