Center for Gayatri Consciousness Opens in Katy with Grand Celebrations
By Gayatri Pariwar Houston KATY: The grand opening and pran pratishtha ceremony for the new temple of ma Gayatri in Katy called “The Center for Gayatri Consciousness” took place very successfully in the presence of five saints from Shantikunj ashram, Haridwar India. Resp. Dr. O.P Sharma ji, Resp. Shri V.P. Tripathi ji, Resp. Shri Shantilal […]
Dance : The Passion of my life-Tanusree Shankar
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: On talking to Tanusree Shankar, one would not know the Indian dance royalty that she belongs to. Although hailing from the family of the late Uday Shankar, Ananda Shankar and Ravi Shankar, her modesty and humility are indeed striking. She carries herself with such poise and graciousness, that one and all […]
Gandhi’s First Experiment in Satyagraha
Great Summer Project For children! Enter Mahatma Gandhi Week 2015 Essay, I-Tribute, Poster and Speech contests. Visit gandhilibrary.org for registration and more information. All school going children can participate! These contests are being organized to create higher awareness of the inspiring life and work of Mahatma Gandhi to promote universal values of Truth, Non-Violence, Love […]
Iron Man: Khurram Khan
HOUSTON: Trodding the finish line on May 16, with a 15:39:41 completion time with a dual Pakistan/USA flag across his back, the first Pakistani American made history at the IRONMAN North American Championship Texas 2015. “I am lost for words, breathless and frozen – Wow”. These were the silent yet emotional words still jogging in Khurram Khan’s head after a relentless fight of […]
Sewa Lead Interns Explore Grass Root Community Work with Texans Together
By Anoushka Giri HOUSTON:Television, newscasts and other mediums provide the well-to-do middle class a glimpse at the “worlds” of those it has solely seen as part of a statistic, another demographic, another poverty-stricken neighborhood stained upon the comfortable lives that the otherwise middle class suburban background offers. We hear of the strifes and it’s enough […]
South Asian Youth Alliance Holds 4th Maiden Event: Coffee with The CEO
By Hafeeza Shaikh HOUSTON: South Asian Youth Alliance (SAYA), an initiative of Indian Muslims Association of Greater Houston ( IMAGH), was launched on April 27, 2014, to help the South Asian Young Adults, find mentors, develop leadership skills, build a peer supported network, and learn about their heritage. SAYA’s goal is to have young representatives […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes:Tori te Wadiyan (Zucchini Squash & Dumplings)
In North India, the gourd or squash that is really widely available and used is the tauri, the short, thin and dark green variety that is commonly called zucchini in the US. The most used is the long, smooth and stout, leaf green squash which resembles a bottle, called ghia or kadoo and known as […]
Baking Soda: The Nightmare Of The Pharmaceutical Industry
According to the result of research findings, cancer is a lactic acid, which is formed when a certain kind of fungus or mold lives in an environment devoid of oxygen. It was also discovered that by passing a very high concentration of oxygen molecules through cancer cells, it could destroy them completely. It is really […]
Shah Rukh will beat Salman Khan at the box office in 2016, says fans!
Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan have known each other for the longest time. In fact, the two have even shared screen space a few times as well. Though their friendship went kaput few years back, as of now they are back to being friends. And everyone is super thrilled about the same. However, these two superstars […]
Drashti Dhami – Siddhant Karnick’s Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani to replace Jodha Akbar from July 27
After being missing from the scene for a while, Drashti Dhami will be back to television with a new show, Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani, which also stars Siddhant Karnick. The show sent waves ever since its first teaser was out and with its promo, fans simply went gaga opver Drashti’s de-glam avatar. Well, here’s […]
Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan leave Shah Rukh Khan behind to make it into Forbes Rich List
Bollywood stalwarts Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni are among the world’s 100 highest-paid celebrities, according to the Forbes’ annual list which is topped by American boxer Floyd Mayweather. The Forbes 2015 list ofCelebrity 100: The World’s Top-Paid Entertainers 2015 has been topped by Mr Mayweather with earnings of $ 300 million. […]
Elder brothers of Lord Krishna–what happened to them?
It all started with the happy wedding of Devaki and Vasudeva. The cousin sister of Kamsa, Devaki, was getting married to a friend of Kamsa. Kamsa was very happy and he was driving the chariot himself to see them off. Click here for more…
‘Indian-Americans provide important bridge between India, US’
WASHINGTON: The small but influential Indian-American community provides an important bridge between India and the United States, American lawmakers have said. “We look forward to building the relationship between India and the United States and we thank the community here for the bridge that they help provide so that these two great democracies can work […]
Immigrants should adopt American values, learn English: Jindal
WASHINGTON: Himself son of an immigrant parents from India, two-term Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal believes that immigrants in the US should learn English and adopt American values. In a video advertisement, launched by his super PAC, 44-year-old Jindal is first shown stating he is tired of hyphenated Americans, as he referred to labels such as […]
Bangladeshi newspaper mocks Indian team
NEW DELHI: Showing utter disrespect towards the Indian cricket team, a Bangladeshi newspaper has produced a fake ‘cutter’ advertisement, in which seven Indian cricketers are seen standing with their heads half-shaven. India had lost the three-match series 1-2 to give Bangladesh a historic bilateral series victory, following which certain sections of the Bangladesh media went […]
In a first, Islamic State fighters seize substantial territory in Afghanistan
SURKH DEWAL, Afghanistan: Fighters loyal to Islamic State have seized substantial territory in Afghanistan for the first time, witnesses and officials said, wresting areas in the east from rival Taliban insurgents in a new threat to stability. Witnesses who fled fighting in Nangarhar province said that hundreds of insurgents pledging allegiance to Islamic State pushed […]
New blood test detects Ebola within minutes
A new on-the-spot blood test can predict the deadly Ebola disease within minutes, according to results from a patient trial which also suggest the method is as accurate as the most widely-used laboratory-based test. The study is the first to show that a point-of-care Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) test is faster than and as sensitive as a […]
US Supreme Court rules gay marriage is legal nationwide
In a landmark 5-4 decision, Justice Anthony Kennedy writing for the majority ruled that marriage is a constitutional right for all. “No union is more profound than marriage,” he wrote, backed by the court’s four more liberal justices. It is unclear how soon marriage licences will be issued in states where gay unions were previously […]
