Mother’s Day 2025: An open letter to mothers of young teens
Dear mothers of temperamental teens (i.e. all teens),
This Mother’s Day, a thought along the lines of “if only my teen was like this every...
Sydney Film Festival 2025: Indian links
Indian cinema at the Sydney Film Festival 2025 isn't playing by the usual rules. Storytellers embrace the unconventional and amplify the kind of cinema...
The dosa, the wet grinder, its inventor and global chocolate
When the waiter in a Canberra Indian eatery asked me if I wanted my dosa “soft or crisp”, it took me a moment to...
Indian Home Ministry orders civil defence drill nationwide on May 7
In a significant move amid growing tensions in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued...
UN appeals for restraint as India hits terror camps
In a bold and focused military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, including 25 Indian civilians and one...