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Featured on Sat, Nov 1, 2025 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:

On “Hey, Wassup?”, Jay, Sanchali & frequent commentators Sridhar Kotha, Partha Chatterjee & Hubert Vaz-Nayak discuss the AI Data Center build out frenzy, the deals, the costs, the impact and how are they going to make any money?

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Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Nov 22, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.

4:20 pm There are several protocols of law that we flirt with in our daily lives, like the impact of a name change on a woman’s financial situation after marriage, after divorce and on joint custody of kids. Other issues maybe how to protect yourself from kidnapping charges when travelling alone with kids, or being detained overseas on trumped up charges, or being asked to submit your phone for inspection whenreturning from overseas. Attorney Uma Mantravadi joins us today to provide some guidance.

4:50 pm Sewa International is a Hindu-faith-based, non-profit humanitarian organization that provides disaster relief and runs development programs focused on family services,health, education, and women's empowerment. It is part of a larger movement that started in India in 1989 and operates in over 20 countries with the US branch founded in 2003. The Houston Chapter will be holding its fundraiser on December 13. To tell us more about its activities, we are joined today by SEWA Director of Marketing Nikhil Jain.

5:20 pm Swami Vidyadishananda is a highly ordained Vedic monk who reveals Himalayan Vedic wisdom based on his Sanskrit heritage. He Vedic philosophies with exquisite clarityand initiates seekers into Himalayan meditation techniques. As head of the Hansavedas Mission and founding monk of the Self Enquiry Life Fellowship, he guides seekers and devotees. Swami ji is in town for a book launch, discourses and workshops through Dec 5, and then at Barsana Dham in Austin on Dec 9-15. He joins us today by phone.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.     

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com

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And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years. 

Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.Top of Form

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Featured on Sat, Nov 15, 2025 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:On “Hey, Wassup?”, Jay, Sanchali & frequent host Sridhar Kotha speak with Pediatrician and Neonatologist Dr. Kanekal Gautham about his new concept called Manas Mind Gym for keeping brains alert.

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Nov 15, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.

4:20 pm The Trump Administration has rounded up immigrants and deported or detained them in rapidly deployed detention facilities and has sent National Guard to protect heavy handed ICE agents from being harassed and “spit upon”. It has made it much harder to get a H1B visa and Embassies are even checking if applicants are overweight or unhealthy! Immigration attorney George Willy talks aboutthese issues and the process for getting an EB-5 financial visa.

4:50 pm Four term State Rep. Dist 129, Republican Dennis Paul is running for the Senate District 11 seat held by Republican Mayes Middleton. His long-term good friend Sam Kannappan will call in to discuss Paul’s goals. Sam will also talk about his own extensive achievements as an engineer and a volunteer and an active member of the Indian community and the Kannappan Museum in Pearland.

5:15 pm The cruising industry was battered by the COVID pandemic but has slowly been recovering. Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas has been leading the way with cruises leaving from Galveston. Industry expert Deepi Mehta, who owns Travel Express, joins us today to tell us about the cruises RC offers.

5:40 pm Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar led the National Democratic Alliance (led by the BJP) to a huge win in the State Assembly election on Friday winning 200 seats out of 243 in the legislature. His Mahila Rozgar Yojna, under which $112 was given to around 1.25 crore women over the last twomonths, have played an important role in his landslide victory. We asked Bihari Ravi Ranjan, now a Telfair resident, to describe how this happened.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.     

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is the ONLY community paper widely available all across town at grocery stores from Hillcroft to Sugar Land, Katy and FM 1960. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years. 

Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Nov 8, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.

4:20 pm Thousands of people get injured at work, while playing sports, in car accidents or get burnt by bad real estate deals and business ventures. Many do not know their options to seek compensation for their injuries or losses. On our monthly segment on personal litigation law we once again hear from Attorney Divjyot Singh, the Managing Partner at SHEV Law Group. He joins us today to continue  his discussion of Litigation Law covers, from business and real estate to dealing with insurance companies and compensationclaims.

4:50 pm The Indo American Charity Foundation has servedthe local community for over three decades through donations to emerging charities, projects that help those in need, as well as scholarships to graduating high school seniors. After a drive to collect funds for the relief efforts in the flood ravaged Kerr County area, the IACF is getting ready for its annual Gala next Sunday, November 16. To tell us more about the Gala, we are joined by IACF Board Directors Aditya Damera and Ravi Raina.

