History of Yoga- Screening of Movie Followed by Lecture
By Noopur Sapatnekar HOUSTON: SEWA international hosted screening of the documentary-History of Yoga at Keshav Smriti on April 16, and Woodlands Hindu Temple on April 17. The movie followed by a lecture was presented by Ramji Om (researcher and script writer for the documentary) and Deepika Kothari (Debut documentary producer). Ramji OM is MSc in […]
HMM Celebrates Maharashtrian Padwa
By Shilpa Nagle HOUSTON: Houston Maharashtra Mandal organized yet another great program on the occasion of Gudi Padawa, Hindu new year. Almost 250 people attended the event. This event started with traditional way by performing Gudi pooja, by two elderly couples from community. The importance of Gudi Padawa and introduction of program was nicely narrated […]
C@deFest 2.2 a Success
By Pijush Paul HOUSTON: On April 2, IIT Alumni of Greater Houston (IITAGH) and the Houston Community College (HCC) hosted the second C@deFest 2.2 at HCC Alief Campus for the greater Houston high school students and HCC college students. This six hour event was intended to provide hands on experiences on developing a website and […]
Tagore Week Celebration 2016
HOUSTON: To commemorate Tagore’s 155th Birth anniversary and his legacy of literature, music, art and inspirational global vision, Tagore Society of Houston (TSH) has arranged a gala dinner and a panel discussion on April 30 at 6 pm at the India House. Swadesh Chatterjee, the driving force behind the passage of US-India civilian nuclear deal […]
Sri Meenakshi Pattabhishekam at Sri Meenakshi Temple
By Haripriya Sundar PEARLAND: What a grand sight it was to see many devotees gathered in the newly renovated Sri Meenakshi Temple on Saturday evening, April 16. It was windy and clouds were looming overhead, but that didn’t stop the devotees from attending the Meenakshi Pattabhishekam. Inside the Main Temple, there were three sets of […]
BIHU Celebration by Assamese Community
By Runmee Barbara HOUSTON: On April 9, at Woodlands, the Assamese community got together to herald and celebrate the advent of spring. The Houston Assamese Community celebrated its 36th Bihu celebration this year. BIHU is the national festival of Assam, a far North-Eastern state of India. Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu is the festival that […]
Broadway in Colors of Bollywood
HOUSTON: Bollywood & Broadway are almost like as chalk & cheese and yet leave it to dance maestro Mahesh Mahbubani and the amazingly talented crew at Naach Houston to put these words together and create a truly global melting pot of a dance show. The result promises to be an amazing show enthroned in Dance, […]
Texas Oncology Cancer Prevention Series: I Don’t Have Cancer – So Why am I Seeing an Oncologist?
Hematology is the specialty that addresses blood disorders. It is an area that does not get much publicity, but is one where many patients need the services of a specialist. This month, Dr. Muffaddal Morkas discusses the specialty of hematology and its interaction with oncology. Vivek S. Kavadi, M.D. By Muffaddal Morkas If you ask […]
Unexpectedly, Uber and Other Ride Shares Spread the Wealth in India
By Jawahar Malhotra NEW DELHI: I took my umpteenth ride in an Uber cab the other night and was still marvelling at the way the system works in India when I got another important lesson when the system broke down. With headlights coming straight at him and the bumpy road suddenly becoming two lanes in […]
Nik Nikam Network (NNN Media)
HOUSTON: NNN Media started as an hour-long talk show in October 2013 and has evolved into a full-fledged YouTube TV channel, “NIK NIKAM (NNN Media),” with 1000 subscribers, 800+ videos, and more than 790,000 views. NNN Media has created a platform to showcase our community’s highlights, and its host, Dr. Nik Nikam, has interviewed more […]
In pics: Kate Middleton, William attend a royal Bollywood reception
What happened when Bollywood royalty like Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan met the royals, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton? Instant shock and awe! Khan, who met the royal couple at a meet-and-greet organised in Mumbai, told PTI, “It was very nice. They are so elegant and beautiful. […]
Curfew in Mehsana after violent Patel stir; protesters call for shutdown
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home district in Gujarat was brought under curfew and internet services suspended on Sunday after more than two dozen people were wounded as Patidar pro-reservation campaigners clashed with police, demanding jailed leader Hardik Patel’s release. Violence revisited Mehsana , which is chief minister Anandiben Patel’s home district too, when thousands of members […]
India may make citizenship process for Pakistani Hindus easier
NEW DELHI: The government on Sunday announced that it proposes to simplify procedures for grant of Indian citizenship to minority Hindus from Pakistan. The proposal also envisages allowing “minority communities of Pakistan staying in India on a Long Term Visa” to buy property, open bank accounts and obtain permanent account number (PAN) and Aadhaar number, […]
UK parliament panel opens inquiry into treatment of Indian students
LONDON: A British parliamentary panel has launched a formal inquiry into the treatment of international students, majority of them Indian, who were accused of cheating on English language tests and forced to leave the UK. The House of Commons’ home affairs select committee, chaired by Indian-origin Labour MP Keith Vaz, launched the inquiry into the […]
US to take action against Indian students extending their stay
WASHINGTON: The US will take action against 306 Indian students caught in a sting operation for allegedly trying to extend their stay in the country illegally, a top US State Department official said on Tuesday. “For the most part, they all came on legitimate student visas. It was actually when they were in country that […]
Investors cheer Infosys’s upbeat guidance
Infosys Ltd’s March quarter revenues have grown by 1.6% sequentially to $2.446 billion, slightly lower than the Street’s expectation of 1.9% growth. Profit margins were higher than expected, but largely because of a squeeze on hiring and partly due to a write-back of provision for doubtful receivables. The key US market grew just by 0.6% […]
India, US pledge increased cooperation to crack down on tax evasion
New Delhi: India and the US will work together to ensure that information under the latter’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, is fully reciprocal. Under FATCA, which came into effect last year, Indian financial institutions are mandated to report accounts maintained by US taxpayers to the US government. But so far there has been […]
The Jungle Book has earned Rs 74 crore in first week and it’s a big deal
The critics and fans are equally pleased with this one. Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book is running strong at the Indian box office and has collected over Rs 70 crore in its opening week. Released in India in four different languages (English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu), the film brings a story straight from the enchanting […]
TOIFA 2016: Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra ROCK the stage with their performances!
Bollywood superstars Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan enthralled the stage with their mesmerising performance at the TOIFA Awards in Dubai tonight.Recently, the reigning stars’ pictures went viral while they were rehearsing for their particular performances and now we get you the inside pictures from the awards. SRK like always was a show-stealer, he did his signature […]
Naagin: Shesha backstabs Shivanya and it will break your heart!
Yamini is going mad with her new found powers from the naagmani. She organizes a pooja that will end up giving her each and every strand of power that the unworldly gem has to offer. But she needs a shape shifting snake woman to participate in the ritual for it to work. Now knowing Shivanya in […]
