By Kersi Meher-Homji As I boarded a tram (light train) from Central station yesterday to witness the first One Day International between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, I wondered whether I was in Australia or in India. All the passengers were in blue clothes as worn by the Indian cricketers and […]
Meghana with mum Mittu Gopalan By S. Kumar The High School Certificate year is the most significant year in a student’s school life. HSC Examination is an event that concludes sleepless, study-filled nights, and lengthy, silent exams in giant halls and classrooms alike. In 2020 about 75,000 students sat the HSC exams. In about three […]
Soon we are approaching school holidays and comes a time when families can have a together time, with excursions, picnics, entertainment, movies, Christmas and all. Let us spend a quiet summer, not the one that was last year. It seems that the weather will be kind to us all and please be Covid safe in […]
Harjot Singh as the elder brother with Addy Singh as his druggie younger brother in ‘Chitta’ By Manju Mittal ‘Chitta’, is a sad story about a young man’s drug addiction and his elder brother’s attempt to help him get out of the habit. The short film is produced by a local Indian film maker Harjot […]
India’s natural resources and low-cost labour could spruce up manufacturing value chains if managed well. While the world economy is hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, India could be sitting on a $300 billion opportunity and could actually double its manufacturing gross domestic product in the next few years. According to a McKinsey report, while […]
Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar in Shubh Mangal Saavdhaan This year’s AACTA Industry Awards presented by Foxtel – previously known as the Industry Luncheon – will be broadcast for the first time exclusively via the AACTA ScreenFest website and Foxtel Arts at 6:30pm on Friday 27 November. With COVID restrictions in place AACTA has joined […]
By Neeru Saluja Actor Manoj Bajyapee can play any role with conviction. Be it the underworld don, a gay professor, the honest cop, a family man or his latest comic role of a wedding detective. One of the finest and critically acclaimed actors of our film industry, Manoj is unstoppable as his latest film ‘Suraj […]
More young Australians will have the opportunity to learn another language through the Morrison Government’s $10m community language grants program. A total of 356 community language schools across Australia will benefit from the program which provides a base payment of $1,500 and a per capita payment of up to $60,000 in grant funding. The grants […]
Kersi Meher-Homji recalls The Indian cricket team is in Sydney and I have gone all nostalgic. Below are some of my memories. Bedi, Prasanna and me I was watching the Indian cricket team doing net practice at the Sydney Cricket Ground a day before their match against NSW in November 1977. To my surprise Bishan […]
Stay safe and follow golden rules for celebrating Diwali during Covid-19 pandemic that mustn’t ignore By Reena Koak Light up your Diwali during Covid-19 times Diwali, called the “Festival of Lights”, is the biggest festival in India and is enjoyed with great enthusiasm irrespective of caste, religion, and community. This five-day festival celebrates the […]