Friday 10 March 2017 Parramatta Parramasala, one of the largest multicultural festivals in NSW, will take place Friday 10 March, Saturday 11 March and Sunday 12 March in Parramatta. The festival will be held in Prince Alfred Square, along the Parramatta River foreshore and in the Riverside Theatres. More than 30,000 people are expected […]
By Melvin Durai If you happened to watch the Academy Awards or “Oscars” this year, you were probably left shaking your head, wondering how something simple could be messed up so badly. But enough about Priyanka Chopra’s dress. What really got screwed up was the final award of the night – the Oscar for Best […]
Sapan Verma Bengaluru Comedy Festival Showcase (BCFS) is taking part in this years’ Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) running from 29 March – 23 April. BCFS is India’s premier comedy festival bringing the biggest laughs from the sub-continent to Melbourne. Representing the finest from India’s burgeoning comedy scene, this dynamic showcase includes Sapan Verma and […]
City of Parramatta has announced the following free activities and events occurring in its Libraries for the Hindi-speaking community. Cardiovascular health talk Saturday 25 March 11.30am – 12.30pm Parramatta Library Suitable for ages 18 years and over. In partnership with Muslim Women National Network Australia. Bookings not essential. Tech Savvy for Seniors: tablets and […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Wonders will never cease. Down in the dumps after being thrashed by 333 runs by Australia in the first Test at Pune and being shot out for 189 runs in the first innings of the second Test at Bengaluru, India proved all experts, gurus and pandits wrong by beating Australia by 75 […]
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By Gaurav Joshi Before the current series between India and Australia in India, the last time Virat Kohli had shouldered arms to a ball that crashed into his off-stump was against England at Lord’s in 2014. The ball would start a rotten trot for Kohli, as he failed […]
Parramasala 2017 starts this year on the Friday 10 March 2017 with the multicultural parade. The Parade shall commence at Town Hall Square Parramatta and culminate at the Prince Alfred Park. This parade features many different migrant cultures and communities of Western Sydney. This year it includes, the Indigenous cultures, the NSW Police Band, elephants, […]
By Vijay Badhwar From being an aspiring chief minister of Tamil Nadu, heir apparent Sasikala has ended up in a four-year sentence in a Bangaluru jail convicted for amassing disproportionate assets in a case that suddenly came to life after lying three years in slumber. The drama unfolded only after the recent death of AIADMK […]
The Turnbull Government wants to cut the pension for elderly Australians who travel overseas, with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation promising to stand with them in the Senate. The Liberal Party and One Nation are now a team, with Malcolm Turnbull unwilling to say what John Howard said years ago – that One Nation should be […]