Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani: Will Ranaji agree to marry Gayatri?
So far on Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani we saw how Gayatri (Drashti Dhami) tries to tell her mother that she cannot get married to anybody else since she’s in love with Ranaji (Siddhant Karnick). However, her mother rubbishes her claims saying that there is no way that the king himself agrees to marry her. But the […]
Salman Khan Dances at Chiranjeevi’s Birthday Party
A party’s not a party without dancing and there was plenty of that at the mega party for Telugu actor-politician Chiranjeevi’s 60th birthday. Stars from the South packed the party held in Hyderabad on Saturday and Bollywood was represented by some of its biggest names – Salman Khan, Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, and Jaya Bachchan […]
All Is Well Movie Review
All is far from well with All Is Well, but this road trip dramedy has just about enough impetus not to be thrown completely off its chosen track by its occasional inertia. Director Umesh Shukla switches frequently from breezy slapstick comedy to intense family drama and does so relatively smoothly until about the last quarter of […]
Virat Kohli savours first Test victory as captain
COLOMBO: Savouring a crushing 278-run series-levelling victory over Sri Lanka on Monday, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said that his first Test win as captain of a young team is very satisfying especially after the loss in Galle. “It’s pretty satisfying especially knowing we came pretty close twice before at Adelaide and Galle. I think the […]
Bloodbath in global markets: US shares plunge after Chinese stock rout
NEW YORK: US stock markets plunged in early trading Monday following a big drop in Chinese stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 1,000 points in early trading and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell into correction territory, that’s Wall Street jargon for a drop of 10 per cent or more from […]
History is Made as South Asians Unveil a Simple Monument Honoring Gandhi
Click here for Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Under the shade of an ash tree, in the landscaped esplanade which butts into the traffic intersection at Hillcroft and US 59, more commonly known as the Southwest Freeway, a new monument sign proclaims the name that was bestowed on this area five years ago on […]
A Non-Stop Stage Show, and the Crowd Kept Coming at I-Fest 2015
Click here for Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra STAFFORD: All it took last year was a shift to a later starting time in the early afternoon at 2pm to get the crowds rolling in and the India Culture Center stuck to the same event format for this year’s 69th Indian Independence Day […]
Unity in Diversity at India House
HOUSTON: India House hosted the 69th Independence Day celebrations along with their Summer Enrichment Camp Explosion on Saturday, August 15. The event was attended by 350 plus guests coming from a cross-section of the local Indian community, elected officials and neighboring community members. City officials including Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson, Houston City Council […]
Independence Day Flag Hoisting at Consul General’s Residence
HOUSTON: To celebrate India’s 69th Independence Day, Consul General, P. Harish hosted a Flag Hoisting for Indian Nationals, members of the Indian American community and Friends of India at his residence on August 15, at 8.30 AM. This function was attended by a large gathering representing the Indian-American community in Greater Houston and neighboring cities […]
Mesmerizing Performances by LAASIKA School Of Dance
HOUSTON: Houstonians were pleasantly delighted to see another promising school added to the array of dance schools in Sugarland & Katy. Pallavi Kumar, Artistic Director of Laasika School of Dance with more than three decades of experience in Bharathanatyam and Kuchipudi dance styles, celebrated their first milestone with ‘Naatyopasana’ , at JCC Kaplan Theatre on […]
Houston Celebrates “Thanksgiving” Festival of Bonalu in August
By Rajender Aparasu HOUSTON: With formation of state of Telangana, festivals like Bonalu and Bathukamma have gained widespread significance because of their sociocultural and religious importance. These festivals were declared as state festivals by the Telangana government because of their importance to the people of the newly formed state. The Telangana Association of Greater Houston […]
Rachana Sudhir
AUSTIN: Rachana Sudhir, 12 years, won the Gold medal in the recently concluded USA Taekwondo (USAT) Nationals Competition held at Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX from July 4- 10. Being the youngest in the 12-14 years category, Rachana struck gold in Board Breaking and bronze in the Poomsae (forms) competition in the her belt category for […]
Gandhi’s Arrest Creates Sensation Worldwide
Great Summer Project For children! Enter Mahatma Gandhi Week 2015 Essay, I-Tribute, Poster and Speech contests. Visit gandhilibrary.org for registration and more information. All school going children can participate! These contests are being organized to create higher awareness of the inspiring life and work of Mahatma Gandhi to promote universal values of Truth, Non-Violence, Love […]
TCC Taped Ball Tournament Spring 2015 – SLCC Winners, ECC Runners Up
HOUSTON: Another highly competitive tournament with 20 teams participating ended with the Spring Finals on 08/08/15. SLCC won the toss and elected to bat on a clear sunny day. ECC restricted SLCC to just 20 runs in the first power play period. Soon after they collected the wicket of Thilan(14), who was the top run […]
Week-long Swara Raga Laya Carnatic Music Workshop 2015 Enlightens Numerous Youngsters
By Chittoor Ramachandran HOUSTON: Houston’s aspiring Carnatic music enthusiasts had a great opportunity to participate in a week-long music camp during August 3 to 8 at Ashtalakshmi Temple. Krishna Gana Sudha Music Academy that organized this camp has built its reputation in Greater Houston, primarily due to the dedication of its director Vidushy Rajarajeswary Bhat. […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Daliya Palao (Cracked Wheat Pilaf) Slow Cooker Recipe
Daliya is nothing more than cracked, roasted wheat, but it is not so easily available in many stores as compared to coarse wheat flour or even suji (semolina); though it is not very expensive. Cooking with daliya requires a little patience, since it takes longer to cook than regular rice; but unlike rice, it […]
Kapil Sharma to turn DJ for a song in debut film Kis Kisko Pyar Karoon?
The Comedy Nights With Kapil actor will be making an entry to the big screens on September 25… Kapil Sharma has been a household name for the past two years or so. He is entering films and debuting with Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon. The latest we get to know is that the actor is shooting for a new song for […]
Ranbir Kapoor to set the ramp on fire for Manish Malhotra at Lakhme Fashion Week!
The B-town’s heartthrob will be seen sporting trendy mens wear, displaying his famous boyish charm at Lakhme Fashion Week Ranbir Kapoor has had a disastrous time at box office this year, with both his films Roy and Bombay Velvet failing miserably at box office. While fans are in anticipation for his upcoming films Jagga Jasoos […]