5:20 pm We are in the Open Enrollment period to sign up for Medicare policies before December 7 and many are nervous about the increased costs aand trimmed coverages. We are joined once again by Medicare Insurance Broker Kaushi Shah who will explain the less understood parts of Medicare insurance. We are all familiar with Medicare Part A and Part B, but there are many more nuances of Medicare. We ask her today to explain what changes to expect for Medicare, the costs and why it is so important for us to pay attention before signing up.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.     

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is the ONLY community paper widely available all across town at grocery stores from Hillcroft to Sugar Land, Katy and FM 1960. Also visit our website  indoamericannews.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years. 

Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

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Featured on Sat, Nov 1, 2025 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:On “Hey, Wassup?”, Jay, Sanchali & Pramod discuss news items that may have missed the eye of the general public.

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Nov 1, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.

4:20 pm The greater Houston area is a sprawling 10,000 sq miles while the city itself is closer to 700 sq miles. Nestled in this vast space are neighborhoods and clusters of businessdistricts that have spawned their own traffic patterns, commercial corridors and living arrangements, all of which are subjects that Dr. Caroline Cheong, an urban planning researcher at the Kinder Institute at Rice University, has studied from the perspective of conservation, development, regeneration and affordable housing. Caroline joins us today to talk about what her research has found that could help the average Houstonian.

4:50 pm Just like many others large cities across the US, Houston has its share of homeless people and you can see them panhandling at many high-density street corners. But unlike others cities, Houston has been lauded for decreasing homeless numbers by 60% by placing them in affordable and in most cases free shelters. Just this past week, the City of Houston approved spending $16 million to buy the property at 419 Emancipation Avenue, which will house up to 320 people. We asked Catherine Villarreal, a Vice President at the Coalition for the Homeless of Harris County to explain how the homelessness issue is being tackled here.

5:20 pm Gopal Aggarwal is the founder and CEO of Tara Capital. He leads the company's corporate strategy, long-range planning, and business development functions and oversees capital improvement and value-add programs across portfolio. He has over 30 years of multi-facetedreal estate experience across apartments, hotels, and retail. He joins us again today to tell us more about his current project which is open to interested investors right now, as well as what to look for when making a real estate investment.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.     

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is the ONLY community paper widely available all across town at grocery stores from Hillcroft to Sugar Land, Katy and FM 1960. Also visit our website indoamerican news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years. 

Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

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 4-6pm INTERVIEWS

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Oct 25, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.

4:20 pm Surendran Pattel is a very persistent and determined man who in 2022, won in his second electionrace for Judge for the 240th Judicial District Court. In that position, he has worked hard to cut down the enormous backload of cases and earned the respect of his peers, attorneys and elected officials for his efficiency and even-handed approach. Surendran is now running for re-election and will be on the March 2026 Primaries. Still as busy as ever, between family and work, he managed to find some time to call us today to talk about his work as a judge and what hehopes to do with a second term.

4:50 pm Zubin Mory has a solid 26 years of experience inFinance and Real Estate in New York, Miami and elsewhere and has recently settled into the Houston area. In 2011, he founded RealTMOR Asset Mgmt, a high value added residential real estate firm that creates value by procuring assets after careful research and due diligence and then manages the assets. He joins us today to tell us more about his business.

5:20 pm Two weeks ago, Ashok Rao was on the showregaling us with the History of Wine, which even got us a little tipsy!!  A born storyteller, Ashok loves to educate anddoes his research well to weave an engrossing tale that spans the centuries. Now, as summer is over and Fall is in the air, he wanted to return with an even more fascinating installment in the History Talks series. He is back again today with another episode, a topic that will make you grab for a savory snack – The History of Salt. Listen and learn how this mineral has turned the tide of civilizations!!!

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.     

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is the ONLY community paper widely available all across town at grocery stores from Hillcroft to Sugar Land, Katy and FM 1960. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years. 

Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

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On “Hey, Wassup?”, Jay & Sanchali are joined by frequent guest commentator Chetan Dave to discuss the current elections and the slate of 17 constitutional amendments, with their recommendations.

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Oct 18, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.

