Announcement
HOUSTON: Consulate General of India, Houston will be open on Saturday, November 19, 2016 from 1100 hrs – 1600 hrs for a special session for issuance of life certificate. Address: 4300 Scotland st, Houston, TX-77007, Phone: 713-626-2148. Applicants who are residing outside the Greater Houston area and are under the jurisdiction of Consulate General of […]
Do You Believe in Miracles?
By Krishan Gupta “Miracles happen every day. Not just in remote country villages or at holy sites halfway across the globe, but here, in our own lives.” – Deepak Chopra “Faith is a bird that feels dawn breaking and sings while it is still dark.”- Rabindranath Tagore A miracle is an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention […]
Diwali at Arya Samaj
HOUSTON: Arya Samaj Houston celebrated Diwali on Saturday, November 5 evening in a grand manner as a fitting tribute to its founder Maharshi Dayanand Sarasvati who breathed his last on the Diwali evening of 1883 – one light vanished to ignite millions of lights. The evening began with a Havan followed by a brief message […]
Pioneer Alumni of IIT Madras Fund Prof. S. Sampath “Institute Chair”
CHENNAI: The Prof. S. Sampath Endowment Fund for an “Institute Chair” at IIT Madras, an alumni-driven initiative launched in 2011, was recently rejuvenated when Mallik Putcha, of the 1st graduating class of 1964, contributed $50,000 to the IIT Madras Foundation and $2,500 to the IIT Madras Alumni Association of North America in 2016. An event […]
Chinmaya Prabha Sparkles on Dipavali
By Padmashree Rao HOUSTON: The Hindu festival of lights, Dipavali, is as much a time of joyful celebration, family gathering, and social cheer, as it is a time for reflection, prayers, and deep gratitude. And, such a happily auspicious blend marked Dipavali 2016 in Chinmaya Prabha Houston when almost 800 families congregated on October 30th […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Gajjar da Parantha (Carrot Stuffed Crispy Flatbread)
The favorite Punjab comfort food – the parantha (crispy flatbread) – is popping up everywhere as a convenience food too! Taking a tip from American marketing savvy, the plain parantha has come out wrapped around a meat filling like a kebab of shredded chicken as a “wrap”. It’s a variation of a taco, burrito or […]
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Heart attack or Heartburn: How You Can Find Out
With heart diseases being one of the major causes of death in India, it is perhaps not surprising that most people presume any pain in the chest area to be an attack. As a result, in a large number of cases a patient is rushed to the hospital, only to find that it is a mere heartburn. To prevent the panic […]
Twinkle Khanna to make her debut on Koffee with Karan
If Akshay Kumar is the Khiladi of Bollywood then his wife Twinkle Khanna aka Mrs. Funnybones is no less, with her quirky comebacks and quick wit. The Bollywood power couple will be the guests on the next episode of Koffee with Karan that will air on Star World & Star World HD on Sunday at 9 PM. True […]
Deepika Padukone: India’s highest-paid actress makes each rupee count
When Forbes magazine released a list of the world’s highest paid actresses in August, Deepika Padukone was the only Indian to feature in it. Forbes said she earned $10 million (around Rs68 crore) between 1 June 2015 and 1 June 2016, before management fees and taxes. Padukone pushes the envelope each time with every unconventional […]
UP govt clears Patanjali Ayurved’s Rs2,000 crore investment
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government has approved yoga guru Ramdev-promoted Patanjali Ayurved Ltd’s (PAL) Rs2,000 crore food park in Greater Noida and around 450 acres of land on the Yamuna Expressway will be allocated for the unit. “Earlier this week, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved PAL’s Rs2,000-crore project in the state, which includes […]
PepsiCo to launch five products by early next year
New Delhi: Beverages and snacks firm PepsiCo India will launch up to five products by early 2017, intensifying its focus on nutrition and building a healthier portfolio of products. “We are moving as an organization towards creating a healthier portfolio… we have been working on developing products after understanding the local food palette and need […]
Ventilator movie review: Priyanka Chopra’s production is a study in human emotions
The moment you hear the word ventilator, the first thought that strikes you is either an ailing patient or about a hospital. The title of the recently released Marathi movie, Ventilator, gives out a similar impression to the movie goers. In the movie, Gajanan Kamerkar suffers a brain hemorrhage. The moment the news breaks, all […]
31st October movie review: It has nothing we didn’t know
The assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on that fateful 1984 October day had led to three days of shocking mayhem in the national capital, where armed mobs rampaged through many parts of Delhi, burning and killing Sikhs, and pillaging their establishments. It was, not to put too fine a point on it, a pogrom. […]
I have cleared misconceptions about our industry in Hollywood: Priyanka
She became a global star when she made her debut in the American TV series, Quantico, last year. In an email interview, actor Priyanka Chopra, who is currently working on the second season of the show, says she is proud to represent Indian talent in the West. “I would like to believe that I have […]
India warns UK immigration policy could wreck trade deal
Theresa May’s hopes of a post-Brexit trade deal with India suffered a hammer blow from Delhi as the prime minister prepared to make her first official visit to the country. A spokesman for India’s minister of external affairs suggested that a policy brought in by May as home secretary restricting the right of Indian students […]
March of the Desi Brigade
Donald Trump doesn’t have the vote or support of most Indian Americans, but they do concede that his presence at a New Jersey rally in October marked a watershed moment for them. It was the first time that a US presidential nominee had made a direct pitch to them, bowl in hand, acknowledging the growing […]
Of legends and lakes built by courtesans
The story goes that the woman was a courtesan with the local chieftain who lived in a cave on a hill overlooking the lake. There is no record of her name, but a local writer called her Chandrasani; she is more commonly referred to as just sule, which is Kannada for prostitute. The lake […]
Twist of the Tongue
Inside the small hall of a primary school in the Dharamjaigarh block of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, a small group of women of the Pahadi Korba tribe sits near the window, their faces to the floor, their hands covering their mouths, and their bodies shaking uncontrollably with laughter. The laughter comes from within — a mixture of […]
