To protect the people of NSW from the evolving COVID-19 outbreak, new restrictions have been introduced for Greater Sydney since yesterday (23/06/21) 4pm, for one week. Following updated health advice from the Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant about the growing risk to the community, the following restrictions have been introduced yesterday for Greater Sydney, […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji India’s lower order batsmen threw away their wickets in a hurry to lose an exciting Test. Where was the hurry? Captain Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri should have advised Rishabh Pant and Ravi Ashwin to slow down and not go gung ho and bat as if playing in a T20 match. […]
The New South Wales Government has made a significant re-commitment ($10.18m) to the teaching of community languages across the state. In a video message to the Annual Gala Dinner of the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools, the Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, said she was incredibly proud of the teachers, the volunteers, the parents and students […]
The 68th”¯Sydney Film Festival announced a sneak peek of 22 new films to be featured in this year’s 18-29 August 2021 event. The announcement is in advance of the full program launch on Wednesday 21 July. “With this first look at our 2021 program we invite audiences back into cinemas to explore our times through film,” said Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley. “The […]
By Neena Badhwar A Domestic and Family Violence Awareness Evening was organised together by Harman Foundation in partnership with Multicultural Health Services, Western Sydney (MHSWS) at NSW Parliament House on June 9, 2021. The evening was attended by Kevin Conolly MP, Member for Riverstone; Jodi McKay, Labor MP Strathfield; Gurumesh Singh, Liberal MP Woolgoolga; Dr.Geoff […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) starts this Friday between India and New Zealand at Southampton in England. It is a five day Test with a difference. The winner will decide the world champion in Test cricket. India finished on top of the WTC ladder, going by the results of Test matches […]
By Neeru Saluja When two poetic musical souls unite to celebrate love, solace and relationships, the music created has to be rich and aesthetic. Meet husband and wife duo – guitarist/composer Gavin Libotte and multilingual Indian singer/songwriter Niyati Libotte from Sydney’s pop band Goldfynch, who navigate the complexities of human nature to find love and wisdom in their newly […]
Ginger is used extensively in Indian cooking. Geez! we all wonder at the price, the most expensive culinary vegetable which adds so much flavour to Indian curries. And in winter no Indian home will drink tea without the slice of ginger in it. Most housewives discuss the price of ginger where they can find it […]
While working from home is being hyped as the way of the future after the Covid-induced lockdowns of 2020, new research has revealed most Australians prefer working from the workplace at least some of the time. Australian workers between the ages of 18 and 65 were surveyed by Mainstreet Insights to see how they’re faring […]
By Neena Badhwar Genesian Theatre (GTC) in Sydney has been running a two-and-a-half-hour play, an E M Forster’s novel adaptation by Martin Sherman of ‘A Passage to India’. It is being staged till the 19th of June and is drawing a great number of audience each day. The play is one of the first having […]