By Vijay Badhwar Thanks to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Yoga has now gained recognition worldwide with June 21 now internationally observed for getting together for Yoga to bring a universal awareness for its physical and mental benefits for practitioners. Now in its 5th year, the Vivekananda Cultural Centre of the Indian Consulate in […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji I was complaining about no thrillers in the current Cricket World Cup (CWC). But last night saw two thrillers as India beat Afghanistan by 11 runs with only a ball to spare at Hampshire and New Zealand defeated West Indies by five runs with only six balls in hand at Manchester. The […]
By Manju Mittal A Fundraising event titled ‘Fundraising Afternoon Tea for Shyla’s Education’ aimed at supporting young Shyla, was held on Saturday June 15, 2019 at Bella Vesta. We all live an ideal dream of a world full of hope, happiness with homes filled with laughter of family members around us. Our children form the basis of that […]
Sydney. The wait is over! This July, get ready to roll out the red carpet as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex touch down at their new home and join the rest of the Royal family at Madame Tussauds Sydney. Inspired by the most iconic looks from their recent visit to Australia, Prince Harry and […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The Cricket World Cup 2019 is half way through and only two countries have remained unbeaten: New Zealand and India. As on today the 21st June, the top four teams are: Australia 10 points from 6 matches (5 wins, one loss), NZ 9 points from five matches (four wins, no loss), England […]
Vehicle owners should check their eligibility for a CTP Green Slip refund, with new figures released today showing 782,000 policyholders yet to claim $30 million in refunds. Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello said about 2.8 million policyholders had already claimed $156 million, with the deadline for claiming a refund extended one final time from […]
Australian charity The Fred Hollows Foundation is supporting a new campaign featuring Shri Amitabh Bachchan aimed at promoting eye health in Uttar Pradesh. Under The Foundation’s SEE NOW campaign, which launched in Uttar Pradesh this week, Mr Bachchan has an urgent but simple message for tens of millions of Indians – go and get your […]
In the past several years we’ve seen Ganesh toilet seats, Kali underwear, Krishna bathmats, Om flip flops, and countless other items displaying Hindu sacred imagery in ways that many Hindus find disrespectful at best or downright offensive at worst. Though Hindu imagery is regularly used in a commercial context to market many domestic items, both […]
Arts, screen and culture are alive and well with the NSW Government delivering an $871 million total investment in the sector, including a 22 per cent increase in recurrent funding for the 2019-20 NSW Budget. Minister for the Arts Don Harwin said following four years of unprecedented investment in cultural endeavours across NSW, the Government […]
The 2019-20 NSW Budget will put technology front and centre with drivers able to opt-in to use a NSW Digital Driver Licence (DDL) in the coming months, as the technology is rolled out state-wide. More than 14,000 drivers are already using the technology, available via the Service NSW app, with successful trials underway in Dubbo, […]