By Raji Jayadev Accredited Practising Dietician Betel -quid or Paan in Hindi is a preparation combining betel leaf with slaked lime (chunnam or choona) paste and areca nut with or without tobacco. It is also known as beeda in Hindi, thaambola in Kannada, thambulum in Tamil and tambulam in Telugu. Paan is very popular in […]
Celeb Astro-Numerologist ‘Sanjay B Jumaani’ shares some valuable information on Saturn or Shani: We’d suggested readers to write ’15 {1+5=6, Venus, Harmony} instead of 2015 {2015=8, Saturn or Shani, Lord of Trials}. When all was hunky-dory with the Indian Stock Markets and even the Global economy, we had warned of tough times ahead in the […]
Goan Overseas Association (GOA) – Sydney in Australia celebrated the feast day of St. Francis Xavier on 29th November, 2015 at the Our Lady of Queen Peace Church, Greystanes. “GOA- Sydney since its inception 39 years back has always celebrated the feast day of our Patron Saint maintaining the strong bond of Goans with St. […]
By Sargun Bhatia Energy drinks have been a part of society for a long time. However, in the recent five years, there has been a rapid rise in the sales of energy drinks, particularly in teens. This industry has become worth over $49.9 billion dollars over the last few years. Energy drinks are advertised toward […]
Oksana, written by Anil Dhar is a tale about a twenty-one year old engineer, Jai Grover, who decides to create a dance group and set up an events management company in Mumbai, which changes his life forever. How Jai manages to pull together a dance group with the help of five rich teenagers and one Oksana […]
By Dr Rajiv Padhye and Dr Swati Muzumdar The on-line sale of tickets to be a part of the Akhil Australia Marathi Sammelan 2016 and its various programs has commenced from 1st December, 2015. More than half of the seats (of total capacity) have already been sold out!! Please visit the website – aams2016.org to purchase tickets. The […]
Two hundred of Western Australia’s top public secondary school students have been rewarded for their outstanding academic and vocational achievements. Education Minister Peter Collier announced the winners of the State Government’s Best and Brightest Award for 2015. “These students have achieved excellent results in their schools and are likely to be high achievers in the […]
While Virat Kohli lights up the field during the upcoming Victoria Bitter One Day International (ODI) Series between Australia and India, celebrity chef Peter Kuruvita will be lighting up the taste buds of fans through the Field of Flavours food markets at the Perth, Melbourne and Sydney matches in the series. Created with the help […]
The Conference of World Religions was held in Melbourne on 29th November, 2015 under the auspice of Ahmediya Muslim Community of Victoria, Australia. The conference was a grand success with huge attendance applauding the galaxy of various religious leaders on the same platform. Learned dignitaries including Mr. Michael Wells (Buddhism), Rev. Phillip Manktelow (Christinity), Pandit […]
Dosa Plaza, a globally-known veggie food retailer, has finally opened its retail outlet at Point Cook on 24th December, 2015 to supply and serve its unique quality veggie food to the community in Western suburb of Melbourne and beyond. After the first Australian presence of Dosa Plaza at Dandenong, its continuous and growing demand and […]