Sydney March 2018
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“2018 India Australia Business & Community Awards”: Celebrating the Australia India Relationship
Nominations Now Open: 14th February–4thMay 2018 Nominations for the fifth annual India Australia Business & Community Awards (IABCA) are now open and entrants will have until the 4thMay to submit their nominations via the platforms online awards portal here. This year’s initiative will feature 13 categories that celebrate success stories across a variety of business […]
Taimur was to be named ‘Faiz’, says Kareena
Mumbai Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan says her son, who has become a sensation on the internet not only because of his adorable look but his name ‘Taimur’, was initially to be named ‘Faiz’. The actress was present at The India Today Conclave 2018 along with her sister Karishma Kapoor. In a conversation with journalist […]
Signed Gandhi photo fetches $41,000 at US auction
Washington A rare signed photo of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi fetched nearly $42,000 at an auction in US, while more than $53,000 was paid for an extremely rare letter penned by 19th-century German philosopher and communist theorist Karl Marx. The September 1931 photo, in which Gandhi is seen walking alongside Indian politician Madan Mohan […]
Of divine Kanchipuram idlis and menu engineering at Mercure’s Melange (Foodie Trail-Chennai)
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai Among the several types of idlis — a healthy South Indian dish — the Kanchipuram idli has a special, even divine, status. It is offered to the Lord Varadharaja Perumal in Kanchipuram. An official of the Varadharaja Perumal temple said that no other temple has the Kanchipuram idli as the main […]
‘The Beatles reinvented themselves in Rishikesh’
By Saket Suman New Delhi In February 1968, members of the legendary rock band, The Beatles, arrived in Rishikesh for a “momentous” sojourn. A teenage rebel — a diehard Beatles fan himself — watched them with keen interest. Five decades later, he has compiled an account of their stay here, and maintains that the three-year […]
“Patience is the key,” says Banita Sandhu who is making her Bollywood debut with ‘October’ in an Indus Age exclusive
This new girl has already set Bollywood abuzz with her expressive eyes and fresh face. Meet Banita Sandhu, the lead actress starring opposite Bollywood’s heartthrob Varun Dhawan in Shoojit Sircar’s upcoming directorial film, ‘October’. Indus Age spoke to Banita who will be making her Bollywood debut with this film based on unconditional love between Dan […]
Sharma’s Kitchen – the first, still the leader
There was a time when you couldn’t find any Indian dairy products on the shelves in Australia. No yoghurt, paneer, mango lassi….nothing. Back then, Indians in Australia had only two options when it came to enjoying authentic Indian dairy products – a) travel to India and b) buy anything that reminds them of the real […]
Miss/ Mrs/Mr India Australia 2018
This? In our land of Gilchrist and The Don?
By Shashi Narasimhiah The cricket world is in a state of shock after learning of the concerted, orchestrated and deliberate cheating episode. At Cape Town on the third day during the post lunch session of the third cricket test, cameras caught Smith’s young teammate Cameron Bancroft taking a yellow object from his pocket and applying […]