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WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo launches brand new interactive exhibit for kids

Sowmya Tejpal (middle) and her friends at the Wild Discovery Zone WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo at Darling Harbour has unveiled WILD Discovery Zone – a fully interactive zone that will house a range of peculiar animal artifacts and play host to interactive animal visits that will give kids of all ages a chance to learn […]

What next for India after winning the Champions Trophy?

By Kersi Meher-Homji What a Final! What a thriller last Sunday! Shortened from 50 to 20 overs due to heavy rains, it went down the wire, to the very last ball. England needed a 6 off the final ball to win but failed to get a run and India won the Champions Trophy by five […]

Dhawan and Jadeja go bang-bang again as India enters the Final

By Kersi Meher-Homji It seems India’s super star Shikhar Dhawan cannot put a foot wrong. He is the star of the current ICC Champions Trophy. Whatever he touches turns to gold and runs. He was lucky too as he was dropped three times during his breezy innings of 68 (off 92 balls, hitting 6 fours […]

‘Jai Ho’ at the State Schools Spectacular in Melbourne

  For the first time in its nearly 20 year history the Victorian State Schools Spectacular will be showcasing the best of Indian music as a key part of the program this year. An audience of around 12 000 people is expected at the annual concert which involves over 3000 state school students  from over […]

India in semi-final as Dhawan goes “dham-dhama-dham dham”

By Kersi Meher-Homji It seems happy days are here again for Indian cricket. Shikhar Dhawan’s batting in the Champion’s Trophy (CT) the last few days reminds me of Deepa dancing the old Bollywood number “Dham-dhama-dham-dham.” He has played two CT matches so far in England and has hit two stunning centuries as a dashing dynamic […]

Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in Sydney Nov 10 -12, 2013

High Commission of India Canberra The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs of the Government of India has decided to hold the 2013 Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas Convention in Sydney over three days from November 10 -12, 2013.  Shri Vayalar Ravi, Hon. Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and the Hon. Barry O’Farrell, Premier of NSW, jointly […]

Community refugee sponsorship trial begins

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Brendan O’Connor   For the first time, community organisations such as ethnic groups, church groups, and NGOs can nominate people at risk in overseas locations for resettlement here in Australia. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Brendan O’Connor on June 3 announced the start of a community proposal pilot for up […]

Will Rahane follow Dravid’s footsteps?

Gaurav Joshi, The Indian Down Under Reporter, has a chat with Ajinkya Rahane in Mumbai Indian great Rahul Dravid made his debut in July 1996 at the home of cricket – Lord’s, a place where people are immaculately dressed, the pavilion is a heritage building, to leave-the-ball-outside-the-off- stump is appreciated and the perfect technique respected. […]

Saroj Khan teaches dance steps to Sydney girls

By Manju Mittal Saroj Khan is one of the most prominent Indian Dance Choreographer in Hindi Cinema. She has choreographed well known and hugely popular songs and dance sequences in more than 200 Indian films. She has choreographed dances for a number of Bollywood actresses that include Rekha, Sridevi, Madhuri and Aishwarya Rai. She was […]

What has happened to India as its reputation goes to dust

Now the whole of Sydney is talking about the rape of this 5 year old girl which the people of India have named ‘Gudiya’ meaning doll. Again public in Delhi is madly protesting to such an inhumane act when Gudiya was abducted on April 15 by two men who kept her in captivity when the […]