BIRYANI – Theatre, food, live music and a pinch of Bollywood dance 7- 15 July – Upper Burt Hall, St George’s Cathedral, 38 St Georges Terrace, Perth BIRYANI is a unique theatrical and culinary experience combining storytelling, food and live music. International star, from the Palme D’or Winning film Dheepan, Kali Srinivasan, cooks her family’s […]
By Neena Badhwar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Dr Sambit Patra, who has a ubiquitous presence on all Indian channels, did not have to be loud, for a change, to be heard in Australia on June 18, especially when he was among his own ilk, Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP). “Oh yes, it does get […]
Indian students for UTS:INSEARCH’s newest scholarship program! UTS:INSEARCH’s Aspire Scholarship Program is now available for students from India who commence their diploma studies between 2017 and 2020. With scholarships valued at AUD$5,000 each, the program will offer a total of AUD3.5 million (INR 16.8 crores), applied to the recipient’s tuition fees in their second semester. […]
Minister calls for Australian Businesses to tap In to India Registrations are now open for Australia Business Week in India 2017 (ABWI), an opportunity for Australian businesses to tap into the world’s fastest-growing major economy. During the week of August 28 to September 1, Mr. Ciobo will lead the delegation of Australian business in a […]
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has renewed its call for urgent action to be taken to ensure staff and patient safety in emergency departments across Australia. In the wake of the Victorian Government saying it would provide extra funding for security in public hospitals following recent incidents in Melbourne, including the assault of […]
All Indian passport holders will have the option to lodge Visitor visa applications online from 1 July 2017, as part of the continued expansion of online access to Visitor visas globally. With the rising popularity of Australia as a holiday destination, there has been a significant rise in demand for Australian visas in India. In […]
By Neena Badhwar AHIA’s (Australian Hindi Indian Association) ‘Hai Apna Dil to Awara’ concert with Avijit Sarkar and Pushpa Jagdish on June 17 with a packed audience on a cold overcast night had songs from movies such as Kohra, Bees Saal Baad, House Number 44, Jaal and music of S D Burman, Shankar Jaikishan and […]
Kudigram Ramachar Sripathy was among the early Indians who settled in Australia having migrated in 1967. He passed away on 21 May 2017 peacefully, coincidentally on the day of his 59th marriage anniversary, having decided to voluntarily cease dialysis several weeks earlier. Srip, as he was popularly known among all his friends, was 85. Sripathy […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji At the semi final stage, it looks more like Asia Cup than Champions Trophy. Three of the four teams in the semi finals were from Asia; India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Interestingly, before 1947 it was just one country – India! After trouncing Bangladesh by 9 wickets with 59 balls in hand at […]
By Neeru Saluja Celebrity hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani is known to be bold, outspoken and unconventional. You may know her as MS Dhoni’s stylist, the fiery Big Boss contestant who confronted Salman Khan or an inked woman. But she has come to Sydney all the way from Mumbai to show her other side to us – […]