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A warm cosy evening with Kishore Kumar

                  By Manju Mittal A Cold Saturday evening in August and what better than to listen to some old Kishore Kumar songs in a cosy warm atmosphere. If you are a fan of Kishore Kumar and attending an evening that promises not only an acoustic delight in […]

Sejal Madan’s poem recognised by Premier’s Multicultural Media Awards

                  By Manju Mittal Fifteen-year-old Sejal Madan of Girraween High School won Premier’s Multicultural Media Award  award for her poem ‘I see humans but no humanity’ which describes intergenerational injustice suffered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Sejal won under the category “Best Student Work Promoting […]

September Bollywood releases

September is a busy month for Mind Blowing Films Action-packed flicks, romantic-comedies, social-thrillers and sports stories about the human spirit – this September look forward to an assorted range of great films and entertainment. Start the month off with  AKIRA, releasing on 2nd September and follow the journey of a young one-woman army and her […]

Indian Ministry of External Affair’s scholarship program for NRI children

Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children by Ministry of External Affairs enables Children of Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), to pursue Under Graduate courses in Indian Universities/Institutes in different fields (except medical and related courses) both professional and non-professional in Engineering/Technology, Humanities/Liberal Arts, Commerce, Management, Journalism, Hotel Management, Agriculture/Animal husbandry etc. The […]

Portrait in Pink exhibition in Parramatta 5-11 September 2016

                  To celebrate Women’s Health Week, the City of Parramatta Library and the Pink Sari Project will be presenting Portraits in Pink exhibition, from 5 to 11 September 2016. Portraits in Pink is a photographic exhibition in print and digital formats that showcases 14 intimate portraits of […]

India becoming world’s dumping ground for E-waste

  A lack of regulation and increasing ‘throw away’ culture in India has led to the country becoming the world’s biggest dumping ground for discarded electronic goods, a conference at The Australian National University (ANU) will hear. Co-convener of the world-making and the environment in the Asia-Pacific region  conference, Dr Assa Doron of the ANU […]

Wet pitch and poor planning rob India of top Test ranking

    By Kersi Meher-Homji Soaking pitch and outfield due to earlier heavy rains robbed India of no. 1 ranking in Test cricket. India had to win this Test in Port-of-Spain to retain their top position. A draw and Pakistan would get the top spot. I could imagine the Indian supporters chanting “Rain, rain, go […]

Shreya Ghoshal mesmerises Sydney with her midas touch

By Neeru Saluja She descended Sydney as a queen, sang and conquered the hearts of music lovers who came to see her perform to a packed concert. On August 21, Sydney Olympic Park Centre witnessed Sydney’s most successful Bollywood concert of the year organised by the pioneer in musical concerts, Cinestarr Events. Churning out hit […]

Telstra launches new plans with best value yet for international calling

                22 August 2016 Telstra will make it easier and more affordable than ever for customers to keep in touch with loved ones when it includes unlimited standard international calls on selected mobile and home internet plans from tomorrow. The new plans will include calls to some of […]

Night Out in Sydney, shop till you drop

Australia’s biggest night time shopping event is returning to Sydney, with beauty bars, champagne, catwalks and shopping throughout the CBD on Thursday 1 September. Vogue American Express Fashion’s Night Out is expected to bring more than 190,000 shoppers, VIP guests and retailers together to participate in the seventh annual shopping extravaganza that is celebrated this […]