NEW DELHI: Number of tourists arriving in India has increased by several times as compared to previous year after the launch of visa on arrival (VoA) enabled Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) scheme for 43 countries. A total of 25,023 tourists arrived in India in January this year using the VoA enabled ETA scheme […]
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Australia (BVB) announces its annual Holi Mahotsav 2015, the Grand Festival of Harmony and Friendship. This year’s added feature is Interfaith Festival and a Concert on Saturday 28 March 2015. Bhavan Australia welcomes everyone to join its 13th anniversary celebration of Holi Mahotsav that will take place in Darling Harbour on […]
Think you can bowl as fast as Brett Lee? Find out what faster feels like on Telstra’s 4GX network at its dhamakedaar event with special guest Brett Lee. Kick back with your friends to SBS PopDesi tunes while enjoying authentic Indian street food and playing with cutting edge technology at our tech bar. Why […]
By Neena Badhwar NSW Premier Mike Baird met select 150 members of the Indian community in Parramatta’s Deloitte on Tuesday the 23rd of February pitching himself and Indian candidates Raman Bhalla for Blacktown and Reena Jethi for Upper House in the coming NSW elections on March 28, 2015. He talked about his recent visit […]
Minister for Planning Pru Goward on January 24 joined by Liberal candidates for Port Stephens, Newcastle, Maitland, Charlestown and Wallsend to mark the completion of a major milestone in Newcastle Airport’s terminal expansion project. Ms Goward said the completion of Stage 1 marks the beginning of a new phase in Newcastle’s history, with new […]
Bollywood Mayuris getting ready for Short + Sweet Bollywood Short+Sweet – Bollywood the festival of tasty short theatre bites – announces a bright – and very colourful – new star in the Sydney theatre scene: Bollywood! From March 17-22 Short+Sweet launches its latest version of the popular 10 minute theatre form: […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Was it Melbourne or Kolkata, I wondered. Cheered on by a crowd of about 90,000 at the MCG last night (80,000 appeared to be from India– painted faces, Indian flags, whistles, drums and all), underdogs India thumped World Cup 2015 favourites South Africa by 130 runs with 58 balls to […]
Usha Jadhav with Rajeev Khandelwal Bollywood descended on Canberra as Australia’s national capital was the location for “Salt Bridge” the latest film starring International heart-throb Rajeev Khandelwal, India’s Best Actress Usha Jadhav and Logie and AACTA award winner Chelsie Preston Crayford. The picturesque national capital – ranked by the OECD as the best […]
Kersi Meher-Homji interviews singer Sadiq Rehmani It was a conflict of interest for me; to watch the India – Pakistan cricket World Cup match in Adelaide or listen to the Avijit Sarkar – Pushpa Jagadish concert in Sydney. I had the best of both worlds: old favourite songs in the afternoon and the World […]
Manju with Gulzar By Manju Mittal International Film Festival of India, Goa is an annual event which I have been attending for the past 2 years. Goa is not only the biggest national festival but also is one of the most significant and oldest […]