From Left: Neeru Saluja, Arti Banga with Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan Bollywood’s greatest star is visiting Melbourne as the chief guest of Indian Film Festival Melbourne where he was present at a press conference attended by the media and politicians from the Victorian Government which has […]
From left: Former Bradman Scholar David Miller, Bradman Foundation Director Hon, John Howard, Amit Balgi, Bradman Foundation Chairman Maurice Newman Wollongong cricketer Amit Balgi has beaten 60 other applicants from around Australia to be named the 2014 Bradman scholar. Mr Balgi will receive an allowance of $5,000 a year for a maximum of three years […]
On 25 March 2014, the Attorney-General, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, released an exposure draft Bill on the proposed amendments to the Racial discrimnation Act 1975 Section 18C, Section 18D. The Attorney-General has called for submissions on the draft by 30 April 2014. Freedom of speech (repeal of s.18C) Bill 2014””Exposure draft [PDF 157KB] […]
IPL season has kicked off and one week into the tournament there have been plenty of highlights to discuss. TIDU’s Gaurav Joshi reports from UAE about the top five discussion trends re cricket a sport we all love dearly. 1. GLENN MAXWELL The “Big” Show has entertained, spellbound and destructed all […]
The fact that most of Indo-Australians are naming Modi as the next PM does not mean that there is overwhelming support for BJP down under By Rekha Bhattacharjee Sydney 21.4.2014: While there is still three weeks before the election results would be known, a large section of the Indian Diaspora settled in Australia […]
Gaurav Joshi reporting from India It is hard to believe but despite all the controversies, disputes and rest of the off-field dramas the IPL is in its seventh year this year. On the field the Chennai Super Kings are the only team to win IPL twice, Mumbai Indians are regaining champions, Rajasthan Royals […]
Deepak and Ravi Sharma as Rama and Laxman By Neena Badhwar From the very moment Maharishi Vashisht appeared on stage along with his students in dazzling costumes at the Whitlam Centre in Liverpool on April 5, the place turned into a riot of colours, music and dance, the changing scenes intently engaging the audience in […]
By Gaurav Joshi While Sri Lanka stopped team India from becoming the first team to win the WT20 twice it is fair to say that India performed above expectations by reaching the final of the WT20. Before the tournament India might have been the 2nd favourite to take out the title with the […]
Alia Bhatt Bollywood reporter Neeru Saluja catches up with two young stars that Bollywood has brought forth in an exclusive phone interview for The Indian Down Under… By Neeru Saluja They both are in their 20s and come from Bollywood families. Though a few films old, they are grabbing headlines for their dazzling looks and […]
The NSW Indian Welfare Association (IWA) founded over 15 years ago, celebrated Seniors’ Week in grand style with a “retirement expo” consisting of a variety of interesting items and fun activities on 22 March 2014 at the Ermington Community Centre. The event was funded by a NSW Seniors grant. The event included talks by […]