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Door opens for Australian businesses in India

Asialink Business CEO, Mukund Narayanamurti Opportunities for Australian businesses looking to get a foot in the Indian market have never been greater, according to a leading authority on India’s commercial landscape. The message from Asialink Business CEO, Mukund Narayanamurti, comes ahead of the upcoming  India Market Entry  workshop, which will help local entrepreneurs plan their […]

Bees give up searching for food when we degrade their land

  A new study into honey bees has revealed the significant effect human impact has on a bee’s metabolism, and ultimately its survival. Researchers from The University of Western Australia in collaboration with Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Curtin University and CSIRO have completed a world-first study on insect metabolism in free flying insects, focusing […]

Reena’s thandi havaayen cools down a hot day for a Magical Mehfil

  By Kersi Meher-Homji The temperature at Pennant Hills Hall in Sydney shot up to 40 °C last Sunday but Reena Mehta’s singing thandi havaayen made us feel as if it was 23 °C! That’s the magic of music. I enjoy concerts of old songs rendered by local talent. But at the recent Aasha Foundation’s […]

Celebrate the colour and love of Pakistan with Balu Mahi: actress Ainy Jaffri

By Neeru Saluja Pakistani film Balu Mahi has already created a stir on social media and is now ready for a worldwide release on 10 February. A light hearted romantic tale with stunning visuals, the film stars Osman Khalid Butt and Ainy Jaffri in the lead roles. The Indian Down Under caught up with rising […]

Yami Gautam is overwhelmed with the love pouring in from Kaabil

By Neeru Saluja ‘Kaabil’ is actress Yami Gautam’s biggest release in her career. She has proved that she is not only a pretty face, but can also deliver power packed performances. While she is basking in the success of the film, her humility shines through. She cannot stop expressing her gratitude towards her unit and […]

‘The Lunch Box’ screening at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre on February 11

Sydney Film Festival’s popular series of screenings at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre returns for a fourth year, bigger, better and bolder than ever! Every month from February-November you can experience the best in festival-quality features and documentaries, kicking off with the Cannes award-winning smash hit The Lunchbox, on Saturday 11 February at 7.30pm. Better still, […]

10 million tree planter Daripalli Ramaiah among Padma awardees that include Yesudas, Anuradha Paudwal and Virat Kohli

Padma Shri awarded to  Daripalli Ramaiah, who has planted over 1 crore trees and is nicknamed ‘Tree Man’ The government of India on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 announced Padma awards to citizens of the country in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres. These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial […]

Taj Pabari, Yasmin Khan, Tejinder Pal Singh and Tarang Chawla make us all proud on Australia Day

This year we have from the Indian subcontinent community  those who have contributed positively to Australia through their contribution. They are Taj Pabari, Tejinder Pal Singh, Yasmin Khan and Tarang Chawla amongst other distinguished and well known Australians such as writer academic Waleed Aly, media personality Stand Grant and others. The Australian of the Year […]

‘Lion’ earns six Oscar nominations, Best picture, Dev Patel as Best Supporting Actor and Nicole Kidman as Best Supporting Actress

Garth Davis’ emotional tale about an Indian-Australian man tracking down his birth mother in the movie ‘Lion’ has won six Oscar nominations. The categories in which ‘Lion’ got the nomination are: Best Picture, Best Support Actor – Dev Patel, Best Supporting Actress – Nicole Kidman, Best Original Music Score – Dustin O’Halloran and Volker B., […]

Macquarie Dictionary has announced FAKE NEWS as Word of the Year 2016.

Macquarie Dictionary has announced FAKE NEWS as the Committee’s Choice for Word of the Year 2016. The concept of fake news has been one of the big issues of 2016, not only in Australia but around the world. It captures an interesting evolution in the creation of deceptive content as a way of herding people […]