Kajol to be a part of Karan Johar’s next after Shah Rukh Khan’s Dilwale
After giving a blockbuster alongside the king of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan, quintessential beauty Kajol is back with another good news for her fans. For all those who were wondering when will you see her dazzling on the screen yet again, well here’s your answer. When popular director Karan Johar makes a film, how can you not expect […]
CRY America Calls for Support to Make Children’s Dreams a Reality
HOUSTON: CRY- Child Rights and You America Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization that works to restore the rights of underprivileged children, especially in India, hosted its first annual benefit dinner “Spread the Love” on February 28, at the Stafford Civic Center, Stafford. The dinner committee included Dr. Tina Pariani, Ruchika Dias, Pavan Lakku, Huralain Kothari, […]
Community Learns About Various Tax Issues at IACCGH Seminar
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: IACCGH’s Outreach Program – a tax seminar designed to educate the community on various tax issues, attracted many members of the Indo American community on February 28, at India House. CPA Ajit Thakur moderated the presentations. He highlighted three issues that were of growing concern – identity theft, tax reporting of […]
Career Insights on Business and Technology Consulting
HOUSTON: IITAGH co-hosted a panel discussion on Business and Technology Consulting with the Rice Indo American Business Club. The event was held at Rice University, Jones Graduate Business School on Saturday, Feb 27, from 2pm to 4:30pm. Between the three panelists: Rama Manne (Partner at Infosys), Amit Bhandari (Associate Partner at IBM) and Shyam Chulki […]
Texas A&M University School of Law Distinguished Speaker Series
FORT WORTH:Harish Parvathaneni, Consul General of India in Houston attended as Keynote Speaker at the Center for Law and Intellectual Property Distinguished Speaker Series followed by a Panel Discussion co-hosted by Texas A&M University School of Law and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Wednesday, February 24, at Texas A&M School of Law, Fort Worth, […]
Ashok Garg Felicitated for Leading the Chamber in 2015
IACCGH thanks Past President Ashok Garg for an extraordinary year of leading the Chamber and elevating it to greater heights. His vision, innovative approach and commitment to the Chamber’s mission of promoting economic growth in the Greater Houston region made 2015 a banner year for IACCGH.
Masi Magam Celebrations at Sri Meenakshi Temple
By M.K.Sriram PEARLAND: Masi Magam, a special event for Lord Murugan was celebrated by Sri Meenakshi Temple on Feb 22. This auspicious day usually falls on the Magam nakshathra of the Tamil month Masa (Generally Feb 15 – March 15). This year’s event had more significance because it coincides with Maha Magam festival celebrated once […]
Indo-American Heritage Day Celebration: March 26
HOUSTON: The preservation and promulgation of a community’s history are important aspects of a civilization. Through a decade long community service, the Foundation for India Studies (FIS) has accomplished a remarkable series of projects to enrich the understanding of India’s contributions to the world as well as to the understanding of the role of the […]
Ramayana Navaham by Disciple of HH Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji and Namadwaar Anniversary Celebrations
MANVEL: Sri Poornimaji, an excellent speaker and disciple of HH Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji, will visit Houston in March. She will present a 9-day discourse series in English on Srimad Ramayanam from Saturday March 12 to Sunday March 20 at Houston Namadwaar prayer house in the Pearland area, at 6:30 pm every evening. Sri Poornimaji […]
Hypnotherapy: A Powerful Tool for Human Well Being and Health Care
HOUSTON: Hypnotherapy…the moment we hear this word, our mind immediately connects it to HYPNOSIS; which brings images of stage shows, magic and then the fear of being controlled. Perhaps, there is no other word which induces awe, curiosity, excitement, and fear all at the same time. Hypnosis and hypnotherapy is a science involving the human […]
SoS Hosts Legal Panel to Cross Court Room Barriers, Make Personal Links
By Kristi Rangel Houston: As a part of its Speakers Series, the Share Our Secrets (SoS) Program hosted a unique Judge and Lawyer Day designed to break down the walls of the court room by allowing its members to make personal connections with some of Houston’s top legal professionals. Share Our Secrets (SoS) is an […]
Asia Cup: Unbeaten India face bruised Sri Lanka
Victories over Bangladesh and Pakistan have left MS Dhoni’s Indian cricket team at the top of the Asia Cup points table with four – the hosts have four too, but from three games – and victory over Sri Lanka at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday will put them in pole position […]
Find out who are the ‘finalists’ in Sony TV’s Power Couple
Sony Entertainment Television’s latest reality show Power Couple (Colosceum India) won accolades for its unique concept. As the series is gradually heading towards its Grand Finale, we are about to reveal the top two finalists. Already brainstorming who these lovely couples can be? Well the names of the lucky contestants are Naved Jafri-Sayeeda Jafri and Shahwar Ali-Marcela […]
Missed the Aashiqui 2 couple? Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur are BACK to woo you with their chemistry!
It was on the cards for a long time that there will be a Bollywood remake of the famous Tamil romantic film, OK Kanmani. Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur had been roped in to play the leads. And now, the official first look of the movie is out. And it is sweet and adorable in so many ways. The […]
Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive Movie Review
STORY: After quitting his thriving halwai business in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk to make a career in films, Sharma (Manish Paul) strikes gold with his directorial debut that features Paddhi (Pradhuman Singh), who is a spitting image of Osama Bin Laden. Osama’s untimely death shatters their plans of a sequel. Meanwhile, both FBI and a Mujhahideen organisation […]
Aligarh Movie Review
STORY: The film is inspired by the real life ordeal of 64-year-old Professor Siras (played by Manoj Bajpayee), who was suspended by the Aligarh University for being homosexual. He was ostracised by the society at large and subjected to physical and psychological torture for his sexual preference. Rookie journalist Dipu Sebastian (Rajkummar Rao) is the man who sees […]
Rupee closes stronger at 68.42 per dollar as Jaitley sticks to fiscal deficit target
Mumbai: The Indian rupee strengthened against the US dollar, and bond yield dropped, after finance minister Arun Jaitley said the government will retain the fiscal deficit target of 3.5% of the gross domestic product (GDP) for fiscal 2017. The gains in the rupee were also due to improved fiscal deficit. The rupee closed at 68.42, up […]
Narendra Modi’s budget, in policy shift, expected to focus on rural India
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the budget unveiled on Monday to appeal to India’s rural poor, officials familiar with his thinking said, in a strategy shift that could boost his ruling party in coming state elections but disappoint investors. His government is expected to increase spending on agriculture, health and social sectors, a change […]
Naagin’s Mouni Roy aka Shivaanya denies engagement rumours!
When they first came together on screen as Devi Sati and Mahadev, people could not help but gush about the unmistakable chemistry between Mohit Raina and Mouni Roy. Pretty soon, rumour mills were abuzz about how the two were a couple. Mohit Raina and Mouni Roy have never discussed their personal lives in the media. They prefer to keep it […]
