CHICAGO: With the Bartlet Jain Auditorium near full to watch Shri Krishna Vyjayanti - a dance ballet in Hindi, Sewa International Chicago managed to raise close to $40,000 for its on going humanitarian activities as also to fund its flagship project involving settling Bhutanese refugees in Chicago.
Vice president Anil Deshpande said that the program would not have succeeded but...
CHICAGO: Shivalaya Hindu Cultural Center held an impressive three days Pran Pratishta Mahotsav beginning September 27 through 29 at the Center facility in Chicago Downtown, 318 West Grand Avenue, Suite 201 in Chicago.
The Pran Pratishta and Murti Sthapana ceremony were a huge success with hundreds of people attending during the three days of the ceremony. On all three days,...
Anushka Sharma is said to be irritated with reports about Sidhartha Mallya taking a ‘special’ interest in her. The actress who will soon be seen in Yash Chopra’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan opposite Shah Rukh Khan, apparently, is upset because of the rumors about Sid Mallya flying her to London in his private aircraft.Anushka’s spokesperson, cleared all doubts saying,...
CHICAGO: An event that could easily have been "an Affair to Remember" turned out to be such a big flop that it got dubbed as an Affair to forget and bury as soon as possible
Bollywood USA 2013 had organized a big reception in Downtown Chicago for announcing the hosting of Bollywood Film Awards - the Global Indian Film Awards...
Ranbir Kapoor, often cited as the Casanova of Bollywood, has revealed that he in search of his true love and is eagerly waiting to tie the knot.He is one Bollywood star whose personal life has always been under media scanner. However, the star admits that the day he finds the right person, he will get married.“If I meet the...
NEW DELHI: Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said 39 million Indians are pushed to poverty because of ill health every year and around 30 per cent in rural India did not go for any treatment due to financial constraints, as per a WHO report.
Addressing a Conference on 'Responsible Use of Medicine' at Amsterdam, Netherlands, Azad said India is...
WASHINGTON, DC: The spirit of volunteerism and community service should be taken beyond a single day of service - that was the message at the annual Be The Change national day of service hosted by the DC area-based non-profit organization, South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), on Saturday, October 6 in coordination with over 46 campus and city planning...
RICHMOND HILL, NY: Over 50 providers from 11 agencies came together on September 30 at Gurdwara Sikh Cultural Society to provide essential health services to the community. The fair attracted over 200 people who accessed services such as blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, BMI, stroke awareness information, mental health screening, oral health screenings, and insurance information. Participants could also...
NEW YORK: Indian Americans across the country have welcomed reports that two schools in Rhode Islands in East Coast near New York - Smithfield Public Schools and Barrington Public Schools have listed Diwali on their respective calendars,
According to their 2012-2013 School Calendar (Smithfield's was approved on October one), Diwali is listed at November 13 under "Major Religious & Cultural...
WASHINGTON: Scientists have discovered a biological mechanism by which zinc deficiency develops with age, leading to a decline of the immune system and increased health problems such as cancer, heart and diabetes.
Researchers from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University and the OSU College of Public Health and Human Sciences found that it is especially important for elderly...