By Mallika Ganesan NSW Parliament has a fixed four year term with the state elections held on the last Saturday of the month of March in the fourth year of the term of the government. The state elections are due this year and will be held in March. The current Labor government has been in […]
Karam C Ramrakha ex Fiji politician and a self-confessed elections and news junkie writes of the doom that faces Kristina Keneally on March 26. Mr Ramrakha is a practising lawyer (email karamcramrakha@gmail.com.), phone (02) 98082760. By Karam Ramrakha On Remembrance Day 1975, Gough Whitlam, on being sacked, uttered the famous “Well may we say God […]
By Vish Viswanathan Apart from reiterating his election Mantra “Rebuilding the NSW economy” and “Restoring honesty and accountability by the government”, Barry O’ Farrell has offered to “engage with the Indian community to take advantage of their skills for the benefit of families across the state”. Answering a direct question by TIDU whether he can […]
Premier Keneally with sons Brendan, Daniel and husband Ben Keneally By Neena Badhwar She came, she won with her charming smile, always ready to talk, recognize and respect. Kristina Keneally has conducted herself well during her tenure as Premier of NSW. Elections are on now and the big questions is: are the people really after […]
By K. Raman It is no exaggeration to say that Shobana Chandrakumar’s memories will linger on in most men once they encounter her at some stage in their lives, infatuated with her celestial beauty and versatility in dancing. Shobana excels in Bharathanatyam which is one India’s proudest unadulterated art heritages of more than a […]
Veena Sahajwalla (2nd from left) – winner of India’s highest award for diaspora – the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman. Seen here with daughters Mira and Tara and husband Rama Mahapatra By Neena Badhwar I was in Mumbai when I read about Veena Sahajwalla that she had been honoured by the President of India with Pravasi Bharitya […]
Winners of the inaugural Indian subcontinent community Premiers’ Awards: From L to R: Mohit Tolani, Pawan Luthra, Dr Orekondy, Dr Sidhu, Kumud Merani, Chandru Tolani with Premier Kristina Keneally and Indian Consul General Mr Amit Dasgupta Aparna Vats helping Premier with her bindi Chandru Tolani with Premier Everyone was taken in by the new garb […]
Saba Abdi with Scott Lorson, CEO of Fetch TV Hindi and Urdu TV viewers now have a new subscription-TV provider, FetchTV, which has launched two packages featuring a range of channels from the sub-continent for less than $50 per month. The first package has 14 leading Indian channels; the other features 13 channels popular in […]
Ishar Judge Ahluwalia and Montek Singh Ahluwalia By Rekha Bhattacharjee Volumes have been written about the rise and rise of the Indian economy in the last two decades. While the impressive growth of the economy has been well documented, the architects behind this phenomenon mostly remain un-applauded. The Indian economists and planners problems are compounded […]
By Devaki Parthasarathy I have spoken time and again about the need to keep our souls and body fit, but I have rarely spoken about the necessity to nurture the brain. We often underestimate brain power. The human brain is a thinking organ that learns and grows by interacting with the world through perception and […]