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X: Past is Present | Official Trailer | Rajat Kapoor, Radhika Apte & Swara Bhaskar | 20th November

X: Past is Present | Official Trailer | Rajat Kapoor, Radhika Apte & Swara Bhaskar | 20th November

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbNNBHImphg

X: Past Is Present Movie Review

X: Past Is Present Movie Review

An intriguing jigsaw puzzle of a film, X: Past Is Present is an experiment that swings from the trippy to the torpid – and back, mercifully – in a matter of minutes. But for a cinematic pastiche that represents as audacious a leap into the unknown as this, a few quibbles here and there are no big […]

Swaragini: Swara to break all ties with Ragini?

Swaragini: Swara to break all ties with Ragini?

The week will end on an eventful note in Swaragini. We are seeing how Ragini (Tejaswi Prakash Wayagankar) is leaving no stone unturned to tarnish Swara’s (Helly Shah) image before the family by showcasing that she is two-timing both Lakshya (Namish Taneja) and Sanskaar (Varun Kapoor). In the coming episodes, she will tell Sanskaar that Lakshya and Swara are going out of […]

Check out Vidya Balan’s first look from her Marathi debut film Ek Albela

Check out Vidya Balan’s first look from her Marathi debut film Ek Albela

Vidya Balan looks truly ethereal as the yesteryear star Geeta Bali in this Bhagwan Dada biopic.This would be the actress’s first Marathi film. The film traces the journey of Bhagwan Dada’s film career as an actor and director. Her role will be credited as a special appearance. She wil sport six different looks for the film. […]

Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra’s period drama looks exquisite beyond belief

Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra’s period drama looks exquisite beyond belief

The much awaited trailer of Bajirao Mastani has finally released and we’ve got to admit, that it’s highly impressive. Starring Priyanka Chopra as Kashibai, Ranveer Singh as Bajirao and Deepika Padukone as Mastani, the film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, is a magnum opus like all his other ventures. The film is based on the epic tale of […]

Jacqueline Fernandez declined a TV show?

Jacqueline Fernandez declined a TV show?

Jacqueline Fernandez is currently having a gala time with movies at her bay but while she is enjoying the film star’s position, Jacqueline is not quite sure of making her debut in TV as a host. A leading daily reported that the actress was offered to host a dance based television show but she declined the offer! […]

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein: Ishita to attack someone with a knife- find out who!

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein: Ishita to attack someone with a knife- find out who!

In the last episode, we saw Mihir(Raj Singh Arora) telling Raman(Karan Patel)  that he was certain about Ishita putting up a fake act regrading her possession. He suggested that Ishita(Divyanka Tripathi) was merely acting possessed and wasn’t the same in truth, as she had never hurt anyone from the Bhalla family. Raman and Mihir decided that they would try […]

Difficult to Better Achievements of 2015: Sania Mirza

Difficult to Better Achievements of 2015: Sania Mirza

Hyderabad: Sania Mirza on Friday said it would be tough to have a better year than 2015, but she would strive hard to at least match the achievements of this season. In 2015, she won two Grand Slams and also became the world number one in doubles rankings. (Sania Mirza’s Tennis Academy to Host Legends in […]

Best Natural Treatment for Gout and Joint Pain (Uric Acid Crystallization in Joints)

Best Natural Treatment for Gout and Joint Pain (Uric Acid Crystallization in Joints)

Some more known condition that influences quite a few people is gout and pain in the joints. People go for supplements and over-the-counter pharmaceutical for alleviation of these. Yet, in any case numerous do not know that there are numerous healthy cures effortlessly accessible which will help us in managing these conditions. Other than being […]

Indian-origin student awarded presidential scholarship in US

Indian-origin student awarded presidential scholarship in US

NEW YORK: An Indian-origin student has been awarded a presidential scholarship in a US college for outstanding academic merit and an exceptional commitment to the field of culinary arts. Kendall College School of Culinary Arts in Chicago awarded Aashrit Abhinav Sundar the scholarship recently following a final interview with college president, Emily Williams Knight, a […]

