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Canberra enjoys Diwali in style

Shiara Samarasinghe crowned Miss India Canberra title Canberra community organized a highly successful Diwali Mela on November 14.   Wonderful weather, although threatening towards the evenings’ close, did not deter the Diwali celebrants. The program, especially the major items were enjoyed by appreciative audience, throughout the day. Radio Mapasand’s live broadcast featured decorated stage, interviews […]

Free Hindi Classes on Saturdays

NSW Government Education and Training’s Saturday School of Community Languages hold free Hindi classes for school students studying year 7 to year 12. They can go and lean Hindi for free at three SSCL schools located at The Hills School, Seven Hills 02 9831 1587 (year 7-12), at Liverpool Girls High, Liverpool 02 9822 5423 […]

Katrina Kaif the new item girl

[youtube hcKtDXUb6Cg] Tees Maar Khan to be released Australia-wide on December 24, 2010. KATRINA KAIF is the latest rage in Bollywood and with her film ‘Tees Maar   Khan’ opposite Akshay Kumar all set for release, all eyes are on her. Recently   the music of her forthcoming film was launched on a train from […]

The mystical life of Jesus

By S. Sunder Das The Birth of Jesus is recorded in the Gospel according to St. Matthew thus:   “Behold a virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”   Soon after the birth of Jesus his parents […]

$45 M investment for Indian education in Sydney’s west

NSW Minister for Education Verity Firth, Nitish Jain and Premier Kristina Keneally A leading Indian education provider will invest $45 million to set up a new education campus in western Sydney creating 150 jobs. The NSW campus will be established by S P Jain Center of Management and will take its first students in 2012. […]

Lycamobile launches into Australia

Lycamobile (www.lycamobile.com) is a prepaid SIM card product that provides low-cost, high-quality international calls direct from mobile phones. Lycamobile is already distributed through a European network of more than 300,000 retail outlets. The brand is already the largest pre-pay international MVNO with 6 million customers across Europe. Present in ten markets, Lycamobile continues to grow […]

NSW government doubles the funding to community language schools

On November 23 Premier Kristina Keneally and Education Minister, Verity Firth announced that NSW Government will more than double the funding for Community Language Schools – ensuring the children of migrants retain the language of their parents. There are more than 33,000 children studying at 435 Community Language Schools around NSW – in 48 different […]

Parliamentary friends of India to be set up

Premier Kristina Keneally   announced on November 24 that NSW Government is working to establish the Parliamentary Friends of India – to foster strong links between India, the Indian community and NSW Members of Parliament. The Premier has written to the Opposition Leader seeking bipartisan support for the plan. Member for Macquarie Fields, Dr Andrew […]

Dr Vandana Shiva wins Sydney Peace Prize

[youtube VwZnh9i1gWE] [youtube vi1FTCzDSck] [youtube TVlJqwft9I8] [youtube PQDqEUd53YQ] A leading environmentalist Dr. Vandana Shiva was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize on November 4 in a ceremony by the Sydney Peace Foundation for her commitment to social justice. Earlier Sydney Peace Prize recipients of Australia’s only international prize for peace include previous Nobel recipients Professor Muhammad […]

Mein Chali Mein Chali – Professor

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