Houston Maharashtra Mandal Ganesh Festival 2018
HOUSTON: !!Ganapati Bappa Morya!!, an earnest call to Lord Ganesha, roars throughout India and Indian Diaspora during this time of the year as Indians all over the world celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi. Houston Maharashtra Mandal (HMM) celebrated Ganesh Festival on September 22, witnessed by more than 750 devotees dressed in colorful traditional Indian attire. HMM celebrates […]
Rise, Organize, Lead, and Emerge: Strengthening Hindu Identity
By Parth Parihar The Hindu Youth Conference, held as part of the World Hindu Congress 2018 in Chicago, was attended by nearly 300 young Hindus from across five different continents With the theme “Rise, Organize, Lead, Emerge,” the conference focused on the pivotal role the up-and-coming generation of Hindus can play in the fields of […]
Her Battle with Breast Cancer Led to Fundraising to Help Others
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: After learning about her breast cancer in 2009, Ashma Khanani-Moosa’s life changed in more ways than she could have imagined. The mother of two and wife of successful physician Dr. Abdul Moosa, she received her diagnosis at The Rose, a center near her home in Friendswood and it was early and […]
The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 18
The story thus far… After the defeat of Japan in August 1945, Britain agreed to a planned withdrawal from India. All through his life Gandhi had worked for unity between Hindus and Muslims, without much success. There was a large section of nationalist Muslim in the Congress but leaders of the Muslim League were drifting further […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Arbi te Wadi di Turri (EDDOE ROOT & LENTIL DUMPLING CURRY)
This Punjabi recipe incorporates a special favorite ingredient – wadiyyan (sundried lentil dumplings) – with a vegetable that is seasonal but not often used – arbi (eddoe root). Made with a medium thick sauce, and eaten with hot rotis, the results are delicious! So, for those looking for an unusual recipe, below is a reprint […]
Koffee With Karan 6: Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar to go ‘wild and whacky’
By A. Kameshwari Koffee With Karan Season 6 will soon be back on television screens to give us some insight into the lives of the country’s most well-known figures. While the first episode will host actors Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt; Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar will be warming up the couch in one of the episodes of Karan Johar’s talk show. On Saturday […]
Will Smith learns the ‘ropes of Bollywood’ from Karan Johar and Ranveer Singh
By Kriti Sonali Hollywood star Will Smith is having a blast in India. The actor recently spent some time with Bollywood celebrities Ranveer Singh and Karan Johar. Will took to Instagram to share a few photos and wrote, “Learning the ropes of Bollywood from two of the best in the game! @karanjohar & @ranveersingh. 📷: @alansilfen.” Karan shared a […]
Loveyatri movie review: The Aayush Sharma film is smothered in silliness
Loveyatri movie cast: Aayush Sharma, Warina Hussain, Ronit Roy, Ram Kapoor Loveyatri movie director: Abhiraj Minawala Loveyatri movie casting: One star ‘Susu? That’s a cool name.’ A character addresses the leading man thus in Loveyatri. No, it’s not. It’s a word which makes people, even those who’ve got past kindergarten level humour, snigger. Click here to read more… Credit: indianexpress.com
Qualcomm plans to set up campus in Hyderabad—its largest outside US
HYDERABAD: Tech major Qualcomm Saturday announced plans to set up its largest campus outside the U.S. here. The company’s officials met Minister for IT in the Caretaker government K T Rama Rao Saturday to discuss their growth plans in the city. “Qualcomm will be investing USD 400 million (Rs 3,000 crore) to set up their campus […]
Markets continue free fall post RBI meet; rupee hits 73.76
MUMBAI: Stock indices Friday slumped for the third session in a row and the rupee fell to record low of 74 per dollar after the Reserve Bank unexpectedly kept the interest rates unchanged in the bi-monthly monetary policy review. The BSE Sensex plunged 792.17 points to end at a near six-month low of 34,376.99, while the […]
Immigration Policies Weigh on Indian Workers Seeking Green Cards
By Laura D. Francis Hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from India, may never get their green cards. Now some are losing their temporary work visas while waiting. That’s not just bad news for the workers. It also affects employers, mostly in high-tech industries, who say they have demonstrated they need high-skilled foreign workers. The situation […]
Trump taps Indian American woman to head nuclear energy division
WASHINGTON: Days after signing a new legislation to speed up the development of advanced reactors, President Donald Trump has roped in a top Indian American nuclear expert for a key administrative position in the department of energy. Trump has announced his intent to nominate Rita Baranwal to be an assistant secretary of energy (nuclear energy) at the […]
Going extra lengths to find substitute for Iranian oil for countries like India: White House
WASHINGTON: The US is going extra lengths to find substitute for Iranian oil for countries like India and Iraq, the White House has said, as the Trump administration prepares to impose sanctions on nations defying its directive to bring their oil imports from the Gulf nation to zero by November 4. US National Security Advisor […]
Defying US, India inks $5 bn deal with Russia
NEW DELHI: India and Russia are exploring the option of trading in their local currencies and looking at signing agreements on investment protection and avoidance of double taxation, Russia’s minister for economic development Maxim Oreshkin said on Friday. The commerce ministry is considering the feasibility of a renminbi-rupee trade with China in order to tackle the […]
Sewa International’s Gala 2018 for Human Upliftment!
By Vanshika Vipin Varma STAFFORD: HELP 2018, an Annual Gala was organized by Sewa International on Sunday, September 30 at Stafford Convention Center. Sewa International is a nonprofit service organization that focuses on selfless upliftment of those in distress through their various development programs focusing on family services, child, tribal and refugee welfare, women empowerment, […]
Mahatma Gandhi’s Sesquicentennial Celebrations Begin with Event at Asia Society
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: Mahatma Gandhi is the apostle of satyagraha, the struggle against injustice through nonviolence. Gandhi’s Satyagraha helped achieve human rights for Indian migrant laborers in South Africa in the early 1900s and India’s independence from British rule in 1947. Others have adapted satyagraha for their own struggles for freedom such as the […]
IAF Kicks Off Navaratri Celebrations!
STAFFORD: Once again, Indo American Forum of Fort Bend (IAF) kicked off upcoming Navaratri 2018 celebration with flair and a fantastic show. What a colorful evening it was on Saturday, September 29 at Stafford Center, a classic Navaratri celebration that one cannot resist to participate in the fun of dancing. More than 1,000 enthused attendees […]
