Indo American News Radio Houston TX

Indo American News Radio
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Indo American News Radio commentators Jawahar Malhotra, Sanchali Basu and Pramod Kulkarni cover an eclectic mix of news, views and guest interviews from the South Asian community in Houston, Texas, every Saturday from 4 to 6pm on FM 98.7. From 3 to 4 pm, Jyoti Kulkarni entertains on Classically Yours deciphering the Ragas which are the basis of Hindi movie songs and Jawahar & Sanchali play the I Think I Know This current affairs quiz. IANR is a product of Indo American News paper which has served the market for 43 years and is the oldest South Asian newspaper in the Southern part of the US.

  1. 4d ago

    IANR 2633 081526 Audrey Nath on Bible Studies Lawsuit, Political Trends in Houston by Atty Neeloy Azad, TX Pharmacy Disaster by Dr Rajender Aparasu & Manvi Sharma

    IANR 2633 081526 Line Up 4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Guest host Gautam Sinha in for Sanchali) Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, August 15, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. 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 or go to our website and click on the IANR link. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com and rated in the Top 20 Apple Podcasts in 13countries by Podstatus.com. In 6 years and with over 1,000 Podcasts, we get thousands of hits each day. TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES. 4:20 pm Five years ago, Dr. Audrey Nath, a successful neurologist heard the call for advocacy and left full-time academic medicine for more flexible telemedicine work so she could fight for immigrant rights, pre-trial detentionstandards, healthcare access and public education. The daughter of an Indian father and Chinese mother, she ran for Houston City Council District C this past April lost in the runoff. Audrey has now taken up the battle against display of the Ten Commandments and Bible infused studies in public schools by filing a lawsuit. She joins us today to explain her strategy. 4:50 pm With a passion for public service and a determination to make his voice heard, attorney Neeloy Azad has his sights on the Houston Mayor’s race in November next year. The son of Bangladeshi immigrants, Neeloy has the enthusiasm and conviction of youth that the Democratic party seeks, to make a case for change that could propel him to even greater heights. But first, Neeloy seeks to make his voice heard in the vibrant Houston political scene and he joins us today in the studio to talk about his opinions. 5:20 pm Of the 254 counties – a few which are very large but sparsely populated – in Texas, 60 per cent or 150 of them do not a pharmacy and one pharmacy closes each week. This is a vexing problem made worse by the near monopolistic control nationwide on reimbursements by three Pharmacy Benefits Managers or PBM – Optum Rx, CVS Caremark and Express Scripts. Some people in rural areas have to drive 20 miles or more to get their prescriptions, others do not have broadband service to order on-line. We speak with Universityof Houston professor Dr. Rajender Aparasu and pharmacist Manvi Sharma to get more details on this situation. 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 available all across town at grocery stores. 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 18 years.  Plus, our entire 45 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University

    IANR 2633 081526 Audrey Nath on Bible Studies Lawsuit, Political Trends in Houston by Atty Neeloy Azad, TX Pharmacy Disaster by Dr Rajender Aparasu & Manvi Sharma

  2. Aug 11

    IAN Unplugged 2632 080826 On News You Can Use, Jay, Pramod, Sanchali & Kapil talk about events from the region

    IAN UNPLUGGED 2632 080826 Line Up                               (News guest host Kapil Sharma) Featured on Sat, August 8, 2026 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM: On “News You Can Use”, Jay, Pramod, Sanchali & Kapil give a roundup of the latest news of events from across the region.

    IAN Unplugged 2632 080826 On News You Can Use, Jay, Pramod, Sanchali & Kapil talk about events from the region

  3. Aug 11

    IANR 2632 080826 AI Bootcamp by Raja Roy & Shashikant Sarada, Disaster Preparedness by Kara Cook-Schultz, New Asylum Processes by Atty James Parker

    IANR 2632 080826 Line Up 4-6pmINTERVIEWS Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, August 8, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. 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 or go to our website and click on the IANR link. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com and rated in the Top 20 Apple Podcasts in 13 countries by Podstatus.com. In 6 years and with over 1,000 Podcasts, we get thousands of hits each day. TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES. 4:20 pm Artificial Intelligence is progressing faster than human intelligence can keep up with it, just as experts had warned us two years ago that the landscape of human experience and work would change dramatically. Many groups and individuals have come along in the past fewmonths to help those less educated in AI to catch up so that they can stay relevant. Today, we hear from Raja Roy and Shashikant Sarada, two professionals who regularly interface with AI in their workplaces, about an AI Bootcamp that the IIT Kharagpur Foundation is holding shortly to help in this re-training of computer skills. 4:50 pm Living in the Gulf Coast, we are all well aware of the weather events that can cause havoc to the region, ranging from deep freezes to floods from heavy rains to hurricanes and tornadoes. Kara Cook-Schultz is Director of Disaster Recovery and Community Resilience at the Greater Houston Community Foundation, where she leads regional efforts to strengthen disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and long-term resilience. She also serves as co-director of the Greater Houston Disaster Alliance, a partnership between the GHCF and United Way of Greater Houston that works year-round to improve disaster readiness and strengthen long-term recovery across the region. She joins us today to tell us how to prepare for natural disasters. 5:20 pm Immigrations cases have been thrown into chaos with changing rules of enforcement ever since the Trump Administration took office. Thousands of immigrants have been rounded up and deported or detained in rapidly deployed detention facilities. Heavily armed and ill trained ICE agents have been sent to Democratic cities resultingin violence and deaths and provoking national protests. H1-B visas have been capped and changes made to the work authorization process, bond eligibility if detained and to asylum regulations. Immigration attorney James Parkerwith Willy Nanayakkara & Associates talks about how important it has become to have the right legal representation to tackle these issues. 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 available all across town at grocery stores. 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 18 years.  Plus, our entire 45 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University

