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Chittagong at Parramasala on Saturday October 24

                                SYDNEY: SATURDAY Oct 24 6:30 pm PARRAMASALA Raffertys Theatre, Riverside Theatres Corner Church and Market Streets, Parramatta NSW 2150 http://www.parramasala.com/e”¦/cinema-thali-saturday-program/ https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/chittagong-film-tickets-187”¦ Review by Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV A little-known but hugely significant chapter of the Indian freedom struggle constitutes the […]

India bats; fielders watch China

India has already overtaken China in terms of economic growth in the fiscal year that ended on March 31 this year, analyst of VTB 24 bank Oleg Dushin  has  estimated India’s growth this fiscal at 7.4% more than the 7% China is struggling to maintain. If growth forecasts for the next year on the Indian […]

Time is right for Sydney Silicon Harbour

              Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and Assistant Minister for Innovation the Hon Wyatt Roy MP today welcomed the announcement of a “Silicon Harbour” precinct for Sydney by New South Wales Premier Mike Baird.   Mr Pyne said that the timing was right […]

Chance to win return economy with Air India at Parramasala

            Sydney Airport and Air India are proudly supporting Parramasala 2015, a free festival celebrating arts and cultural diversity. The event will be held from Friday, 23 October to Sunday, 25 October and is expected to draw a crowd of 24,000 people from across Sydney and Western Sydney. “Sydney Airport […]

Candle light vigil to pay respect to late Curtis Cheng

  On 14 October 2015. The Multicultural Communities Council of NSW and the Parramatta Police represented by Superintendent Wayne Cox held a solemn candle light vigil to pay last respect for the late Curtis Cheng, who was brutally murder as he walked out of the Police Headquarters building in Charles Street, Parramatta. Present at the […]

What Character Was Removed from the Alphabet?

        Ampersand – In the early 1800s, school children reciting their ABCs concluded  the alphabet with the &. It would have been confusing to say “X, Y, Z, and.” Rather, the students said, “and per se and.”         Johnson & Johnson, Barnes & Noble, Dolce & Gabbana or for […]

Lee bats on screen in UnIndian

                    A review By Neena Badhwar UnIndian has been talk of the town since its production started about a year ago. The feature film, a first time effort by director Anupam Sharma, was premiered on October 7, simultaneously at three full houses of Hoyts Cinemas at […]

Dhoni shines and India level ODI series one-all

                By Kersi Meher-Homji MS Dhoni answered his critics with a scintillating 92 and imaginative captaincy to lead India to a 22 run win over a strong South African team in the second one-day international (ODI) at Indore yesterday to level the series one-all. Dhoni was badly criticised […]

P.K. is highest grosser in foreign language films

Anushka with Aamir Khan in P.K. The Hoyts Cinemas Award for the highest grossing foreign language film presented by Michelle Gater, General Manager – Programming & Content Hoyts Cinemas was  Awarded to P.K  With Total Box Office  of $2,110,842 , the award was accepted by Mitu Bhowmick Lange  and  John Molloy, Mind Blowing Films. This […]

Pallavi Sinha in IQ Debate – ‘Racism is destroying Australia’

                City Recital Hall Angel Place 2 Angel Place Sydney Australia Tuesday, 27 October 2015 6:30 – 8:30 Sydney Indian community’s own daughter and unique combination of beauty & brain, human rights and immigration lawyer, Pallavi Sinha, joins celebrities Sky News’ Stan Grant, Australian/Herald Sun Columnist Rita Panahi […]