A Vintage Lohri, from Simpler Times, Remembered Once Again
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: She was stretching back 73 years in time, when there was a naiveté about the world around you, even among murmurs of cracks in the British Raj. News traveled at the speed of a bicycle postman carrying telegrams and if you were lucky – and of a certain class – a […]
Google Honors Nobel Laureatte Har Gobind Khorana on His 96th Birthday
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: People logging onto Google on Tuesday, January 9 were pleasantly surprised by a Doodle of a bespectacled man working in a laboratory with what appeared to be a DNA sequence in the background. If you hovered over the Doodle you saw the phantom caption identifying the man as Har Gobind Khorana, […]
How to Make the Most Out of the Second Half of the School Year
A guide to turning grades around before summer for students that struggled the first half of the year It’s that time of year again, the time when we look internally and consider what we can do to make sure we are set up for a great year ahead. While this is a great time for […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Bajre Gur Di Roti (Pearl Millet & Jaggery Flatbread)
By popular demand, here is a reprint of Mama’s Bajre Gur Di Roti recipe, which is just the kind of tasty, hot sweetbread that you need for the winter months to take your mind off the bitter cold outside. It is reprinted with some additional information and directions. This recipe is made with the bajra […]
Yaad Hai | Aiyaary | Sidharth Malhotra, Rakul Preet | Palak Muchhal | Ankit Tiwari | Manoj Muntashir
Justin Trudeau Celebrates Pongal, Charms Internet In A ‘Veshti’
In a winning gesture, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau celebrated the festival of Thai Pongal while wearing a kurta and a traditional veshti. Photos shared on his social media accounts show him celebrating the popular Tamil harvest festival and the Tamil Heritage Month in Canada. “Iniya Thai Pongal Nalvazhthukkal!” or ‘sweet Pongal greetings’, wrote Mr Trudeau […]
Emraan Hashmi says ‘Cheat India’ will be his landmark role
Actor Emraan Hashmi will be co-producing an “edge-of-the-seat drama” titled “Cheat India” and he says it will be the “landmark” role of his career. “The script and title of Cheat India are supremely powerful. This is among the most engaging and riveting stories I’ve read in a while and I am thrilled to be essaying what I […]
Well-kept secret to get revealed in Taarak Mehta…
The famous Tapu Sena of SAB TV’s Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (Neela Telefilms) is gone on a spy mode. Tapu, Sonu, Gogi, and Goli all have a set of parents in Gokuldham Society however parents of their friend Pinku have never been shown in the show. As per the plot, Tapu Sena will get inquisitive about […]
Can’t afford salons? 5 reasons you must still massage your OWN self!
Self-massaging is a technique which requires you to apply pressure on your stress points to alleviate pain. For those of us who aren’t into the concept of being touched by a stranger, self-massaging is a great way to relax and de-stress our self in today’s fast-paced life. With chilly winters on our head, self-massaging will […]
Indian Railways comes up with a new app to detect train movements
Smart Freight Operation Optimisation & Real Time Information (SFOORTI) is a new application launched by the Ministry of Railways. The basic purpose of this app is to track movement of freight and passenger trains over various divisions, sections, and zones, which will help optimise freight operations and manage traffic flows across different regions. The first […]
Direct tax collection jumps 19% to Rs 6.89 lakh crore this fiscal
NEW DELHI: Direct tax collections during the first nine-and-a-half months of the current fiscal have risen by 18.7 per cent to Rs 6.89 lakh crore, the tax department said today. The collections till January 15, 2018 represent over 70 per cent of the Rs 9.8 lakh crore revenue target from direct taxes, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) […]
India-China bonhomie has returned to what was prior to Doklam: Gen Bipin Rawat
Days after berating China for exhorting pressure on India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said terms between Beijing and New Delhi have returned to the same level of conviviality as before the tense Doklam stand-off. “I think the bonhomie (between India and China) has returned to what was prior to […]
Trump administration’s ‘must list’ for immigrants: Love for US, skill, job, English
The Trump administration has no qualms admitting immigrants who are skilled, employed and can speak English, a top official has said, while giving insight into what its merit-based system would look like. Such individuals could be from any part of the world given that they fulfil the requirements, the official said. If such a policy is developed […]
‘Padmaavat’ producers seek help from the Supreme Court against ban on the film
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus may finally have a release date but its troubles are far from over. Now, the governments from various states including Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana amongst others have banned the release of the film in their states. After this controversy, the producers of the film have now sought help from the […]
India outclass Japan 6-0 in Four Nations opener
India began the Four Nations Hockey Invitational Tournament in emphatic fashion by hammering Japan in the opening contest. Early goals from Rupinder Singh and debutant Vivek Sagar Prasad, who netted two, ensured that India never lost momentum and dished out a royal hammering to their Japanese counterpart. Dilpreet Singh and Harmanpreet Singh were the other scorers. Click here to read more… […]
2nd Test: Ngidi six-for seals series for South Africa
India succumbed to another series defeat in South Africa losing the second India vs South Africa Test at SuperSports Park, Centurion by 135 runs on Wednesday. Starting the day on 35 for 3, still needing 252 more runs to win, India succumbed to 151 all out in the second innings with debutant Lungi Ngidi taking 6 for 39. Click […]
Padmaavat | Official Trailer | Ranveer Singh | Deepika Padukone | Shahid Kapoor
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KAALAKAANDI MOVIE REVIEW
STORY: Unfolding through a course of a night in Mumbai, Kaalakaandi showcases three parallel tracks — a man who discovers he has terminal illness decides to let go of his principles and live a little; a woman involved in a hit-and-run seeks redemption and two goons must decide if they can trust each other. REVIEW: After […]
