Archive for: November, 2011

NSW schools provide training to Indian schools

Premier O’Farrell at the World Economic Forum ”“ India Economic Summit in Mumbai NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has announced a formal agreement for NSW schools to provide high quality, professional training to schools in India. Mr O’Farrell visited the Holy Child Auxilium School in New Delhi where 90 local teachers and executive staff attended a […]

Premier welcomes new education ties between Wollongong and India

 NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has welcomed the University of Wollongong’s latest initiative to strengthen its ties with India. “The University of Wollongong and Indian-Australian businessman Arun Jagatramka have agreed to explore the potential establishment of a UOW presence in India,” Mr O’Farrell said in Mumbai today. Premier O’Farrell witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of […]

Excerpts from Obama Speech

  President Obama with Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Canberra   Excerpts from President Obama’s Speech and some question from various journalists on issues and President’s answers on issues affecting Asia-Pacific region: President Obama: Good day everybody and thank you Madam Prime Minister for your generous welcome, your friendship and partnership. President Obama in his […]

Another mark by Hindi on Australian soil

Alok and   Rekha Rajvanshi with Keith Salvat and Mrs Salvat By Ajoy Ghosh The Dreaming Hindi Translation Won AUSIT National Excellence Award, 2011 on Friday 11th November 2011. Hindi Translator, Author and Poet Rekha Rajvanshi of Sydney won a national level award for translating aboriginal dreamtime animation films in Hindi. AUSIT Excellence Awards 2011 […]

Vale Peter Roebuck ”“ an outstanding writer and a friend

Peter Roebuck By Kersi Meher-Homji I still can’t believe that Peter Roebuck, my favourite cricket writer and a good friend, is no more. To die at a relatively young age of 55 is sad but to commit suicide by throwing oneself from the sixth floor of his hotel is too tragic for words. Many hours […]

India back on her winning ways, thanks to Ashwin and Sachin

Sachin Tendulkar congratulates R Ashwin who took 9 wickets – three in the first and 6 in the second innings to beat West Indies By Kersi Meher-Homji India has retained her squad for the second Test starting in Kolkata next Monday the 14th after beating West Indies by five wickets earlier on the 9th with […]

E-paper October-November issue, 2011

To view the October-November E-Paper in full screen click on the ”˜Full Screen’ link located at the top of the paper. To our dedicated readers using an iPad, we hope you enjoy the HTML5 enabled e-paper shown below. E-paper October-November issue, 2011 by indiandownunder

Will Mayawati spin her web again?

Meenakshi Iyer reports from New Delhi New Delhi: The phenomenal rise of Mayawati, the chief minister of India’s most populous and key electoral state of Uttar Pradesh, didn’t happen overnight. After years of playing the Dalit card extremely well and known as the single-most entity that brought a complete paradigm shift in the electoral pattern […]

AHIA elects new executive

  ”˜Australian Hindi Indian Association’ (AHIA) had its AGM on Sunday the 30th October.   This years’ AGM had a tight election as two candidates stood for president’s and vice-presidents’ position. AHIA has been an active Indian organization incepted in the nineties with growing needs of Indian community   in mind. It has established membership […]

Premier O’Farrell leads trade and investment mission to India

NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell will lead a senior delegation of industry and business leaders to India next week – a key strategy in the NSW Government’s efforts to rebuild the State’s economy. Departing Sydney on Saturday 12 November, the one week mission includes meetings with leading Indian government officials, business leaders and investors in Mumbai, […]

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