By Rekha Bhattacharjee Those Australians who are worried over the slowing Chinese economy may have some reasons to smile as Canberra is already working desperately to stitch up a Free Trade Agreement with the world’s second-most populous country – India. If everything goes according to the Australians’ plan there […]
By Bibi Mukherjee Currently the NSW Art Gallery is exhibiting the most impressive art works from Scotland National Gallery. The collection encompasses 70 paintings from the Renaissance to Impressionism particularly the outstanding works by great Masters. The fresco of Edinburgh skyline with the Edinburgh Castle on the […]
When Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, she was asked, “What can we do to promote world peace?” She answered “Go home and love your family.” Building on this theme in her Nobel Lecture, she said: “Around the world, not only in the poor countries, but […]
Archana Kunnath, 30, jumped in front of a speeding train while holding her three-year-old daughter Shreya (pictured together) at Harris Park station in Sydney’s west (inset) on Wednesday. The former assistant software engineer died at the scene and Shreya is currently in a critical but stable condition […]
By Neena Badhwar We have these young kids beaming with pride and so are their families. They are much more mature than your normal kids. They know what they want, what they want to achieve and speak terms such as work ethics, discipline, keeping to schedule, destressing and hard work. Not only they use […]
It’s either the billion plus market of India or just plain connections with the mother country or perhaps to help make lives better of people living in remote villages, India attracts all these tech giants as they come calling. First Microsoft head Satya Nadella then Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and […]
By Neeru Saluja It’s the biggest battle for Bollywood. This Friday will witness the clash of two of Bollywood’s most awaited films of the year – Dilwale and Bajirao Mastani. While the battle is getting bigger, who do you think will be the winner? Both of […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Australia will host one of Australia’s largest and oldest running Muslim Convention on December 25, 26 and 27, 2015 at Bait-ul-Huda mosque, Marsden Park, Sydney. The three-day event will attract 3000 plus from across Australia and abroad, providing a unique spiritual experience through scholarly lectures, discussions and special exhibitions. Along with […]
By Neena Badhwar Hindi language is finally being accepted and finding its rightful place in NSW school curriculum adopted by some of the pioneering schools. Thanks to the efforts of some school principals who, as suggested by some parents of Indian children, have introduced Hindi during regular school hours […]
16 December 2015 Following endorsement by the Education Council last week, ACARA has released further language curricula as a part of the Australian Curriculum: Languages. The Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages, and Hindi and Turkish curricula have now been published on the Australian […]