Indo American News Radio Houston TX

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Mar 21, 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. 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 US national debt has surpassed an ominous record, climbing to a record $39 trillion. This was five months after it reached $38T and $37T just two months before that. The war with Iran is costing about $1 billion a day and the Pentagon is asking for another $200 billion for the effort, above it’s alreadysteep $1.5T budget. What is causing all this debt and what effect will such high debt have on our lives and the future of programs like Social Security and Medicare? We ask our frequent analyst Chetan Dave to comment on this.

4:50 pm In this era of instant connectivity andpressures of never-stop work, one can often lose sight of the aspects of life than add joy and value, creating a relief valve. These “low touch” items, as the futurist Alvin Toffler referred to them, come from the creative and performing arts. And the Indo American Association has been bringing the best of the Indian arts scene to Houstonians for 33 years. We are joined by Executive Director Sheetal Bedi to tell us more and also about its 2026 calendar of events.

5:20 pm Both and Eid al Adha fall on this weekend, and to mark the two occasions we asked representatives of each faith to explain the significance and how the community is celebratingthem. Mohammad Khan and Yasmin Udawala with the Indian Muslims Assoc. of Greater Houston will explain what the organization is planning, followed by Nazneen Khumbatta from the Zoroastrian community. Next week, Hindus will celebrate Ram Navami, and then, just around the corner, Jainscelebrate Mahavir Jayanti, Christians celebrate Easter, Sikhs & Hindus celebrate Vaisakhi and Jews celebrate Passover.

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 [email protected]

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.

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Guest host Kapil Sharma in for Jawahar)

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Mar 14, 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. 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 As a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience international development, Dr. Akhtar Badshah manages a corporate philanthropic program and has co-founded a global nonprofit for social enterprise. Dr. Badshah is Chief Catalyst at Catalytic Innovators Group, advising individuals andorganizations to catalyze their social and philanthropic investments. He will be the keynote speaker at the Indian Muslims Association of Greater Houston’s Eid Milan Gala on April 11. He calls us today from Los Angeles to talk about corporate responsibility and living with a purpose.

5:20 pm Dr. Hari Dayal is a prominent biostatistician and a cultural pioneer in Houston, known for founding the Indo-American Association (IAA) and the Society for Indo-American Arts (SIA) to promote Indian arts in the United States. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the Society forIndo-American Arts, continuing his work in promoting Indian classical music and heritage. We asked him to joins us today to talk about the SIA’s calendar of events and the upcoming artists.

5:50 pm Raghav Singh is president of the non-profit Silver Heart Care which he founded in 2020 while still in high school with a purpose of serving senior citizens in our local community. Over the past five years, SHC has worked to establish a program where seniors can rely on for non-emergent medical transportation to doctors’ offices, ensuring they have access to essential care to support their likelihood. Raghav joins us in the studio to explain more on Silver Heart Care’s plans.

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 [email protected]

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.zzz

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Guest host Gautam Sinha in for Sanchali)

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Mar 7, 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 beenrated #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 Many Indian Americans across the country are entering into politics at city, county, state and national levels and it is a source of pride that the community feels in their races. In Congress, Indo American representation has increased from just one member in 2012 to six in 2024. A new candidate, Rakhi Israni, has entered into the race in California as a Democrat in the 14th Congressional District, but she has deep roots in the Houston area where shewas raised as the daughter of the well-known Dr. Haku Israni who founded Test Masters. She is currently visiting her hometown to meet with supporters and took the time out to have a telephone interview with us.

4:50 pm Just as we were warned, we are quickly getting immersed in a world of Artificial Intelligence and it is the dawn of a new computer revolution, onewhich we have to learn to navigate or be doomed to irrelevance. But how exactly should we use our cellphones to improve our efficiencies when we have to deal with CoPilot, Gemini, Gork, Perplexity, Chat GPT, Claude and the still evolving Siri? We turn to Roger Israni, who owns Test Masters - and is the older brother of Rakhi - to teach us some of the basics of AI.

5:20 pm Immigrations cases have been throwninto a chaos with changing rules of enforcement ever since the Trump Administration took office. Thousands of immigrants have been rounded up anddeported or detained in rapidly deployed detention facilities. Heavily armed and ill trained ICE agents have been sent to Democratic cities resulting in 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 Parker with 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 or6397 or at [email protected]

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.

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INTERVIEWS (Guest host Gautam Sinha in for Sanchali & Kapil Sharma in for Pramod)

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Feb 28, 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. 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. Many of us receive lettersfrom law firms outlining settlements from class action lawsuits filed against a company. We ask Divjyot if these are really worth responding to?

4:50 pm We are in the end of this election cycle and by Tuesday night the results will be in for the candidates who will fight it out in the November general vote. This exercise reminds us of the importance of knowing the laws governing the election process: who votes, why voter registration is important, what a bonafide ID is, what redistricting implies and how candidates can be made “safe” bets. To shed more light on this whole process, we turn to Nina Oishi, a voting rights staff attorney at the Texas Civil Rights Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit basedin Austin that advocates for voting rights, racial justice, economic justice, and criminal justice reform. It was formed in 1990 by attorney James C. Harrington.

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 is with 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 or6397 or at [email protected] 

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.

