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Young India rises with a protest against public show of affection

  Protesters in Delhi It all started in Kochi, Kerala a Facebook campaign called the ‘Kiss of love’ by the youth across Kerala to participate in a protest against moral policing on November 2 at Marine Drive,  Cochin. The movement received widespread support with more than 110000 likes for the Facebook page. It also received […]

Victoria to be the Rail state

$3.9 billion = a new train every month for 10 years and 3,500 jobs Immediate new order of another 12 X’Trapolis trains from Alstom in Ballarat New order of 75 high capacity suburban trains, 24 country rail cars and delivers a new train every month for 10 years New order of 75 E Class low […]

IFEFA opens with Esha Gupta as the drawcard!

  Esha Gupta By Neeru Saluja The International Film and Entertainment Festival Australia (IFEFA) opened on Friday 7 November at Auburn Reading Cinemas. The who’s who of the Indian community were seen at the event, mingling and waiting eagerly for the arrival of the stars. One can say with surety that Sydney community was dressed […]

Don’t leave your cooked rice on the benchtop overnight

Food safety experts warn! Australian Food Safety Week 9 to 16 November 2014 Avoid the Temperature Danger Zone   Here are some useful food tips as summers appraoch…. According to a national Newspoll survey, commissioned for Australian Food Safety Week, an alarming 22% of Australians think it is ok to leave cooked rice out of […]

Here is your chance to be in UnIndian!

    Maya Sathi, Anupam Sharma Director/Producer and Brett Lee on the sets of UnIndian. Photo by Kate Ryan Starring  internationally acclaimed actress Tannishtha Chatterjee (Siddharth, Brick Lane) and Brett Lee, unINDIAN is currently shooting in Sydney. Presented by Devendra Gupta, written by Thushy Sathi, the romantic comedy is being produced by Lisa Duff and […]

FREE  Movies by the the Boulevarde 2015 at Sydney Olympic Park

            Excitement does not end with Prime Minister Modi’s visit and the gala public event organised in his honour at All Phones Arena on November 17, 2014. Year 2015 has already many highlights including the screening of popular movies under the stars at Sydney Olympic Park. So get your picnic […]

100 days to the Cricket World Cup

  Author Kersi Meher-Homji (right) with the legendary Allan Border at the World Cup event in Sydney on November 6, 2014. (Photo by Sandip Hor) By Kersi Meher-Homji It’s coming soon to Australia and New Zealand; the greatest show of cricket, the 2015 Cricket World Cup. It will start on 14 February, the Valentine Day. […]

Fake goods seized in Double Bay raid

  More than 400  counterfeit designer goods were seized today at a retail shop in Sydney’s Double Bay, the fifth successful raid so far this year,NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox said. Fair Trading officers had been monitoring the retailer’s activities with brand protection officers for the past few months and conducted covert purchases at […]

Ajay Jadeja invites Indians to visit South Australia during ICC Cricket World Cup

Indian Film star and Cricketer Ajay Jadeja encourages Indians to visit South Australia when it will host the opening game of the ICC Cricket World Cup – a blockbuster limited overs cricket match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on February 15, 2015. SA Deputy Premier John Rau is in India for a trade mission and […]

AHIA celebrates its 20th  anniversary

  Australian Hindi Indian Association (AHIA) is celebrating its 20th year anniversary. The Association was formed in 1994 when there was hardly any coordinated group to cater for the social and cultural needs of the Indian community settling here. Some energetic individuals, mainly from Hindi/Punjabi speaking region, got together in a Sydney suburb and formed […]