Nepalese Consul General and guests lighting the lamp By Manju Mittal PECOSA (Punjab Engineering College Of Old Students Association ) – a Sydney organisation founded in 1991 to provide scholarships to engineering students organised a musical evening ‘Surmai Shaam’ on June 7, 2015 at Castle Grand Hall, Castle Hill. The aim was to fundraise […]
NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley and Daniel Mookhay, Member Legislative Council pay respect to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, New Delhi NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley paid tribute to Gandhi on his first stop of his 4-Day tour of India, laying a wreath at the Raj Ghat memorial in Delhi. Mr Foley is in India […]
Australians have become gluttons for information and entertainment about property, but how much do we really understand about the basics of home loans. A recent survey from industry super fund-owned bank, ME, found that only 41 per cent of Australians are confident they know enough to have the right home loan for their […]
Professor Brij Lal was made a Member of the Order of Australia, Member in the General division (AM) for his work on Pacific history and culture when the Queen’s Honours List was announced this Sunday on June 7, 2015. Other Indians who received Medals (OAM) in the General division are: Dr Ashim Kumar Majumadar […]
June 9, 2015. Barry O’Farrell has been appointed to the board of the Australia-India Council (AIC) taking on the role of Deputy Chair. Said foreign Minister Julie Bishop, “Mr. Barry O’Farrell will make a positive contribution to the work of the AIC at this important time in the bilateral relationship. The Australian Government has […]
High commissioner of India Navdeep Suri (3rd from left) with the director of NGA Gerard Vaughan and curator Vijay Kumar Mathur and National Museum Director-General and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Sanjiv Mittal If you are traveling to Canberra in the coming months TIDU highly recommends all to visit National Gallery of Australia to […]
By Neeru Saluja In India, 100,000 children go missing every year. Half of them haven’t even been found as yet. Most of these children end up in human trafficking and are sexually exploited. While the statistics are shocking, imagine what the parents go through when their child is kidnapped. A missing child is […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is greeted by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the 12th century Dhakeshwari Temple and the nearby Ramakrishna Mission Math during his two-day visit to Bangladesh. He remains a foremost follower of Ramakrishna Mission, his whole life being greatly influenced by the teachings of Swami Vivekananda, according […]
Adil Hussain – Star attraction at this year’s Sydney Film Festival By Neeru Saluja Versatile actor Adil Hussain, known for his performances in ‘Life of Pi’, ‘English Vinglish’ and ‘Reluctant Fundamentalist’ will be arriving in Australia as a guest for the Sydney Film festival. Two of his films – Sunrise and Tiger are being screened […]
Antonythasan Jesuthasan’s personal story ‘Dheepan’ won Palme D’Or Award at Cannes Film Festival By Manju Mittal It was the most surprising and a pleasant win. I had spent hours with the director and stars of the most humble, quiet film based on Tamil Tiger refugees titled ‘Dheepan’. We sat together, talked, laughed, ate and […]