On India’s Republic Day 2021 Message from the Prime Minister Scott Morrison: I am delighted to send my best wishes to everyone celebrating India’s Republic Day. It is a wonderful coincidence of history that Australia and India share 26 January as our national day. Of course, we share more than a day on the calendar. […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Cricket lovers in India, Australia and all over the world are still talking about the magical Brisbane Test last week which an injury-ridden India won by 3 wickets in the final pulsating minutes. May I remind readers that India had recorded similar unexpected victories over Australia; at Kolkata and Adelaide in the […]
By Neeru Saluja In their introductions, Anurag calls himself as the gentle giant while Jaskirat is the undercover nerd. But the team ‘Super Sikhs’ who are participating in the Amazing Race Australia are much more to this. These bright two adventurous young boys are here to place Sikhs on the world map. With a strong […]
By Neeru Saluja Writer-director Sandeep Kumar has created history with his film ‘Mehrunisa’ by casting an 88-year-old actress in the lead role. For actress Farrukh Jaffar the lead role was a first in her 40-year film career which has included movies like Umrao Jaan, Peepli Live and Gulabo Sitabo. An Austrian production […]
By Vijay Badhwar In the end Mr Trump went quietly, unceremoniously, even disgracefully: impeached twice. His social trumpet snatched away from him, he holed himself in the White House for his last few days as the 45th one-term US president. Donald Trump did not attend the Inauguration Ceremony, the first time an outgoing president doing […]
By Neeru Saluja Is there is a white tiger lurking in every corner of India, roaring to tell their story? How big is the gap separating the servant class from the rich class? Can the story of servitude in the film ‘White Tiger’ allow “the rooster to escape the coop?” Needless to say that this […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji I have witnessed many Test victories in my 60 years of match reporting, but the Brisbane see-sawing Test which ended yesterday when India won in the final over as the greatest. I am tempted to write, grammatically incorrect but emotionally accurate, “greatestest”! Call it magical, marvelous or magnificent, it was fantastic. I […]
University of South Australia (UniSA) scientists have developed the world’s first test to accurately predict mood disorders in people, based on the levels of a specific protein found in the brain. Links between low levels of mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor (mBDNF) and depression are well known but, until now, it hasn’t been possible to distinguish […]
By Devaki Parthasarathy. 19 January, 2021 Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE After many many positive reviews of time spent well, and armed with a cup of Turmeric & Almond Latte (Yes its a Dee special, I make at home) I sat down on Sunday night to watch this much awaited Kajol-Tanvi starrer. […]
Professor John Shine, world-renowned biochemist and President of the Australian Academy of Science, clears some of the confusion to do with Covid-19 vaccine: On the goal of the vaccines: “With these first-generation vaccines, the whole attempt was to provide reduction in the seriousness of the disease, to keep the hospital systems from being overloaded, to […]