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Little India Harris Park Business Association launched

By Neena Badhwar July 4, 2019. Little India Harris Park Association Inc. (LIHPBA) was launched today at Taj Bhavan at 73 Wigram Street, Harris Park as the businesses, shops went about their usual business attending to customers, patrons who come looking for food, Indian fashion, groceries, Indian sweets, immigration agents, accountants and many other diverse […]

Modi gets ‘Kithna acha he’ accolade while Congress scion abdicates

By Vijay Badhwar G20 leaders’ summit in Osaka created more interest in who scored a private dinner with President Trump than real outcomes as the world waited on tenterhooks about the turmoil in trade and arbitrary sanctions imposed on nations. Indians were thrilled by patronising reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a selfie by […]

India progresses to semi-finals despite selection blunders

By Kersi Meher-Homji Rohit Sharma (104 with 7 fours and 5 sixes) and Lokesh Rahul (77 with 6 fours and a six) batted brilliantly to put on a record 180 runs for the opening wicket. And Jasprit Bumrah bowled a brilliant final over as India defeated a gallant Bangladesh by 28 runs. The victory would […]

July Movie releases

Article 15 – Running in Cinemas currently Cast: Star Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Isha Talwar, Manoj Pahwa, Savani Gupta and Kumus Mishra Director: Anubhav Sinha The film draws its title from Article 15 of the Constitution which forbids discrimination against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. But the reality […]

India lose her first match but nothing is lost – really

By Kersi Meher-Homji The end of financial year was also the end of India’s invincibility in the ongoing Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2019. India lost her first match in this CWC to England by 31 runs at Birmingham last night [30th June]. But every team has lost at least one match, India and Australia are […]

In conversation with Nick Martin director of Fred Hollows Foundation

By Manju Mittal The Fred Hollows Foundation was established in 1992 by eye surgeon Professor Fred Hollows. The foundation has helped treat and prevent avoidable blindness and other vision problems for more than two million people in Australia and 25 countries around the world. As a writer and working in the disabilities services Industry, Fred […]

The only unbeaten side, India aims for her third World Cup

By Kersi Meher-Homji India is marching ahead aiming for her third Cricket World Cup (CWC). They had won her first CWC in 1983 in England and her second in India in 2011-12. Out of 10 teams competing in the current CWC, India remains the only unbeaten team. Among other top teams, Australia has lost to […]

Multicultural children perform in ‘Wizard of Oz’ on August 4

Children from fifteen cultural backgrounds will weave elements of their music, dance and costume into a fascinating adaptation of Frank Baum’s evergreen story of the Wizard of Oz in a stage production to be presented on August 4th this year. The multicultural Wizard of Oz Interactive Show at the Revesby Workers Club Auditorium will celebrate […]

Two classy performances at Bunji Place not to be missed

Guru of Chai July 23, 24; Venue: Bunjil Place Studio Beginning as a chai-wallah at an Indian train station, Jacob Rajan weaves a solo tale playing 17 different characters. Guru of Chai is not to be missed! In the swirling buzz of a railway station, a young girl is abandoned and brings the place to […]

Our doctors enjoy ‘A Touch of Pink’ and raise $10000 for Cure Cancer Australia

By Neena Badhwar Australian Indian Medical Graduates Association (AIMGA) organized an entertaining and informative evening “A Touch of Pink” to raise funds for Cancer Research.  In its 37th year now the organization flaunts many young doctors locally educated and trained along with community stalwarts who make up well established and well known GPs and Specialists. […]