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Swami Vivekananda in Sydney!

  Sahib Chatterjee as Swami Vivekananda with Dana Dajani as Sister Nivedita in ‘Oneness – Voice Without  Form’ At Sydney Opera House Playhouse 17 and 18 September 2013 The story of one man’s search for enlightenment that changed the world”¦ On the 150th anniversary of Vivekananda’s birth Swami Vivekananda and his extraordinary life becomes alive […]

Air India Dreamliner 787 touches down Sydney tarmac after 16 years!

Arrival of Air India Dreamliner 787 flight 312 at Sydney airport – Pic by James Morgan Excitement was in the air as everyone anxiously gathered at the tarmac to witness the touch down of Air India’s Dreamliner flight 312 at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport today on August 30, 2013. Invited Media, anxious staff of Air […]

Value World Travel finds value in being the major sponsor at UIA Fair

Neni Tiwary with wife Gargi Tripathi at UIA fair With the sounds of drums, the exotic smells of spices and the laughter of children emanating from the Athletics Centre in Homebush one knew it could only be one annual event, the India Australia Friendship Fair. Once again UIA hosted the India Australia Friendship Fair on […]

Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi and Nepalese speaking staff for NSW Government services

  NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell says more customers accessing NSW Government services through the new 24 hour, 7 day a week telephone service – 13 77 88 – will be able to receive assistance in their native language. Mr O’Farrell says more than half of staff employed at the Service NSW Contact Centre in Parramatta […]

Happy Janamshtami to everyone today!

  Its Lord Sri Krishna’s birthday today which is celebrated worldwide and in Sydney too. Every Hindu home proudly follows the holy book ‘Srimad Bhagwat Gita’ – a 700-verse scripture that is greatly revered by all the Hindusand was compiled by Adi Shankara in eighth century to begin with.  Referred to as the ‘Song of […]

‘Don’t judge me, come and watch my films’ says Sunny

By Neeru Saluja Her entry to Bollywood was a major controversy, and so was her entry to Sydney. Despite opposition from the Indian community for her appearance at the India-Australia’s Friendship Fair, actress Sunny Leone extended her hand of friendship to her fans. Though Sunny Leone was a known adult star in Hollywood, she gained […]

Sunny Leone stays backstage yet charms Sydney!

Sunny Leone at the UIA Mela! Sydney community was angry that a former porn star and now actress in her own right Sunny Leone, of Indian Punjabi  heritage from Canada, was advertised as the star attraction on UIA Mela’s Australia-India Friendship Fair at Olympic Park on August 25. Sunny was here in Sydney to check […]

India country strategy – Australia’s blueprint for future engagement

    27 August 2013. The Prime Minister today outlined Australia’s blueprint for future engagement with India through the Australia in the Asian Century Country Strategy for India. Australia’s relationship with India has perhaps the greatest potential to grow out of all of Australia’s significant bilateral relationships in Asia.  There are 450,000 people of Indian […]

NSW grants to promote community harmony

  A new round of NSW Government grants of up to $20,000 are now available to help fund projects focusing on inter-cultural and inter-faith activities, Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello announced today. The Community Inclusion Grants are part of the $1.4 million  Multicultural Advantage Grants Program,  administered by the Community Relations Commission (CRC), […]

India’s easy-forex trader Shivanand Swami to kick for a $1 million dollar at NRL

  Shivanand Swami of Parbhani from India won a competition with easy-forex to kick in Sydney for the grand NRL for Us $1 million prize! The winner of the world’s biggest ever global trading competition, created by online group easy-forex ® has been announced and will be flown to Sydney, Australia to kick for the […]