Now, your visa hinges on your online profile too
By Lubna Kably Mind your step! These words have taken on a new meaning for globetrotting individuals who are also active on social media. Immigration and border security officials across several countries are keeping an eye on your social media trail and looking up your online profiles. This helps throw up inconsistencies in information submitted to […]
Indian-American senatorial candidate Shiva Ayyadurai attacked by ‘racist’ opponent supporter
NEW YORK: An Indian-American senatorial candidate has been assaulted allegedly by a racist man who punched him in the face leaving him severely bleeding at a town hall in Massachusetts, according to media reports. Shiva Ayyadurai, 54, who is running Independent against powerful incumbent Elizabeth Warren from the Democratic party was attacked last week by her supporter, […]
Cash-rich Reliance eyes $2.7 bn in fresh forex loans to refinance high cost debt
MUMBAI: The cash-rich Reliance Industries, which also is one of the biggest forex loan borrowers in the country, is set to tap the foreign debt market to raise USD 2.7 billion to refinance its existing high-cost debt. As of the June 2018 quarter, the Mukesh Ambani-led company had an outstanding debt of Rs 2,42,116 crore, which […]
Aditya Birla group firm buys US firm Aleris for $2.58 billion
MUMBAI: Aditya Birla group’s Novelis Inc, a subsidiary of Hindalco, has agreed to purchase US-based Aleris Corporation, a global aluminium rolled products major, for $2.58 billion in a debt finance deal. Novelis will take over 13 production facilities in North America, Europe and Asia as part of the acquisition. Click here to read more… […]
Nawaz Sharif shifted to Pims hospital after health complications
Incarcerated former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is serving a 10-year jail term after being convicted for owning assets beyond income in the Avenfield reference, was shifted from Adiala Jail to Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) after developing serious cardiac complications, DawnNewsTV reported on Sunday. TV footage showed a convoy of vehicles, including police vans, […]
‘Transient setback’ in M Karunanidhi’s health condition, Kauvery Hospital says
CHENNAI: There was a “transient setback” in the health condition of DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister , said a medical bulletin issued by Kauvery Hospital here on Sunday night. The three-sentence bulletin issued by hospital executive director Dr Aravindan Selvaraj said the DMK chief’s “vital signs are normalising.” It said, “He continues to be closely […]
Houston Celebrates 11th Annual Rath Yatra
HOUSTON: Houstonians celebrated the annual Rath Yatra on July 14, the very same day when it was also celebrated in Puri, India with pomp and gaiety. Rath Yatra is the celebration of devotion, universal brotherhood, cultural diversity and spiritual bonhomie and that is what was exhibited at India House on the sunny Texas summer day. […]
IACAN’s Outreach Event on Melanoma
HOUSTON: On Sunday, June 24, the Indian American Cancer Network (IACAN) held an informative outreach event on melanoma at the Arya Samaj, Houston. Drs. Kelly Nelson and Hussein Tawbi, Associate Professors of Dermatology and Melanoma Medical Oncology, respectively, at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, presented information on melanoma. Dr. Nelson provided an […]
On the Day She Turns 90, Mama is Celebrated by 200
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It is a remarkable transition for a woman who only immigrated to the US 14 years ago at the age of 76 to a well-known and even household name in the South Asian community at age 90. She even gets stopped by people wanting to talk to her and get their […]
17th Annual Convention of The Federation of Aligarh Alumni Associations (FAAA)
Aligs joining hands together to build the nation HOUSTON: There are sixteen associations of alumni of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) across North America, under the Federation of Aligarh Alumni Associations (FAAA) who have been working together for many years with similar mission towards bringing about a positive social and educational change, which were the views […]
Academician Asks for “Branch & Root” Reform for India’s Education Ills
By Pramod Kulkarni Houston: A professor of English literature at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) with an 18-year tenure, Makarand Paranjape was the guest speaker on the topic of “Education in India – Challenges & Imperatives”, hosted by the Indian Consulate on Saturday, July 21. Deputy Consul General Surendra Adhana welcomed an audience of […]
Ina C. Patel Named to New York Life’s Chairman’s Council
HOUSTON: Ina C Patel has been named a member of the 2018 Chairman’s Council of New York Life today. Members of the elite Chairman’s Council rank in the top three percent of New York Life’s elite sales force of more than [12,000] licensed agents in sales achievement. Ms. Patel has been a New York Life […]
Raju Reddy Named Vice Chair of the 2nd World Hindu Congress
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: Silicon Valley will make its presence felt at the 2nd World Hindu Congress (WHC) with 200 technocrats registering for the conference. One of their own, Angel Investor Raju Reddy is Vice Chair – an invitation he accepted because he’s come to believe that it takes “scale” to make an impact. WHC […]
Cypress Woods Students Earn National Recognition
HOUSTON: Cypress Woods sophomores Govind Chada and Aayush Gupta were among the 9600 of America’s best and brightest students who traveled to Maryland to FBLA National Leadership Conference held June 28-July 1. Govind and Aayush earned their berth at the national competition after winning first place at the Texas State Leadership Conference. Govind and Aayush […]
Dr. Manu Vora Receives “NRI of the Year Award 2018” for Philanthropy
NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS: Times Now, India’s leading English news channel from the Times Network and ICICI Bank hosted the 5th Edition of NRI of the Year Awards 2018 on July 11, 2018 in Mumbai. The NRI of the Year Awards salute the spirit of global Indians who have been an inspiration and made a mark for […]
Sanjay Grover, a Gentle Soul Passes Unexpectedly, 1972-2018
MISSOURI CITY: Tragedy struck the Grover family again when their youngest son, Sanjay, 46, suddenly passed away while watching television at his home in Olympia Lakes, Missouri City. He had returned home from work and apparently suffered a massive heart attack, though he never exhibited any prior symptoms. A few years ago, the Grover family […]
Desis Make Waves in Cricket, the Prison and in Medicare
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: In a continuation of the impact that desis are having on their adopted country, here are three more people who have surfaced in news stories recently. Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed patient information portability rules meant to improve care for patients and help […]
The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 7
The story thus far… Gandhi realizes that he could be more effective at supporting the cause of the Indians in South Africa if he returned to India. Once in Calcutta, he drew attention to the plight of the South African Indians to the Indian government and media, where there was widespread support. But he was […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Jalebi (FRIED SWEET FLOUR SPIRALS)
Talk to a Punjabi about jalebis (sweet flour spirals) and he will immediately mention hot milk to go with it! Jalebis are a dish adopted from the Persians, but now so Indianized that it is claimed as our own. Below is a reprint of Mama’s Jalebi recipe, which is a tasty sweet seldom found in […]
Namrata Dutt on Ram Gopal Varma’s Sanjay Dutt biopic: Why is he putting us through so much pain again?
Ram Gopal Varma has lately created quite the buzz as he announced another film on Sanjay Dutt’s life. After the immense success of Rajkumar Hirani’s Sanju, RGV is all set to throw light on the darker side of the actor’s life, according to reports. The film which is tentatively titled Sanju: The Real Story, will unfold […]
