2014 March | The Indian Down Under

E-Paper Mar-Apr 2014 Issue

To view the March-April 2014 E-Paper in full screen click on the ”˜Full Screen’ link located at the top of the paper.

Mar 24 2014 | Posted in E-Paper | Read More »

Demand for NRIs to be given right to vote

Dr Shamseer Valayil Parampath As India holds its general elections within a month, a writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court of India, demanding the Indian Government provide voting facilities to millions of overseas Indians. The writ petition has been filed by Dr Shamseer Valayil Parampath, a Non Resident Indian (NRI) in the […]

Mar 21 2014 | Posted in Community,Featured | Read More »

Plan ahead for a great day at Easter Show!

This school holidays, let your senses run wild at the biggest celebration of the country coming to the city – the Sydney Royal Easter Show (the Show), 10 ”“ 23 April. With awe-inspiring entertainment, thousands of farmyard animals and award-winning produce, there’s more fun than ever before. Cherie Nicholl, the Show’s General Manager Commercial and […]

Mar 20 2014 | Posted in Community,Featured | Read More »

Well known columnist and author Khushwant Singh dies at 99

Khushwant Singh, one of India’s best-known writers and columnists, breathed his last at the age of 99 in Delhi today on Thursday March 20. His columns were famous with many readers in India and abroad and were published in more than 100 major newspapers across India. Born on February 2 in Hadali, now in Pakistan’s […]

Mar 20 2014 | Posted in Community,Featured | Read More »

RAAF plane sent to check possible wreckage from flight MH370 in the Indian ocean south west of Perth

TWO large objects identified by satellite in the south west off Perth in the Indian Ocean may be related to missing Flight MH370 and are ‘possible indications of debris’. Describing the credible sightings as the best lead investigators currently have, Australian Maritime Safety Authority general manager John Young said the objects were “relatively indistinct […]

Mar 20 2014 | Posted in Australian News,Community,Featured | Read More »

Volunteers required for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Organisers of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 are looking for volunteers to join their team across Australia and New Zealand. The tournament is one of the biggest sporting events in the world with more than one million people expected to attend matches across the two host countries and more than one billion to […]

Mar 18 2014 | Posted in Community,Featured,Sport | Read More »

The Holy Dip with Mark Gould on March 23!

An Indians’ desire to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela that happens every twelve years with one last year at Allahbad where the three rivers ”“ the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, is a sincere and deep wish we all have. Yet living overseas and the sheer thought of going to the festival […]

Mar 17 2014 | Posted in Community,Featured | Read More »

Message from the Prime Minister

On Holi ”“ Hindu Festival of colours I send you my best wishes as you mark Holi ”“ the Hindu festival of colour. Holi is an opportunity to gather with family and friends to mark the joyful triumph of spring over the darkness of winter. It is also a time to celebrate the strong […]

Mar 17 2014 | Posted in Community,Featured | Read More »

Sydney TV viewers urged to tune in to the retune

Missing a TV channel? You may need to retune your TV Free TV Australia today reminds Sydney TV viewers that Tuesday, 18th March is ”˜TV Retune Day’. This means viewers may need to retune their TV, set-top-box or digital TV recorder to make sure they continue to receive all their free-to-air TV channels […]

Mar 14 2014 | Posted in Community | Read More »

Telstra woos customers by showing Bollywood movie

Bollywood is the way to win hearts of everyone not just only the Indian community. Telstra this month has introduced Bollywood Wednesdays with $10 tickets to Bollywood movie lovers. Rajeev and Prugya Maini walk the red carpet The Telstra Bollywood Wednesdays VIP event, held at Event Cinema Burwood showed Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan’s romantic-comedy […]

Mar 12 2014 | Posted in Bollywood,Community,Featured | Read More »