Lebara gives you more reasons to stay in touch with family and friends overseas this Easter. The Indian Down Under is giving you the chance to win 1 of 20 $10 Lebara pre-paid SIM packs. With Lebara’s low-cost international call rates you can make calls to landline and mobile numbers in India for 0c […]
Lebara continues with their 0c per minute rate to selected destinations this April, and to get into the Easter spirit they are also offering customers the chance to try out their 3G internet service for free. Lebara’s landmark 0c per minute rate launched in March and received an overwhelming response from new and existing customers […]
Prominent Indian ghazal singer, composer, music director, activist and entrepreneur Jagjit singh comes to Sydney for a live concert at Sydney Town Hall on April 16 at 7pm. Known popularly as “The Ghazal King” Jagjit gained acclaim together with his wife, another renowned Indian ghazal singer Chitra Singh, in 1970’s and 80’s, as the first […]
A young woman whose dismembered body was stuffed inside a suitcase and dumped in a waterway lived next door to her alleged killer. The body of Tosha Thakkar, 24, was found on the morning of Friday March 11, two days after her neighbour Daniel Stani-Reginald, 19, allegedly raped and murdered her. Police said Ms Thakkar, […]
[youtube xyRqueXsCg8] Holi Hullad – A charity event organised by Sydney poet Rekha Rajvanshi and proudly sponsored by Sharma’s Kitchen, The Indian Down Under newspaper and supported by Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Sydney Sakhi Sangam, BTS Events and IABBV Hindi School is being organized on March 25, 2011 at Parravilla Lounge in Campbell St, Parramatta […]
Pic top: Divya Dhingra and Shalini Chandrala compered the evening Pic bottom: HSC students honoured at the function United Indian Associations hosted the Australia day and Indian Republic day function at Grand Westella at Lidcombe on January 21. The function was attended by 400 strong audience from the Indian community including various politicians from both […]
by Neena Badhwar Indian community in the western Sydney has a Labour candidate, Prue Guillaume, who is standing from the seat of Mulgoa. TIDU met Prue at the Indian subcontinent community Labour launch held at Parravilla function Centre in Parramatta. A Nicky Haley look alike, Prue has Indian and French heritage with a grandfather who […]
By Rekha Rajvanshi On Friday, the 28th January 2011 a newly formed Indian organization in Australia, ‘The Council of Indian Australians Inc.’ was launched formally. An event which was planned carefully and organized perfectly was attended by 550 people from all cultures and communities at Bowman Hall in Blacktown, NSW. It surely left […]
Veena Sahajwalla (2nd from left) – winner of India’s highest award for diaspora – the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman. Seen here with daughters Mira and Tara and husband Rama Mahapatra By Neena Badhwar I was in Mumbai when I read about Veena Sahajwalla that she had been honoured by the President of India with Pravasi Bharitya […]
Winners of the inaugural Indian subcontinent community Premiers’ Awards: From L to R: Mohit Tolani, Pawan Luthra, Dr Orekondy, Dr Sidhu, Kumud Merani, Chandru Tolani with Premier Kristina Keneally and Indian Consul General Mr Amit Dasgupta Aparna Vats helping Premier with her bindi Chandru Tolani with Premier Everyone was taken in by the new garb […]