Minhas Zulfiqar (third from left) with Premier Barry O’Farrell, colleague Ajay Khanna and NSW MP David Elliott at an award ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Norwest Hotel By Manju Mittal A prominent Sydney businessman Minhas Zulfiqar (CEO & Owner of Crowne Plaza Norwest Sydney hotel in Baulkham Hills) passed away in tragic circumstances in his […]
By Manju Mittal GOPIO organised a great outing on April 7 taking our Indian seniors for a cruise on the harbour. They all boarded it from Woolwich wharf. It was a packed event though there was plenty of space for all and a great day to take great pictures on a balmy day. Basking in […]
Rekha Rajvanshi watches as senior Mrs Tolani, Chandru Tolani’s mum lights diya on the night. Chandru donated 101 Cataract eye operations. By Neena Badhwar Philanthropy ‘is a desire to improve the welfare of humanity’. In Australia, philanthropic collections amount to around $11 billion annually and volunteers contribute some 836 million hours annually, according […]
That door-knockers and telemarketers are subject to national laws governing unsolicited consumer agreements that give consumers a 10-day cooling off period in which the sellercan’t demand payment and that the consumer can change their mind. Door-to-door sellers must clearly explain upfront the purpose of their visit and provide identification. Sellers must leave or hang […]
National Broadband network plans vary on speed and infrastructure cost between the Liberals and Labor, with the Liberals aiming for a national average speed of 25 Mbps while Labor is pushing for a national average speed of 100 Mbps. Its amusing to note that the average internet speed at home in Singapore and South […]
Shikansen known for their amazing speeds and service in Japan Do you want a bullet train like the Japanese Shinkansen at 350km/hr speed with travel time between Sydney and Melbourne of 3 hours or less. Australians have been invited to transform the way our nation travels by voicing their support until 30 June for […]
Over the past two months, the Australia India Institute has been the venue for a unique cultural journey. The renowned Indian theatre director, K. Madavane has worked with amateur and semi-professional Australian actors preparing a production of his acclaimed play, The Mahabharata of Women. The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of […]
Bombay Jayshri at the Oscars this year Bombay Jayashri embodies Indian music like superstars do their genres. She represents the emerging new generation musician belonging to the world. She is deeply classical, uncompromising in adherence to the core tradition of Carnatic music, yet ceaselessly seeking avenues to give and take in equal measure from world […]
Do you know a young person who is highly committed to the social activities of their church, synagogue, mosque, temple or other religious institution? Do you think they deserve to be recognised for their great efforts? Are they up for the interfaith adventure of a lifetime? Welcome to the first Muslims Without Borders Granada […]
The phone scammers know the weaknesses of common people. Bank accounts, well being of a near and dear one, luring with money offers, posing as bank officers or from ATO. Now the scammers have found another weakness to target people by impersonating as immigration officers. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has urged visa holders […]