Grand Mahasivarathri Celebrations at MTS
By M.K.Sriram & Anu Mahesh PEARLAND: It was a Grand Mahasivarathri Day celebration at Sri Meenakshi Temple on Monday, March 7. Devotees started streaming in soon after the doors opened in the morning and swelled to a large gathering when the puja started at twilight. The weather was beautiful and more than 1,000 devotees thronged […]
Record Attendance at Tiger Ball 2016: Asia Society Texas Center’s Major Fundraiser brings in more than $1 Million
HOUSTON: Houston’s global community, including the crème de la crème of the bayou city’s business, political and society circles, gathered Wednesday evening (March 9) for Asia Society Texas Center’s Tiger Ball 2016, celebrating contemporary Korea. A record crowd of more than 700 guests strolled into the grand Chevron Gala Pavilion, named for the event’s presenting […]
Ek Disha Foundation Presents Premiere of Petals in the Dust
HOUSTON: March is Women’s History Month and March 8, marks the 105th International Women’s Day (IWD). Worldwide, women continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural and political achievement. And although there is much to celebrate, progress towards gender parity, the 2016 IWD theme, has slowed in many places due to cultural and social biases. To […]
SET Asia HD & SET MAX to Launch on Flow in Trinidad
NEW YORK: Sony Pictures Networks, North America is pleased to announce that since March 1, 2016- SET Asia HD, its flagship General Entertainment Channel, will be available to all subscribers of Flow in Trinidad in the Basic Digital Package -Channel# 87 and Advance Video Service package (AVS)-Channel# 209. Until the launch of SET Asia HD […]
Akshaya Patra USA’S Youth Ambassador Program Seeks Compassionate High Achievers
STONEHAM, MA: In 2014, Akshaya Patra USA launched the Youth Ambassador Program, an elite social justice engagement program for students in the US. Today, Akshaya Patra USA has over 100 youth activists in the Ambassador Program. Akshaya Patra USA is the US branch of a charitable organization in India that provides nutritious school meals to […]
Hindu Youth Awards 2016
HOUSTON: The Hindus of Greater Houston (HGH), an organization that brings Houston Hindus together, is proud to announce the 6th Annual Hindu Youth Awards and Gala on April 9, at Sri Meenakshi Temple Society, Pearland, Texas. With HGH’s strong belief in promoting youth activities and involvement in our community, Hindu Youth awards set a milestone […]
Oh No! Yamini to learn about Shivanya’s true identity in Naagin
After witnessing the nail biting sequence in Colors’ Naagin (Balaji Telefilms), the viewers must be waiting for the next update in the series. Here we are, back again to provide you with some insights of the coming episode. So what will be new in the coming days? A source shares, “Mayuri (Madhura Naik) will reveal to Yamini […]
Harshvardhan Kapoor and Saiyami Kher’s Mirzya to release on October 7!
This is Rakesh Omprakash Mehra’s one of the most ambitious projects till date… Rakesh Omprakash Mehra is all set to give a perfect filmy launch to Anil Kapoor’s son and Sonam Kapoor’s brother Harshvardhan Kapoor. The first look of the film which cameo out recently surely intrigued us as it held the promise of a great, action packed […]
Hrithik Roshan, Sonakshi Sinha and Anil Kapoor take Spain by storm
IIFA is known to take Bollywood to places, literally. It has been conducted in many countries with stars landing there to create a lot of Bollywood fanfare. Similar thing happened when Hrithik Roshan, Anil Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha landed in Madrid, Spain for the 2016 chapter of the event. Quite obviously, the crowd went berserk and the actors didn’t leave a […]
Zubaan Movie Review
STORY: A young boy Dilsher (Vicky Kaushal) from a small town in Punjab moves to Delhi in the quest of prosperity. But as he journeys down the rocky road that leads to it, he is harrowed by the persistent question – what is success? REVIEW: Zubaan has a feeble story which doesn’t do justice to its technical […]
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan roams in Delhi without being recognised
Amitabh Bachchan, who is shooting in the capital for Shoojit Sircar’s new production, went incognito and walked on the streets of the national capital without being recognised. The megastar is glad for the “masked wonders” and appreciates the “oblivion” state. The 73-year-old star took to his official blog to share his experience, and shared a […]
Now Alia Bhatt wants ticket to Hollywood
With actresses like Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone going to Hollywood for work, Alia Bhatt has also expressed her desire to go to the West. “In terms of offers, nothing interesting has come my way so far. But there is a want, a thought of going to the West. Right now I want to focus […]
Jewellers’ strike: Minister assures to talk to PM
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat MP and Union minister Mohan Kundariya on Sunday said he will take up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the excise duty issue raised by striking jewellers in an effort to resolve the matter. The Lok Sabha MP from Rajkot said he will take along other MPs from Gujarat, a major gems and jewellery […]
In bad debt cloud, silver lining for banks: Aam aadmi
AMID serious concerns over bad debts across corporate and SME (small and medium enterprises) segments, there is one bright spot for banks — the retail consumer. The retail segment, comprising individual consumers, witnessed a reduction in gross NPA (non performing asset) rates for the country’s scheduled commercial banks over the last 18 months — from […]
ICE recovers stolen Indian artifacts from major auction house ahead of Asia Week New York
NEW YORK : Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in conjunction with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office seized two stolen Indian statues Friday, believed to be from the 8th and 10th centuries A.D. The artifacts were recovered from Christie’s auction house in New York City and are the result […]
New US visa rules for international students
NEW YORK: The United States federal government changed rules for non-immigrant student visas on Friday, saying that international students will now be eligible to stay for three years after finishing their degrees for training potentially leading to employment. Only students earning degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields from accredited higher education institutes […]
Rajat Gupta released after completing 2-year prison term
New York: India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta has been released after completing his two-year prison term, weeks after a US court agreed to rehear his appeal to throw out his 2012 insider trading conviction. Gupta, 67, was “released” on 11 March, according to his record at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. While Gupta’s prison […]
Indian-American investor occupies key IMF position
WASHINGTON: Independent investor Sunil Sabharwal has become the first Indian-American to occupy a key administration post at the IMF, three weeks after he was confirmed by the Senate. Sabharwal, who was confirmed by the US Senate after a long waiting, assumed the position as Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday. Given […]
I have more Sikhs in cabinet than Modi: Canada PM Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, known for his witty repartees, told an American audience in Washington that he has more Sikhs in his Cabinet than Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The quip came when Trudeau was taking 10 questions from students at the American University in northwest Washington during his state visit to the US. During […]
Sri Sri explains NGT cess climbdown, blames media
On the second day of the World Culture Festival, Art of Living (AOL) founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar blamed the media while explaining why AOL had paid the first installment of the cess imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Friday, despite his initial refusal to pay the Rs 5 crore fine the NGT had […]
