By Kersi Meher-Homji India needed only 157 runs on the final day with nine wickets in hand to beat England but it rained incessantly and the first Test in Nottingham ended in a draw. What a disappointment! Opening batsman Lokesh Rahul and opening bowler Jasprit Bumrah were the heroes who brought India on the brink […]
Ahead of the highly anticipated release of its biggest Anthology Navarasa, Netflix hosts a global musical fan event with the entire Tamil industry, coming together and presenting a heart-touching symphony of the nine human emotions represented in the film: Thursday, August 5, 2021: The countdown to the launch has begun and fans across the world […]
By Maj Gen Surjit Singh (Veteran) Memories of living next to a Famous Neighbour After the Independence (which we called ‘partition’, those days) the first peace posting of our father, the late Major Balwant Singh ji was to Meerut Cantt, where we were from late 1947 to mid-1949. The house allotted to us was a hutment on the Grass Farm Road. A […]
Whole of India is celebrating the brilliant performance by the Indian Hockey team following an exciting 5-4 victory over Germany at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Overcome with emotions skipper Manpreet Singh said, “We worked very hard in the last fifteen months when some of us even got Covid.” After leading India to its first Olympic […]
The National Cabinet met today to discuss Australia’s COVID-19 response, recent outbreaks of COVID-19 and the Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy. National Cabinet continues to work together to address issues and find solutions for the health and economic consequences of COVID-19. Since the beginning of the pandemic there have been 33,909 confirmed cases in Australia and, […]
Increased financial support for hundreds of thousands of workers in New South Wales will be available from next week as part of the Commonwealth Government’s expanded national COVID-19 Disaster Payment. Payments will continue to support workers in every state and territory who lose hours due to a state government lockdown or public health order. Eligible […]
A new jointly funded package from the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments will give Victorian small and medium businesses the extra support and confidence they need to recover from the recent lockdown. The new Victorian Business Support Package will deliver an additional $400 million in support to thousands of businesses, with funding to be split 50/50 […]
The Morrison and Berejiklian Governments continue to work together to support businesses in New South Wales during the current COVID-19 lockdown. With Greater Sydney set to remain in lockdown until at least 28 August 2021, both governments have agreed to expand the COVID-19 Business Support Payment. Under the expanded payment, eligible entities, which includes not-for-profits, […]
“Around 11 million doses of the COVID 19 vaccine have now been administered. We are now tracking at around 1 million doses a week. Sure, we’ve had our problems. Not all the calls we have made have turned out like we had hoped. In a pandemic no country gets everything right. But having saved more […]
By Manju Mittal Recently watched Joy’s Jamroom’s production ‘Kashmakash’ and I was completely overwhelmed with emotions. It is one of the most relatable song I think I have ever heard. The song is about life’s eternal struggle, that no matter what everyone else says, one is perfect and unique in their own individual way. If […]