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US man killed in Andaman: Police team retreat after spotting armed tribals in second expedition

US man killed in Andaman: Police team retreat after spotting armed tribals in second expedition

  By Ravik Bhattacharya PORT BLAIR: After several failed attempts to locate and retrieve the body of American John Allen Chau, a joint team of Andaman police, forest officials and tribal welfare department made a second expedition to the North Sentinel Island, this time along with two of the accused to identify the area where […]

Down Memory Lane & Up on the Highway to the Future – Dil Se Naach 2018

Down Memory Lane & Up on the Highway to the Future – Dil Se Naach 2018

Click here for Photo Collage HOUSTON: When you put together an amazing Artistic director in a state of the art theater with a master lighting director, sprinkle this mix with a talented dance crew you get a visual treat on stage with music and memories to last a life time. “Dil Se Naach-  Yaadon Ki […]

An Elegant Event Hosted at Louboutin in Saks Fifth Avenue to Benefit Pratham!

An Elegant Event Hosted at Louboutin in Saks Fifth Avenue to Benefit Pratham!

HOUSTON: On Thursday November 15, ABC 13’s Women of Distinction and 2018 Pratham Holiday Luncheon co-chairs Farida Abjani, Dr. Sippi Khurana, and Shawntell McWiliam hosted an elegant event at Saks Fifth Avenue. 10% of the proceeds for every Christian Louboutin purchase were donated to benefit Pratham, a non-profit focused on educating children and youth in […]

A Dazzling Diwali Night with India’s Singing Sensations Chandrika & Soumen!

A Dazzling Diwali Night with India’s Singing Sensations Chandrika & Soumen!

By Vanshika Vipin Varma SUGAR LAND: Diwali, the ancient ‘festival of lights’, is one of the most significant festivals in the Indian culture. Lights, lamps, fireworks, food and music are all synonymous with Diwali. This year the five day celebratory period began on Monday, November 5 and concluded on Friday, November 9, with the main […]

GCCRBC Holds 3rd Annual Blood Drive at SNC

GCCRBC Holds 3rd Annual Blood Drive at SNC

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: One pitch encouraging people to give blood is “a single donation can save up to three lives” and for most people it rings true enough to make their way to the Blood Center van. Two Sundays ago, on November 11 – which coincidentally was the 100th commemoration of the end of […]

Diwali at Arya Samaj Houston

Diwali at Arya Samaj Houston

HOUSTON: Arya Samaj Houston celebrated Diwali on Saturday, November 10, 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 faded into oblivion to ignite millions of lights. The evening began with a Havan followed by a […]

2019 Tiger Ball Kicks Off

2019 Tiger Ball Kicks Off

Celebrating Asia Society’s 40th Anniversary in Houston & Honoring Phoebe and Bobby Tudor HOUSTON: The Who’s Who of Houston’s international scene gathered to kick off fundraising on November 8 for the 2019 Tiger Ball, which will celebrate Asia Society’s 40th anniversary in Houston and will pay homage to founding board member Barbara Bush. The 2019 […]

TiE Houston’s Evening of Networking & Moderated Discussion: Artificial Intelligence

TiE Houston’s Evening of Networking & Moderated Discussion: Artificial Intelligence

HOUSTON: On November 6, TiE Houston presented Artificial Intelligence: Maturing to create opportunities for entrepreneurs at The Cannon Houston. While the term artificial intelligence is commonly known, there’s still so much mystery around the topic and it’s applications. They welcomed panelists Dr. Peter Torrione (CTO, CoVar Applied Techonologies, Inc.) and Dr. Zahra Timsah ( Co-Founder […]

Diwali Celebration at PMR, Katy!

Diwali Celebration at PMR, Katy!

By Amey Wakde KATY: Diwali is one of the largest festivals celebrated across all cultures in India and Indian diaspora. It is a festival of lights that symbolizes inner spiritual victory over the dark ignorance. Pine Mill Ranch (PMR) had a grand Diwali celebration on 10th November 2018 at the Seven Lakes High School, Katy […]

Mid-Terms Draw in More South Asian and Many are Elected

Mid-Terms Draw in More South Asian and Many are Elected

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: This year’s election cycle saw another large crop of South Asian who ran for office – local, state, national or judiciary – even larger than those who contested for offices last time around in 2016. Back then four Indo-Americans – all Democrats – won in the national elections: Raja Krishnamoorthi of […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes- PUNJABI BESAN DI KADHI (CHICKPEA FLOUR CURRY)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes- PUNJABI BESAN DI KADHI  (CHICKPEA FLOUR CURRY)

Some Indian comfort foods are universal as they are simple, taste good and are easy to make, like kadhi. Kadhi is also a great dish to eat with plain rice on a rainy, cold winter day like we have during this time of the year. This is a repeat of a recipe but so appropriate […]

Mohalla Assi – Official Trailer | Sunny Deol, Sakshi Tanwar & Ravi Kishan

Mohalla Assi – Official Trailer | Sunny Deol, Sakshi Tanwar & Ravi Kishan

Ek Dil | T-Series Acoustics | NEETI MOHAN | Padmaavat | Birthday Special

Ek Dil | T-Series Acoustics | NEETI MOHAN | Padmaavat | Birthday Special

Kedarnath | Official Trailer | Sushant Singh Rajput | Sara Ali Khan | Abhishek Kapoor | 7th December

Kedarnath | Official Trailer | Sushant Singh Rajput | Sara Ali Khan | Abhishek Kapoor | 7th December

11 Golden Triangle attractions that are a must-visit

11 Golden Triangle attractions that are a must-visit

Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi India’s Golden Triangle is aptly named so, for the sights that lie on this stretch are nothing less than fascinating. The triangle covers the cities of Delhi and NCR, Agra, and Jaipur; also covering the other stunning sights of Rajasthan. Try spotting the three cities on a map of India, and you […]

Be like a tortoise

Be like a tortoise

By Bansi Mahajan   Unless one possesses a stable and peaceful mind with steady wisdom, one cannot achieve the highest goal of success, whether in spiritual fields or in science, sports, education, music, medicine, in technical subjects or the arts. It is an essential condition to have a steady mind for any achievement or success. In […]

India vs Australia: Top five T20I scores in Australia

India vs Australia: Top five T20I scores in Australia

By Manish Kumar NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Twenty20 International series between India and Australia, here’s a look at the five highest scores in the shortest format on Australian soil in matches played between India and Australia:   Click here to read more… Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Sara on Saif-Kareena’s wedding: I think it is important to respect what other people want

Sara on Saif-Kareena’s wedding: I think it is important to respect what other people want

 By A. Kameshwari Koffee With Karan Season 6 on Sunday hosted Saif Ali Khan and his daughter Sara Ali Khan. While Saif has been on Karan Johar’s chat show before, the episode marked Sara’s first television outing. The Kedarnath actor opened up about Saif Ali Khan as a father, her equation with Kareena Kapoor Khan and much more. Sara on dynamics […]

Indian restaurant owner in UK convicted of causing girl’s death

Indian restaurant owner in UK convicted of causing girl’s death

LONDON: A deliveryman and the owner of an Indian restaurant in Britain have been found guilty of manslaughter for delivering food to a teenage girl who died from the effects of a peanut allergy. The teenager, Megan Lee, who was 15 at a time, suffered a reaction after ordering from her local takeout in Lancashire, […]

Early risers are less likely to develop breast cancer

Early risers are less likely to develop breast cancer

Early risers are less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than women who are night owls, according to researchers have lately found a link between the body clock and breast cancer. According to a study presented by researchers from University of Bristol, women who are in the habit of waking up at the crack […]