Priyanka Chopra bid her father a tearful farewell
Priyanka Chopra’s father, Dr Ashok Chopra, lost a prolonged battle with cancer and breathed his last at a suburban hospital on Monday afternoon. Dr Chopra, 62, had retired from the Indian Army in 1997 as a lieutenant colonel and was ill for quite a long time. Around 12.30 pm the hospital authorities announced the demise of Dr Chopra. […]
Rupee recovers to 58.39 on suspected RBI intervention
Suspected RBI intervention hauled the rupee off a record low struck on Tuesday afternoon, reassuring a market worried by the central bank’s earlier inaction as the currency’s fall gathered pace. Striking 58.98 per dollar at its weakest, the rupee had plunged 3.25 percent so far this week, notching record lows for two consecutive days. Dollar-selling […]
Pakistan again violates ceasefire along LoC
JAMMU: Pakistani troops fired on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, the second ceasefire violation in the past four days. Pakistan troops opened small arms firing on Indian posts in Nangi Tikri forward area along LoC in Krishnagati sub-sector of Poonch on Monday night, defence PRO S N Acharya said on Tuesday. He […]
Immigration is a driving force in American economy, Obama says
WASHINGTON: Immigration is a driving force in American economy, President Barack Obamasaid as he called on the Congress to pass the immigration reform bill which would provide pathway to citizenship to millions of undocumented workers from countries like India. “Immigration isn’t just part of our national character, it is a driving force in our economythat creates jobs and prosperity […]
Indian restaurant owner allegedly beaten up in Australia
Melbourne: In an apparent racist attack, an Indian restaurant owner was allegedly beaten up and verbally abused by a group of teenagers in Australia’s Ballarat near Melbourne. 22-year-old Himanshu Goyal was allegedly assaulted while closing his Bridge Mall eatery about 9.30 pm on Friday when eight teenagers shouted racial abuse at him while another in the […]
Tata Medical Center Hosts SF Fundraiser for Kolkata Center
By A Staff Reporter, Indiawest SAN FRANCISCO, United States: The Tata Medical Center gave a presentation to 65 invitees interested in philanthropy April 19 at the Taj Campton here. Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe, introduced Geeta Gopalakrishnan, the director of Donor Relationships for the Tata Medical Center in India, who apprised the audience on the issue of cancer treatment, […]
6 Indian Americans Receive Ellis Island Medals of Honor
By News Dispatches, Indiawest NEW YORK, United States: Six Indian Americans joined more than 100 “outstanding Americans” who were awarded May 11 with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. The Indian American winners are Dr. Bharat Barai, Prof. Vidyasagar Dharmapuri, Mahendra Patel, Ramesh Patel, Dr. Kamala Saxena, and Dr. Valavanur Subramaniam. The medals are awarded annually to […]
Immigration Reform Bill Passes Judiciary, On to Full Senate
By Sunita Sohrabji, India west United States: On a vote of 13 to 5, the Senate Judiciary Committee May 21 approved a far-reaching comprehensive immigration reform bill, which critics say favors a business agenda at the expense of family re-unification. The committee spent three weeks marking up the original proposal, created by a bi-partisan group of […]
Community Shows Solidarity in Prayers for Dead Houston Fire Fighters
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Overcome by a profound sense of grief and obligation by the heroic sacrifice of four Houston fire fighters in battling the flames that engulfed the Southwest Motel and attached Bhojan restaurant (see story on page 6) on the Southwest Freeway this past Friday, the Indian community came together to offer their […]
Fabulous Gatha Odissi Dance Performance
By Sesh Bala HOUSTON: Houston’s “Samskriti” Indian Performing Arts organization, in collaboration with Orissa Culture Center, presented a fabulous Odissi group dance as a part of its “Incredible India 2013” series on May 31 at the Miller Outdoor Theatre. A troupe of 10 artists, 4 women and 6 men, kept a packed audience spellbound through […]
Deadly Fire Guts Bhojan Restaurant, Southwest Inn Motel, Kills Four
By Parth Dwivedi HOUSTON: I had to head toward downtown last Friday afternoon, so I took the ramp onto the Southwest Freeway going North, and hit traffic as far South as Bissonnet. I figured someone must have gotten into an accident an exit up and sat tight, eventually getting lost in my thoughts. I had […]
Sugar Land Former Candidate Wins Award for Activism
SUGAR LAND: The Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee (TEXPAC) has named Sonal Bhuchar of Sugar Land as the 2013 recipient of its June Bratcher Award. TEXPAC presented her with the award during the Texas Medical Association’s (TMA’s) annual conference, held this year in San Antonio. TEXPAC presents the June Bratcher Award for Political Action […]
An Indian Classical Music – Jazz Fusion Concert Musical Innovations
By Anita Kulkarni HOUSTON: There are musical presentations galore, but amid a mix of genres the ‘Musical Innovations’ Fusions featuring flute and guitar came out like a beautiful breath of fresh air to an enchanted audience in Houston’s Jones Hall (University of St. Thomas), on Saturday, May 25, jointly organized by Sonali Patil and Sucheta […]
The Chariot Festival (Shree Jagannath Rath Yatra – 2013)
HOUSTON: Orissa Culture Center (OCC) and Shri Sitaram Foundation cordially invite the people of Houston and surrounding cities to the sixth chariot festival of Houston. For the last six years the festival has been providing a ground for spreading the message of peace and universal brotherhood among the people of Houston. The venue for this […]
Radio Masti Turns Four and Swings with Musical Performances
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: Radio Masti, Houston’s oldest Bengali radio station held its 4th annual event at the Houston Durgabari’s Sur auditorium on Saturday, June 1. The evening was packed with one good program after the other. Sutanuka Sinha and Jaya Ghosh, two of its radio jockeys very eloquently fulfilled the role of emcees. Jaya […]
Annual Graduation Ritual Brings Joy to Seniors who Bridge Generations
By Jawahar Malhotra CLEAR LAKE: Whoever said that age slows you down didn’t have the sprightly Radha Golikeri in mind. A young 89-year-old, she has been the driving force behind the celebratory party for graduating high school seniors for the past fifteen years and this past Saturday, June 1, she held her 16th annual party […]
AAPI Launches Childhood Obesity Awareness Program
By Nand Kapoor CHICAGO: “With obesity proving to be a major epidemic affecting nearly one third of the nation’s population, we have a responsibility to save future generations by decreasing childhood obesity,” Dr. Jayesh Shah, president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), said. Dr. Shah, who assumed charge of AAPI during […]
Certification Examination in Carnatic Music
By Thara Narasimhan HOUSTON: The first of its kind a certification Examination in Carnatic Music was held on 27 May. It was organized and designed by Vidushi Rajarajeshwary Bhat under the auspices of Krishna Gana Sudha Music Academy – Houston. An overwhelming 60 participants took advantage of this exam all over the United States several […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes Palak or Saag Paneer (Spinach & Indian Cheese)
There is probably no other Punjabi dish more popular worldwide than palak paneer also known as saag paneer. It can be found in any restaurant that serves North Indian food just about anywhere you go and what’s both pleasantly surprising and pleasing is how kids of all ages eagerly go straight to this vegetarian dish. […]
Bangladesh finally lifts ban on YouTube
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Wednesday lifted a ban on video-sharing site YouTube which has been blocked since September after an online anti-Islam movie spawned violent protests across the Muslim world. The amateur video that denigrated the Prophet Mohammad, billed as a film trailer and made in California with private funding, provoked a wave of anti-American unrest in […]