ONGC shares rise after Q4 profit jumps 37% to Rs5,915 crore
NEW DELHI: Shares of State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC) gained 2% on Thursday after the company reported its highest profit in 17 quarters on back of higher oil prices. Fourth-quarter net profit jumped 37% to Rs. 5,915.12 crore compared to a profit of Rs. 4,340.18 crore in the same period last year, the […]
US receives over 5,000 tips on H-1B visa fraud on dedicated e-mail helpline: Official
WASHINGTON: More than 5,000 complaints of H-1B visa fraud and abuse have been received by a federal agency on a dedicated e-mail helpline that was launched by the Trump administration last year, an official said. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require […]
Leaving the summer behind: places to visit in India in June
You must be wondering about the perfect places to visit in June. For a summer of discontent is on us, as the month of June strikes into our lives. The world bathes in a burning yellow, and all you can hear in empty afternoons is the calling of the songbird. In such a scheme of things, it […]
Veere Di Wedding movie review: The Sonam Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor starrer is a fun ride
By Shubhra Gupta Veere Di Wedding movie review: The four ‘veeres‘, Kalindi (Kareena Kapoor), Avni (Sonam Kapoor), Sakshi (Swara Bhaskar) and Meera (Shikha Talsania), are a solid bunch despite their riches and their entitled troubles. Veere Di Wedding movie cast: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Swara Bhaskar, Shikha Talsania, Sumeet Vyas, Vivek Mushran, Neena Gupta, Manoj Pahwa, Anjum Rajabali […]
Stirring the Still Air
Meow Meow was his pet refrain as painter Jatin Das, grinning like a Cheshire cat, breezed through the opening of “Pankha”, an exhibition of hand fans at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts (IGNCA) recently. The showcase brings together 500 hand fans of the 8,500 that Das procured from across the world. Over 300 of […]
Indian American techie convicted of sexually assaulting ‘date’
WASHINGTON: An Indian American IT executive has been convicted of sexually assaulting, choking and beating a woman he met on a dating website and faces up to 25 years in jail, the media reported. Sanjay Tripathy, 48, of North Carolina was found guilty this week of criminal sex act, sex abuse, assault, strangulation and unlawful imprisonment in […]
6 surprising reasons you’re losing weight but not belly fat!
Despite eating healthy and doing strength and weight exercises, it is sometimes difficult to lose that darn stubborn belly fat. You may reach the desired result but when it comes to belly fat, you may feel disappointed. Indeed, with loss of weight, belly fat is ought to shrink but there is a possibility to lose weight disproportionately! The […]
22-year-old Indian-American running for California governor
HYDERABAD: A 22-year-old Indian-American IT professional, who has thrown his hat in the ring for the post of California governor, is drawing attention for more than one reason. Shubham Goel, a techie with roots in Uttar Pradesh, is drawing more and more eyeballs to his campaign blitz. He is there on the streets with his […]
Indian-American boy wins Spelling Bee contest
HOUSTON: Karthik Nemmani, a 14-year-old Indian-American boy, on Friday won the prestigious 5, taking home more than $42,000 in cash and prizes after correctly spelling “koinonia” to become the 14th champion from the community in 11 consecutive years. An eighth-grader from McKinney, Texas, Karthik won the spelling competition after numerous rounds against Naysa Modi, another Indian-American […]
Veere Di Wedding Trailer | Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhasker, Shikha Talsania| June 1
Madhya Pradesh: Congress accuses BJP of duplicating voter entries, EC orders probe
NEW DELHI: Hours after a Congress delegation, led by Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath, lodged a complaint with the Election Commission regarding discrepancies in the voters’ list of Madhya Pradesh, the poll watchdog ordered an investigation into the matter. Nath questioned how the number of voters increased by 40 per cent at a time when […]
Nipah under control, screening will continue till June 30: Kerala health minister K K Shailaja
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The high level meeting convened by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan decided to continue the screening for Nipah virus till June 30. The meeting was attended by the chief secretary, director general of police and officials from health and other departments. Health minister K K Shailaja joined the meeting through video conferencing from Kozhikode. The health minister said that […]
Informational Knowledge vs Practical Experience
Blog by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj In many schools, emphasis is placed on informational knowledge learned by reading textbooks or listening to lectures, memorizing the material, and taking tests. However, when one wants to become an adept or practitioner in the field, it involves more practical lessons. Doctors need to learn how to perform surgery or […]
‘Silsila’ explores the complexities of modern love stories
They say lucky are those who find love and friendship in the same person, but what happens when one is torn between those two emotions? Today, relationships are more complicated than ever before and highlighting the complexities of modern-day love stories is an upcoming drama, ‘Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka’. It launches tonight, and will air every […]
Sunil Chhetri’s century: A dream beyond his wildest dreams
MUMBAI: Sunil Chhetri remembers a certain photograph, taken on a June evening in 2005. During breakfast in the morning, the national coach Sukhwinder Singh had announced that the then 20-year-old will be making his senior India debut later that day. Against Pakistan, at the Ayub Football Stadium in Quetta, Pakistan, Chhetri lined-up with the […]
DAV Montessori School: Annual Day Celebrations
HOUSTON: Sunday, May 20 was the 18th Annual Day of the DAV Montessori & Elementary School (DAVMS), the flagship of Arya Samaj Houston. Dev Mahajan and Shekhar Agrawal are legitimately proud of planting the seed of the school, unique in North America. This was the second batch of 5th graders to graduate. The morning started with the […]
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital and Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital Announce New Chief Executive Officer
HOUSTON: Memorial Hermann Health System has named Malisha Patel, FACHE, as the new Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Memorial Hermann Southwest and Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospitals, effective Aug. 1. “As Vice President of Operations, Malisha has contributed significantly to the success and growth of Memorial Hermann Sugar Land and Memorial Hermann […]
An Evening Among the Stars of Pratham USA
SUGAR LAND: One majestic, Rajasthani-style home, in Sugar Land, TX was buzzing with excitement on May 11, as about 100 guests came together to show their support for Pratham, one of the largest NGOs dedicated to ending child illiteracy in India. Himadri and Harish Katharani hosted a VIP reception at their home the evening before […]
