IMS Opens 2016 Concert Series with an Unforgettable Concert by Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar
By Sunil Pangarkar HOUSTON: On Saturday, March 19, at the Jones Hall of University of St. Thomas, the connoisseurs of Indian classical music became part of a most divine experience. An experience in which the audience was rendered speechless. This was indeed The Concert of concerts by a Musician’s Musician. The featured artist was Padmashree […]
HMM Celebrates Holi
By Megha Ozarker HOUSTON: On March 20, Houston Maharashtra Mandal (HMM) celebrated Holi/Rangapanchmi at Bear Creek Park in Houston. HMM Committee Members greeted guests by applying dry herbal colors on their faces and wishing them “Happy Holi”. The weather was just picture perfect and sunny for adults and kids to enjoy the Holi event using […]
Empowering Local Employment
By Damodhara Jammli HOUSTON: ITServe Alliance hosted key speakers during March 2016 monthly meet.ITServe Alliance is a largest association of IT Services organizations. The alliance is the voice of all prestigious IT companies functioning with similar interests across United States. Through the years ITServe has evolved as a resourceful and respected platform to collaborate (STARTUPS / […]
Celebrate Indo-American Heritage Day
HOUSTON: The Foundation for India Studies (FIS) in partnership with the Houston Public Library (HPL) and Houston Community College (HCC) invites the community to an exciting celebration for Indo-American Heritage Day, Our Roots, Our voices, Our Heritage, Our Contributions. The Indo-American Heritage Day celebration will take place on Saturday, March 26, from 1 PM to […]
Classical Arts Plans Centenary Tribute to MS. Subbulakshmi for its Annual Spring Festival
By Vivek Natarajan HOUSTON: Classical Arts Society of Houston will be presenting its annual spring festival for 2016 on April 2 and 3. The venue for the April 2 is the Kalyana Mantapam of Sri Meenakshi Temple in Pearland and April 3 is the Stafford Civic Center in Stafford. These events on both dates are […]
Texas Oncology Cancer Prevention Series: Treating Cancer with Transplants
Traditionally. the term leukemia has been a very scary one for most people. Over the years, there has been a great deal of publicity around bone marrow transplants. This exciting treatment has evolved and now there are many versions of transplants. The technique has become much safer and has been critical in our ability to […]
Director Arun Chidambaram’s ‘KANAVU VARIYAM’ Wins Prestigious REMI Award in Worldfest
HOUSTON: Arun Chidambaram’s ‘Kanavu Variyam (Dream Factory)’ wins the Prestigious Remi Award. This award will be given in the 49th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival scheduled from April 8-17. WorldFest is the oldest Independent Film & Video Festival in the World. They discovered Spielberg (Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List), Ridley Scott (Gladiator, The Martian), George Lucas […]
Ragini to be jailed in Colors’ Swaragini
It’s time for some shocking revelation in Colors’ drama Swaragini (Rashmi Sharma Telefilms) dear readers. And trust us, the upcoming drama has actually left us wondering regarding the inputs of the creative team. We recently informed you that Lakshya (Namish Taneja) will soon be put behind the bars for trying to kill Kavita (Roop Durgapal). Now, the […]
Naagin: Icchadhari Morni spares Sesha’s life in search of Naagmani while Shivanya and Ritik patch up!
This week’s episode of Naagin saw major revelations that will come as a huge relief for the ones who watch the show regularly. So with the entry of Mayuri, Shesha and Shivanya sense a strange presence in the house which they cannot make sense of, Mayuri on the other hand tries to convince Yamini that […]
Shahid Kapoor’s dusty avatar for Rangoon will remind you of the antagonist of The Revenant!
When you’re thinking of actors who go through body transformations literally go a step further with respect to fitting themselves to the characters they play for their films, you simply cannot keepShahid Kapoor out of it. The Rangoon actor has evolved so much from his struggling days to this current acclaimed stardom. He has always surprised us with his […]
Amrita Arora REACTS to reports of Malaika Arora Khan’s split with Arbaaz Khan!
Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora Khan shocked everyone after the news of their split came out.One of the oldest couples in Bollywood, Arbaaz and Malaika were hosting a couple reality show on national television at the time. Though neither of them spoke about their separation, the grapevine was abuzz with rumours that Malaika has started living separately with […]
Fawad Khan’s Kapoor & Sons gives him the BIGGEST weekend opening of his career!
The weekend is over and people have shown their love for Kapoor & Sons. The film has been received very well in terms of audience reviews as well as box office figures. The film opened well at the box office considering that it was being shown in just 1500 screens and kept growing over the weekend. The film […]
Indian students become Donald’s Trump card
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s erratic pronouncements on everything under the sun included a sudden endorsement of the brand of the smart Indian student, whose success is largely premised on guest worker visa program that the renegade Republican frontrunner has pledged to scrub. “I think somebody that goes through years of college in this country we shouldn’t […]
Indian workers face deportation under new UK immigration law
LONDON: Thousands of Indians in the UK may get hit by a new law from next month under which they could be deported if their annual salary is below 35,000 pounds. The changes will affect professionals living and working in Britain on a Tier-2 visa who earn less than 35,000 pounds a year at the end of five years […]
Amitabh Bachchan gripped in patriotism fever after India’s win
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is all soaked in the patriotism spirit after Indian cricket team won the crucial World Cup Twenty20 match against Pakistan. The 73-year-old actor, who was present at the Eden Gardens to cheer the Indian team, says the spirit of patriotism has climbed across the entire nation after the match. “The World Cup T20 tournament, that […]
Shahid Afridi may lose Pak captaincy after World T20 loss to India
Pakistan’s World Twenty20 loss to India could spell the end of Shahid Afridi’s reign as captain with the country’s Cricket Board planning to sack him irrespective of the team’s performance in the remainder of the tournament. “There is clear discontent in the Board about Afridi and his performances and captaincy and even if he decides […]
Digitization can help India leapfrog others: John Chambers
New Delhi: Digitization presents India with a chance to leapfrog other nations to become the global technology leader, John Chambers, executive chairman of Cisco Systems Inc., said on Friday. “For India, which has been a slow follower (in technology adoption), this is a chance to leapfrog and become a technologically advanced country,” said Chambers while addressing […]
PepsiCo CEO Nooyi’s pay package increases 18% to $26.4 million
New York: PepsiCo Inc. awarded chief executive officer Indra Nooyi a $26.4 million pay package for 2015, an 18% increase, after she helped offset the effect of a stronger dollar by cutting more than $1 billion in costs. Nooyi’s received $13.9 million in cash bonuses and a stock award valued at $6.25 million that will […]
Patanjali will overtake Colgate and Unilever: Baba Ramdev
Bengaluru: Foreign consumer goods companies in India will soon have to do a headstand, said yoga guru Baba Ramdev at a press meet in Bengaluru on Friday, commenting on the impact of Patanjali’s success on Indian arms of foreign consumer goods and food companies. “Colgate will be below Patanjali by this year, and in three years, […]
Gujarat’s golden link to IIM toppers
Gujaratis have always been lauded for their keen business sense. Co-incidentally, this year three of the four gold medalists at IIMA have a Gujarat connect. One of the best business schools in the country, IIMA admits only the best brains from across the country. The four gold medalists – Ashay Subhash Shah (26), Ayush Agarwal […]
