Meena Agrawal
It is with great sadness we inform you that Meena Agrawal, Treasurer and Board Member of IACAN passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2016 around 8 PM. On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 evening she experienced respiratory and heart failure. She was rushed to The Methodist Hospital, Sugar Land. She was in coma and never recovered. […]
“Dealing with Uncertainty with Certainty” Workshop at JVB Preksha Meditation Center
By Seema Jain HOUSTON: As part of community outreach, JVB Houston Center organized its second workshop of I-Choose for year 2016, a program for young professionals on Dealing with Uncertainty with Certainty. The event was held on Sunday, April 17 from 1PM – 2:30 PM inside JVB’s Pyramid Hall and was conducted by distinguished speaker Alok Jain, […]
Chaitra Sud Purnima: Hanuman Jayanti
HOUSTON: The temple celebrated Hanuman Jayanti on Friday, April 22. The pooja started around 2:00 pm, which was followed by havan and aarti. Mahaprasad was served after aarti and was sponsored by Shiv Sagar. The temple is open daily from 8 am to 8 pm and everyday aarti is performed at 7:30 pm. The Gauri […]
Dr. Arvind Patel Honored with a Prestigious “Hall of Fame”Award
By Dinesh Shah HOUSTON: American Association of Drilling Engineers – AADE recently honored Dr. Arvind Patel with a prestigious “Hall of Fame” award for his extensive research in oil drilling fluid industry of more than fifty worldwide companies. In 1973, he earned his PH.D. degree from University of North Texas and worked in the academic […]
How to Prepare for Testing in the Springtime
Spring may signal the home stretch of the school year, but it also marks the beginning of state exams. Many states will be administering state-wide testing during this time to assess how students will perform in college and in future jobs, so it’s important for kids to start getting prepared. Best in Class has a […]
Laal Rang Movie Review
STORY: Shankar (Randeep Hooda) is the kingpin of the thriving business of blood-theft in Karnal (Haryana). To get better access to blood-banks, he enrolls himself in a government college where he meets Rajesh. The latter is enamored by Shankar’s aura. They become thick friends and partners-in-crime. But greed and ego changes their equation. REVIEW: The best thing […]
Santa Banta Pvt. Ltd. Movie Review
STORY: Two Punjabi men, who pride themselves for being inconsequential to the world, are sent off on a vital undercover mission. The Indian ambassador of Fiji get kidnapped and mistaking them for secret agents, RAW head sends them to bring back the bureaucrat. REVIEW: This film gives annoying a new meaning. It takes special kind of talent […]
The Kapil Sharma Show: All the best and ruthless jabs made at Kejriwal
All of Kapil Sharma’s fans waited so eagerly for this day and were not left disappointed by his brand new show. However, we can’t say the same for Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his fans. The Kapil Sharma Show, aired its first episode last night (Saturday) and Kapil and his merry band of brothers […]
Huma Qureshi to play Tom Cruise’s leading lady in The Mummy?
After Deepika Padukone (xXx: Xander Cage Returns) and Priyanka Chopra’s (Baywatch) high-profile Hollywood launches, Bollywood actor Huma Qureshi may snag a big film in the west. The Wasseypur actor has auditioned for the third instalment of The Mummy franchise featuring Hollywood A-listers Tom Cruise and Sophia Boutella , her official spokersperson has confirmed. “Huma has recently auditioned […]
Santa Banta Pvt. Ltd. Official Trailer with Subtitle | Boman Irani, Vir Das, Neha Dhupia
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Athletes split over Salman as Olympics ambassador, IOA stands firm
Bollywood star Salman Khan’s appointment as the goodwill ambassador of India’s Rio Olympics contingent prompted strong reactions from the sports fraternity and social media users. Sportspersons, including wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt and sprint legend Milkha Singh criticised the Indian Olympic Association’s move to appoint Khan, who has previously courted controversy for involvement in a drink-driving case […]
Indian-Americans join anti-deportation rally in US
WASHINGTON: A large number of Indian -Americans and people from the South Asian community joined a massive rally in front of the US Supreme Court in support of Obama Administration’s plans to deferdeportation of four million illegal immigrantswhose children are US citizens. The Supreme Court, which is hearing the case, is now split on the Obama Administration’s plans to […]
Malaysia introduces e-visa for Indian tourists
MUMBAI: In a bid to tap a larger share of the Indian outbound travel, Malaysian Government has introduced the Electronic Travel Authorization Visa (e-visa) for a short visit to Malaysia. Currently, the e-visa facility is available to Indians residing in India only and is valid for a single journey stay of maximum 30 days in […]
India-born Reuben brothers top UK rich list, Hindujas at No 2
LONDON: Britain’s annual rich list released on Sunday has a distinctly Indian flavour with two sets of India-born brothers — Reuben and the Hinduja — grabbing the top two slots. Mumbai-born tycoons David and Simon Reuben have topped ‘The Sunday Times’ Rich List 2016 with a fortune of 13.1 billion pounds, followed by the Hinduja […]
Mallya’s passport revoked, but why bringing him back may not be easy
The foreign ministry may have revoked liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s passport on Enforcement Directorate’s (ED’s) request, but officials say a long legal battle stands in the way of bringing the businessman back to India. Mallya, known for his flashy lifestyle, left the country on March 2 after calls for his arrest and is believed to be in […]
China keen to invest more in India
Moscow: China has complimented India for “doing a good job” in maintaining an impressive growth rate despite a global slowdown and is keen on working together to push for reforms in the international financial system to offset the inherent weaknesses. Stating that his country was keen to ramp up investments in India, Chinese foreign minister Wang […]
Imran announces anti-corruption movement in Sindh, rally in Lahore
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, addressing a large crowd at Islamabad’s F9 park, announced the start of an anti-corruption movement in Sindh from April 26, and a rally in Lahore on May 1. “Starting April 26, we will launch an anti-corruption movement in Sindh,” announced Imran. The PTI chairman also announced a rally […]
After Chief Justice breaks down, PM proposes a closed-door meeting
NEW DELHI: After the Chief Justice of India (CJI) broke down in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday on the issue of the overworked judiciary, the PM proposed a closed-door meeting with him to discuss manpower issues and judicial reforms. The PM’s invitation came in response to CJI TS Thakur’s impassioned speech at […]
