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India regains Border-Gavaskar Trophy – a musical summing-up

  By Kersi Meher-Homji After a roller-coaster ride, India won the Dharamsala Test and the series to put the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in their cabinet. Oh, so many ups and downs, highs and lows amidst lost wickets and lost tempers. Australia started off with a convincing 333 run victory in the first Test at Pune before […]

Perth Mint’s one tonne gold coin is world’s largest gold bullion coin

 In  2011, The Perth Mint achieved an incredible triumph with the successful casting of the world’s largest gold bullion coin, the Australian Kangaroo One Tonne Gold Coin, inspired by the enduring popularity of the annual Australian Kangaroo Bullion coin Series. Tipping the scales at a massive one tonne of 99.99% pure gold, the colossal coin […]

Australian Greens host urgent briefing in Federal Parliament to protect 18C

  The Australian Greens have held an urgent briefing for community leaders across Australia in the wake of the Turnbull Government proposing changes to Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Richard Di Natale and Australian Greens spokesperson for Justice, Senator Nick McKim, met with community leaders in Parliament […]

Rahul passes the toughest test

By Gaurav Joshi KL Rahul has a slight grin on his face even as he tries to explain his over ambitious pull stroke against Pat Cummins that resulted in his dismissal in Dharamsala.   In his soft spoken voice he calls its ‘shocking execution’ but still believes the shot was on because there was no […]

Gurinder Chadha’s latest film ‘Viceroy’s House’ relives the pain of 1947 India-Pakistan partition

Film Review by Neena Badhwar Gurinder Chadha’s latest film ‘Viceroy’s House’ dwells in a topic that’s close to her heart: India’s Partition. It made her family a refugee – her grandmother ending up in a camp with five children, one of whom died from starvation during the move, her grandfather looking for them for years […]

Where would Australia be without Steve Smith?

  By Gaurav Joshi live from Dharamsala It is half way through the first session on the first day at Dharamsala, Steve Smith has already crossed fifty when a spectator from the crowd echoes thoughts of one billion people in India: ‘Aré yaar this guy [Smith] just doesn’t get out’. The spectator is spot on. […]

Much more to do for Australians than 18C

By Vijay Badhwar It’s a sign of a dysfunctional Government which distracts public attention from main issues, matters that matter, towards completely irrelevant issues, unimportant in the context of building a nation, its future and the society that can live in harmony. Rather, it indulges in things that polarise the society, highlight differences that separate […]

The spirit of Holi walks Sydney streets

By Vijay Badhwar A marathon rain even could not dampen the spirit of Holi in Sydney as there were many coloured faces walking the CBD streets, thanks also for a respite in the afternoon with the weather clearing on March 19. Vijay Jogia spiritedly entertained the small crowd at Tumbalong Park at Darling Harbour with […]

Sri Om Care specialises in cultural specific care for Indian elders

  By Vijay Badhwar Sri Om Care announced ramping up its services for aged care to a new level at a briefing session that included variety entertainment and dinner held on 18 March at the Parravilla Function centre in Parramatta. From providing care to only a few seniors seven years ago, Sri Om Care now […]

Songs made these days do not last for long: Lata Mangeshkar

By Manju Mittal Lata Mangeshkar is a living legend of Bollywood playback singing. Lata, by calling her melody queen or malika-e-tarranum we honour her, as she has ruled our hearts for more than five decades. And she still does. Fondly addressed as Lata didi by the Mumbai fraternity and dubbed as the Nightingale of India, […]