4:20 pm Since the Trump Administration took power, it has kept its promise to round up illegal aliens and deport them or detain then in rapidly deployed detention facilities. BorderCzar Tom Homan sounds absolutely gleeful when he describes how ICE is rounding up illegals while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s TV ads to expel them are grim andthreatening. Now, under the guise of law and order, Donald Trump has sent National Guard to protect heavy handed ICE agents from being harassed and “spit upon”. Immigrationattorney George Willy describes ICE issues and what options a detained person has to respond.

4:50 pm The Gujarati Samaj of Houston Centre on West Bellfort and Beltway West officially opened up on September 22, 2019 when Indian Prime Minister Modi inaugurated it during his “Howdy Modi” visit. The gigantic facility has beenthe site of many community events, eclipsing much smaller venues. It has been run by an elected executive committee. Ten days ago, the new EC, headed by Bharat “Dallaswala” Parikh as President, won the election and today he joins us tooutline what new plans are in store for the GSH Centre.

5:30 pm Two years ago, we heard rumblings of how Artificial Intelligence or AI was just about to enter the mainstream and change our lives radically. It has already penetrated email platforms like Yahoo! and Google which can summarize your emails before you even open them! This revolution brings to mind the time when the Atomic Bomb was developed amidstconcerns of letting the genie out of the bottle. Now the AI time bomb is ticking! Will AI usher in a new era of prosperity or will it be misused to push society into a heavily surveillanced and subservient state? We turn to AniketDave, who works in the growth of Microsoft’s Copilot and GitHub, for clarity on what may lie ahead.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.     

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is the ONLY community paper widely available all across town at grocery stores from Hillcroft to Sugar Land, Katy and FM 1960. Also visit our website indoamerican news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years. 

Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

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(Chetan Dave co-hosts)

Featured on Sat, Oct 4, 2025 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:

On “Hey, Wassup?”, Jay & Sanchali are joined by frequentguest commentator Chetan Dave as they go through news items that may have missed the eye of the general public..

IANR 2541 101125 Line Up 

4-6pm INTERVIEWS

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Oct 11, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.

4:20 pm VFS Global is the world's largest visa outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions worldwide. The company manages theadministrative and non-judgmental tasks related to visa, passport and consular services for its client governments, including handling the visa requirements for India. Amit Kumar Sharma heads the company’s Americas region andcalls in to explain how VFS and visa processing has evolved in the past two years and many other topics that travelers encounter when making plans.

4:50 pm This weekend, the Zoroastrian Association of Houston is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their library with talks from scholars and local Parsi docent Vehista Kaikobad. The library is also a time capsule of artifacts,pictures and heirlooms that have been donated by the local Parsi community. It was the brainchild of Aban Rustomji and a few like-minded people who carved out a space for the library from the community center that was built on West Bellfort. We are delighted to have Arzan Wadia, the previous president of FEZANA, the national Zoroastrian association, with us today to talk about the library and its significance.

5:30 pm The last time we had Ashok Rao on the show in August, he was mesmerizing us with the History of Spices! After a late summer break, we persuaded him to return with another installment in the History Talks series. A man with an inquisitive mind and penchant for storytelling, Ashok Rao, a serial entrepreneur and restauranteur, loves to research out the compelling forces behind the epochs that have affected the way we live. He is back again today with another episode of the fascinating History Talks series, a topic that will leave you tipsy – The History of Wine. So, grab your favorite glass of wine and tag along!!

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.     

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is the ONLY community paper widely available all across town at grocery stores from Hillcroft to Sugar Land, Katy and FM 1960. Also visit our website indoamerican news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years. 

Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

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(Gautam Sinha guest hosts for Sanchali)Featured on Sat, Oct 4, 2025 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:

With Pramod & Gautam manning the studio, Jawahar goes LIVE from the Dusserah-Diwalicelebrations going on at Constellation Park in Sugar Land. Hear Dr Arun Verma, Vinnie Verma, Kapil Sharma, Gopal Aggarwal, Ravi Goel, Vijay Pallod, and others talk about the event and preparations.

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Gautam Sinha guest hosts for Sanchali)

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Oct 4, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.

