Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated China’s Sun Yu 11-21, 21-14, 21-19 in a 72-minute thriller winning the Australian Open Super Series women’s title on Sunday today on June 12, 2016 at the Sydney Sports Centre. This is her second Australian Open win and with this, the World No. 8 has managed to claim her maiden […]
The Cinema Travellers, a Cannes winning documentary on the last travelling cinemas of India, a debut feature of Indian documentary film makers Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya premiered at Cannes to glowing reviews and and having won the Special Jury Prize for L’Oeil d’or: Le Prix du documentaire is now showing at Sydney Film Festival […]
By Vijay Badhwar Win or lose doesn’t matter; participation in a game is the name of the game and none’s bigger than politics. Based on the philosophy, there are many participants from the Indian subcontinent in the forthcoming elections, albeit none predicted to create even a dent in the results. Indian subcontinent’s only pride, sitting […]
By Cyprian Fernandes According to the ABC’s Vote Compass online assessment of their reader’s individual position in relation to their preferences and alignment with the major parties, I am 63 percent aligned with the Liberal/National Party Coalition, 53 percent with Labor and 32 percent with the Greens. Actually, I feel as if I am a […]
The Consulate General of India, Sydney organized a Curtain Raiser for the International Day of Yoga 2016 today with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge providing an idyllic backdrop. Participation was drawn from several leading yoga schools of Sydney. Yoga Guru Govindaraju Venkataraman demonstrated various […]
Brilliant acting by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Randeep Hooda in Sarbjit By Neeru Saluja National award winning director Omang Kumar is known for cutting the edge with biopics. After making his directorial debut with Mary Kom, a biopic on an Indian boxer, he is all geared up for […]
L-R: Jonathan O’Dea, Parlimentary Secretary, Trade, Major Events and Tourism NSW; Lindsay Fox, Sheba Nandkeolyar, AIBC National Vice- Chair; Nihal Gupta, Chair of NSW Multicultural Business Panel; Mr. B. Vanlalvawna, Consul General of India, Sydney; Honourable Ted Ballieu, His Excellency; Navdeep Suri, High Commissioner of India […]
By Gaurav Joshi The summer of 1998 was a heady one. Sachin Tendulkar was established as one of the world’s best batsmen while Australia was on top of everyone’s list as the team to beat. Tendulkar’s Sharjah blitz against the Aussies was instilled in kids’ mind for years to come. Everyone wanted to be […]
Celebrations at Ritmo Brazilian Festival Minister for Multiculturalism John Ajaka today announced that funding is available for events that help bring communities together and celebrate our cultural diversity. The Multicultural NSW Celebration Grants provide funding of up to $5,000 for festivals and events that bring communities together, […]
Prachi Desai as Naureen, first wife of cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin played by Emran Hashmi in the movie ‘Azhar’. A Mind Blowing Films release ‘Azhar’ hits the screens on May 13. By Neeru Saluja Actress Prachi Desai knows how to make the audience take notice of her. Be it the small screen or the big […]