Deepika Padukone on Padmavati: It is a challenge and I’m ready for it
Deepika Padukone has her plate full with some top notch Bollywood and Hollywood projects. While the diva has charmed one and all in her glamorous avatar in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage opposite Vin Diesel, fans are also keenly awaiting to see her performance as Queen Padmavati in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next magnum opus. […]
Shraddha Kapoor hugs her stalker after meeting him for 17th time in a day
Stalkers mostly end up on the wrong side of the law if they cross limits with celebrities. However, Bollywood actor-singer Shraddha Kapoor, found a novel way to check the stalking recently when she found a guy around her for the 17th time in a single day. She decided to call him on the stage where […]
Hyderabad: Farmers who turned millionaires overnight face prospect of losing lakhs
Several farmers who sold their land in the Amaravati Capital Region in 2013-14 were left holding a lot of cash in their bank lockers. They are now hunting for friends and relatives who can accommodate deposits up to Rs 2.5 lakh in their bank accounts without attracting a penalty. Bank officials at Vijayawada, Mangalagiri, Thullur […]
Why govt’s demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black money
The demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes is unlikely to help the government suck out black money from the economy as hoarders keep a tiny portion of their ill-gotten wealth in hard cash, going by income-tax data. Cash recovery has been less than 6% of the undisclosed income seized from tax evaders, shows […]
India to raise work permit issue with Canada, U.K.
India will raise its concerns over restrictions on the movement of foreign skilled workers for short-term duration work with Britain and Canada, as these curbs are affecting the Indian IT industry. Canada, U.K., the U.S, Germany and Switzerland are the top five markets for Indian IT firms. The annual revenue of Indian IT firms from […]
Karnataka minister Tanveer Sait files complaint against reporter who had filmed him watching porn
BENGALURU: Karnataka primary and secondary education minister Tanveer Saithas lodged a complaint against a journalist and his cameraman, who shot a video of him purportedly watching sleazy pictures on his cellphone at a Tipu Jayanti function in Raichur, about 450 km from Bengaluru. “Based on the minister’s complaint, we’ve registered a case against the TV […]
Give me 50 days over scrapped notes, punish me if problems persist: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi choked with emotion during an impassioned speech in Goa on Sunday as he appealed to people to give him 50 days to end their hardship after his government abolished high-value banknotes. The BJP-led government pulled 500- and 1,000-rupee notes out of circulation from November 9 in a blitz against black money, […]
Withdrawal limits at banks, ATMs raised; new Rs 500 notes launched
The finance ministry revised the cap on bank withdrawals on Sunday while advising similar changes to ATM withdrawals less than a week after the government’s demonetisation of 1000 and 500 rupee notes left people in a tight spot. As per the directive, the weekly withdrawal limit from banks has been increased to Rs 24,000 from Rs […]
Anita Mantri 1986-2016
Anita Mantri passed away on November 10, 2016. She was the shining star for her parents, long-time Katy residents Vishakh and Shubha, her sister Trisha, and grandmother Kumud Vaidya. After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Earth Science from Rice University in 2009, Anita was accepted into the M.D./Ph.D program at Texas A&M College of […]
Ekta Pabari in Shashi-Sumeet’s next on Star Plus
After dazzling the world with the successful Diya Aur Baati Hum, Shashi and Sumeet Mittal are now set to bring another hatke project on screen. Yes, apart from launching Diya Aur Baati Hum season 2, the couple is set to bring the adaptation of popular American sitcom, The Last Man Standing. The entertaining series which […]
You have NEVER seen Deepika Padukone like this before as she shoots with Majid Majidi
Deepika Padukone is up for a new project and she is working with the renowned Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi himself. The xXx: The Return of Xander Cage actor was seen shooting in a de-glam avatar in Mumbai’s Dhobi Ghat and it took us a minute to recognise that it Deepika herself indeed. Dressed in washed-out […]
Yeh Hai Lollipop Movie Review
STORY: An out-of-work writer, who operates out of a mall, gets to write his life’s biggest movie. The only sad part is that the producer wants him to deliver a flop. REVIEW: Yeh Hai Lollipop, the title bearing no semblance to anything in the movie, is a mall-film which is a decade too late, considering […]
SSRF’s Ram Leela Returns with Exotic Splendor
STAFFORD: On the heels of the very successful and spectacular celebration of Diwali-Dussehra Mela on October 15, the Ram Leela produced by the Shri Sita Ram Foundation was presented in its true and glorious form this past Sunday, November 6 to a packed auditorium at the Stafford Centre on Cash Road. This is the seventh […]
Elite Halloween Fashion, Dance & all that JAZ!
Click here for Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Ever since she started in this direction, you have to wonder what new and exciting events and fashions Jasmeeta Singh is dreaming up next? The show she pulled together and choreographed the week before Halloween didn’t just showcase the fashionwear of nine designers but the models […]
In Loving Memory of Sanjay Gupta (10-29-1969 to 11-02-2016)
By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Sanjay Gupta, a loving, caring, always smiling individual, known for spreading laughter and happiness, passed away on Wednesday, November 2 in Houston, Texas, after a battle with Cancer. Hailing from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (India), Sanjay was a long time resident of Houston. He was a beloved husband, son, friend but most […]
141st Birthday Celebration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at India House
HOUSTON: “Today, India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari is under one flag… all credit goes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel” – Prime Minister Modi. India House, Houston celebrated the 141st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Friday. The birthday is being celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Divas (National Unity Day) to honor the contribution of Sardar Patel […]
Reception for State Department’s Nisha Biswal
By Pramod Kulkarni Houston: Nisha Desai Biswal is representative of the growing influence of the second-generation of Indo-Americans in American government circles. On October 21, 2013, Ms. Desai Biswal was appointed to the post of Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, by President Barack Obama. Biswal oversees U.S. foreign policy and relations […]
Khator Inducted into Texas Women’s Hall of Fame
By Jawahar Malhotra DENTON: Dr. Renu Khator, the Chancellor and President of the University of Houston System received another feather in her cap recently on Friday, October 21 when she was one of five Texans inducted into the Texas Women’s Hall Of Fame by Gov. Greg Abbott. The five women represented business, the arts, science, […]
Bhoomi Puja at Sri Meenakshi Temple
By S. Narayanan PEARLAND: Sri Meenakshi Temple Society (MTS) celebrated on Sunday November 6, the Bhoomi puja (Ground breaking ceremony) for the Corner Temples renovation Project (CTRP). The CTRP project includes expanding and connecting all the four Corner Temples, as well as connecting the Rajagopuram and the Main Temple. The project includes South and North […]
Moksh Community Arts Inc Presents A Naach Houston Production
HOUSTON: Moksh Community Arts Inc Presents A NAACH HOUSTON PRODUCTION – DIL TOH BACCHA HAI “Celebrating Children” Place: The Berry Center, 8877 Barker Cypress rd,Cypress, Texas 77433 Date : 13th Nov 2016, Sunday Time : 7pm to 8.30pm Moksh Community Arts Inc. brings you their first showcase performed by the Professional & Student Dance Team […]
