Hon. Julie Bishop MP will visit India and Sri Lanka from 18-20 July to strengthen bilateral, economic and security relations with two important partners in the region. In India, she will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and join Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj for their bilateral Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue. They will discuss shared […]
By Aradhana Bhatt For classical music lovers of Sydney it has become a rare treat to listen to performances by visiting artists. We have had some top grade musicians like Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia and Pt Shivkumar Sharma, Begum Parveen Sultana and Pt Jasraj perform in Australia in the past decades, but somehow that flow has […]
NSW Local Council elections Elector information campaign begins today The elector information campaign begins today to support the NSW Local Government (Council) Elections to be held Saturday, 9 September 2017. 46* of the 128 local councils in NSW are holding elections. All other councils (except Central Darling which is currently under administration) had their elections […]
The Indian Support Centre Inc (ISC) completed two years since its incorporation in March 2015, and organised a fund raising event on June 4, 2017 at the Parramatta Town Hall. The function was started with traditional lighting of lamp by Hon David Clarke, MLC, Parliamentary Secretary for Justice representing Hon Gladys Berejiklian – the […]
Abhijit Deonath, writer, director and producer announces that his Hindi feature film Salt Bridge (English subtitles) is releasing on 27 July 2017 in 5 cities. In Sydney it will be screened at Event Cinemas, Burwood on July 27, 2017. You can book Early Bird tickets at specially discounted rates and watch trailer at this link: […]
Arts Centre Melbourne presents The Guru of Chai: a stirring comedy steeped in romance about the contradictions of modern India with its iPhones and ancient gods that come alive in an outrageously funny and profoundly beautiful romantic thriller at Arts Centre Melbourne from 22 – 27 August. Amid the chaos of a bustling Bangalore railway […]
Mithali Raj scored a magnificent century to secure a place in semi-finals and is the first woman to score 6137 runs By Kersi Meher-Homji It was a do or die match between Indian and New Zealand women. The winner to enter the semi-final of the women’s World Cup in England, the loser to […]
By Neena Badhwar First it was titled ‘Shri Shri 420’, then just ‘Shri 420’ as some concerned members of the community objected to using the words ‘Shri Shri’ and others suggested, ‘why not a 420 mullah’. What’s in a name! A conman is a conman, a fraudster, a fraudster, embellished or not embellished, Hindu or […]
By Neeru Saluja Stand-up comedian Amit Tandon has arrived in Sydney to embark on his Australian tour of performing in seven cities. Thanks to Heart and Soul Productions led by Arun Nanda and Rushi Dave, who have brought him to Australia as a solo artist for the first time. Reaching out to a wider audience […]
By Manju Mittal The annual event Teeyan Mela was a great success with thousands of Punjabans, an exceptional experience of the traditional Punjabi festival in Sydney on Sunday of July 9, 2017 at Bowman Hall, Blacktown. Teeyan ( Teej ) is a favourite Indian festival especially with ladies, observed at the onset of the monsoon […]