Dr Harish Chander Khera 1939-2015
Dr. Harish Chander Khera passed away on September 26, 2015 in Houston, Texas at the age of 76. He was born in Dera Ismail Khan, India on June 22, 1939. He was a highly regarded General Surgeon whose abilities were only matched by his work ethic and character. Dr. Khera will best be remembered for […]
Dr. Vasanta Lakshmi Putcha, PhD 1946-2015
Vasanta Lakshmi Putcha, a long time resident of Houston, a role model, a respected NASA scientist, an intellectual and lover of Indian fine arts and a woman of many talents, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2015 after a tragic car accident the Wednesday before, September 23. Reportedly she suffered a stroke while driving and […]
Magical Bows and Strings of Ganesh Kumaresh bring Musical Downpour in Greater Houston
By Nalini Sadagopan WOODLANDS:On September 5, we entered the beautifully decorated Berry Center Auditorium of Greater Houston for an unforgettable evening of music by world-renowned violin virtuosos Ganesh and Kumaresh. The brothers, dressed in deep blue and dark attires, appeared to be impregnated musical clouds that drenched the packed audience with a brilliant musical downpour. […]
Bala Vihar Houston Pledges, “Unto Him Our Best”
By Padmashree Rao HOUSTON: They said it with words and music. They showed it with symbols. Spoken or symbolic, the essence was that of pure love. With happy faces, bright colors, beautiful flowers, glowing lamps, a poetic pledge, and a spirited presentation, the members of Chinmaya Mission Houston welcomed another new year of Bala Vihar […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Bhature wale Chole (Chickpeas for Deep Fried Bread)
If ever there was a Punjabi dish that took off all over India, it probably has to be chole bhature (chick peas and deep fried bread). It is a dish that is at once spicy, eaten with plenty of garnishes like raw onions, sprinkled with chopped coriander leaves, achaar (pickles) and with those long, spicy […]
Guilty or Innocent: Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor pass their BIG judgement on Priyanka Chopra’s Quantico character
Ahead of Quantico premiere, B-Towners participate in a fun guessing game at the GQ Awards Priyanka Chopra’s American telly series, Quantico premieres tonight and the thrill and excitement around it is almost palpable. A while ago, Priyanka had shared the latest promo of the show on Twitter where she is arrested for being involved in one of […]
Priyanka Chopra makes it to the top spot in Entertainment Weekly’s The Must List
All hail Priyanka Chopra! Queen Pri is here to rule the world. America is currently taken over by the PC wave with posters of her upcoming American telly series, Quantico all across USA and great things being said about her everywhere. We earlier informed you how the western media has gone all cray over PC with only words of […]
Ranveer Singh excited about endorsing his fav sports brand
Bollywood’s livewire performer Ranveer Singh has joined the league of celebrities like Pharrell Williams, Rita Ora and Kanye West! He has been roped in to endorse streetwear label adidas Originals, in India. Thrilled about his collaboration with adidas Originals, Ranveer said in a statement, “I am totally stoked to represent a brand that I grew up loving and has […]
11 facts about Tamasha star Ranbir Kapoor that you may NOT know!
It is Ranbir Kapoor‘s birthday today and while he works on his next film, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil in London, we celebrate the young star’s birthday back here in India. While we know a lot about theTamasha actor, a few things about him are still unknown to most of us. So as a special birthday gift to Ranbir and all […]
Origin of Durga – The Mythology
Devi is the great goddess of the Hindus,the consort of Shiva and she is worshiped in various forms corresponding to her two aspects: benevolence and fierceness. She is Uma, “light”; Gauri, “yellow or brilliant”; Parvati, “the mountaineer”; and Jagatmata, “the-mother-of-the-world” in her milder guise. The terrible emanations are Durga “the inaccessible”; Kali, “the black”; Chandi, […]
In U.S. visit, Francis was caring but cautious
With a generous spirit and palpable affection for American values, Pope Francis won the nation’s heart during his six-day visit that ended Sunday. With his commitment to unchanging church doctrine, he disappointed some who yearn for reform. His message was pastoral, a series of dramatic reminders of man’s obligations toward the needy, the stranger, the […]
Abhinav Bindra clinches gold medal at Asian AirGun Championship
NEW DELHI: Beijing Olympics champion Abhinav Bindra produced some excellent shooting to clinch the gold while London Games bronze medallist Gagan Narang failed to finish on the podium in the men’s 10m Air Rifle event of the Asian AirGun Championships on Sunday. 32-year-old Bindra, who won gold in 2008 Olympics in 10m Air Rifle event, […]
PM Modi at Facebook: ‘Like’ all the way
SAN JOSE: It was “Like” all the way. Facebook headquarters in Silicon Valley provided India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi the perfect platform to showcase his social media skills and vision for Digital India at a townhall meeting where he and his host Mark Zuckerberg began by sharing intimate stories. In a seldom-told episode that will become […]
Here’s What a Man Consumed and Overcame His Diabetes Without Medicine!
Four years ago a young men was diagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure. Taking insulin and high blood pressure pills was inevitable. By consuming raw fruits and vegetables he succeeded in overcoming his illness! He discovered accidentally only 4 years ago that he had diabetes. Namely, he constantly felt thirst. When he went to […]
Vijay Amritraj hails Sania Mirza for putting tennis on front page
MUMBAI: Heartily praising India’s tennis queen Sania Mirza, former Davis Cup captain Vijay Amritraj on Wednesday said that the Hyderabadi has been instrumental in taking the game of tennis to the front page of newspapers with her grand exploits on the women’s circuit. “For me what is so wonderful is when our sports gets on […]
Stampede at haj kills 717 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
MINA (Saudi Arabia): A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more on Thursday on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to strike the annual haj pilgrimage in more than two decades. At least 863 pilgrims were injured in the crush, said the Saudi civil defence […]
PM Modi dines with Fortune 500 CEOs, invites them to ‘Make in India’
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top CEOs in the US, listing the various sectors that India has opened up for investments and inviting the US business leaders to ‘Make in India’. “Reform in governance is my number 1 priority. We are for simplified procedures, speedy decision making, transparency and accountability,” Modi told the top […]