    IANR 2632 080826 AI Bootcamp by Raja Roy & Shashikant Sarada, Disaster Preparedness by Kara Cook-Schultz, New Asylum Processes by Atty James Parker

  4. Aug 4

    IANR 2630 072526 Texas Care for Youth by State Rep Penny Morales Shaw, ICC I-Day by Dir Raghvendra Senger, Long Term Care by IFS Agent Lalit Jallan.mp3

    IANR 2630 072526 Line Up 4-6pm INTERVIEWS Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, July 25, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio(www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. 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 or go to our website and click on the IANR link. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com and rated in the Top 20 Apple Podcasts in 13countries by Podstatus.com. In 6 years and with over 1,000 Podcasts, we get thousands of hits each day. TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES. 4:20 pm The State of Texas has an astonishingly low rating – 43 worst out of all states – for the way it deals with child welfare – how they are being cared for and the environmentthey’re growing up in – and the school systems that are being pushed for money, with many districts closing schools even as the State offers vouchers for kids going to private schools. State Rep. Penny Morales Shaw, District 148 has fought for better care of juveniles as an attorney even before she took office in 2021 and is a strident voice in the Texas legislature advocating for more funds for better child care. She joins us today to talk about the challenges in Texas for caring for youth. 4:50 pm As the Baby Boomer generation – those bornbetween 1946 and 1964 – gets older, they are fast becoming the Geriatric generation that is on the cusp of needing more medical care. Though medical science is making rapid advances in treatments of many diseases that come with old age, society has not been able to come to grips on how to offer good care and assistance at affordable prices and many are left ill-prepared financially. We turn to our monthly guest Lalit Jallan of Insurance Financial Services Group, to talk about getting ready for long-term care. 5:20 pm For over 40 years, the India Culture Center has toiled to keep Indian heritage forefront in the community’s mind, especially through celebration of two national flagship events. One of these, India’s Independence Day, is around thecorner and the ICC will mark it with a festival on, Sunday, August 23 at the Stafford Civic Centre. To tell us more about it are ICC President Gaurav Jhaveri and two Directors Cultural Chair Naeem Vehvaria and Event Chair Dr. Raghvendra Senger. 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 available all across town at grocery stores. 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 18 years.  Plus, our entire 45 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University

    IANR 2630 072526 Texas Care for Youth by State Rep Penny Morales Shaw, ICC I-Day by Dir Raghvendra Senger, Long Term Care by IFS Agent Lalit Jallan.mp3

  5. Aug 4

    IANR 2631 080126 Disaster Preparedness by HSEMS Dpty Dir Brian Murray, Hindu Youth wards by Vijay Pallos & Anjali Aggarwal, Kingdom of Kush by Amb At Large Sangeeta Dua

    IANR 2631 080126 Line Up 4-6pm INTERVIEWS Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, August 1, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. 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 or go to our website and click on the IANR link. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com and rated in the Top 20 Apple Podcasts in 13countries by Podstatus.com. In 6 years and with over 1,000 Podcasts, we get thousands of hits each day. TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES. 4:20 pm Living in the Gulf Coast, we are all well aware of the weather events that can cause havoc to the region, ranging from deep freezes to floods from heavy rains to hurricanes and tornadoes. Brian Murray is the Deputy Director of the Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management and its Public Information Officer. He joins us today to talk about how Harris County can help the publicto be better prepared to handle these disasters and what services they offer. 4:50 pm The Hindus of Greater Houston in collaboration withVPSS Houston, will host its annual Hindu Youth Awards ceremony at the VPSS hall on Saturday August 22, at the VPSS Haveli. Founded in 1990, the HGH organizes with area temples to hold the largest Janamashtami celebration in the area. In addition, HGH seeks to empower Hindu youth to lead with confidence and carry forward the timeless principles of Vedic Dharma. To tell us more about the Gala, we are joined by community activist Vijay Pallod and YHGH President AnjaliAggarwal. 5:20 pm You can’t suppress entrepreneurial flair especially when often times it looks like it goes against all odds. Sangeeta Kataria Dua has been an entrepreneur ever since she first arrived in the US in 1991 and has tried many avenues in business and social outreach after she came to Houston in 2001. Despite many obstacles, she has remained positive and her personality has won over many admirers. This week, she was elected President of the South Asian Chamber of Commerce and also appointed as Ambassador at Large for the Kingdom of Kush an unassigned parcel of land in northern Sudan. She joins us in the studio today to tell us more. 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 available all across town at grocery stores. 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 18 years.  Plus, our entire 45 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University

