India’s shuttler Srikanth Kidambi defeated Olympic champion Chen Long in a dominating fashion to win the Australian Badminton Open Super Series Men’s Singles title on Sunday in Sydney. Srikanth won the match in straight games 22-20, 21-16 to win his career’s fourth Super Series title. This is world no 11 Srikanth’s second straight title […]
Gold Coast (Queensland, Australia) based activewear company “Flow Yoga Wear” removed leggings carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha from website after Hindus protested calling it “highly inappropriate”. Ganesha Leggings, which were priced at AU$75.00, were not seen on the company website on June 25. Products of Flow Yoga Wear; whose tagline is “Lovingly Made […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee With so much news around – it is surprising that the speech made by our Prime Minister Turnbull at the Mid Winter Ball attended by politicians, journalists, diplomats, ministers and the Opposition all present with the exception of our friend from Channel Nine Laurie Oakes. He came across a video of PM’s […]
Men’s Singles Srikanth Kidambi’s dream run at the Australia SuperSeries continued today when he easily defeated China’s Shi Yuqi, ranked fourth in the world. Kidambi took out the first set 21-10 and the second 21-14, sending him to his third consecutive SuperSeries final. “I am coming back,” Kidambi of India said. “I have played the […]
Indian Cultural Centre at the Consulate General of India, Sydney have conducted a series of Yoga promotion activities like workshops, lecture demonstration, seminars and discussions etc. as part of International Day of Yoga, 2017 celebrations. Three Yoga workshops / talks were hosted at the Indian Cultural Centre wherein topics related to body types, balanced diet […]
BIRYANI – Theatre, food, live music and a pinch of Bollywood dance 7- 15 July – Upper Burt Hall, St George’s Cathedral, 38 St Georges Terrace, Perth BIRYANI is a unique theatrical and culinary experience combining storytelling, food and live music. International star, from the Palme D’or Winning film Dheepan, Kali Srinivasan, cooks her family’s […]
Women’s Singles India’s PV Sindhu was given a scare in her opening round of the women’s singles, dropping the second set to Japan’s Sayaka Sato, before eventually recovering in the third to win 21-17 14-21 21-18. Sindhu, the 2016 Olympic silver medallist lost her momentum during the second game, and Sato was able to capitalise […]
By Neena Badhwar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Dr Sambit Patra, who has a ubiquitous presence on all Indian channels, did not have to be loud, for a change, to be heard in Australia on June 18, especially when he was among his own ilk, Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP). “Oh yes, it does get […]
Minister calls for Australian Businesses to tap In to India Registrations are now open for Australia Business Week in India 2017 (ABWI), an opportunity for Australian businesses to tap into the world’s fastest-growing major economy. During the week of August 28 to September 1, Mr. Ciobo will lead the delegation of Australian business in a […]
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has renewed its call for urgent action to be taken to ensure staff and patient safety in emergency departments across Australia. In the wake of the Victorian Government saying it would provide extra funding for security in public hospitals following recent incidents in Melbourne, including the assault of […]