IAN UNPLUGGED 2609 022826 (Guest host Gautam Sinha in for Sanchali & Kapil Sharma in for Pramod) Featured on Sat, February 28, 2026 from 3 - 4 pm on the “IAN UNPLUGGED” segment of Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerica-News.com) on 98.7 FM:

Jay, Gautam & Kapil play the current affairs quiz “I Think I Know This” with Saniya Mazumdar, Zaina Rehan and Soha Langha.

IANR 2608 022126 Line Up 

4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Guest host Gautam Sinha in for Pramod)

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Feb 21, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. 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 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. 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 NEWUPDATES.

4:20 pm Although Rishi Bhutada was born and raised in Houston, he has been rooted in Indian culture and his Hindu heritage. He is an active member of the Hindu American Foundation which has advocated to correct items that depict Hindus in a terrible light. The State Board of Education has passed the Bluebonnet Learning lessons rule to teach Biblical studies in K through 5 classrooms across the state. He joins us to explain why Hindus should oppose this and also talk about the annual HAF gala to be held on Saturday, April 11.

4:50 pm We are out of the Annual Open Enrollment period to sign up for Medicare policies but there are still extenuating circumstances that may allow you to sign up for Medicare Advantage plans. We are joined once again by Medicare Insurance Broker Kaushi Shah who will explain what those circumstances can be and how to go about enrolling now, what the costs may be and why it is so important for us to pay attention before signing up.

5:20 pm Many of us have never even heard of the field of Epigenetics which deals with the study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itself. Sheetal Kohli, a teacher at Harmony Public Schools, has devoted herself to strengthening STEM education across Houston and encouraging inquiry-based learning. We turn to her to explain how Epigenetics can influence health and disease of an individual.

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 [email protected]

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.

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Featured on Sat, February 21, 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 & Gautham Sinha talk with Ft Bend Justice of the Peace Pct 3 Sonia Rash about her re-election campaign and Houston Land Bank CEO & President Christa Stoneham about the programs that hope to provide affordable housing.

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Guest host Sridhar Kotha in for Pramod)

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Feb 14, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. 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 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. 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 NEWUPDATES.

4:20 pm After her family moved to Ft Bend, NicoleRoberts wasted no time in getting involved in civic activities by getting elected to her MUD Board and helping deliver essential projects like a wastewater treatment plant. She later fought to safeguard the resident’s political power during the county’s redistricting efforts. She is now running on the Democratic ticket for Ft Bend County Commissioner Pct. 4, which is a crowded field of 7 candidates. She joins ustoday to discuss what sets her platform apart from the others.

4:50 pm A few years ago, during his campaign for County Commissioner Pct 4, we asked  Dexter McCoy to take part in our popular news quiz and he gladly came and showed his ability to engage with people at every level. Dexter won that race and now, we are happy to have him with us again as he runs for the Ft Bend County Judge position. We will discuss what initiatives he has been able to spearhead as Commissioner and also what issues he believes are vital to the county’s future to keep it growing.

5:20 pm Ever an optimist, Ramesh Cherivirala made a huge transition in his career as a PhD in Chemistry who moved into the financial field and has had a very successful track as an agent for New York Life. He has kept involved in the Indian community through several non-profits and has been president of the India Culture Center and also the Indo American Charity Foundation, has also held other Board positions. He ran unsuccessfully for FBISD Trustee and later for Texas state rep. He now has his sights set for the FB County Commissioner Pct 4 in the Republican primary. He joins us today to explain his platform.

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 [email protected]

Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is available all acrosstown 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 18years. 

Plus, our entire 45 years ofhard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.

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Featured on Sat, February 14, 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 & Sridhar Kotha discuss the disturbing trends in school education as HISD is closing 12 more schools, religious texts are mandated by the State while the Texans are spending $75 million on a new practice facility in Bridge Land.

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4-6pm INTERVIEWS

Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Feb 7, 2026 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. 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 NEWUPDATES.

4:20 pm The Trump Administration has rounded up immigrants and deported or detained them in rapidly deployed detention facilities. It has sent heavily armed ICE agents to Democratic cities resulting in the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, whom officials labeled as “terrorist”. By making it much harder to get a H1B visa and demanding bonds of upto $50,000 for tourist visas even, the US is seeing a sharp drop in visitors and students sending shockwaves through universities! Immigration attorney George Willy talks about these issues and how to protect yourself from being arbitrarily detained by ICE.

4:50 pm Homelessness is a big issue nationwide, but in the past two years, Houston has gotten goodmarks for tackling it in creative ways which have resulted in a significant drop of people on the streets and move into affordable housing projects through the efforts of several key agencies like the Houston Land Bank, Houston Community Land Trust, SEARCH Homeless Services and others. HCLT has provided permanently affordable homeownership to 200 limited-income Houston families since 2019. We are joined by the HCLT Executive Director Ashley Allen to tell us how the program works.

5:20 pm Five years ago, Dr. Audrey Nath, a successful neurologist heard the call for advocacy and left full-timeacademic medicine for more flexible telemedicine work so she could fight for immigrant rights, pre-trial detention standards, healthcare access and public education. The daughter of an Indian father and Chinese mother, she joined the crowded field of 6 other candidates to run for Houston City Council District C in the upcoming special election on April 4th. It is a seat vacated by Abbie Kamin who is running for Harris County attorney. Audrey joins us in the studioto explain her platform.

Also stay tunedin 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 [email protected]

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.