By Kersi Meher-Homji Somehow Virat Kohli and India have become synonymous in the last few years. Whenever Kohli bats well, India wins. In the first One Day International (ODI) at Durban last night, Kohli scored a polished century against South Africa and India won by six wickets with 27 balls in hand. South Africa batted […]
By Vijay Badhwar Sam Pitroda is their leader and star attraction. He has tech appeal to woo the professional Sydney Indian community. It’s his first visit Down Under. At Homebush Bay’s Novotel Hotel on a Thusday evening, the numbers are small, at least in comparison to BJP friends’ events with their star casts. The Indian […]
Gulzar Saab in conversation with Salim Arif By Aradhana Bhatt Gulzar ! The name is associated with versatility; it is associated with subtle expression of emotions of fine human sensibility and deep universal truths. Sydneysiders got a taste of these elements and a lot more when they attended ‘Guftagu with Gulzar Saab, curated by Salim […]
Review by Devaki Parthasarathy Padmavat: Well why they got rid of the ‘I’ is beyond me!!! Why there was any controversy is even farther than that! Especially from the Rajput community! SLB did a colossal job of keeping the Rajput, “aan baan and shaan”! Firstly, it’s a Bollywood movie”¦ and Bollywood movies are best, when […]
Kevin Kadrimgamar, a refugee and migration lawyer, is this years nominee for the Young Australian of the Year, Northern Territory Kevin had to escape his birthplace of Sri Lanka from civil conflict in his teens. It gave Kevin Kadirgamar a deep appreciation of the suffering experienced by many, and a steely determination to be […]
Padmaavat, name changed of the movie ‘Padmavati’ directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali which created great furore and angry protests in India with torched buses, vehicles, has finally seen the light of the day as it gets to see the cinemas on this Thursday on January 25 in a worldwide release. Although the protests and threats […]
By Vijay Badhwar The Indian community in Australia will welcome the name change! Also, just for the sake of a change, you cannot move the Day earlier – it will cut short the holiday period, or later, (although some will like it). The break is just right. Seriously though, it does hurt feelings of the […]
21.1.2018. 100,000 business customers, including taxi owners, will be the first to receive their CTP Green Slip refunds this week, with cheques going out from today. Last year the NSW Government overhauled the old CTP Green Slip Scheme to create a more affordable, lower cost scheme. In addition to lower premiums in 2018, the […]
Eddie Woo, Prof. Simmons, Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Macinley Butson (far right) Premier of NSW Gladys Berejiklian in her Australia Day speech at a lunch prior to Australia Day on January 26, celebrated the people of Australia and their achievements as she said, “We recognise with honour that our national story begins with the […]
Virat Kohli with Ravichandran Ashwin By Kersi Meher-Homji India may have lost the Test series against South Africa 0-2 on Wednesday but three of their players Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravichandran Ashwin have been voted in the ICC Men’s Test XI of 2017. Also three Indians, Rohit Sharma, Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have […]