Category archives for: Community

Mike Baird the new premier of NSW

April 17, 2014. Mike Baird is the new premier of New South Wales after he was elected unopposed by the Liberal party room in the wake of Barry O’Farrell’s shock resignation. Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian has been elected as the deputy Liberal leader. Mr Baird, a 46-year-old father of three, is state’s sixth premier in […]

Premier Barry O’Farrell resigns over a bottle of wine

  New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell resigned today on Wednesday morning after ICAC was presented evidence of a thank you card he sent Nick Di Girloamo for a $3000 bottle of wine, something O’Farrell had previously denied receiving.

Groupon offers audition to star alongside Shahrukh Khan

  Exclusive deal from  Groupon  gives fans the chance to act alongside King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan 16 April 2014:  Groupon has teamed up with the King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan to bring its customers the exciting opportunity to audition for the most hotly anticipated Bollywood film of the year,  Happy NewYear. Available […]

Nairs’ Ramlila, a class act

Deepak and Ravi Sharma  as Rama and Laxman By Neena Badhwar From the very moment Maharishi Vashisht appeared on stage along with his students in dazzling costumes at the Whitlam Centre in Liverpool on April 5, the place turned into a riot of colours, music and dance, the changing scenes intently engaging the audience in […]

Multicultural champions honoured at Premier’s harmony dinner

  Six citizens have been honoured last night for their exemplary service to multicultural communities in NSW at the Premier’s Harmony Dinner – an event which culminates the NSW Government’s  Multicultural March  celebrations. The winners of the Premier’s Multicultural Community Medals received their awards in front of over 900 guests at Rosehill Racecourse attending the […]

Alia and Arjun – two fresh faces à la Bollywood

Alia Bhatt Bollywood reporter Neeru Saluja catches up with two young stars that Bollywood has brought forth in an exclusive phone interview for The Indian Down Under… By Neeru Saluja They both are in their 20s and come from Bollywood families. Though a few films old, they are grabbing headlines for their dazzling looks and […]

IWA members do Zumba with Yoga during Seniors’ Week

  The NSW Indian Welfare Association (IWA) founded over 15 years ago, celebrated Seniors’ Week in grand style with a “retirement expo” consisting of a variety of interesting items and fun activities on 22 March 2014 at the Ermington Community Centre. The event was funded by a NSW Seniors grant. The event included talks by […]

Kamban Kazhgam presents ‘Isai Velvi 2014’ in May

Rajhesh Vaidhya Kamban Kazhagam Australia is dedicated to the promotion and development of the three components of Tamil language in the form of Literature in prose and verse, Music and Theatricals. Following the great success of previous “Isai Velvi” concerts in 2008, 2010 and 2012, we now proudly present   “Isai Velvi 2014 – Enchanting […]

World Health Day 2014 – April 7 – Vector-borne diseases

With this World Health Day, WHO is drawing attention to a group of diseases that are spread by insects and other vectors, the heavy health and economic burdens they impose, and what needs to be done to reduce these burdens. Vector-borne diseases cause more than one million deaths each year. But death counts, though alarming, […]

Kohli supreme as unbeaten India storms into World T20 finals

    Virat Kohli – Sensational performance By Kersi Meher-Homji It was a night to remember. India chased down South Africa’s daunting total of 172 to win by six wickets with five balls remaining. What a thriller! Now India meets Sri Lanka in the all-Asian final at Dhaka in Bangladesh tomorrow (Sunday) night Australian time. […]