Category archives for: Community

M S Dhoni calls on Indians to fill the MCG

  India’s World Cup winning captain MS Dhoni has called on Indian fans to fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground tomorrow for the knockout quarter final clash against Bangladesh. Good seats are still available for the match from www.cricketworldcup.com “The crowds in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 have been outstanding and very supportive, and we […]

Sarod Virtuoso, Khan Saheb Amjadji to perform in Sydney

  Amjad Ali Kahn with Ayaan Ali Khan and Amaan Ali Khan By K Raman After a protracted wait, Amjadji will be at the Seymour theatre on April, 24, 2015, to perform, thanks to Sri. Krishnamoorthy, Head of Soorya Organisation and Sri. Sudhir Das, The Sydney chapter chief of Soorya enterprises. This time we will […]

$10 million safety fund announced to fight crime

  Premier Mike Baird Following the death of Mrs Prabha Arun Kumar while walking through a park at Westmead a couple weeks back, Liberal government has announced a $10 million Safety Fund that aims to stamp out anti-social behaviour and to help communities fight crime at grass root level. Community groups will be given the […]

Holi Mela number 1 promotes the spirit of India in us

  By Manju Mittal Hindi Gaurav of Australia held a successful Holi Celebrations at the Jeffery Reserve North Parramatta on Saturday  March 7, the actual day of the colourful festival Indians enjoy all over the world including India.   Anuj Kulshrshtha wishing Mike Baird the best of Holi A large number of people came together […]

Predicting Quarter Final winners of 2015 Cricket World Cup

  By Gaurav Joshi Right from the outset, the winner of the 2015 World Cup was going to be decided by virtue of which teams play the best three days of cricket. Apart from England, the teams that will participate in the Quarter Finals are as predicted. From now on the group stages counts for […]

Jagdish Chaudhry honoured by GOPIO with a Gyan Award

  Jagdish Chaudhry with Matt Keane, MP Hornsby and Raman Bhalla, Liberal candidate for Blacktown When Jagdish Chaudhry, an Indian senior moved from Delhi’s Mayur Vihar to be with his children and help them raise his  grandchildren, little did he know that his training in Yoga will come in not only handy but help hundreds […]

Safety Audit of Parramatta Park

  Strike force Marcola has been formed to investigate the murder of Prabha Arun Kumar After the tragic murder of Prabha Arun Kumar in Westmead last week, authorities have established a co-ordinated approach in addressing the community’s concerns over safety in the area. On Friday March 13, 2015, Parramatta MP Geoff Lee, Parramatta City Council […]

Will India lift the World Cup for the third time?

  Suresh Raina By Kersi Meher-Homji Thanks to the ferocious hitting by Suresh Raina (110 not out with four sixes) and captain courageous MS Dhoni (85 not out with two sixes) India beat gallant Zimbabwe on Saturday to enter the Quarter Final. Now they will meet Bangladesh in Melbourne on Thursday the 19th March. On […]

UIA honours high achievers in the Indian community on International Women’s Day

  Dr Minoti Apte (2nd from left),  Pallavi Sinha, Aradhana Bhatt, Santosh Verma and  Dr Jayantee Mukherjee-Saha  with Sue Advani (middle)   By Rekha Rajvanshi International Women’s Day, also known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace, is celebrated with great enthusiasm throughout the world. The theme for this year’s […]

England wins the match, Afghanis the applause

  Najibullah Wasseh with daughter Bahisht supporting the Afghani cricket team with the flag and wearing its jersey Kersi Meher-Homji provides crowd atmosphere The England – Afghanistan match on the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday (Friday) was in a way a non-event. Both teams had earlier failed to qualify for the quarter finals.   But the […]