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UIA Mela a historic and proud event for Australian Indians

NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott at the fair Nihal Gupta, Hon Phillip Ruddock, Geoff Lee MP Parreamatta, Victor Dominello NSW Minister for Citizenship and Communitites and Dr Hem Chander Rao Neni Tiwari of Value World Travel with his group promoting value travel By Vish Viswanathan and Manju […]

VOTE 1 for INDIANS

Beth Shalini Perera, Holroyd Council E Ward   Charisma Kaliyanda Liverpool; Dilip Chopra, Hornsby Ward A; Gurdeep Singh Hornsby Ward E; John Niven Parramatta Phillip Arthur Ward; Sukhwant Singh Sidhu Parramatta Phillip Arthur Ward; Raj Datta Strathfield; Susai Benjamin Blacktown Ward 3   By Neena Badhwar Local Council Elections have become a hot battleground for […]

Master Saleem dazzles Sydney

Master Saleem with Manju Mittal By Manju Mittal An extremely talented Bollywood Playback singer Master Saleem came to Sydney and entertained live in a memorable evening thoroughly enjoyed by Sydnesiders. Saleem was born near Jalandhar Punjab. He is the son of the famous Sufi singer Ustad Pooran Shah Koti who was also the guru of […]

Message from Hon Victor Dominello on Indian Independence Day

  INDIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY 2012 Message from the Minister for Citizenship and Communities   I am delighted to send my warmest wishes to our local Indian community as you celebrate Indian Independence Day 2012, marking 65 years since Indian independence from British reign. The Indian community has established itself as one of the larger and […]

SBS interviews Satwant Singh Kaleka’s nephew

  Wisconsin rallies after the horrific Sikh Temple   In an emotional interview with SBS, the nephew of Satwant Singh Kaleka has paid tribute to his uncle who died earlier this week, trying to save others from an armed gunman at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The horrific mass murder claimed six lives. […]

White supremacist shoots down 6 Sikhs in US gurdwara

Hero Satnam Singh Kaleka – Gurdwara president who died while tackling the gunman with a knife New York: Five Sikh men and one woman were killed and three injured critically Sunday, August 5, when a white supremacist shooter opened gunfire at a gurdwara near Milwaukee in the Wisconsin state of America, shocking the country and […]

Farhan Akhtar is Milkha Singh in ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’

Farhan Akhtar with Milkha Singh who sold his story just for one rupee Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is an upcoming Bollywood film produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra; starring Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor. Milkha Singh has sold the story for just one rupee. The remuneration from movie will be used for the benefit of […]

Vijay Kumar wins silver medal for India

Vijay Kumar flying India’s flag high at the 2012 Olympics Vijay Kumar won a silver medal for India in 25 m rapid fire pistol at the Royal Artillery Barracks here on Friday August 3. 26-year-old Vijay from Himachal Pradesh  was like a rock in the final in which the reigning world champion Alexei Klimov of […]

Sh…sh ..Shahrukh Khan in Sydney from August 5 to October 28

Shahrukh Khan at Madame Taussad’s in Sydney What are Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Depp and Lady Gaga doing in Sydney along with India’s Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan. Well the King of Bollywood, named as one of Newsweek’s ‘50 Most Powerful People in the World’ with a global fan following that runs in billions, is […]

Alka Yagnik in Freedom concert on August 18

Well known playback singer Alka Yagnik is on her way to Australia and will perform live in Sydney on A ugust 18 – Freedom Concert preswnted by Showbizz. The famous ‘Ek do Teen’ and ‘Mere Angne Mein’ singer Alka will croon her famous Bollywood numbers from Athletic Centre, Sydney Olympic Park from 4pm onwards Saturday. […]