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Important notice regarding fraudulent calls

  Some Indian nationals, who have recently arrived in or migrated to Australia, have been receiving fraudulent calls from unauthorised persons about their Australian visa / immigration status. At times the callers have even spoofed the phone numbers allotted to the High Commission of India, Canberra or its Consulates in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth or their […]

Sri Om Care launches its project on long day and short term overnight  respite care for elderly

                    Sri Om Care has been running now, 10 years hence, through seven day care centres in Sydney metropolitan area for the Indian elderly where 400 people a week come and enjoy social platform as well as participate in activities that keep them happy, healthy and […]

$188,100 penalty for underpaying trolley pushers who were paid a paltry $5 an hour

                A former company director and his operations manager have been penalised a total of $188,100 for their role in underpaying 10 Adelaide trolley collectors more than $220,000. The penalty, handed down by Justice Anthony Besanko in the Federal Court, ends more than five years of action by […]

Ek Shaam Lata Ke Naam: A nostalgic trip down music lane

                  Sadiq Rehmani, Rucha Lange, Pushpa Jagdish and Riaz Shah sang memorable Lata songs By Manju Mittal ‘Lata – As we remember her’ was a splendid Saturday evening on 27th February 2016 at Castle Hill High School hall when it overflowed with Lata fans. Packed audience lapped […]

Benny Dayal makes Sydney go Bang Bang!

By Neeru Saluja Singer Benny Dayal does not only sing. He can dance, prance and rock the stage like a rockstar. When he came to Sydney for a show organised by Friends India Entertainment, he proved to be a surprise package to music lovers. Benny Dayal rose to fame after working with music maestro AR […]

Deyaan Udani: Sydney’s youngest organ donor who saved four lives

              Udanis with Deyaan and Naisha By Manju Mittal I had an overwhelming emotional meeting with the family of organ donor Deyaan at their residence in Sydney before I penned my heartfelt tribute to the young hero of Sydney. We all live an ideal dream of a world full […]

First National Indigenous Women’s Team to Tour of India

              Ashleigh Gardner, NSW  will captain the team   By Kersi Meher-Homji Coinciding with International Women’s Day, an Indigenous women’s team was announced today at a special reception in Canberra hosted by Governor-General, His Excellency Sir Peter Cosgrove and Lady Cosgrove. History was made as this first national Indigenous […]

P A Sangma as I knew him

                  By Rekha Bhattacharjee March 4th 2016 saw the passing away of a great stalwart of the North East India. His calling was politics – although a lawyer by profession and a journalist too. He became the Vice President of Youth Congress in 1973. Four years later […]

India wins the inaugural T20 Asia Cup

  By Kersi Meher-Homji Rain or storm, India kept up her magnificent form to win the T20 Asia Cup defeating the host nation Bangladesh by eight wickets with seven balls remaining on Sunday night at Mirpur in Bangladesh. This was India’s sixth Asia Cup victory, the previous thirteen Asia Cups were in the 50-overs version, […]

Trisanku: In between heaven and earth

                  That was the time when the famous king of the Solar dynasty, Trisanku, reigned. He was so much in love with the beauty of his body that he could not hear the thought of parting with it at death and desired to ascend in that very […]