Prime Minister Scott Morrison met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ASEAN conference in Indonesia for the first time and this is how their conversation occurred between the two leaders: Prime Minister Modi: First of all Your Excellency a very warm welcome to you. Before I start let me heartily congratulate you as Prime Minster […]
By Neeru Saluja India has the world’s largest democracy. So when a film explores this theme laced with humour and humanity, it has to be a winner. Directed by Amit Masurkar, the internationally acclaimed film ‘Newton’ was India’s Oscar entry for 2017 and was awarded the National Film Award for the best feature film. Carrying […]
A recycler aiming to take 11 million coffee cups and turn them into bench seats, kerbing and car parking stoppers just got a boost from the NSW Government. “The next time your car hits a bump stop in a car park, you may well be ‘using’ recycled coffee cups,” Environment Minister Gabrielle Upton said. “Recycling […]
By Neena Badhwar Hindu Council of Australia’s volunteers – Bhagwat Chauhan, Sanjeev Bhakri, Ashwani Jain, Parveen Gupta, Rajeev Maini, Vijay Badhwar and others stayed away from the limelight at the unveiling of the Cenotaph on November 10 on the Centenary of Armistice, recognising the service of Indian soldiers in WWI, but they were proud […]
By Neeru Saluja She’s bold, she’s beautiful and is unafraid to be controversial! Known as India’s Jackie Collins, Shobhaa De has seen it all being a model, a columnist, a journalist, a socialite and India’s most popular writer. Like a good wine, she just gets better with age. At 70, she has written a new […]
By Manju Mittal To all those theatre lovers of Sydney, a unique theatrical presentation by local artists performing live in an English play will be staged on December 8-9 for two shows. A wickedly dark comedy based on a myth surrounding the Taj Mahal that ‘nothing so beautiful shall ever be built again’. Rajiv Joseph’s […]
By Neena Badhwar Prime Minister Sc0tt Morrisson, his wife Jenny in beautiful pink sari and his two daughters graced Hindu Council of Australia’s Diwali Fair at Parramatta Park on November 4, 2018. Other politicians included David Coleman, the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and Boarder Protection, Deputy Leader of the opposition Tanya Pilbersek, […]
By Rekha Rajvanshi Diwali is a festival that is also widely celebrated around the world by people of many other faiths. Diwali marks the victory of good over evil and enhances peace and harmony in the community. Communities around the world light diyas or ceremonial lamps, which symbolize the lifting out of darkness and starting […]
Nominations for the 2019 NSW Women of the Year Awards close in one week, with the Minister for Women Tanya Davies today calling on the community to nominate extraordinary women they know by next Sunday. Nominations are sought to recognise women who excel in business, are inspiring role models, have made significant contributions to the […]
Message on the occasion of Diwali in Australia by PM Scott Morrison “Marked by millions of people worldwide, Diwali is a time to come together with family and friends in joyful affirmation of the triumph of light over darkness. Traditionally coinciding with the season of harvest, it is often celebrated with candles and lamps and […]