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Shabana Azmi and Satinder Sartaaj star in ‘The Black Prince’

  Well known Indian actress Shabana Azmi will soon be seen as Duleep’s Mother in movie ‘The Black Prince’, a bilingual English-Hindi   film telling the tragic yet fascinating true story of Maharaja Duleep Singh the last King of the Sikh Empire in Punjab. Son of the powerful ruler Ranjit Singh, he was born in […]

Young India rises with a protest against public show of affection

  Protesters in Delhi It all started in Kochi, Kerala a Facebook campaign called the ‘Kiss of love’ by the youth across Kerala to participate in a protest against moral policing on November 2 at Marine Drive,  Cochin. The movement received widespread support with more than 110000 likes for the Facebook page. It also received […]

IFEFA opens with Esha Gupta as the drawcard!

  Esha Gupta By Neeru Saluja The International Film and Entertainment Festival Australia (IFEFA) opened on Friday 7 November at Auburn Reading Cinemas. The who’s who of the Indian community were seen at the event, mingling and waiting eagerly for the arrival of the stars. One can say with surety that Sydney community was dressed […]

Here is your chance to be in UnIndian!

    Maya Sathi, Anupam Sharma Director/Producer and Brett Lee on the sets of UnIndian. Photo by Kate Ryan Starring  internationally acclaimed actress Tannishtha Chatterjee (Siddharth, Brick Lane) and Brett Lee, unINDIAN is currently shooting in Sydney. Presented by Devendra Gupta, written by Thushy Sathi, the romantic comedy is being produced by Lisa Duff and […]

FREE  Movies by the the Boulevarde 2015 at Sydney Olympic Park

            Excitement does not end with Prime Minister Modi’s visit and the gala public event organised in his honour at All Phones Arena on November 17, 2014. Year 2015 has already many highlights including the screening of popular movies under the stars at Sydney Olympic Park. So get your picnic […]

100 days to the Cricket World Cup

  Author Kersi Meher-Homji (right) with the legendary Allan Border at the World Cup event in Sydney on November 6, 2014. (Photo by Sandip Hor) By Kersi Meher-Homji It’s coming soon to Australia and New Zealand; the greatest show of cricket, the 2015 Cricket World Cup. It will start on 14 February, the Valentine Day. […]

Ajay Jadeja invites Indians to visit South Australia during ICC Cricket World Cup

Indian Film star and Cricketer Ajay Jadeja encourages Indians to visit South Australia when it will host the opening game of the ICC Cricket World Cup – a blockbuster limited overs cricket match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on February 15, 2015. SA Deputy Premier John Rau is in India for a trade mission and […]

AHIA celebrates its 20th  anniversary

  Australian Hindi Indian Association (AHIA) is celebrating its 20th year anniversary. The Association was formed in 1994 when there was hardly any coordinated group to cater for the social and cultural needs of the Indian community settling here. Some energetic individuals, mainly from Hindi/Punjabi speaking region, got together in a Sydney suburb and formed […]

Camden Hospital honours Bud Singh

    Bud Singh November 5, 2014. TIDU got a call today from proud Baljinder Singh who has been working hard to get a plaque in Camden hospital commemorating Wollondilly businessman Bud Singh. Bud Singh was a Wollondilly identity from the early 1900s who donated money to the hospital for many years and was made […]

Melbourne Cup race a fun day for Aussie Indians

  Dolly Soni, Shikha Kaushik, Purna Dua Kalra, Upasna Gupta, Poonam Gidwani, Neelu Anand, Shikha Lal & friends By Rekha Rajvanshi Tuesday November 4, 2014. The Melbourne Cup, 3200 metre horse race, brought the nation to a standstill this afternoon. People stopped their work and turned radios and televisions on to witness this exciting race. […]