Minister for Planning Pru Goward on January 24 joined by Liberal candidates for Port Stephens, Newcastle, Maitland, Charlestown and Wallsend to mark the completion of a major milestone in Newcastle Airport’s terminal expansion project. Ms Goward said the completion of Stage 1 marks the beginning of a new phase in Newcastle’s history, with new […]
Bollywood Mayuris getting ready for Short + Sweet Bollywood Short+Sweet – Bollywood the festival of tasty short theatre bites – announces a bright – and very colourful – new star in the Sydney theatre scene: Bollywood! From March 17-22 Short+Sweet launches its latest version of the popular 10 minute theatre form: […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Was it Melbourne or Kolkata, I wondered. Cheered on by a crowd of about 90,000 at the MCG last night (80,000 appeared to be from India– painted faces, Indian flags, whistles, drums and all), underdogs India thumped World Cup 2015 favourites South Africa by 130 runs with 58 balls to […]
Kersi Meher-Homji interviews singer Sadiq Rehmani It was a conflict of interest for me; to watch the India – Pakistan cricket World Cup match in Adelaide or listen to the Avijit Sarkar – Pushpa Jagadish concert in Sydney. I had the best of both worlds: old favourite songs in the afternoon and the World […]
Manju with Gulzar By Manju Mittal International Film Festival of India, Goa is an annual event which I have been attending for the past 2 years. Goa is not only the biggest national festival but also is one of the most significant and oldest […]
Yoga classes will commence at Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) from 27 February The classes will be conducted by renowned yoga expert Mr. Govindaraju Venkatachalam and would be held at the premises of the Consulate at 109 (Level 3), Pitt Street, Sydney 2000. A Beginners’ Course (Monday & Wednesday) and Regular Course (Tuesday & Thursday) […]
Sub-Continent Friends of Labor (SCFOL) formally launched the NSW State Election campaign over a sumptuous dinner with Hon Luke Foley, Leader of the NSW ALP and Leader of the NSW Opposition and approximately 200 guests , State and Federal Parliamentarian Mayors and Councilors. If elections are run one should see how the Indians run it […]
The 2014 US foreign trade figures detailing trade in goods with India are out, and the combined figure for exports and imports is close to $67 billion – a new record in the history of bilateral business between the new nations. Similar to previous years, imports from India trumped exports by a significant margin, with […]
India has for the first time managed to find a place among the top three countries generating most number of billionaires in the world with Reliance Industries’ Mukesh Ambani, heading the Hurun Global Rich List-India 2015 of wealthiest in the country. The India list gives details of the richest people in the country with […]
Australian-Indian research collaboration aimed at tackling medical, agriculture and water quality challenges, received a boost today with $1.86 million in funding announced by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Science, the Hon. Karen Andrews. “The Australia-India Strategic Research Fund brings together talented Australian and Indian scientists to deliver practical solutions to the […]