Category archives for: Community

15 insights going into the World Cup  Final  

  By Amrit Bhatta writes from South Africa his insights into the current cricket world cup  finals   1. NZ being tested under pressure in the SF really helps them, Aussies haven’t really had to deal with significant pressure this tournament. But having played all their games on tiny grounds in Kiwi conditions is a […]

Holi and humour at ILASA’s Hasya Kavi Sammelan

  Vijay Kumar Singh,  Neena Sinha, Abbas Raza Alvi, Ritu Bhamra,  Garima Trivedi (standing) Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia, Vimla Luthra,  Subhash Sharma (Melbourne), Prabhat Sinha, Rajeev Kapoor and Rekha Rajvanshi (seated) The festival of Holi brings people together in celebration not only over colours, food and festivities, but also large doses of laughter. In many parts […]

Don’t be a stranger on neighbour day

  Getting to know the people next door or across the street is one of the best  ways of avoiding neighbourhood conflict, according to the free NSW  mediation service Community Justice Centres. Community Justice Centres’ director Natascha Rohr said Neighbour Day, on  Sunday, March 29, 2015, is an opportunity to break the ice. “Neighbours who […]

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 ticket update

“Selling or buying tickets from unauthorised dealers or scalpers is illegal and unsafe.” A small number of tickets to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Final in Melbourne will go on sale today at noon Eastern Summer Time in Australia and 2pm in New Zealand. A small number of travel packages is also still available […]

Semi Final fever hits Sydney

  Saurav Ganguly talking to Aaj Tak TV channel in a press conference organised by Reena Koak at Maharaja’s Haveli restaurant in Quaker’s Hill By Lokesh Varma Yesterday, the night before today’s semi-finals saw cricket fever hit Maharaja’s Haveli in Quakers Hill. A die hard collection of fans, media, bhangra dancers, TV channels and others […]

Seven foreign cricketers who married Indian women

  Australian speedster Shaun Tait tied the knot with  Indian model Mashoom Singha after a four-year courtship.  Sudatta  Mukherjee  goes back in time to write about the many overseas cricketers who fell in love with Indian women and married them. Glenn Turner and Dame Sukhinder Kaur Gill Turner:               […]

NSW Electoral Commission to penalise failure to disclose political donations

  The NSW Electoral Commission will take enforcement action against 14 entities and individuals that have missed the deadline or entirely failed to disclose political donations they received between 1 July 2014 and 1 March 2015. The NSW Electoral Commission received 411 declarations on behalf of parties, elected members, candidates, groups and third-party campaigners for […]

An interactive cocktail with Cricket legends Brian Lara & Glenn McGrath

  By Manju Mittal The local Indian community enjoyed Monday evening with Cricketing Legends Brian Lara & Glenn McGrath on March 23, 2015 at Novotel Hotel, Parramatta Sydney.                 The event was brilliantly organised by Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).  One of the most exciting aspects of the […]

Will India win in semi finals against Australia at the SCG

  By Guarav Joshi India has bowled more bouncers than any other team during the World Cup, or to be exact it is 212. India has taken more wickets with the short delivery than any other country. Every 10 runs conceded with the short ball has resulted in a wicket for the Indian fast bowlers. […]

New thinking for international education

  Andrew Robb, Minister for Trade and Investment meeting  Prime Minister Mr Modi in India   In terms of student numbers, latest figures show that enrolments from India are up 55 per cent”¦   The growth in demand for Australia’s world class educational and vocational training from countries in the Asia Pacific reflects the humanitarian […]