Australia has finalised two agreements to expand our global uranium exports with India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Australia-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement permits Australian companies to commence commercial uranium exports to India, an important milestone in Australia’s relationship with India. This Agreement provides the framework for substantial new trade in energy […]
New legislation has been passed by State Parliament that doubles the maximum penalty for falsely nominating another person as the driver of a vehicle at the time of an offence. The legislation also modernises the process to allow people to submit their nomination online while removing the formal requirement for a statutory declaration. Nominations […]
Swami Baba Ramdev welcomed by Sri Durga temple young devotees on his visit to Australia early this year New building of Sri Durga Temple, claimed to be Australia’s biggest Durga temple, will open with fireworks on November 30 after seven days of ceremonies in Rockbank near Melbourne. […]
The opera house proudly lighted in golden yellow light celebrating Diwali on November 12 this year. But who could think of Diwali atop the harbour bridge. Well the dancers of Sanskriti dance group danced dandia that glowed in the night on top of the harbour bridge. The world-first performance was attended by members from […]
Unauthorised cancellation of air tickets is something unheard off. It caught the whole community unawares when they themselves or their friends and relatives were told, some at the check-in counters, that their e-tickets had been cancelled and hence they no longer had valid documents entitling them for travel. But they had fully paid for the […]
By Neeru Saluja Move on men. Women power is back. Finally, Bollywood has its own female buddy film. Seven powerful and beautiful women have taken the form of ‘angry goddesses’ in director Pan Nalin’s latest film ‘Angry Indian Goddesses’. After winning accolades in the Toronto International Film Festival and the Rome Film Festival, the goddesses […]
By Sunder Das The words introverted and extroverted have been current in our vocabulary for a long long time. But laymen, as also professional people, are not very clear as to what these mean in terms of human experience. We can perhaps postulate […]
A new translation of the poem ‘Karna Kunti Samvad’, recreating a meeting between them. By Rabindranath Tagore Karna On the banks of the pristine Jahnavi I am rapt in prayer and songs to the evening sun. I am he who is born of the womb of Radha, […]
Hindu Women’s Council of Australia’s Domestic Violence Forum on November 21, 2015: HWCA has announced this very important forum on an issue of urgency in the Indian community and invite members of the Indian community to join in this session that discusses domestic violence: “Each and Every One of us has a role to play […]
Deepawali Milan is a celebration that includes children as young as three year olds By Manju Mittal Deepawali Milan was celebrated on November 7, 2015 at Hornsby RSL. The annual event was sold out a week prior and attended by a large number of people. The event attracted […]