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President Obama to attend India’s Republic Day Celebrations

        US president Barack Obama has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations in January. Mr Modi had tweeted on November 22: This Republic Day, we hope to have a friend over”¦invited President Obama to be the 1st US President to grace the […]

Shilpa Rao, the soulful songstress

By Neeru Saluja Singer Shilpa Rao is on a high note. Her latest song ‘Meherbaan’ from ‘Bang Bang’ is topping the music charts. She has struck the right chord once again with her soulful voice. The girl who became an overnight singing sensation with ‘Khuda Jaane’ is now becoming Bollywood’s most sought after singer. Whether […]

Tourist visa on arrival announced for 43 countries

  Government of India has announced Tourist Visa on Arrival for 43 countries. It will make life easier for many people including  business community who travel frequently and will help increase traffic to India. The news was announced by  India’s Home Minister,  Sri Rajnath Singh and Minister of State, Tourism, Dr Mahesh Sharma on November […]

Message from Mike Baird and John Robertson

  PHILLIP HUGHES I am deeply saddened by the passing of cricketer Phillip Hughes. This is a heartbreaking time for all cricket and sport lovers in our State. Phillip was a much-admired, dedicated and supremely gifted cricketer who we all felt was on the verge of fulfilling his immense talent. Phillip’s meteoric rise from the […]

Get well soon, Phil and think of Patil’s recovery

  All our thoughts are on  Phil Hughes  who is fighting for his life at St Vincent’s hospital after being hit by a bouncer By Kersi Meher-Homji Like all cricket lovers I am praying for Phil Hughes’ recovery. When batting he was hit on his helmeted head by a bouncer in the Sheffield Shield match […]

Parineeti the Kill Dil girl

  Neeru Saluja interviews Parineeti ‘Chirpy’ Chopra the Kill Dil girl… If you think actress Parineeti Chopra is a bundle of energy on screen, she is no different off screen. You can feel the spark and the enthusiasm in her voice which makes you realise why she is called the ‘Chirpy Chopra’. Though she never […]

Delhi Daughters play in Sydney!

  Sunali Bhandula and Cheryl Khurana playing the daughters in Delhi Daughters By Neena Badhwar Indian community has witnessed many stage plays that are now being enacted still the scene is lacking in migrant Indian issues that are yet to find a genre and a spot in the field of theatre in Australia. Finally a […]

Sydney witnesses Modimania !

    By Neena Badhwar While Brisbane got to host G20 Summit with Modi pressing for black money to be repatriated to India as discussions on the agenda of anti-corruption, tax evasion and trade by the G 20 nations releasing a 3-page 21-point communique, Canberra received its own highlight where Mr Modi gave an address, […]

‘I regard Modi as a brother’: Tony Abbott

  Cricket diplomacy was on show at the reception given to Narendra Modi, at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the Prime Minister saying a ‘new journey’ in India-Australia relationship has begun. Addressing a select gathering at the reception hosted by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and attended by cricket greats like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil […]

Tony Abbott’s address to Parliament on Mr Modi’s visit

TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER THE HON. TONY ABBOTT MP ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, PARLIAMENT HOUSE Madam Speaker, Mr President.   It is long overdue for an Indian Prime Minister to address this Parliament – given that the leaders of the United States, China, Indonesia, Britain, Canada, Japan and New Zealand have already […]