Subject: Mumbai

• Radio Houstoned: Farzana Doctor

  August 17, 2007

• Diva of the Deal

  How Enron's high temptress turned massive projects into a $2 billion wet dream for the company -- and an estimated $100 million profit for herself

  October 10, 2002

• Sikh Family Claims Harassment By Sheriff's Deputies

  A Sikh family in Houston, backed by a national organization, is crying foul over how they were treated by deputies of the Harris County Sheriff's Office.Kawaljeet Kaur tells Hair Balls that her family phoned 911 after discovering their home was burglarized November 26; things went downhill quickly from there.Here's how it's described in a press relase from the Sikh Coalition (A "kirpan" is a ceremonial dagger:)Officers ordered Ms. Kawaljeet Kaur to hand over her kirpan -- a religious article man

  December 4, 2008

• Emmett, Also, Visits With The Sikh Family That Said It Was Harassed

  The Sikh family that says it was harassed by Harris County Sheriff's deputies has been getting to know county politicians more than they might have guessed.Over the weekend, sheriff-elect Adrian Garcia met with the family and many other Sikhs; yesterday is was County Judge Ed Emmett.Emmett apologized for the incident, even though technically it's still under investigation."I apologized for what happened to them, and I kept saying over and over, as kindly as I could, that I can't judge the facts,

  December 16, 2008

• Cult restaurateur

  April 14, 1994

• Continental Wants Its Pilots to Work Harder, Fly Righter

  If you're flying Continental to Mumbai in the near future, you might want to pay close attention to how rested the pilot is. Are her eyes bloodshot, or are the lids propped up with toothpicks? Or is she perhaps knocking back little pills with gallons of coffee? Well, the FAA seems a bit worried that crews on flights greater than 16 hours aren't getting the rest they need to fly safely, which is why last October the agency issued new rules for crews on such long flights. As a Christmas gift, Con

  January 5, 2009

• Vikram's Kimberly Moment

  July 27, 1995

• Hot Stuff

  May 23, 1996

• Dish

  January 16, 1997

• Press Picks

  March 20, 1997

• A Houston Connection To That Mumbai Terror Attack

  Photo by stutiIt's a bright day of publicity for one Houston firm -- they're getting written up in papers and on websites all over the globe.On the other hand, they're getting written up for a (somewhat tenuous) connection with the horrific terrorist attacks in Mumbai last year, so it's not an unvarnished honor.According to recent news reports, a VoIP phone service, CallPhonex, whose service provider and domain name are reportedly in Houston, were used by terrorists to contact one another. The n

  February 12, 2009

• For The Person Who Has Everything - A Double Wall Stainless Steel Tiffin

  Photos by Jay Francis I discovered Payal at 5615 Savoy (just off of Harwin near Hillcroft) a few years ago when I went in search of some Indian stainless steel cookware. The Indians do spectacular things with stainless steel: dishes, cups, teapots, pressure cookers...you name it. And when I walked into Payal for the first time, my thoughts went back to the warehouse scene in the 1st Indiana Jones movie.

  February 25, 2009

• Curries and Quietude

  January 29, 1998

• Inside The "Houston's Heidi Fleiss" Ring: Asti Champagne For Just $25!

  Hair Balls has been fascinated with this prostitution-list story - so much so that we had to check out the archived pages from some of the websites that police say were run by the "Heidi Fleiss of Houston."There, we've been introduced to some of the "friends," including Kate, who enjoys "pinot noir, intelligent conversation, and dark chocolate." (Kate is also part of a "Spindletop Special," which is a twofer special; her partner was Ashley). And according to Vivian's blog, Kate recently complete

  March 17, 2009

• Yet Another Strange Houston Connection To Tech-Savvy Terrorists

  Photo by (nutmeg)For of those of you who are tired of getting your War on Terror information from biased western media sources who are doing the bidding of the American capitalist infidels, you might want to check out this allegedly Taliban-sponsored site -- hosted by a server right here in Houston! The terrorist-watchdog blog (for lack of a better descriptor) Jawa Report reports today that this "Voice of Jehad" website is an official Taliban website, with servers in Houston, L.A., and a Detroit

  March 27, 2009

• News of the Weird

  July 1, 1999

• Surprise food at Bombay to Beijing

  February 26, 2009

• Megacities: 12 Stories of Survival

  Life in the not-so-fast lane

  January 29, 2009

• Bombay Salad and Colossal Shrimp at King's Inn

  December 18, 2008

• Bollywood Meets Hollywood in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire

  Game-Show Masala

  December 11, 2008

• Chatter's Ever-So-HandyAC/DCtionary

  Rock Around the Clock

  December 11, 2008

• Vikram Chandra and Mayra Montero

  Indian-born Chandra joins Cuban-born Montero for an evening of international storytelling

