Thousands flock to Houston Yogathon

Continuing a tradition started four years ago, the annual Health for Humanity Yogathon organized by the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh has attracted thousands of participants across the United States to......

MCD begins sealing of shops in residential areas

Acting on a Supreme Court order, the MCD today began sealing of commercial establishments in residential areas in the capital whose owners have failed to give a requisite undertaking amidst stiff......

Indian Americans volunteer for Katrina relief

A simple philosophy guides the Indian-American community in Houston, Texas, USA: every little helps.Thus, 11-year-old Shruti Desai, who was among those who gathered to help, spent five hours making......

'Don't condemn the institution of dowry'

While dowry has long been seen as a despicable social custom responsible for the killing of women in India, a New York historian has traced the phenomenonto influences of the British colonial......