Bobby Jindal demits office as Louisiana governor
NEW YORK: Indian-American Bobby Jindal has demitted office as Louisiana governor at the end of his second four-year term, the media reported on Tuesday. He has been replaced by Bel Edwards, the only Democratic governor in the deep south. The 44-year-old, in an interview over the weekend, did not rule out another bid for the […]
2nd ODI: Another Rohit ton, another Indian defeat
For the second time in four days, Rohit Sharma caressed his way to a century against his favourite opposition, statistically, to take India past 300. For the second time in four days, Rohit ended up wearing a forlorn look as Australia chased over 300. For the third time in seven ODIs, Rohit ended up scoring […]
The Saints Within Us Seek Harmony in Oneness
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The message from each speaker who was asked to present to the congregation echoed very similar concepts, even as a few had allegiances to different religious institutions and may have been born into different faiths. In the tradition and custom of the Sant Nirankari Mission which had invited them to speak, […]
Partha Krishnaswamy: New President of Hindus of Greater Houston
HOUSTON: Partha Krishnaswamy is the new President of Hindus of Greater Houston An outstanding community organizer, Parthasarathy Krishnaswamy, literally lives up to his name and preserves the reputation the name enjoys among Hindus. Lord Krishna is known as Parthasarathy, as the charioteer for the warrior Arjun in the epic Mahabharat. The board of directors of […]
New Leadership at ICC Rings in the New Year
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Just over a month after the election of new Board members and Trustees, the India Culture Center held elections for the Executive Committee at India House this past Sunday, January 11. A large number of ICC board members and Trustees were on hand for the brief elections in which none of […]
A Longing Expression for Music Shared Freely and Often
By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: Upma Shah was in her element: the mistress of the stage; conducting the show, pointing out key community people in the crowd to come and say a few words; putting the final touches to their needs before asking the audience to be back in their seats “in ten minutes, no […]
Record Setting Fund-Raising By “ Ekal Vidyalaya” in 2015
By Prakash Waghmare “Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation – USA” (known as ‘Ekal-USA’) had record setting fund-raising in 2015. It raised over $6 million in USA alone and it has satellite Organizations in 10 different countries. Moreover, Ekal has just received a generous donation of $500,000 from Prabha Jhunjhunwala, daughter of Shri Madanlal Agarwala, who started Ekal […]
Club 65 Ended 2015 with a Bang
HOUSTON: A grand New Year’s eve party—a first for Club 65—was held at the Savoy banquet hall on the December 29, with a large attendance of members and some guests. The atmosphere was very festive and colorful with live music. There was enough place to dance and be comfortable without feeling crowded. Everyone was ready […]
Mumbai Suburb Rotary District Governor Elect Dr. Chandrashekhar Kolvekar Visits Houston
HOUSTON: Houston city saw a reunion of two active Rotarians 9000+ miles away from their hometown in Houston on December 30. Dr. Chandrashekhar Kolvekar, an Anesthesiologist by profession and District Governor Elect of Rotary International Dist. 3142 (comprising of 68 clubs around Mumbai) have been active in Rotary and Community Service circles for past 30 + years…. Dr. […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes:Rotiyan da Atta (Dough For Flatbread)
For a Punjabi, a meal without roti (flatbread), or some sort of bread, is like a day without sunshine! It’s practically impossible for most Punjabis to eat their daily meal without rotis, paranthas, naan, kulche, bathure or puris – all different types of flatbread (generally referred to as “rotiyan” or breads) made of wheat or […]
I will make Bigg Boss 9 entertaining: Imam Siddique
This man has always been one of the most entertaining contestants of Bigg Boss (Endemol & Colors). He alone can keep you glued to your television screens. Such is the charm of this man. We are talking about the fashion stylist and television personality Imam Siddique. Imam is all set to enter the Bigg Boss house with the sole purpose […]
Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi: Will Vikram help Ishaani re-unite with Ranveer?
Fans will get to see more scenes between the lead pair in the coming episodes The judaai of Ranveer (Shakti Arora) and Ishaani (Radhika Madan) has angered fans of the show till no end. This has been evident in the declining TRPs of the show. At last, the makers have decided to bring the lead closer and the track seems […]
Yeh Hai Mohabbatein: Will Ishita trace Rohit’s actual mother?
The adoption drama is what is keeping the viewers hooked for now After the ghost track and crocodile drama, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein has moved back to family related drama and suspense. As of now, the track is on Raman (Karan Patel) and Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) who are trying to make Romi (Aly Goni) understand that he loves Rohit though Sarika […]
Ki and Ka’s motion poster: The Arjun Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer looks totally HATKE!
Big B recently released the motion poster of the film through his social media handle! If an R. Balki film is coming in the forefront then you can definitely count on him to make your day with fresh and interesting cinematography. The director whose project Ki and Ka came under the spotlight much before its release […]
Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh go CRAZY at Dabboo Ratnani’s 2016 calendar shoot
The actors describe what their shots are like this time round… New year has begun with new aspirations and promises and it is also the time when the Bollywood stars get ready to look stunning and impressive on Dabboo Ratnani’s calendar.Everytime actors are seen in different avatars. There has been times when some actors have […]
Wazir box office collection: Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar’s film has earned an IMPRESSIVE Rs. 21.01 cr in 3 days!
Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar‘s Wazir looked like an intelligent thriller with some of the best brains from the industry at work in nearly every department. If it had AB and Farhan as the stellar performers, it had Vidhu Vinod Chopra behind the whole film. Someone who gave us a superlative films like Parinda, the expectations were huge but reviews of […]
Drink This First Thing In The Morning To Accelerate Your Metabolism And JUMPSTART Weight Loss!
Water is the most important nutrient that your overall health depends on. However, the temperature of drinking water matters as well. Lately, there’s been a lot of debate as to what is the proper temperature at which water should be drunk. Although there is a common routine of drinking water at room temperature or colder, […]
Pongal O’ Pongal: More than a Harvest Festival
Sadhguru looks at the significance of Pongal, celebrated in the month of Thai in the Tamil Calendar. Sadhguru: Celebrations at the time of the winter solstice have been universal in almost every culture on the planet. It is seen as the rising of the new sun. In ancient Rome, this was celebrated as Saturnalia, which means […]
Michelle invites Nadella for Obama’s last State of the Union address
WASHINGTON: Indian-American Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was today invited by US First Lady Michelle Obama for the last State of the Union Address of President Barack Obama this week. The White House today released names of two dozen individuals who have been invited by the First Lady as her guest to watch Obama delivering State […]
Al-Qaida threatens Saudis, US over execution of militants
CAIRO: The expert bomb-maker from al-Qaida’s Yemeni branch has threatened Saudi Arabia and the United States, vowing revenge for the Saudi execution of several militants earlier this month. Ibrahim bin Hassan al-Asiri says in an audio recording released Monday by the group’s official media that the militants were executed because they fought “Crusaders” occupying the […]
