Archive for: January, 2016

New era of social housing

  NSW is embarking on a new era of social housing with a large scale building program which will generate $22 billion in construction activity in NSW and produce better social outcomes for the community. Minister for Social Housing Brad Hazzard said the program, ”˜Future Directions in NSW Social Housing,’ was a ten year reform […]

Pandey’s timely ton leads India to a thrilling win in Sydney

              Manish Pandey is congratulated for his ton at the 5th ODI between India and Australia By Kersi Meher-Homji   I had headlined my yesterday’s story in e-TIDU: “Will India turn it around in Sydney today?” They certainly did, thanks to two youngsters, batsman Manish Pandey and medium-pacer Jasprit […]

An excellent play by Nautanki Theatre

              Neel Bannerjee as Eliott confused about his identity as a female trapped in a male body   By Neena Badhwar Nautanki Theatre’s presentation ”˜Last Dance at Dum Dum’ is a delightful play based on Anglo-Indians living in Calcutta ”“ the last vestiges of the Raj the Britishers have […]

India wins the fifth ODI vs Australia, finally!

                  Enthusiastic Indian fans (as always) at the Bill O’Reilly stand when the last ODI was being played at the SCG on January 23 that is today.  It is as if their prayers were answered when India beat Australia to score a consolation win in a series […]

Will India turn it around in Sydney today?

                  Come on India! Virat and Shikhar we need a win today!! By Kersi Meher-Homji So far India’s tour of Australia this month has been a huge disappointment. Magnificent starts followed by miserable heart-wrenching finishes. It has followed a deplorable pattern. In Perth Rohit Sharma hit a […]

Umaid Bhavan bags world’s best hotel award

Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, bagged the award of the world’s best hotel at the Travellers’ Choice award organised by TripAdvisor, a popular travel website. The winners of Travellers’ Choice Award, which entered its 14th year, were determined on the basis of the reviews and opinions collected in a single year from TripAdvisor travellers […]

Farhan Akhtar and his wife Adhuna separate

                By Neeru Saluja Bollywood goes through another break-up with the multi-talented Farhan Akhtar heading towards splitsville. After 15 years of marriage, Farhan and his hairstylist wife Adhuna announced their decision to  separate “mutually and amicably”. It has come as a shock to the industry and his fans […]

January 2016 Bollywood releases

  AIRLIFT Release Date: 22nd  January 2016 Language: Hindi (with English Subtitles) Cast:                    Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur Director:   Raja Krishna Menon Producer:   Aruna Bhatia Monisha Advani Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb5xCMbMfZ0 Synopsis:  On August 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. The city was looted and the general […]

Register Your Harmony Day 2016

                The theme for Harmony Day 2016 is our diversity is our strength.   Event Registrations are now open for events celebrating this year’s Harmony Day on 21 March, Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells said today. “Harmony Day is Australia’s largest national multicultural event. This […]

Oxfam report: Wealth of richest 62 people same as poorest half of world’s population

            According to Oxfam, the world’s richest 62 people now own the same as the poorest half of world’s population. The aid group also found that the majority of low-paid workers around the world are women. The report, titled “An Economy for the 1 percent,” was released on Monday, on […]

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