4:20 pm Thousands of people get injured at work, while playing sports, in car accidents or get burnt by bad real estate deals and business ventures. Many do not know their options to seek compensation for their injuries or losses. On our monthly segment on personal litigation law we once again hear from Attorney Divjyot Singh, the Managing Partner at SHEV Law Group. He joins us today to explain what Litigation Law covers, from business and real estate to dealing with insurance companies and compensation claims.

5:00 pm The High Holy days of the Hindu calender are upon us and all across the region, garba celebrations are being held to mark Navaratri, Dusserah and Diwali with major events planned at Constellation Park today, Meenakshi Temple, ISKCON, BAPS and other temples.  Dr. Suryanarayana Nanda has been an Acharya at Arya Samaj of Greater Houston, and last week explained the significance of the celebrations. We have him back with us today to tell us the deeper meaning of Diwali.

5:30 pm In this digital age, it’s not enough for businesses – and even individuals - to have a email address, which isconsidered passe, to stand out, but they must also have an avatar, social media account, and even be on Tik Tok and other platforms. Among the millions of accounts on the web, how do you truly stand out and keep bringing customersback if content is King? For that, we turn to two professionals in the online space, Mujtaba Habib and Talha Ahmed to explain how they can spruce up your digital presence.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.     

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is the ONLY community paper widely available all across town at grocery stores from Hillcroft to Sugar Land, Katy and FM 1960. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years. 

Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Sept 27, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.

4:20 pm Elections for the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court are held in even-numbered years. The primary election is slated for March 3, 2026 with the general electionscheduled for November 3, 2026. The Commissioners Courtincludes the County Judge, who is elected at large, and four Commissioners, all elected for four-year terms. The race Fort Bend County Judge has become controversial, and Melissa M. Wilson will be challenging incumbent KP George, aformer Democrat, who is now running as a Republican. Melissa joins us today to outline her election platform.

5:00 pm The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was founded on September 27, 1925, and reached its 100thanniversary in 2025. The organization is marking its centenary with a year-long schedule of celebrations, which began in late 2024 and will extend to Vijayadashami in 2026. To mark the occasion, the local chapter of the RSSwill periodically relevant present stories and to start it off, we are joined today by one outstanding sevak, Padma Shri Dr. Dhananjay Diwakar Sagdeo, who is currently touring the US, to describe his life’s work.

5:30 pm The High Holy days of the Hindu calender are upon us and all across the region, garba celebrations are being held to mark Navaratri, Dusserah and Diwali with major events planned at Constellation Park next Saturday, October 4, Meenakshi Temple, ISKCON, BAPS and other temples.  Dr. Suryanarayana Nanda has been an Acharya at Arya Samaj of Greater Houston, and joins us to explain the significance of the holy season.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.     

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is the ONLY community paper widely available all across town at grocery stores from Hillcroft to Sugar Land, Katy and FM 1960. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years. 

Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Sept 20, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.

4:20 pm Houston is making a big push for naturalization, but where are we now and where do we want to go? For 25 years, Congress has ignored the 1.4 million people who are on Temporary Protected Status or TPS and the 700,000 who came as children, who cannot apply for an official channel to get a Green Card,  In addition to making it more expensive to file for citizenship, the USCIS has made the civics exam more difficult to prepare for and to pass. Our frequent guest,Zenobia Lai, the Executive Director of Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative, tells us about these developments.

4:50 pm The Open Enrollment period to sign up for Medicare will begin on October 1 and lasts through December 7. We are joined by Medicare Insurance Broker Kaushi Shah who will explain the less understood parts ofMedicare insurance. We are all familiar with Medicare Part A and Part B, but there are many more nuances of Medicare. We ask her today to explain what changes are coming along next year to Medicare and why it is so important forus to pay attention before signing up.

5:20 pm Gopal Aggarwal is the founder and CEO of Tara Capital. He leads the company's corporate strategy, long-range planning, and business development functions and oversees capital improvement and value-add programs across portfolio. He has over 30 years of multi-faceted real estate experience across apartments, hotels, and retail. He joins us again today to tell us more about his current project which is open to interested investors right now, as well as what to look for when making a real estate investment.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.     

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is the ONLY community paper widely available all across town at grocery stores from Hillcroft to Sugar Land, Katy and FM 1960. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years. 

Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Sept 13, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). Weare on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

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4:20 pm Lutfi Hassan has been a successful businessman and Houston icon for many years and the go-to person for matters related to the National Democratic Party through his close friendship with late Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. In 2022, Hassan was appointed the Honorary Consul General of Guyana to the Southwest United States.Since then, he has been instrumental in raising Guyana’s profile in the US and India, and played a role in guiding the country’s development after the boom in offshore oil production. He joins us today to share his achievements so far this year.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.     

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IANR 2537 091325 Line Up

4-6pm INTERVIEWS

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Sept 13, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

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4:20 pm Lutfi Hassan has been a successful businessman and Houston icon for many years and the go-to person for matters related to the National Democratic Party through his close friendship with late Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. In 2022, Hassan was appointed the Honorary Consul General of Guyana to the Southwest United States.Since then, he has been instrumental in raising Guyana’s profile in the US and India, and played a role in guiding the country’s development after the boom in offshore oil production. He joins us today to share his achievements so far this year.

5:00 pm Opened just two years ago, the Eternal Gandhi Museum in Houston is dedicated to honoring the apostle of Non-violent disobedience, Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. As Gandhi’s 155th birthday approaches on October 2, we turn to Trustee and museum co-founder Dr. Manish Wani to tell us what celebrations are being planned.

5:20 pm Since the Trump Administration took power, it has kept its promise to round up illegal aliens and deport them or detain then in rapidly deployed detention facilities.Another less widely known aspect to this “immigrant cleansing” is the curtailment of student visas, the reduction in scholarships made available by universities, the huge increase in tourist visa fees and huge delays in getting visas all of which have been detrimental to America’s image abroad. Adding to this is greater scrutiny at ports of entry and possible retraction of long obtained naturalizedcitizenship due to irregularities in original applications. We ask attorney George Willy to explain how to deal with the citizenship issue.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.     

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is the ONLY community paper widely available all across town at grocery stores from Hillcroft to Sugar Land, Katy and FM 1960. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years. 

Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

IANR 2536 090625 Line Up

4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Gautam Sinha guest hosts for Sanchali)

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Sept 6, 2025 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio, a production of Indo American News (www.IndoAmerican-News.com). We areon 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app.

By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com. We have 6 years of Podcasts and have had thousands of hits.

TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES.

4:20 pm Thousands of people get injured at work, while playing sports, in car accidents and so on. Many do not know their options to seek compensation for their injuries. Starting today, we will feature a monthly segment on personal injury law by Attorney Divjyot Singh, the Managing Partner at SHEV Law Group. He joins us today to explain what Personal Injury Law covers, from car and truck accidents to dealing with insurance companies and compensation claims.

4:50 pm Under the guise of rounding up illegals who are criminals, the Trump Administration has been expanding surveillance of immigrants, but at what cost? The steps taken have gone beyond simple detention to wholesale invasion of private data as systems at the IRS and Social Security are co-mingled and reviewed, detention facilities built and used across the country, and social media accounts routinely checked at ports of entry. In seven months, the country has jettisoned safeguards and is looking more like a police state. Gautam Sinha has done some research on this transformation and shares his findings with us.  

5:20 pm In the past 34 years, Dr. Arun Verma has made his mark in Houston as a real estate entrepreneur after leading a very successful career in oil and gas in Canada. In the past fourteen years he has made another career for himself as the organizer of the Dussehra and Diwali celebration which has become a tradition in the greater Houston area. SpokesmanKapil Sharma calls in today to tell us about the upcoming event on October 4th and what to expect at the festival, which will be held once again at Constellation Field in Sugar Land.

Also stay tuned in for news roundup, views, sports and movie reviews.     

TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-NEWS or 6397 or at indoamericannews@yahoo.com

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is the ONLY community paper widely available all across town at grocery stores from Hillcroft to Sugar Land, Katy and FM 1960. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 90,000+ hits to track all current stories.

And remember to visit our digital archives from over 17 years. 

Plus, our entire 44 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

IAN UNPLUGGED 2535 083025

(Gautam Sinha guest hosts for Sanchali)

Featured on Sat, August 30, 2025 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FMOn Bats & Balls, Jay, Pramod & Gautam Sinha talk to Claudio Nul, co-owner of The Volleyball School in Katy about the growth of the sport in the Houston area and potential for a national league and a professional team here. They later turnto avid sports fan Rakesh Vij for his take on a variety of localprofessional teams.