Bhaag Milkha Bhaag — Maston Ka Jhund New Full Song Video…
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRTidmLllIE Check out the brand new video of the most whacky song of the season –Maston Ka Jhund- from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Starring Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor in lead roles, this Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra flick is inspired from the true story of the “Flying Sikh” Milkha Singh. Song — Maston Ka Jhund Singer — […]
Can there be another Shaktiman
A very loaded question! Shaktiman is the first Indian superhero on Indian television aired on Doordarshan since September 1997. The character’s name is Pandit Shastri ably played by Mukesh Khanna. The seven gurus of the Suryavanshi sect are determined to destroy the evil Tamraj Kilvish, but to do that they have to destroy all evil in […]
Lootera gets thumbs up from Bollywood
Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane, whose last film “Udaan” won accolades at many film festivals, has impressed the film fraternity once again with “Lootera”, which was screened for a select few. A period romance, “Lootera” features Ranveer Singh with Sonakshi Sinha. Co-produced by Phantom Films and Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Motion Pictures, the film is set to releases […]
Birthday boy Arjun Kapoor parties with his Bollywood friends
It warmed the cockles of our heart to see Sonam Kapoor throw a grand birthday bash for her dear cousin Arjun Kapoor, who turned 28 on Wednesday. The party saw the usual young brigade from Bollywood in full attendance and even had some rather funny and amusing moments through the evening. Perhaps the highlight of […]
Wimbledon 2013: Paes, Bhupathi, Bopanna in quarters, Sania out
London: It was a good day at Wimbledon for Indian tennis as Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna all moved into the quarterfinals of the men’s doubles with their respective partners but Sania Mirza was knocked out of the women’s doubles on Monday. Rohan Bopanna and partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France, seeded 14th, upset […]
Tri-series in West Indies: India opt to bowl against Sri Lanka
Virat Kohli, the stand-in India captain, won the toss and chose to field against Sri Lanka in a crucial Celkon Mobile Cup clash at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday (July 2). Kohli named two changes to the side. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the regular captain, was ruled out for the rest of the tournament with a […]
England to Host 2017 World Test Championship
LONDON — England and Wales will host the inaugural World Test Championship in 2017, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Saturday. Following the annual conference of the sports governing body in London, the ICC confirmed that the new competition will replace the 50-over Champions Trophy. “The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will host […]
India Denies Asylum to Snowden
NEW DELHI—Edward J. Snowden, the world’s most famous homeless person, has a wish list of 19 countries where his representatives are seeking his political asylum from the United States. The list includes Cuba and Ireland, Finland and France, Russia and China, and more. And then there is India. On Tuesday, India’s embassy in Moscow received a request […]
Why Does the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Resent Cricket?
Nagpur, a city of nearly 2.5 million in central Indian state of Maharashtra, has the slow rhythms of a small town. The noise and edginess of the new Indian metropolis, the gargantuan shopping malls and luxury automobiles, have yet to overwhelm it. Nagpur seeks half-hearted recognition as India’s Orange City, for being a major trade […]
Free roaming comes into effect, Airtel & Idea lead charge
NEW DELHI: Telecom majors Bharti Airtel andIdea Cellular today announced ‘free’ roaming packs, paving the way for cheaper roaming across India. Other operators are expected to follow suit soon. The country’s biggest telecom company, Airtel on Monday became the first to announce “free incoming calls” on roaming at a charge of Rs 5 per day. Airtel subscribers can […]
When Everest Climbers Became Rescue Men
NEW DELHI— On the morning of June 17, Prakash Bhatt, a 36-year-old soldier in the Indian Army and an instructor at the government-run Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, was teaching a class. Mr. Bhatt is one of the 10 soldiers on a three-year assignment to the mountaineering […]
Akshay Kumar’s ‘It’s Entertainment’ gets a release date!
Ramesh Taurani’s upcoming venture ‘It’s Entertainment’ featuring Akshay Kumar and Tamannah is now scheduled for a March 28 2014 release. This comic flick will be the debut of writers Sajid-Farhad as directors who have earlier penned down the dialogues for Golmaal and Bol Bachchan. It will go on floors this July in Bangkok where most of the film will be shot and […]
Rakesh Roshan confirms November 4 as Krrish 3’s release date
It’s final. For weeks now Rakesh and Hrithik Roshan have been in talks to decide the crucial Diwali release date for Krrish 3. While earlier the film was to be released on Sunday, November 3, which is Diwali, the Roshans were under pressure to postpone the release by a day. Says a source close to the […]
ABCD 2 to be shot in U.S.
While Remo D’Souza was appreciated for making one of the most stunning dance films, Any Body Can Dance, the dancer-director does not plan to end at that. This movie which was a platform for many rising dance stars to showcase their talent is ready to be back with a bang and this time on a much […]
Mandela’s Illness Weighs on Obama’s Africa Trip
DAKAR, Senegal — Barack Obama had been a United States senator for just weeks in early 2005 when Oprah Winfrey offered to carry a message for him to Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African leader. Mr. Obama disappeared into a back room in Ms. Winfrey’s television studio to write the note, but he was gone […]
Sri Srinivasan Sworn in as D.C. Appeals Court Judge
By Indiawest Sri Srinivasan was sworn in June 18 as a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the second most powerful court in the U.S. after the Supreme Court. He won confirmation to the post on a vote of 97-0 by the U.S. Senate. “You all made it possible,” the […]
SF Bay Area Students Win ‘Renaissance Award’
By Indiawest “The PDH Brainwaves” comprising of seven elementary Indian American school students, Aditya Sankar, Arnav Jain, Maya Shah, Pranav Uppiliappan, Raj Shah, Shreya Jindal and Shubra Tiwari, won the “Renaissance Award” at the Destination Imagination Global Finals tournament held in Tennessee last month. The Destination Imagination program encourages teams of learners to have fun, […]
Eminent Scientist, Professor G. Venkataraman, Talks about Sathya Sai Baba’s Divine Life
HOUSTON: The Sri Sathya Sai Centers of Houston organized a special talk by Dr. G Venkataraman, an eminent scientist, recipient of the C.V. Raman Centenary Award, the Padma Shri award from the Government of India, author of numerous books and articles, and the current head of Radio Sai Global Harmony. Over 300 people attended the […]
Satisfied as an Engineer, but a Yearning to Help Society Opens Other Doors
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: Karun Sreerama’s father joined law school after he retired from the Indian Railways and his mother has eight post graduate degrees to her credit. So, it should come as no surprise that Sreerama is a gold medalist from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, one of India’s premier engineering colleges; […]
Hindu Youth Awards on July 13
HOUSTON: The Hindus of Greater Houston (HGH) will hold the Hindu Youth Awards Gala on Saturday, July 13 at the VPSS temple at 11715 Bellfort Village Dr., Houston, TX. HGH is proud to recognize the achievements of Hindu youth in the community, and their various contributions of service and leadership. “They are the future leaders […]