A Book Review by By Dr. Shailja Chaturvedi Reading through over 500 pages of ‘My Beautiful Journey Kashmir to Kanyakumari’ was one of the most exciting journey for me as well. I enjoyed reading the rise of a girl next door of modest background to the elevation of a successful bureaucrat and social reformer rubbing […]
By Neena Badhwar Indian Welfare Association in Sydney for their Diwali function held a grandparent day at Pennant Hills Leisure Centre. Ladies dressed in beautiful saris with their husbands sat in a big circle. Talk of the grandchildren randomly brought smiles as their faces brightened with the thought of relating interesting anecdotes and encounters they […]
The 2017 Northern Territory Australian of the Year Award recipients have been announced this evening at a ceremony at the Darwin Convention Centre. The NT Award recipients will join recipients from the other States and Territories as finalists for the national Awards to be announced on 25 January 2017 in Canberra. For the past […]
From left-right: Kanika Bansal, Deepesh Gupta, Priyanka Bagai and Priya Jindal from the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore. Brisbane, AUSTRALIA: A team from the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore, India, has won $100,000 in cash and a further $100,000 in-kind from Queensland Health […]
By Neena Badhwar Sydney held a candle light vigil to remember and pay tribute to 29-year old Manmeet Alisher Sharma, a bus-driver who in Moorooka, Brisbane was burnt alive by 48-year-old Anthony O’Donohue who threw flammable liquid on Manmeet and set him alight. Police has subsequently charged O’Donohue with one count each of murder and […]
Foreign Minister Ms. Julie Bishop has announced the recipients of grants funded by the Australia-India Council today on November 2, 2016. In 2016-17, 19 grants worth $630,000 have been awarded. Each year the Council awards grants to high-quality projects which bolster links between Australia and India by building and enhancing relationships across public policy, education, […]
Sufiana concert by Nooran Sisters… The Nooran sisters : Jyoti Nooran and Sultana Nooran are most popular sufi singer of India. Their grandmother Bibi Nooran was a well known singer of her time, and the Nooran Sisters now follow in her footsteps. On CokeStudio@MTV they take over the stage with their strong, impactful voice […]
By Manju Mittal Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), on Thursday evening of October 27, 2016, celebrated Diwali in Bollywood style at the magnificent venue Waterview Homebush Bay Sydney, with over 500 guests, corporate partners. Also present were a number of Political leaders and members of the Indo-Australian […]
A Sydney cleaning operator being penalised more than $11,000 for refusing to back-pay two international students less than $3000 sends a strong warning, according to the Fair Work Ombudsman. Sydney man Michael Girowal has been penalised $1890 and his company Green Clean (Aust) Pty Ltd has been penalised a further $9450 in the Federal Circuit […]
By Neena Badhwar Indian community is proud of two young women from the Indian diaspora to have made it to the top 100 Women Of Influence. Both Pallavi and Sadhana were named as two of the top 100 Women Of Influence in national list compiled by The Australian Financial Review and Westpac. Sydney’s Pallavi Sinha […]