Sir Satyanand with Lady Susan Satyanand, Veena Harbahagwan Sahajwalla This year’s awardees of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman include New Zealand Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor General of New Zealand and Prof. Veena Harbhagwan Sahajwalla, Director of Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology , UNSW , Australia also received the coveted Pravasi Bharatiya Samman. She […]
By Kumud Merani He has a glimmer in his eye as his notes reach the heavens and shower down the on the sacred surrounds of the Muktigupteshwar Temple in Minto on November 28. He takes you through the forests of Vrindavan, then rocks you on the gentle waves of the Ganges and narrates tales from […]
Suraiya – Woh Paas Rahen Ya Door Rahen By Neena Badhwar After coming across a survey in India’s Outlook magazine about the top twenty Indian film songs, it was sheer curiosity that TIDU set about to find out the favourites of the non-resident Indian community from Down Under. What songs they loved to hum and […]
Mother Theresa, Mary McKillop, Rumi , Nayanmars, Guru Nanak, Swami Ramakrishna Paramhans By Kanaka Ramakrishna The recent event of canonisation of five saints including Mary MacKillop from Australia, a great event in the catholic world, raised a lot of interest. Along with it the fundamental issues and questions arose as a result of the event […]
Kachoris By Promila Gupta Here are some recipes for the fast approaching festivals of Christmas, New Year, Lohri and Makar Sakranti for our TIDU readers. With children at home during the school holidays, you would need to come up with some easy dishes to keep them happy. CRISPY SLICES Ingredients: 1 cup plain flour ½ […]
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India’s ambassador to the UN, Hardeep Singh Puri India has joined the UN Security Council as its non-permanent member for a two-year term after a gap of 19 years, hoping that the seat at the high table will not only cement its place as a key global player, but also pave the way for becoming […]
MoneyGram International and 7-Eleven has announced the launch of an all new self-service money transfer kiosk from Cullinan Consulting Group that will make it faster, easier and more convenient for consumers in Australia to send money any time of the day or night. MoneyGram’s service, which will be offered through this first-of-its-kind kiosk, is rolling […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Call it a coincidence. Sachin Tendulkar’s 50th Test century came in the Centurion Test! Although India lost by an innings to South Africa, Tendulkar’s gritty 111 not out in the second innings and his century stand with skipper MS Dhoni will be remembered for a long time. Tendulkar has reached many unique […]
ASTROLOGICALLY, 2011 will be a better year than 2010, and I’m sure readers will want forecasts of their individual horoscopes to determine what lies ahead. I recently sat with my 7th generation Vasthu Sastra and astrologer master, Yuvaraj Sowma, in Chennai, India, to analyse the various zodiac signs using the Indian almanac – which is […]