Badhaai Ho movie review: Watch it for Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao
Badhaai Ho movie cast: Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao, Ayushmann Khurrana, Sanya Malhotra, Surekha Sikri, Sheeba Chaddha Badhaai Ho movie director: Amit Ravindernath Sharma Badhaai Ho movie casting: Two and a half stars Marriage and procreation. Very good. The sex that is a required pit-stop? Very bad. The ridiculous extent of Indian hypocrisy around sex, especially middle-aged or, worse, […]
Remittances by overseas Indians set to hit record high amid rupee slump
MUMBAI: Lured by the sharp slump in rupee against the dollar, Indians living overseas may boost remittances to a record, helping bolster the nation’s efforts to support Asia’s worst-performing major currency. The country is expected to receive remittances of about $76 billion in 2018, 10% more than in the previous year, according to estimates by EbixCash, […]
India’s rickshaw revolution leaves China in the dust
An electric-vehicle revolution is gaining ground in India, and it has nothing to do with cars. The South Asian nation is home to about 1.5 million battery-powered, three-wheeled rickshaws – a fleet bigger than the total number of electric passenger cars sold in China since 2011. But while the world’s largest auto market dangled significant subsidies […]
Atul Gawande, Divya Nag and Raj Panjabi make it to Time’s most-influential ‘Health Care 50’ US list
HOUSTON: Three Indian-Americans have been named in the Time magazine’s 2018 list of the 50 most influential people whose work is transforming healthcare in the US. The three Indian-Americans included in the list are Divya Nag, Dr Raj Panjabi and Atul Gawande. Click here to read more… Credit: economictimes.indiatimes.com
PM Modi on two-day visit to Japan, holds informal talks with Shinzo Abe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo late Saturday night for his two-day visit to Japan for the 13th India-Japan annual summit. The two countries are expected to engage on a range of issues including defence and regional security. On his first day, PM Modi was hosted by his Japenese counterpart Shinzo Abe at his holiday villa near […]
Modi’s diagnoses was often right, prescription wrong: Shashi Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said Narendra Modi could have succeeded as prime minister because he often got his diagnosis right but “failed” on account of poor prescriptions. It is time for Modi to go, he said, highlighting a range of contradictions in the prime minister’s style of working over the last four and a half years. Click […]
A Texas-sized Diwali for a Texas-sized Crowd Makes History
Click here for Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: Texas’ largest Diwali celebration got a Texas-sized endorsement when governor Greg Abbott addressed the packed audience at the Skeeters Constellation Stadium last Saturday night, October 20. Saying that the Governor’s mansion in Austin has celebrated Diwali privately with representatives and supporters of the Indian community […]
Rhythm India @ Bollywood Boogie 2018
SUGAR LAND: On October 14, 74 dancers of the Rhythm India Bollywood Dance Company mesmerized a large crowd at the Sugar Land Town Square for an event called Bollywood Boogie. Rhythm India’s Artistic Director & Founder Arzan Gonda and members of Rhythm India have always been passionate about helping our community in any way possible. […]
VIBHA BRC Garba Night 2018!
HOUSTON: Vibha is embarking on a yearly tradition of celebrating the fall festival of Navratri, where good triumphs over evil and the Goddess Durga who symbolizes power and purity is honored. On this auspicious day Vibha and their volunteers & patrons make a promise that every Durga or Lord Shiva who is born in this […]
Golu Figurines at MTS Relate the Festive Legends of Navaratri
Click here for Photo Collage 1 Click here for Photo Collage 2 By Nachal Sethuraman PEARLAND: This year’s Navaratri Golu at the Meenakshi Temple has been a big hit, receiving excellent reviews from all those who have seen it during the celebratory week of Navaratri. The Golu exhibit set a new standard with its […]
Golu Festivities
Golu is the festive display of dolls and figurines in South India during the autumn festive season, particularly around Navratri (Dussehra, Dasara) festival of Hinduism. These displays are typically thematic, narrating a legend from a Hindu text or a secular cultural issue. Each displayed item in a golu display is sometimes called golu doll or […]
Sri Preston Kulkarni, Democratic Nominee for U.S. Congress TX-22
SUGAR LAND: Voting is the bedrock of Democracy. It is a right fought for since the grand experiment of America first began over two hundred years ago. Voting is a right that wars and marches and lawsuits had to protect and expand throughout our nation’s history. Whether it’s with black thumbs, colored pebbles in jars, […]
KP George, for Fort Bend County Judge
SUGAR LAND: A long-term community activist KP George is a member of the Fort Bend ISD school board and a local business owner. He was elected to FBISD Trustee Pos. 5 in 2014 and re-elected in 2017 and currently is the candidate for Fort Bend County judge. KP’s passion for giving back to his community […]
Juli Mathew, Judge of County Court at Law # 3
SUGAR LAND: Juli Mathew is running for Judge of County Court at Law Number 3 in Fort Bend County, Texas which encompasses Sugar Land, Missouri City, Stafford, Fulshear, Needville, Richmond, Rosenberg, Arcola, parts of Katy, and a few other smaller cities. She is the Associate Municipal Judge of the City of Arcola and is running […]
Patanjali Yogpeeth (USA) Trust Conducts Self-development & Patanjali Assistant Yoga Teacher Training Workshop in Houston
By Shailaja Menon HOUSTON: The Patanjali Yogpeeth (USA) Trust conducted third Self-Development and Assistant Teacher program at Arya Samaj of Greater Houston (ASGH). The three-day workshop began on October 5 and concluded on October 7. The Patanjali Yogpeeth founded by P. P. Swami Ramdev is driven by a core belief that “Good health is the […]
Classical Choir Voices Soar in Gitanjali to Raise Funds for MTS
PEARLAND: The summer of 2016 had been brutal as The Meenakshi Temple Society has launched an initiative to renovate, expand and upgrade its Kalyana Mandapam, a performance auditorium where many of the large events are held and the adjoining dining hall. The nearly 20 year-old facility needs to be modernized to meet the growing needs […]
Puja Samithi of Greater Houston (PSGH) Celebrates Durga Puja in Style
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: Under the able leadership and guidance of Houston’s favorite priest Dr. Bishnupada Goswami, PSGH celebrated Durga Puja at the ISKCON temple grounds the weekend of Nov 19 to 21. The spiritual ambience and setting of the Puja this year, created a divine atmosphere. The festivities started on Thursday with decorating the […]
Vande Mataram
By Jai Sehgal HOUSTON: Vande Mataram was written and publicized by Indian poet Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1881 and was adopted as the national song of India on January 24, 1950, after having its first two verses adopted by the Congress Working Committee in 1937. The root word, Vande, comes from the Sanskit word Vand, […]
Krazy for Kishore Brings the Community Together for the Akhil Autism Foundation
A night filled with music, laughs and emotional moments. The Krazy for Kishore event hosted by band Kalamanch USA, a fund raiser for Akhil Autism Foundation was a huge success for raising money and awareness for a well worthy cause. The Master of Ceremonies for the event was celebrity chef and TV host, Kunal Lamba of Kawan Kitchen […]
Muhammad Saeed Sheikh Receives the United States President’s Lifetime Achievement Award
HOUSTON: President Donald Trump awarded Muhammad Saeed Sheikh the “President’s Lifetime Achievement Award 2018, the most prestigious Civil honor which is bestowed to citizens for their contribution to our nation for the most outstanding volunteer services throughout their lifetime. The award was presented by President George W. Bush, in a ceremony organized by S. Javaid Anwar […]
