The original Disco King of Indian music has his sights set on Hollywood with the upcoming much awaited Hollywood musical film Moana. Bappi Lahiri has entertained generation after generation with his foot tapping music, and now he is back with ‘Shona’. The Shiny Singer croons his way into Disney’s next fun adventure animated gem – […]
By Manju Mittal Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), on Thursday evening of October 27, 2016, celebrated Diwali in Bollywood style at the magnificent venue Waterview Homebush Bay Sydney, with over 500 guests, corporate partners. Also present were a number of Political leaders and members of the Indo-Australian […]
A Sydney cleaning operator being penalised more than $11,000 for refusing to back-pay two international students less than $3000 sends a strong warning, according to the Fair Work Ombudsman. Sydney man Michael Girowal has been penalised $1890 and his company Green Clean (Aust) Pty Ltd has been penalised a further $9450 in the Federal Circuit […]
By Neena Badhwar Indian community is proud of two young women from the Indian diaspora to have made it to the top 100 Women Of Influence. Both Pallavi and Sadhana were named as two of the top 100 Women Of Influence in national list compiled by The Australian Financial Review and Westpac. Sydney’s Pallavi Sinha […]
Here is a list of Indian films that are part of this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) and Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival (BAPPF). We suggest everyone move to Brisbane from November 23 to December 4 for these exceptional films with Indian drama Parched which will open the festival with an inspiring tale of […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Happy Diwali readers. And something to celebrate too! Leg-spinner Amit Mishra and other Indian bowlers treated Kiwi batsmen like kali chaudas as they won the One day International (ODI) series 3-2 at the picturesque Visakhapatnam In reply to India’s 6 for 269 (Rohit […]
Message from Premier Baird on DIWALI 2016 It was a pleasure to celebrate Diwali with my friends in the Indian community when we turned the Sydney Opera House a bright, vibrant gold for the third year running. It was a spectacular sight and the images of our […]
The inaugural meeting of the Migrant Workers’ Taskforce, held on 21 October 2016, has agreed to a program of action guaranteeing a more proactive approach is taken to dealing with exploitation of migrant workers in Australia’s workplaces. Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, Minister for Employment, established the Migrant Workers’ Taskforce to bolster the Government’s efforts […]
By Manju Mittal ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ has been in the eye of controversy since the Uri attack few weeks ago, following which various sectors have been demanding a ban on Pakistani artists from working in India. Bollywood director and producer Karan Johar has been the subject of intense political debate after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena […]
Imported foods test positive to toxic contaminants An exclusive investigation led by SBS Radio’s Punjabi program has revealed Australian consumers face potentially dire long-term health outcomes with revelations some food imports from India contain chemicals including pesticides, arsenic, lead and even the carcinogen DDT. When listeners started raising concerns about foods purchased, predominately from South […]