Category archives for: Australian News

Class action to freeze Pearl Group assets in Australia

By Rekha Bhattacharjee Lawyers here are all set to lodge a class action in the Australian Federal Court (AFC) on Thursday to demand freezing of the Chandigarh-based Pearl Group’s real estate assets in Australia. It has been alleged that Pearl Group was running a ponzi scheme which had swelled to over Rs 45,000 crore. India’s […]

Saina Nehwal clinches Austrlian Open Super Series Women’s title with her second win

Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated China’s Sun Yu 11-21, 21-14, 21-19 in a 72-minute thriller winning the Australian Open Super Series women’s title on Sunday today on June 12, 2016 at the Sydney Sports Centre. This is her second Australian Open win and with this, the World No. 8 has managed to claim her maiden […]

Support for recognition of indigenous Australian grows as referendum draws closer

                Support for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continues with  77%  of non-indigenous and  87%  of Indigenous Australians saying they would vote yes in a referendum if held today. The findings were released at a Reconciliation South Australia breakfast to celebrate the start of […]

Supermodel Shanina Shaik walks for Oscar de la Renta at the closing of MBFWA

                      Supermodel Shanina Shaik of  half Aussie – Lithuanian  , half Pakistani  -Saudi  heritage, born and bred in Melbourne, returned to Sydney to model for the luxury brand Oscar de la Renta in Sydney for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia 2016..       Shanina […]

AIBC honours businesses for contribution to bilateral trade between India and Australia

                  L-R:  Jonathan O’Dea, Parlimentary Secretary, Trade, Major Events and Tourism NSW; Lindsay Fox, Sheba Nandkeolyar, AIBC National Vice- Chair;  Nihal Gupta, Chair of NSW Multicultural Business Panel;  Mr.  B. Vanlalvawna, Consul General of India, Sydney; Honourable Ted Ballieu, His Excellency;  Navdeep Suri, High Commissioner of India […]

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan creates a stir in Sydney

                  By Manju Mittal Queen of Bollywood and a woman named one of the most beautiful on the planet Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, was in Sydney over the weekend to celebrate the launch of the new Longines DolceVita model watches, and to present the prize for Elegance at […]

Chief scientist encourages prize nominations

                    Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull With three weeks until nominations close for the Prime Minister’s Science Prizes, Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel called on Australians to keep the great stories coming forward. “As Chief Scientist, I am encouraged every […]

Student visa cancellations could double

              Given the increase in the number of student visa cancellations in recent months, the message from the department of immigration to student visa applicants and visa holders seems to be that although visas are granted quickly they are also likely to be cancelled easily. In the seven months […]

Australia ranked top country as destination for millionaires

                Super wealthy nationals from China, Europe, the UK, the US and South Africa are increasingly looking to get out of their home countries seeking out safe havens for their funds and lifestyle according to the report Millionaire Migration in 2015. Sydney and Melbourne have been uncovered as […]

Jaitley woos super investors

                                  Sh. Jaitley with Nitish Jain, President of SP Jain Global School of Management at its Olympic Park Campus in Sydney       India’s Finance Minster Mr Arun Jaitley is on a four-day visit in Australia  to meet […]