Heavenly Pattabhishekam for Goddess Meenakshi at Sri Meenakshi Temple
By Bhargavi Golla PEARLAND: Sri Meenakshi Temple celebrated Sri Meenakshi Pattabhishekam on April 21, the coronation ceremony on a majestic scale with religious fervor and devotion as part of the ten-day Chithirai Mahotsavam festival. Chithirai Mahotsavam is one of the biggest extravaganza annual celebrations that take place during the month of April both in Madurai […]
Akshaya Tritiya : The Countdown for Jagannatha Ratha Jatra Begins
HOUSTON: Akshaya Tritiya which literally means the “never diminishing and eternal third day” falls on the third day of the bright phase of the “Baisakha” month. This day is considered very auspicious and any new venture started on this day is believed to be blessed with ‘akshaya’ – imperishable good fortune. Across India and Indian […]
Ekal Vidyalaya Show Dazzles The Woodlands
By Smita Centala THE WOODLANDS: A caravan rolls into town, and with it comes the deep reverberation of the tabla, the piercing tone of the violin, the drift of sweet melodies through the air, and the sharp strike of feet spelling out hypnotic patterns on the stage. We are immediately transported; we tangle with strands […]
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital Receives Top National Nursing Recognition
HOUSTON: Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital is now among an elite group of facilities nationwide that has received Magnet® recognition for excellence in nursing services by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program. The designation is one of the highest levels of recognition a hospital can receive. “This is a great achievement and honor for our hospital. […]
Mighty Desi Muscles Flex for the MS 150 and Dallas Marathon
By Jawahar Malhotra AUSTIN: In the past decade, it seems like the desi community has discovered the MS 150 ride from the Bayou City to La Grange through the Hill Country into Austin and their numbers only continue to multiple. This year was no different and a few of the hardy ones celebrated their race […]
IMS Presents Bhairav Se Bhairavi Tak, By Pandit Rajan and Sajan Misra
HOUSTON: The inimitable duo of Indian Classical music Padmabushan Pandit Rajan & Pandit Sajan Misra does not need any introduction for the Indian music lovers. They are one of the top most Indian Classical Vocalists today, with a distinguished lineage. They belong to the family of great maestros of Banaras. They commenced their tutelage at […]
The Fascinating Sri Guruvayurappan Temple Utsavam 2018
HOUSTON: The annual Utsavam (Festival) of Sri Guruvayurappan Temple 2018 continues, hundreds of Hindu devotees are gathering to seek the satisfaction of attending various rituals every day . Parallel presentations of varieties classical art forms enthrall many of the visitors every day for long hours. Prominent musicians and dancers from local art schools and from […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Amb Da Achaar (Green Mango Pickle)
It goes without saying that Indians love pickles but it may come as a surprise that there are probably a hundred different types of pickles found all over the country. There are even pickles made of different meats: mutton, pork, quail, partridge, shrimp and lobster. Even though many of the spices and oils used are the […]
Mosque blasts kill at least 20 in northeast Nigeria: Cops
YOLA: Explosions in and around a mosque in northeast Nigeria killed at least 20 people on Tuesday, police said. The blasts in the town of Mubi bore the hallmarks of Islamist terror group Boko Haram, which has waged an insurgency in Africa’s most populous country since 2009 and often deploys suicide bombers in crowded places. […]
Do you get easily angry in hot weather? This finding will surprise you
We all get hot and irritable during summers and now we have a theory that explains why it happens. A team in Poland conducted a study to find the link between rising temperature and stress levels. This has been something that has puzzled experts for many years. The research has revealed that cortisol, which is […]
The world’s best sunset destinations
Sunset has a magic beyond the scientific fact of the sun disappearing behind the horizon and the atmosphere playing up the colours as the earth turns. Memories, farewells and romance cloud your thoughts. And like romance, there’s more to it than just science and scattering air molecules. A wedding planner friend was recently asked where […]
Naagin’s Adaa Khan enjoys her vacation in Goa
Popular actress Adaa Khan, who played the role of Shesha in the supernatural drama show Naagin, is chilling with her friends in Goa. The sultry actress will turn a year older on May 12 and is enjoying her break away from the small screen. The gorgeous telly actress has taken an off from her hectic […]
US agency conducts H-1B visa lottery for 1.90 lakh applications
MUMBAI: The number of applications for the H-1B visa, heavily relied upon by India’s tech industry, has fallen for the second year in a row. For the 2018-19 season (FY 2019), which would permit successful visa applicants to work in the United States (US) from October 1, the US agency received 1.90 lakh applications as […]
Harendra new men’s hockey coach, Marijne to return to women’s camp
NEW DELHI: Women’s hockey coach Harendra Singh was on Tuesday made in-charge of the men’s side, while men’s coach Sjoerd Marijne was re-designated the women’s coach in an inexplicable rejigging of roles by Hockey India following the medal-less show at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games last month. Dutchman Marijne, who was handed the reigns of […]
Ranveer Singh’s most quirky costumes
Ranveer Singh is having a gala time in Switzerland and how! The actor has been sharing regular posts in dressed up avatars from his Swiss vacation. He has now shared his Charlie Chaplin look along with the description, “A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.” […]
Congress has initiated culture of ‘ease of doing murder’: PM Modi
SANTEMARANAHALLI/UDUPI (Karnataka): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday assailed the Congress government in Karnataka for initiating the culture of “ease of doing murder”, as he launched the second leg of his campaign blitz in the state for the assembly elections. He also accused the successive Congress governments at the Centre of allowing a handful of […]
Oil PSUs freeze petrol, diesel prices ahead of Karnataka polls
NEW DELHI: A fortnight before Karnataka goes to polls, PSU oil firms have stopped revising petrol and diesel prices even though benchmark international rates have gone up by almost $2 per barrel. With finance ministry refusing to cut excise duty to give relief to the common man from petrol hitting a 55-month high of Rs […]
