Sarbjit first poster: The first look of Randeep Hooda and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s film looks intriguing!
After bagging many accolades for his hit film Mary Kom, director Omung Kumar is back with a bang with Sarabjit biopic. Sarbjit s Randeep Hoodaand Aishwarya Rai Bachchan coming in the forefront. Aishwarya will play Sarbjit’s sister, Dalbir Kaur, who went door to door, knocking for justice and getting her brother released, but to no avail! The film will […]
Ranveer Singh opens up about his casting couch experience –
Ranveer Singh is one of Bollywood’s finest actors who has also grown to be a heartthrob. While we love Ranveer’s quirkiness, we also respect the fact that he is very upfront and honest about everything. But yes, before entering the showbiz, even Ranveer Singh has had his share of struggle. The actor, who was initially an assistant […]
Holiday Luncheon Brings Out the Fashionable Set at Pratham Fundraiser
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: In a rite of passage for its year-long activities, Partham, the international charity that educates and trains poor kids and young adults in India, held its annual Holiday Luncheon fundraiser and the fashionable crowd of Indo-Americans got a chance to not only mingle but show support with their checkbooks. The event, […]
Club 65 Makes its Mark at HOPE Clinic’s Annual Asian Senior’s Luncheon
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Just barely three years old, Club 65 has continued on its mission of providing entertainment and social discourse for the seniors among our community with numerous events throughout the year. This past Friday, December 4, C65 was able to garner a coveted spot in the 16th Annual Asian Senior’s Holiday Luncheon […]
Tulsi Vivah Celebrations at The Temple of Ma Gayatri
KATY: The temple of Ma Gayatri and the Gayatri Consciousness Center located in Katy, held it’s very first Tulsi Vivah the marriage ceremony of Lord Shri Krishna with everyone’s beloved plant Tulsi. The grand celebrations took place over a period of two days, on November 21 and 22. The first day’s event held mehndi ceremony […]
ASIE Honor Engineers, Architects and Students
By Dinesh Shah HOUSTON: American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects organized a magnificent event at India House packed with about 200 people. Raj Basavaraju, ASIE President also acted as an emcee, started with welcome address and shared the information about ASIE and monthly technical events during 2015. After the performances by Rice University students, […]
Engineers Turn Out for Fundraiser Luncheon for Sylvester Turner
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: This holiday season has given way to a Houston area election runoff for several important city races. Chief among them is the race for Mayor between Sylvester Turner and Bill King, a race that is closely followed by many for its focus on reducing the ballooning pension funding liability of the […]
The British Are Coming! With Snappers, Paper Crowns and Cheer!
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: ‘Tis the season to be jolly and to get a head start on the holiday cheermaking parties. And the British American Business Council Houston held a Christmas Cheer party for its members once again Nirvana restaurant at Memorial and Diary Ashford. About 90 people turned out for the annual event and […]
Dr. Ravindra Kumar, MD, 1949 – 2015
HOUSTON: Dr. Ravindra Kumar, M.D., a soft-spoken, dedicated physician who practiced internal medicine from his office in the Memorial City-Spring Branch area for the past two decades, passed away on November 30 after a brief battle with cancer. He was laid to rest at the Winford Funeral Home on Sunday, December 5, 2015. Kumar was […]
These Papus Can Party, Sala!
SUGAR LAND: What’s in a name, you might ask? When it’s a name – in this case a nickname – that is common among Punjabis (who love to give everyone nicknames like Cuckoo, Biloo, Dolly, Bawa, Gatoo, Rosie, Sunny) – and by chance they should meet together, then you’ve got something going. Just so happened […]
ICC Holds Elections for Vacant Seats on the Board
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: You wouldn’t call it hotly contested, but when you have elections of any sort, especially for a non-profit Board, it is a pleasant surprise if there is a large interest in the group and its activities. Most are often content with nominations that expand the Board after an internal vote. […]
Namadwaar’s Annual Srimad Bhagavata Saptaha and Madhura Utsav
MANVEL: Global Organization for Divinity and Houston Namadwaar will conduct their annual grand celebration of bhakti and Bhagavata Dharma, from December 19 to 27 this year through a 7-day “Madhura Utsav” (sweet celebration). The Utsav will be filled with celebration of Bhagavan through song, dance and listening to His stories through a 7-day “Srimad Bhagavata Katha” discourse […]
College Planning from A to Z : Seminar at JVB Preksha Meditation Center
By Vani Jain HOUSTON: As part of community outreach, JVB Houston Center organized a workshop on Virtuous Character, 21st Century Skills, and College Planning from A to Z for the 2nd time. The event was held on Sunday, Nov 15 inside the JVB’s Pyramid Hall and was conducted by Peter Han, the founder of College Planning A to Z, a full service college […]
Maha Kumbhabhisekam 3 Days Grand Cultural Event
PEARLAND: The Maha Kumbhabhisekam, the three day cultural event began with a propitious performance by a very talented singer from India, Mahathi Sekar. Smt. Mahathi has earned various awards from both the Carnatic as well as the film industry in which she has sung over 700 songs in various languages. With the official grand opening […]
Sankara Eye Foundation Hosts Second Annual Gala in Houston on Dec. 20
HOUSTON: Sankara Eye Foundation (SEF) is proud to announce it second annual gala in Houston, Texas on Dec 20, to raise funds for the two new eye care hospitals in Hyderabad and Indore. Established in 1998, Sankara Eye Foundation (SEF), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, has been working tirelessly for the past sixteen years with Sankara […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Pheetu (Vegetable Chips)
The word pheetu is an unusual one, even for Punjabis, as it is not in common usage. That’s because it is a Jhungi Punjabi word, which is only one of the over six main Punjabi dialects from West Punjab, which became part of West Pakistan in the Partition of 1947. The others are Lahori (for […]
Bollywood’s big walkout: When stars leave films midway
The past few months have been abuzz with news about actors quitting films they were known to have signed. While actor Sushant Singh Rajput walked out of Mohit Suri’s Half Girlfriend, Priyanka Chopra will reportedly not be a part of Reema Kagti’s Mr Chaalu and Alia Bhatt quit Homi Adajania’s Raabta a few months back. […]
After Losing His House In Floods, Actor Siddharth Urges India To Stand With Chennai!
Actor Sidhharth who has lost his house for the first time ever in Chennai Floods, become a real hero by extending help and asking others to come up to help the city which is almost ubmerged under the water. Speaking exclusively to NDTV, the actor said that the need of the hour is rehabilitation. “We need […]
Madhuri Dixit and Richa Chadha at Marrakech International Film Festival
Madhuri Dixit and Richa Chadha attended the 15th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival. Madhuri Dixit looked stunning in a gold tulle and sequinned fish-tail lehenga and maroon blouse saree by Tarun Tahiliani. Richa Chadha too looked gorgeous in a white gown. Take a look at the pictures. Click here for more…
Nawazuddin Siddiqui with Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Aankhen’ sequel?
Known for portraying complex roles, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has now been approached to play one of the three lead blind characters in a sequel to Aankhen (2002). Interestingly, Nawaz will once again team up with Amitabh Bachchan for the film, with whom he is currently shooting in Kolkata for Sujoy Ghosh’s Te3n. Sources reveal, “To be directed […]
