Marathi Film Kshitij- A Horizon Wins ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal at IFFI
HOUSTON: Marathi movie Kshitij- A Horizon produced by Navroz Prasla-Media FilmsCraft, USA based company and Navroz Prasla Productions directed by Manouj Kadamh and the story written by Rayban Davage recently won “ The prestigious ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal ” at 48th International Film Festival Of India ( IFFI ) Goa. It’s a story of small girl- […]
The American Leadership Forum Celebrates 35 Years of Collaborative Leadership in Houston
HOUSTON: “For 35 years, the American Leadership Forum (ALF) has been a significant driving force in creating the vibrant Houston region we embrace today”, said Randy Sim, the newly elected Chair of the ALF Board of Trustees. “We salute those before us and look confidently into the future knowing that ALF supports leaders in our […]
KP George & RK Sandill Running Election Campaigns
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: In the past month, two local Indo-Americans have announced and indeed filed to run for positions in the upcoming elections in November 2018. K.P. George, who is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for Fort Bend County ISD announced that he will contest the Fort Bend County Judge position […]
Avoiding Brain Drain During the Holidays
HOUSTON: While it’s easy to be envious of students who are off of school for an extended break during the holidays, these few weeks should not be a complete escape from learning. For younger children who are still adjusting to the school schedule, taking a few weeks off of school and lessons can set students […]
Namadwaar’s Annual Madhura Utsav
MANVEL: Global Organization for Divinity and Houston Namadwaar will conduct their annual grand celebration of bhakti and Bhagavata Dharma, from December 23 to 31 this year through a 7-day “Madhura Utsav” (sweet celebration). A ‘Madhurageetham’ devotional music competition will also be held on Dec 24, for music enthusiasts of all ages. Both the events will be held at […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Dhuli Moong Di Daal De Aate Da Halwa (Yellow Moong Daal Flour Halwa)
Along the foothills of the Himalayas, all the way from the Northwest Frontier with Afghanistan down to the plains of the Punjab and across northern part of Uttar Pradesh, during the cold months, people seek out foods that not only keep them warm, but satisfy the taste buds. The bazaars and markets are full of […]
Twist in Bigg Boss Evictions; Voting trend for nominated inmates this week
Well, the Colors flagship reality series Bigg Boss is one show where things cannot be predicted at all. This week Arshi Khan had an upper hand in terms of nominating contestants for eviction from the glass walled mansion. The tooling on the cake was she could nominate an entire faction for eviction altogether. PLUS the Appy Fizz Caller of […]
Sunidhi Chauhan: We have faith in faces, not voices
Singer Sunidhi Chauhanbelieves it would be for the better if Bollywood does away with the song-and-dance routine as it would give independent music space to spread its wings. It is 21 years and counting for Sunidhi in the music industry. The 34-year-old singer, who rose to prominence after she playbacked for Urmila Matondkar in the 1999 film ‘Mast’, said songs in […]
How Anushka Sharma-Virat Kohli defied social media culture and kept their wedding a classy affair
In times when we are kept up to date on every minutia of a celebrity’s wedding day including both the pre-wedding and post-wedding ceremonies, Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli managed to keep their nuptials under the wraps. While others were sharing photos from their mehendi, sangeet, and haldi ceremony, Virushka was busy avoiding the paparazzi. Even when […]
Trump’s immigration policy would have kept NYC suspect out of US: White House
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders has said that the New York attack suspect would not have been allowed to come in the country if President Donald Trump’s immigration policy had been in place. “The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed, that the suspect was admitted to the United States after presenting a passport displaying […]
Drug menace at IIT-Kanpur: Administration holds special drive to counsel students
The IIT Kanpur administration is holding a special drive to counsel students against drug use after internal inquiries revealed that drugs are finding their way into the campus. The counselling sessions are being run in association with the Kanpur district administration and police. Manindra Agarwal, officiating director of the institute, said that they are regularly […]
Gujarat elections: Blazing guns fall silent as campaigning for second phase ends; stage set for ballot duel
Blazing guns fell silent as the campaigning for the second phase of high-stakes Gujarat assembly elections came to an end Tuesday evening. The final phase will see 93 assembly seats spread across 14 districts in north and central Gujarat going to polls on December 14. A total of 851 candidates are in the fray for the […]
Next week nominations at Arshi’s MERCY; Hiten panicked
We all know, Arshi is the captain of the house and some of the things have been really dark and gloomy as far as she is concerned. People might love her or hate her for who she is and the way she is, but one thing is for sure, she is entertaining BIG TIME! It […]
Game Over Movie Review
STORY: Con artists Sanaaya Savitri (Gurleen Chopra) and her Mamu target rich, sex deprived men for carrying out their malicious extortion plans where Sanaaya uses her beauty to exploit them. Just days before retirement, the duo set out to dupe a wealthy diamond merchant but the plan goes horribly wrong. REVIEW: When a lonesome, […]
Fukrey Returns movie review: This Pulkit Samrat and Varun Sharma starrer is relentlessly juvenile
Fukrey, a 2013 film about a bunch of feckless Dilli fellows who fall afoul of a foul-mouthed female don, and some random layabouts, was an unexpected success. To want to run off a sequel is understandable. What doesn’t make sense is to make this return such a slog. The actors are (more or less) the […]
