India’s forex reserve hits $400bn for first time
MUMBAI: India’s forex reserves crossed the $400-billion mark for the first time on Friday. The latest $100 billion has been added to the reserves in three and a half years after they crossed the $300-billion level on April 2014. At current level, the reserves are enough to fund more than a year of imports. In […]
HSBC sees India as a $7 trillion economy by 2028, overtaking Germany, Japan
Mumbai: India is likely to overtake Japan and Germany to become the third largest economy in the next 10 years but needs to be consistent in reforms and focus more on the social sector, HSBC Holdings Plc has said. Social capital is “insufficient” in the country and spending on aspects like health and education “is not […]
Why over 17,000 Indians in the US may face deportation
Shashank Gupta (not his real name) is an IT professional in Kansas. His father arrived in the US in 2006 on an H-1B work permit along with the family, and Gupta duly joined high school; later his parents applied for permanent residence (or the green card), which was unfortunately denied when his father lost his […]
Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi Movie Review
Story: Hasmukh Patel (Paresh Rawal), a conservative Gujarati shopkeeper who lives in a gated society has a list of dislikes which include alcohol, non-veg food and Punjabis. Patel’s new neighbor, Guggi Tandon (Rishi Kapoor), is an unholy mix of all the latter restrictions. Tandon is a chicken lollipop chomping, whiskey glugging, bashful Punjabi who opens […]
Rabbi Movie Review
Story: Rabbi (Furqan Merchant) is a naturally talented singer living in Jammu. There is nothing else he can do well in life besides sing. His father (Raghubir Yadav), a lowly peon in government service is perpetually angry with his son for paying so much attention to the arts. The fact that he is a conservative […]
Simran Movie Review
SIMRAN STORY: Praful Patel (Kangana) is a 30-year-old divorcee living in Georgia with her middle-class parents. A housekeeper by profession, she gets drawn to a life of crime after her tryst with gambling at a Las Vegas casino. One bad turn leads to several more and before you know it, Praful is in a sordid mess. […]
Famous Durga temples in India for religiously inclined souls
The arrival of winters is important for so many reasons; from annual cultural celebrations to various religious festivities, a lot happens during this time of the year in India. Navratri is one such Hindu festival that is celebrated with much fervor, especially in the northern parts of the country and devotees visit famous Durga temples […]
Here’s Why You’re Not Losing Belly Fat
Not only does belly fat look bad on you, it is the root-cause of innumerable health problems and complications as such high blood-pressure, diabetes, digestive problems and so on. Belly fat is a downright invitation to bad health. But, unfortunately, it has become a common problem these days because of the modern dietary and lifestyle habits. These […]
MS Dhoni Gives Kedar Jadhav The Death Stare After Run Out Scare
Mahendra Singh Dhoni produced yet another magical innings to dig India out of a massive hole and inspire the team to a 26-run (DLS) win over the visiting Australians in the first ODI of the five-match series at Chennai on Sunday. In the process, Dhoni became only the fourth Indian — after Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly […]
Gokuldham members get the REAL taste of TEA
Trouble doubles up for Gokuldham society members of SAB TV’s Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. Read onto know everything about the upcoming episodes of the comedy series – The audiences will now be a part of a kitty party at Babita’s place where the guests are discussing various dance forms around the world. That’s when, two […]
Chal Tu Apna Kaam Kar – Video Song | Newton | Rajkummar Rao | Amit Trivedi
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Aa Toh Sahi Song | Judwaa 2 | Varun | Jacqueline | Taapsee | David Dhawan | Meet Bros | Neha Kakkar
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Tragic Times Restores Faith in Humanity!
By Vanshika Vipin Varma HOUSTON: The devastating hurricane Harvey deluged the Texas area with days of torrential rain during the last week of August 2017. The resulting floods inundated thousands of homes, and displaced many. Throughout Texas more than 300,000 people were left without electricity and billions of dollars of property damage was reported. The state and local […]
BAPS Charities Relief and Recovery Efforts throughout the Houston and Beaumont Areas
STAFFORD: As water started rising in Tushar Patel’s home on August 31, 2017 in Katy, Texas, all he could do was to grab a few essentials and get his family to higher grounds. He and his family were forced to evacuate their home and leave behind all of their personal and lifelong belongings. This was […]
Sikh National Center’s Relief Efforts
HOUSTON: As Hurricane Harvey ripped through Houston and created unprecedented damage, it was the floodwaters that took many residents by surprise and led to the deluging of many homes and offices. In the aftermath, the city came together as one to begin the process of rebuilding and getting lives back together. Communities and perfect strangers […]
Songs to Wipe Away a Grandparent’s Anxieties After Hurricane Harvey
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Perhaps it’s because he – as well as three other members of his usual group of musicians – is a grandparent himself, but the Mohammed Rafi styled crooner with a silky baritone voice and a penchant for breaking into lyrics if given a microphone or near a stage, Surender Talwar, never […]
Kirtan Fest and Inter-faith Prayers at ISKCON of Houston for Harvey Victims
HOUSTON: Despite all odds caused by hurricane Harvey and related rain and flooding, Kirtan Fest Houston was attended by over 150 guests at ISKCON of Houston over the Labor Day Weekend. The schedule was modified to 2 days instead of 3-day weekend due to city-wide flooding and transportation challenges. The special guests of the festival […]
Seva Clinic Doctors Help the Cambodian Community Affected by Hurricane Harvey at Rosharon
By Dr. P. Vaduganathan ROSHARON, TX: The Cambodian community arrived in 1980s to the area in Rosharon, TX south of Alvin and is a tight knit community and derives their livelihood by growing plants like water spinach and other greens. This community of about 300 families has been devastated by Hurricane Harvey and most of […]
The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 16: Visit, Programs of Prince of Wales are Boycotted
The story thus far…During the latter part of 1920 Gandhi advocated a triple boycott. He wanted an absolute boycott of the Government and all government institutions, including schools, colleges, and courts. If the people were free of these they could easily have their own schools, colleges, and courts, and the power of the British would […]
