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 […]
Pakistan successfully test-fires first submarine-launched cruise missile: ISPR
The range of the missile is 450 kilometres, the DG ISPR said. Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa congratulated the team behind the launch and the nation on the development, Maj Gen Ghafoor said. The missile was launched from an undisclosed location in the Indian Ocean, Radio Pakistan reported. Click here to read […]
Mamata Banerjee says demonetisation brought people to ‘brink of disaster’
Kolkata/New Delhi: Two months after the demonetisation move, the Narendra Modi government is still in the crosshairs of the opposition with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee saying people were on the “brink of disaster” and urged President Pranab Mukherjee to intervene while former prime minister Manmohan Singh asserted it will adversely affect India’s gross […]
PM Modi: Worshippers of black money portraying note ban as anti-people
Some “worshippers of black money” were projecting the November 8 demonetisation exercise carried out by the Indian government as anti-people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told over 6,000 delegates from the Indian diaspora at the inauguration of the 14th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Sunday. “Friends, after coming here you may have heard about […]
HWS Begins the New Year with Blessings from Durga Mata!
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It is considered an auspicious beginning of the New Year when the blessings of the Goddess Durga, the Invincible One, are invoked to protect you through the coming months. And the Hindu Worship Society on Wirtcrest Road commenced it with jut that fervor at its annual Mata di Chowki on the […]
Sri Meenakshi Temple Celebrates the Arrival of New Year 2017
By Akilan Gopal & S. Narayanan PEARLAND: Long before the dawn of the New Year, devotees were gathered at Sri Meenakshi Temple Society (MTS) to bid farewell to 2016 and to welcome 2017. The special midnight pooja has become a regular feature at MTS with many devotees braving the winter cold for the occasion. The […]
Bollywood Shake Rings in 2017 at its New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball!
HOUSTON: Bollywood Shake hosted its 3rd Annual New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball 2017 at Safari Texas Ranch Grand Ballroom on December 31. The guest list included the cream of Houston crowd who rang in the New Year with style, glamour and excitement! After successful events for the last two years, there was a lot of […]
Who Said Seniors Don’t Have New Year’s Fun?
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Whoever said that seniors – and that too Indian seniors – don’t like to have fun on New Year’s Eve certainly didn’t tell this bunch who crammed into the party hall of Haveli Kebab and Grill on Hillcroft. So what if it was just two days before the actual day: it […]
Home4Pet is a New True Friend for Pet Owners in India
NEW DELHI: Human-animal relationships can be traced back to the early days of civilization. Dogs, cats, horses and camels would travel around with human groups and became Man’s trusted companions and also their source of wellbeing. Fast forward to modern times and they still continue to be our best pals. India has been recognized as […]
Chamber President 2016: Joya Shukla
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: Joya Shukla went from volunteering at an IACCGH event to being nominated to the Board of Directors to Chamber President all in the span of a few years. In 2016, Joya put her heart into ‘chambering’ as her daughter calls it advancing the healthcare initiative, International Internship program, and events for young […]
A Dream and Tons of Determination
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: In 2003, IACCGH member Khalid (Ken) Parekh waded into the tech world with $100, a dream and tons of determination. That determination won him the Houston Business Journal’s 40 under 40 Award not once but twice – a rare honor. Khalid’s success story as an immigrant is inspiring. At 18, he […]
India’s 68th Republic Day
By Sanjay Sohoni HOUSTON: ICC is pleased to celebrate India’s 68th Republic Day on Saturday, January 21, 2017 between 1 to 8 pm at Stafford Center, Cash Road, Stafford, Texas 77477. We have planned variety of entertainment and educative programs to display India’s diverse cultural by way of folk, classical dances, skits, yoga, Antakshari, Quiz […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Loonki or Namakdani (The Spice Box)
Learning to make food dishes well requires a basic understanding of some of the fundamentals involved in the cooking process. Each type of cuisine has its own ingredients and it’s important to known how these will play with each other to create the desired flavor of the dish. While most cuisines of the world are […]
Atif Aslam: Pehli Dafa Song Teaser | Ileana D’Cruz | Releasing 6 Jan 2017
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Koffee With Karan 5: Jacqueline Fernandez And Sidharth Malhotra Are Not Shy on The Couch
After the ‘romantic’ ninth episode of Karan Johar’s chat show Koffee With Karan, that featured Shahid Kapoor and his wife Mira Rajput, actors Jacqueline Fernandez and Sidharth Malhotra are all set to nail the show with their humour, ‘adult talks’ and looks. The episode’s teaser was unveiled by the makers of the show on Sunday […]
Confirmed: Salman Khan To Host ‘Raees’ Shah Rukh Khan on Bigg Boss 10
Superstars Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are all set to take their friendshipnama a step ahead as the Karan Arjun co-stars will reunite on the small screen once again. Shah Rukh will promote his January-release Raees on Salman’s television show Bigg Boss 10 in one of the upcoming segments for the show in Lonavala. […]
Jhanvi Kapoor does a hot photoshoot ahead of her grand Bollywood debut
Yes, looks like Sridevi’s daughter is all set to sizzle the silver screen. Jhanvi Kapoor’s hot photoshoot hints that the young lady is ready to walk on her mommy’s footsteps. Buzz was that Jhanvi was to be a part of Student Of The Year sequel along with Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh’s daughter Sara Ali […]
