Indian airlines soar but experts warn of turbulence ahead
New Delhi: A major acquisition by Indian budget airline SpiceJet this week underscored the vast potential of the world’s fastest-growing aviation market, but experts say woefully inadequate infrastructure and high operating costs could threaten the industry’s rapid expansion. India’s burgeoning middle classes are taking to the skies in ever greater numbers, with passenger growth of […]
Haraamkhor movie review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shweta Tripathi take us to the land of shocking truths
The Censor Board objected to the ‘bold’ content of Haraamkhor because they thought the Indian audience was not ready for such experimental cinema. This forced the makers to make a legal appeal before the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal, which delivered the verdict in the movie’s favour. Now that the film is released, the board will […]
H1B visas: Radical changes proposed by Donald Trump administration
New Delhi: President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to augment jobs in the US during his campaign. To achieve this, he has unequivocally stated that his administration will prevent outsourcing as well as revamp the H1B visa programme that allows US companies to hire high-skilled foreign workers at the cost of locals. Trump’s transition team is […]
PIOs, NRIs feel heat of demonetisation; wait in RBI queues
NEW DELHI: After residents, NRIs and People of India Origin (PIO) are now braving long queues to exchange the old Rs 500/1000 notes at 5 designated RBI branches across the country but because of stringent conditions several of them have had to return disappointed. Tempers ran high outside the central bank branches as people coming […]
Guru Gobind Singh’s 350th Birth Anniversary at the SNC
HOUSTON: The Sikh National Center completed week-long religious services to celebrate the 350th Parkaash Purub (birth anniversary) of the 10th Guru Gobind Singh on Sunday, January 8 with the bhog (completion of akhand path of the Sikh holy book, the Granth Sahib. Guru Gobind Singh took on the religious bigots of his day and, following […]
Heavenly Gates open at the Vaikunta Ekadasi Celebrations at Sri Meenakshi Temple
By M. K. Sriram PEARLAND: It was a great and divine start to 2017 for several hundred devotees who worshipped at Sri Meenakshi Temple on the very auspicious Vaikunta Ekadasi day that fell on Sunday, January 8. The darshan of Lord Maha Vishnu on this day is most important to many devotees. “The Temple” is […]
ICC Selects the 2017 Executive Committee and Trustees
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The Board of Directors of the India Culture Center convened to elect its new Executive Committee at its first annual meeting of the year at India House on West Bellfort this past Sunday, January 8. The 2017 Board is made up of Dilip Dadhich, Pramod Bengani, Ajit Patel, Sangeeta Dua, Nimish […]
Sugar Land Councilman Harish Jajoo to Seek Another Term
SUGAR LAND: Sugar Land Councilman Harish Jajoo today announced plans to seek reelection to a fourth term in District 4, pledging to remain an independent voice for the city’s residents. Jajoo, a licensed professional engineer and small business owner, gained prominence on council by working to lower property taxes, restrain spending, and improve public services. […]
9th Annual Madhura Utsav at Namadwaar – a Feast of Devotion
MANVEL: Saints say that Bhakti is akin to a virus. It cannot be taught; it has to be caught! Bhakti is nurtured, inspired and grows only in the satsang of a Mahatma who himself (or herself) has that true bhakti. This fact becomes more and more evident every year in the annual Madhura Utsav held […]
Reenergize Your Student: Five Tips for a Productive Start to Second Semester
HOUSTON: All the excitement and anticipation of the holidays has finally fizzled as we enter the new year. We’re all a little familiar with the post-holiday blues, as the lights come down and the decorations are stored for another ten months. While it can be tempting to just start counting down the days until summer […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Uble Ande Di Turri (Boiled Egg Curry)
Ande (eggs) are very popular all over India, but especially so in the North during the winter months. It is common to find cart vendors selling quick, hot boiled eggs, peeled and sliced if you want, with spices, to warm people up. With a little gas powered stove, they can even cook up a vegetable […]
Prakash Electronic | Official Trailer | Hemant Pandey, Hrishitha Bhatt, Sanjay Mishara & Manoj Pawa
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Rajni on a ‘new mission’ in Life OK’s Bahu Humari Rajni_Kant
Health is Wealth!! And this is what the Kant family will get to realize in the upcoming track of the popular Life OK show Bahu Humari Rajni_Kant (Full House Media). Surili (Pallavi Pradhan) has not had a tab on her weight and her sudden increase in weight is the next worry for our dear bahu, […]
Prakash Electronics Movie Review
STORY: A middle-aged electrician is smitten by a diva who comes to live in his society. He wants to marry her, but his orthodox mentality comes in his way. Will he overcome his hang-ups to marry the love of his life? REVIEW: When a movie has a character actor like Hemant Pandey (Pandeyji of Office […]
Veteran actor Om Puri passes away, Bollywood mourns his demise
Veteran actor Om Puri has passed away, he was found dead at his Mumbai house on Friday morning. He was 66. As confirmed by his friends from the film fraternity+ the actor succumbed to a major heart attack. Reportedly, Puri returned home on Thursday evening after a shoot. The door bell to his house at […]
Infosys, TCS, Wipro stocks in focus as US plans tougher H1-B visa norms
Stocks of information technology (IT) companies such as Infosys, TCS and Wipro continue to remain in focus over rising concerns of a clampdown by the US Congress over H1-B visas. Infosys’ stock prices were marginally down by less than a percent on Monday morning and TCS’ stock prices were stable. Click here to read more… […]
Air India’s woes continue, rated third worst airline in the world by FlightStats
Air India, the country’s state-owned carrier, has been listed as the third worst performing airline in the world in a recent survey by flight data firm FlightStats. Apart from Air India, the 10 worst carriers list included Air China, Hong Kong Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Qantas, Delta Air Lines, Qatar Airways, among others. Click here to […]
Indian Govt announces changes in visa rules
MUSCAT – The Indian government has announced changes in the existing rules in order to liberalise, simplify and rationalise the visa regime to encourage more foreign nationals including Omanis, to visit India for tourism, business and other purposes. As part of this policy initiative, the government has modified the existing ‘e-Tourist Visa’ scheme. In a […]
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Closes; Engagement Extremely Substantive: Government
BENGALURU: The three-day 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, a mega meet of the Indian disapora which saw its largest convergence, came to an end in the IT city today, with the government saying the PBD engagement was “extremely substantive” and outcome oriented. “This year we have had a very large gathering, we have had more than […]
