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AHIA celebrates 20 years of service

By Subhashini Channa It was a proud and memorable moment indeed for AHIA (Australian Hindi Indian Association) when the past Presidents, the present committee members and the members of this Association, gathered together for an evening of dinner and entertainment to celebrate a milestone event in the history of AHIA, 20 years of its service […]

Move on Sunny Leone, here comes the real Baby Doll!

    By Neeru Saluja Kanika Kapoor has become a singing sensation overnight. Within a week, the song ‘Baby Doll’ from Ragini MMS 2 became a hit across the country. While actress Sunny Leone sizzled on screen with her oomph, singer Kanika was flooded with offers from Bollywood. But the singer who was raised in […]

IFEFA 2014

                  Aftab Shivdasani and Bipasha Basu who were slated to appear in the festival as main guests but never showed up even when Aftab had been in Sydney IFEFA 2014 report At Amarinder Bajwa’s request it has been decided to hold the publication of the article until […]

IFEFA 2014 a total debacle

  No shows of IFEFA 2014 – Aftab Shivdasani who was in Sydney but absent at IFEFA and Bipasha Basu who decided to come a day after the show after the festival ended according to the organisers What a disorganised mess!! What a  disappointment that something so shabby and poorly organised festival of films such […]

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Westpac opens first Indian welcome centre in Blacktown

  Westpac recently opened its first Indian Welcome Centre at Blacktown branch. Located in Western Sydney, the Centre is right in the heart of a large and vibrant Indian community, and is able to assist newly arrived Indian migrants by providing key settlement information. The Centre is open from Monday to Friday from 9.30am to […]

Tourist Visa on Arrival will help increase traffic to India

  Consul General Mr  Sunjay Sudhir ( right) at the briefing in Sydney of the TVoA scheme by the Government of India The Consul General of India in Sydney, Mr. Sunjay Sudhir briefed the media on the Tourist Visa on Arrival (TVOA) scheme, at the India Tourism office in Sydney on December 04, 2014. Referring […]

Saravanaa Bhavan arrives in Sydney

                      By Vijay Badhwar Now there is a genuine genuine South Indian restaurant right in the heart of Parramatta, albeit only a short distance from the dhaba belt of Harris Park. Hotel Saravanaa Bhavan, a well-known name in South Indian cuisine in India and on […]

Hindu Congress connects the Diaspora

Delegates from Sydney at the World Hindu Congress held in Delhi’s Ashoka Hotel By Vijay Badhwar The Ashok in New Delhi turned saffron during the World Hindu Congress (WHC) from 21-23 November with more than 15 delegates from Australia attending amongst representation from 51 countries around the world. It was akin to a Hindu Parvasi […]