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Quantico opens the door for Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra

            Priyanka Chopra as Alex Parrish in Quantico   Indian-born actress Priyanka Chopra, 33,  didn’t hesitate when offered the role of Alex Parrish in the new American spy thriller  Quantico. “She’s Jason Bourne in female form,” Chopra says. “So it’s an amazing part and I really wanted to be a […]

A life of Truth in Politics Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri : Prime minister of India

                  By Sir C.P.srivastava The prime minister’s principal private secretary wields enormous power, patronage and influence, much more than a cabinet minister. More often it is headed by individuals of genuine stature and quality. Great trust is entrusted by the Prime Minister to his Principal Secretary and […]

Portraits in Pink @ Stanhope Gardens

                  An exhibition on breast cancer survivors from an Indian and Sri Lankan background in New South Wales   Exhibition is on from 12 – 25 October 2015 Dennis Johnson Library, Blacktown City Libraries Cnr Stanhope Parkway & Sentry Drive, Stanhope Gardens, NSW   Commencing Monday 12 […]

Request by India Club to light Opera House on this Diwali

  India Club Inc. is again asking NSW government to light Opera House on Diwali which falls on November 12 this year. Let us all support this generous and proud moment which celebrates our favourite festival and helps us spread the message of goodwill to all by lighting an important Australian icon on an auspicious […]

Talvar: A must see whodunnit based on Aarushi-Hemraj murders

                Irrafan Khan as Ashwin Kumar – a powerful performance by  Rajyasree Sen   Oct 1, 2015 16:52 IST The 2008 Aarushi Talwar-Hemraj double murder case has been back in the news this year. First there was the film Rahasya, which was inspired by the case and released […]

India answers Nawaz Sharif: First vacate POK

              Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the UN New York/New Delhi : Bluntly calling Pakistan a “prime sponsor of terrorism,” India today strongly hit back at Islamabad, asserting de-militarising Kashmir is not the answer for achieving peace but “deterrorising” Pakistan is as it uses terror as a “legitimate […]

Gandhi Jayanti and International Day of Non-Violence

              The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Non-Violence is also held on October 2 each year to coincide with Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, “Gandhi Jayanti is an occasion for us to reflect on the life and contribution of the father of our nation. This is also a day to […]

Parramasala to be held from October 23 to October 25, 2015

                Di Henry, Festival Director of Parramsala The popular multicultural festival Parramasala will return to Parramatta for a sixth year after a funding agreement was reached with the NSW Government. Parramatta City Council will provide funding of $200,000, which is in addition to a $400,000 commitment from the […]

Eleven year cosmic search leads to black hole rethink

                  A simulation of black holes merging.   CSIRO News   One hundred years since Einstein proposed gravitational waves as part of his general theory of relativity, an 11-year search performed with CSIRO’s Parkes telescope has shown that an expected background of waves is missing, casting doubt […]

Piccoli urges brightest HSC students to teach

  Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli today encouraged high achieving HSC students to consider a career in teaching. From 2016, aspiring teachers will need to achieve a minimum of three band 5 HSC results, including one in English, to study an accredited undergraduate teaching degree in NSW. More than 69,000 NSW Year 12 students have […]