House passes bill to block Syrian refugees, require more vetting

House passes bill to block Syrian refugees, require more vetting

WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill Thursday to halt the admission of Syrian refugees into the U.S. until they undergo a more stringent vetting process — the strictest ever required for people fleeing a war-torn nation. The legislation, passed by a vote of 289-137, was rushed through in response to last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris. One of the […]

Diwali Celebrated with Fun, Festivity at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

Diwali Celebrated with Fun, Festivity at  BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

STAFFORD: Fireworks lit the skies over the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir on November 14. It was a beautiful Saturday evening with the youth of BAPS performing a cultural Diwali program called “Sambhavami Yuge Yuge…” This program emphasized the ever presence of Bhagwan’s avatar from the time of Bhagwan Ram to Bhagwan Swaminarayan through educational dramas, […]

Atif Aslam, Live In Concert

Atif Aslam, Live In Concert

By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Arena theatre saw one of the most popular singers of Pakistan and India – Atif Aslam, perform live to an enthralled audience of Houstonians on Friday, November 13 (coincidentally, also the 13th event by Hum Tum Shows). A spectacular show, which had people standing at the aisles to catch a glimpse […]

Ramp With a Cause Lived Up to its Promise

Ramp With a Cause Lived Up to its Promise

STAFFORD: It is rare that you see a professional fashion show being organized at the Old Stafford Civic Center, complete with the catwalk ramp and set of professional designers and models. That is what Aalponaa Event Designers made possible at their, “Ramp with a Cause” event last Friday, November 13. This was an initiative by Aalponaa […]

An Inspiring Evening with Renowned Writer, Poet Javed Akhtar

An Inspiring Evening with Renowned Writer, Poet Javed Akhtar

By Shah Ghazali HOUSTON: On Friday, November 13, Takdees-A-Adab International held a colorful literary evening with famous Indian film screenplay writer, lyrics composer and poet Javed Akhtar at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the Southwest Freeway. The book “Khirman”, a collection of poems by Akhtar’s paternal grandfather Muztar Kheirabadi, was also released at the ceremony. It was a memorable […]

A Cricket Treat for Diwali Worth Waiting a Generation For!

A Cricket Treat for Diwali  Worth Waiting a Generation For!

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The general take was, “They can’t be serious! Its Diwali night! Who in their right mind is going to show up for a cricket game?” But the promoters may have had the last call on this after all as Minute Maid Park downtown had about 12,000 people in the bleachers on […]

Welcoming Two Gauravs, One Again and One Anew

Welcoming Two Gauravs, One Again and One Anew

By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: It was a memorable occasion for the people who came to meet Gaurav Mathur again at the luncheon at Sweetwater Country Club this past Sunday, November 15, on a sunny Fall day that lifted everyone’s spirits. Many remembered him the affable young man who grew up in their midst; with […]

Empowering Women Through the Pratham Vocational Training Programs

Empowering Women Through the Pratham Vocational Training Programs

HOUSTON: Thirty-one-year-old Manisha was determined to not let anything get in the way of her dreams. Taught to be satisfied with being a good daughter, wife and mother, Manisha longed for more. “Ever since I can remember, I wanted to work and earn money, but I had no skills,” Manisha says while reminiscing on her past. […]

Therese Cole Hubbs of Electric Karma Wins IACCGH Raffle Draw

Therese Cole Hubbs of Electric Karma Wins IACCGH Raffle Draw

By Manu Shah HOUSTON: On November 11, IACCGH held a Raffle draw for an elegant Rolex watch. The funds generated by the sale of tickets will be used to fund a new Educational Initiative that will offer students Internship opportunities in India and other educational initiatives. The meeting, held at the Hess Club was attended […]

Greg Abbott and First Lady Cecilia Abbott Host the First-Ever Deepawali Celebration at their Mansion

Greg Abbott and First Lady Cecilia Abbott Host the First-Ever Deepawali Celebration at their Mansion

HOUSTON: The Honorable Governor Greg Abbott and First Lady Cecilia Abbott hosted the first-ever Deepwali celebration at their mansion in Austin, TX on Friday, November 13.  Consul General of India in Houston, P Harish and a few prominent members of the Indian American community from the State of Texas were invited to this special occasion. […]