Hindus outraged over Lord Ganesha toilet cover set

Upset Hindus urge Sydney firm to apologize & withdraw Lord Ganesha toilet cover set Upset Hindus are urging “My Diva Baby”, online home-furnishings retailer based in Sydney suburb Seven Hills, for the immediate withdrawal of “Indian God Ganesha Elephant Bath Mat Set” (three pieces, including a toilet seat cover), carrying the

Passions run high over CAA 2019

CAA 2019 Passions run high on both sides

If one issue has occupied the world psyche this December 2019 end, it was CAA 2019 or the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 which has caused much flutter in India and some din in some pockets of Indians living abroad. The issue is at least symbolically important – perhaps worthy of

Google’s search-list for 2019 Australia

If you see Google search-list 2019 Australia, you get the real picture of what was trending in 2019 – Australia. Far from the Boris’s cricus in Britain or Donald’s Tweet-Fest in the White House impeachment melee, the Australians, and rightly so, were not really looking for information the Australian media

Indian parliament passes CAB

The Indian parliament has passed the much controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 or CAB. It has finally been cleared by both houses of Indian parliament and will go to the President of India for his assent before it becomes the law. Under this new law – persecuted minorities of Hindus,

P Chidambaram out on bail after 106 days in jail

The Supreme Court of India has awarded P. Chidambaram an early Christmas cheer by finally granting the former Union minister bail he had been so desperately seeking for the last three and a half months. Chidambaram, a Rajya Sabha member, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on August

World celebrates 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji – wrap up

It was the pious occasion of 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and the whole world had been waiting for this momentous day for quite some time. And if celebrations are any indication, the whole world participated in celebrating the occasion, not just people of Sikh faith.

Susan Saldanha wins ‘International Student of the Year – Higher Education’ Study Melbourne Award

PHOTO (left to right): Tejas Dushmukh, Katelyn Sutton, Susan Saldanha, Manager International Student Services Joanna Shaw

Melbourne, November 26: La Trobe University student, Susan Saldanha is named 'International Student of the Year – Higher Education' at the 2019 Victorian International Education Awards (VIEA), presented by Study Melbourne. The award recognizes the Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Health Sciences student’s dedication to enhancing international student experiences at La Trobe, her

‘Oz India ties’, Tony Abbott’s personal mission

Tony Abbott addressing India Foundation new Delhi

Good news for friends of Indian diaspora down under, Oz India ties - will now be Tony Abbott's personal mission. One of the first Prime Ministers of a country to visit Narendra Modi after his 2014 election win, Tony Abbott was back in India last month to deliver 10th India Foundation

Deepika is a drug addict, 24/7

Deepika is always drugged with her super drug

by Dharmesh Tiwari, Mumbai Deepika Padukone is on drugs... she is a certified, celebrated drug addict. Yes she is. Yet she needs no rehab and is fit to be part of any party or social gathering, although always intoxicated 24/7. Always on a high! And her super drug is – Ranveer Singh, her

The “Gandhi Chakraviyuh” for Rahul, Priyanka and the Congress Party

by Dinesh Malhotra, Bharat Times In the book New Hopes for a Changing World, when Bertrand Russell wrote, “Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be