A lack of regulation and increasing ‘throw away’ culture in India has led to the country becoming the world’s biggest dumping ground for discarded electronic goods, a conference at The Australian National University (ANU) will hear. Co-convener of the world-making and the environment in the Asia-Pacific region conference, Dr Assa Doron of the ANU […]
By Neeru Saluja She descended Sydney as a queen, sang and conquered the hearts of music lovers who came to see her perform to a packed concert. On August 21, Sydney Olympic Park Centre witnessed Sydney’s most successful Bollywood concert of the year organised by the pioneer in musical concerts, Cinestarr Events. Churning out hit […]
22 August 2016 Telstra will make it easier and more affordable than ever for customers to keep in touch with loved ones when it includes unlimited standard international calls on selected mobile and home internet plans from tomorrow. The new plans will include calls to some of […]
Australia’s biggest night time shopping event is returning to Sydney, with beauty bars, champagne, catwalks and shopping throughout the CBD on Thursday 1 September. Vogue American Express Fashion’s Night Out is expected to bring more than 190,000 shoppers, VIP guests and retailers together to participate in the seventh annual shopping extravaganza that is celebrated this […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji India’s dynamic opening batsman Virender (Viru) Sehwag was recently awarded the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) membership. “He will be able to enjoy all privileges at Lord’s, the Mecca of Cricket”, said Rhys Hayward, the Digital Editor at MCC, world’s oldest and most exclusive cricket […]
P V Sandhu has come as saviour of India’s honour at the Rio Olympics 2016. She beat Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 21-10 that she dominated with a torrent of smashes and drop shots in the finals of the women’s singles to enter in the race for a gold in the finals. A day earlier […]
Tannishtha Chatterjee with Sheba Nandkeolyar and Swati Kapoor By Neeru Saluja After a star studded opening in Melbourne, the Indian Film festival Bollywood and Beyond organised by Mind Blowing Films now travels to Sydney. The ‘Westpac Indian Film Festival – Bollywood and Beyond’ had it’s opening […]
By Manju Mittal India is known as the land of festivals. Raksha Bandhan is one such celebrated festivals of India which is celebrated on Poornima (Full moon day) of Shravan month. Raksha Bandhan is a festival for celebrating brotherhood and sibling bonding; this day is […]
The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India is organizing the 36th edition of Know India Programme (KIP) from 1st to 25th October 2016 to strengthen engagement with Indian Diaspora youth. This programme is open to youth of Indian origin (excluding non-resident Indians). Focus of this KIP […]
Euphoric Sakshi Malik Indian contestants in Olympic 2016, around 118 of them competing in around 68 sporting events have performed dismally except on Day 12 when Sakshi Malik won a bronze in wrestling. Thank the Sporting God up there, if there is any, that prayers have been heard and India at least goes back without […]