Houston Kite Festival attracts record crowd at George Bush Park

By Haider Kazim

Houston, TX: Kites flew higher and higher on a pleasant sunny day as thousands of people gathered at George Bush Park on January 15, to celebrate Makar Sankranti, one of the most auspicious festivals of South Asia.

Makar Sankranti marks the transition of Sun from Dhanu rashi (Sagittariu...

Hit by robberies, Home invasions Indian Americans turn to gun training

Washington: Indian ­Ameri-cans in a Atlanta city are getting themselves trained in gun shooting as self-defense measures after the community in recent months experienced a spate of violent home invasions and robberies.

Indian Americans living in Roswell, a suburb of northern Atlanta, are being helped ...

From Kanyakumari to New Delhi ‘Honest steps’ to rid India of corruption

Vijaywada: The Proud Indians, a small group of youngsters from varied backgrounds, reached the city on January 17 on their endeavor to walk from Kanyakumari to New Delhi to inspire people to work towards a corruption free India.

“The walk is christened “Honest Steps” and our aim is to inspire citizens...

The Making Of The Festival

From the humble beginning, the Jaipur Literacy Festival (JLF) has become the largest in the Asia Pacific today with 60,000 people attending last year. The world festival evokes deities, communities and gaiety. JLF in corporates aspects of all three literally or otherwise. With a humble beginning in ...

From novels to the big screen

Story is one of the important components of a successful movie. More and more film makers are opting for bestsellers rather than conventional movie scripts. Bollywood, over the years, has drawn heavily from literature. Filmmakers are looking at a slew of award winning books that not only have a huge...

Red-tapism and bureaucracy are biggest hurdles in doing business in India: NRIs Diaspora hums Anna tune at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Jaipur: Anna Hazare and his initiatives for the strong Lokpal got a thumb’s up from the people of Indian origin (PIO) attending the Pravasi Bharitya Divas 2012. At a time when the government is leaving no stone unturned to attract NRI investments, the Indians residing abroad expressed their unanimous...

Pravasi Divas: Modi steals the show

Jaipur: It is impossible to share a stage with Narendra Modi. The Gujarat Chief Minister is such a clever performer that he makes others around him resemble extras assembled to just make up the background and complete the numbers.

On January 9, the concluding day of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conclave, M...

Ahmedabad celebrates 22nd Int’l Kite Festival

Ahmedabad: As the five-day 22nd International Kite Festival was kicked off on January 10, Amdavadis had a wonderful opportunity once again to watch colorful kites of various shapes and sizes soaring over the Sabarmati riverfront. Over 300 foreign kite-flyers gathered at the riverfront to showcase the...

Dance with a purpose, join in the flash mob!

Flash mob is the latest publicity gimmick that many event management companies, social activist, TV channels and movie production houses are using to creat a buzz among masses. A tried-and-tested technique abroad, it spread to India — first in Mumbai and then got into cities like Pune, Chennai, Bang...

Chic, bold outfits to dominate 2012

While 2011 boasted of vintage dresses and graphic prints, the New Year will see a resurgence of 1960s-inspired outfits, chic clothing and bolder prints with minimalistic approach, designers predict. Let us take a look on what will scorch the ramp and high streets in the year just begun.

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