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3 out of 4 Australians underestimate the diabetes epidemic

                    Indians in Australia are second highest in number diagnosed with diabetes. Here is a news item which is important for all those who have diabetes or with imbalance of sugar levels and on the way to get diabetes:   July 12, 2015. New research* released […]

Quality teaching, successful students package begins in NSW schools

                    July 12, 2015. A major new investment begins today in NSW public primary schools, which will enable more than 1,000 of the best teachers to mentor and coach other teachers, improving the results of students. NSW Premier Mike Baird, Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli and […]

Naseeruddin Shah – the prince of parallel cinema

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”- Thomas Merton He found himself as a blind man struggling for his identity, a father ailing for his estranged son, a Ghazal singer cum terrorist mastermind, a common man, an old and lusty lover and in various other shades of human nature […]

A Practical Guide to Meditation

                  By S. Sunder Das Meditation has been studied and practised by people all over the world.     There are many systems of this discipline and the consensus now is that every person should adopt the one that suits him best.       There are […]

Rituals and etiquette

              By Sunder Das “The great secret is not having good manners or bad manners or any other                particular sort of manners, but having the same manners for all human souls.”     George Bernard Shaw As Rituals and Etiquette are inextricably […]

Wimbledon doubles titles for India’s Mirza and Paes

                By Kersi Meher-Homji Wimbledon 2015 was dominated by Serb Novac Djokovic, Swiss Roger Federer and America’s Serena Williams. Not to forget the antics of Australia’s “bad boy” Nick Kyrgios. Indians did not go empty-handed. Partnering former Swiss great Martina Hingis, India’s Sania Mirza won the Ladies Double […]

Saleem Zaman, Sydney’s own great singer!

                  By Manju Mittal Mohammed Rafi diehard fan and an exceptionally talented singer and musician Saleem Zaman needs no introduction to his fans in Sydney. Saleem Zaman has performed in Sydney many a times and won us all as we have become his ardent fans and devotees […]

Australians lose $45 million to scams in 2015

      The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is urging the community not to send money or personal details to strangers after $45 million was reported lost to scams already this year and 45,000 complaints made. “Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their attempts to get your money or personal details. Scams succeed because […]

Lifesaving defibrillators installed at local parks, thanks to Julie Hughes

                  Some people turn personal life tragedy into something good for humanity and it is inspiring to know that Julie Hughes did that. Local sports clubs and a restaurant near the Parramatta Ferry Wharf now have lifesaving defibrillators after a generous donation from Dundas local Julie Hughes […]

Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set A Watchman’ to be released on July 14

              Young Harper Lee with that  deserved one smoke after writing literary classic ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ which was published in 1960 89-year-old Harper Lee, American novelist, widely known for her 1960  Pulitzer Prize winning novel  ‘To Kill a Mockingbird, which deals with the racism she observed as a […]