    IANR 2631 080126 Disaster Preparedness by HSEMS Dpty Dir Brian Murray, Hindu Youth wards by Vijay Pallos & Anjali Aggarwal, Kingdom of Kush by Amb At Large Sangeeta Dua

  6. Aug 4

    IAN Unplugged 2631 080126 On Hey WassUp, Jay & Sanchali speak with Michael Ereti, Dir. of Development & Infrastructure for Harris County Pct 1

    IAN UNPLUGGED 2631 080126  Featured on Sat, Aug 1, 2026 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 talk with the Director of Development & Infrastructure for Harris County Pct. 1 Michael Ereti about the challenges that lie ahead for the Greater Houston area.

    IAN Unplugged 2631 080126 On Hey WassUp, Jay & Sanchali speak with Michael Ereti, Dir. of Development & Infrastructure for Harris County Pct 1

  7. Jul 22

    IAN Unplugged 2629 071826 On News You Can Use, Jay, Sanchali, Pramod & Zubin talk about new events from the region

    IAN UNPLUGGED 2629 071826 (Guest host Zubin Mory) Featured on Sat, Jul 18, 2026 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM: On “News You Can Use”, Jay, Pramod, Sanchali & Zubin give a roundup of the latest news of events from across the region.

    IAN Unplugged 2629 071826 On News You Can Use, Jay, Sanchali, Pramod & Zubin talk about new events from the region

  8. Jul 22

    IANR 2629 071826 New EB-5 Rules by Imm Atty George Willy, Vaibhav Duggal Case by Vivek & Neeru Duggal, AI Fundamentals by IMAGH Dir Naeem Vehvaria

    IANR 2629 071826 Line Up 4-6pm INTERVIEWS Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, July 18, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. 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 or go to our website and click on the IANR link. Our Podcast has been rated #2 among 100 Podcasts in Houston by feedspot.com and rated in the Top 20 Apple Podcasts in 13countries by Podstatus.com. In 6 years and with over 1,000 Podcasts, we get thousands of hits each day. TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR FREE PODCAST CHANNEL AND YOU’LL BE NOTIFIED OF NEW UPDATES. 4:20 pm Each month, we feature eminent immigration attorney George Willy to discuss issues that may affect many of our listeners and each time we have to deal with another new and insidious executive order from President Trump which further solidifies his desire to limit entrance by foreign nationals into this country. George will deal with the latest of these bizarre orders-du-jour and discuss the new regulation on the EB 5 investors visa. 4:50 pm Unable to face the prospect of being dismissedfrom the medical school program at Texas Tech University’s Healthcare Center in El Paso, third-year student Vaibhav Duggal felt extreme shame for being accused by a female patient of inappropriate comments during an examination inJuly 2025. A late night email from the Dean’s office was the final straw and the next day he took his own life. His distraught parents Vivek and Neeru were convinced this led to his mental breakdown and have filed a $30 million lawsuit against the university for not providing care. They join us in the studio to explain their position and demands. 5:20 pm Over the past year, Artificial Intelligence has quickly surrounded us in every aspect of life and many people who have not understood how to use it will be left behind, just as with the advent of the personal computer. Naeem Vehvaria is a software engineer who deals with AI daily and understands how it can be harnessed for better performance. He is also the Treasurer of the Indian Muslims Association of Greater Houston which will be offering an AI Fundamentals course on August 1. Naeem will tell us more about it. 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 available all across town at grocery stores. 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 18 years.  Plus, our entire 45 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University

    IANR 2629 071826 New EB-5 Rules by Imm Atty George Willy, Vaibhav Duggal Case by Vivek & Neeru Duggal, AI Fundamentals by IMAGH Dir Naeem Vehvaria
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Indo American News Radio commentators Jawahar Malhotra, Sanchali Basu and Pramod Kulkarni cover an eclectic mix of news, views and guest interviews from the South Asian community in Houston, Texas, every Saturday from 4 to 6pm on FM 98.7. From 3 to 4 pm, Jyoti Kulkarni entertains on Classically Yours deciphering the Ragas which are the basis of Hindi movie songs and Jawahar & Sanchali play the I Think I Know This current affairs quiz. IANR is a product of Indo American News paper which has served the market for 43 years and is the oldest South Asian newspaper in the Southern part of the US.

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