Archive for: November, 2012

Shahrukh Khan’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan romances with the box office

Shahrukh Khan’s  latest film Jab Tak Hai Jaan has already raked in 100 crores and is still going strong at the Box Office, but he doesn’t really seem to be interested. Shahrukh Khan said, “It’s just a new yardstick. Earlier, it was either a silver jubilee or 100 days”¦ Now, people have a yardstick even […]

SBS increases radio hours for Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and introduces Malayali broadcast from April 2013

SBS Audio and Language Content Director Mandi Wicks announces changes to SBS radio schedule   November 30, 2012 SBS today released a new Radio Schedule to be launched on-air in April 2103. The new Radio Schedule will bring the languages broadcast on SBS’s analogue radio service into line with today’s Australia. The last major review […]

Tata, the architect who built an empire

Ratan Tata honoured with a doctorate at NSWU by Vice – Chancellor Prof Hilmer By Vijay Badhwar From an architect to a doctor, it has been a celebrated journey of India’s most respected businessman, Ratan Naval Tata, who was honoured in an especially held convocation at the University of NSW on November 27. John Clancey […]

International student cleaners hit by rip-offs & racism: report

One may have seen Indian students working as cleaners in shopping malls and the thought may have occurred in some of us of how hard they work and that too at late hours. To see these students working in pitiable work situations one can’t help but feel empathy for them who in India may have […]

Immigration to consider granting 5-year tourist visa for parents on parents visa queue outside Australia

Aruna Chandrala with Immigration Minister Chris Bowen The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, today launched longer tourist visas for parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents in recognition of the valuable role they play in their children and grandchildren’s lives. “From tomorrow, 24 November, more generous tourist visas will enable regular extended […]

Ratan Tata to be awarded honorary degree by UNSW

The University of New South Wales will honour the outstanding achievements of Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group ”“ India’s largest corporation ”“ with the degree of Doctor of Business honoris causa on November 27. Named as one of India’s most powerful people, Mr Tata is an internationally respected corporate leader and philanthropist. […]

Madame Tussauds Sydney to bring Sachin Tendulkar to Sydney in April 2013

Sachin Tendulkar’s eyes being matched by an eye-maker before sculpting Sachin in wax Madame Tussauds Sydney is always changing and in 2013 there will be plenty of famous personalities to meet from around the world at the Darling Harbour attraction. In April 2013, guests will be testing their cricket skills against cricket hero Sachin Tendulkar […]

2012 Eclipse live from a Cairns Hot Air Balloon on Diwali

  The best place in the world to see the total solar eclipse next week on Diwali, is Cairns, Queensland. This celestial event will be a unique celebration of light, for visitors from all over as they fly in a fleet of 10 hot air balloons to see the eclipse, west of the Great Barrier […]

Always ready for community service, Dr Agar

By Neena Badhwar There are always a few social volunteers who underpin a community. Their personal lives are pushed in the background as they live and breathe community values. Among them, there are again fewer, who remain humble, egoless and single-minded towards the broader needs of the society. Such miniscule number of people is always […]

A town called Boring

Once upon a time in India, there was a town called Boring. It was by the side of Dull Lake. The people of Boring never smiled; they did not know how to – whether it was grownups or children. What the children ever did was study. They studied in school all day. On returning home […]

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