  January 17, 2008

• From Mumbai, with Drums

  August 30, 2007

• Farzana Doctor

  Canadian author debuts with an unlikely romance

  August 16, 2007

• Bolly Good Time

  May 18, 2006

• Nirvana Indian Restaurant

  Brit expats looking for a "phal" need search no farther than Nirvana

  July 12, 2007

• Mexican American Culture

  May 31, 2007

• After the Wedding

  What comes after the nuptials in this Danish melodrama? A hell of a lot more than the reception

  April 12, 2007

• Escalator Buffet

  Bombay Brasserie's new second-story location will have to do for the time being

  July 27, 2006

• Capsule Reviews

  Our critic weighs in on local theater

  June 1, 2006

• Pure Bliss

  In more ways than one, Balaji Bhavan is Little India's hottest eatery

  May 18, 2006

• Setting the Stage

  August is over, and a new theater season is upon us

  September 1, 2005

• Tandoori Enchiladas

  Indian fusion cuisine and an awesome lunch buffet are drawing crowds to Cafe Monsoon

  June 30, 2005

• Serenity Now!

  The night is white at Suchu Dance's Maximal Schnapper

  March 31, 2005

• Sunday Chaat

  North meets South on NASA Road 1

  December 23, 2004

• Book of the Month

  Learn to pen your own novel with a 30-day guarantee

  November 18, 2004

• Strikes and Spares

  Original punk Richard Tomcala rejoins the nightlife fray; also, Greg Wood's new crib bowls us over

  July 1, 2004

• Best Vegetarian Indian Buffet

  Bombay Sweets & Pure Vegetarian Restaurant

  September 25, 2003

• Chaat Room

  The candy's dandy, but the veggies are even better at Bombay Sweets

  August 7, 2003

• Exploring the Subcontinent

  "Border Crossings" will tell you more about South Asia than CNN will

  May 15, 2003

• Goat Doughnuts Go Global

  The Hot Breads franchise serves unique pastries to a worldwide audience

  January 23, 2003

• Patriotic Excess

  Luxurious Vallone’s most interesting new menu items arean early casualty of the war

  October 25, 2001

• Bombay Beach Memoirs

  Lunch with Darayus Kolah

  April 19, 2001

• WorldFest: Wild, Mild and Wicked

  Moviegoers may find both their Sixth Happiness and Seventh Heaven in these 40 featured indie films

  April 8, 1999

• This Week In Beyonce: Obsessed No. 1 No More, Parisian Holiday, Glamour Cover, Dutch Tantrum and More

  Jezebel, via infdaily.comWell, what's Beyonce been up to this week? For starters, Wolverine blew B's semi-erotic thriller Obsessed out of the No. 1 box-office spot, notching $87 million last weekend. Obsessed was also edged by Matthew McConaughey's equally panned romcom Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, which took in $15.3 mil to Obsessed's $12.2 mil. No matter. Beyonce can sleep better knowing her movie will be the last non-blockbuster-type flick to top the box office until probably September. You kn

  May 7, 2009

• Naya Daur (New Age)

  May 21, 2009

• Downtown Houston is the Way of the Future...According to India

  Photo courtesy of WikipediaHouston? Nope, it's the Bandra-Kurla Complex in MumbaiApparently urban planners in every corner of the world have decided that downtown Houston is the Way of the Future, at least if the BBC and the Times of India are to be believed. Last Friday, the Beeb reported that Houston's Scottish sister city Aberdeen is in the early stages of renewing its core. Aberdonian businessman Sir Ian Wood has pledged about $75 million towards the creation of a "new heart" in the city, o

  June 8, 2009

• The Great Indian Laughter Nite

  July 9, 2009

• If The Unemployment Rate Is So High, Why Are Houston Companies Still Using Foreign Workers?

   Unemployment in Texas has more than doubled since last year, causing one former oil-industry worker to ask: Why can companies continue to sponsor work visas for foreign workers?"It's not like we're talking about people picking fruit in fields," Rick Everinghim, who designs refineries, along with petrochemical and nuclear plants, tells Hair Balls. "Guys in my field are specialized, some making about $200,000 a year, but we're starving out here."Everingham, now living in his home state of Fl

  July 24, 2009

• Bartender Rawad Semaan of The Grove

  Photo by Sarah Rufka​To see Rawad Semaan behind the bar or patrolling the floor at The Grove (1611 Lamar St., 713-337-7321) with his impeccable suit and easy smile, you'd think he's never done anything else. But in reality his success -- Beverage Director at one of the city's hottest new restaurants before the age of 30 -- is the result of passion, talent and old-fashioned hard work. He started in 2001 as a valet at CafĂ© Annie, after arriving from Lebanon, and enrolled at the University o

  August 14, 2009