By Kersi Meher-Homji “Why, Dhoni, why”, I kept asking myself as the Melbourne Test concluded yesterday (on Tuesday). The bombshell that India’s captain MS Dhoni had retired from Test cricket stunned me as it must have done cricket-lovers around the world. He should have waited at least till the Test series was completed in […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has outlined meaningful engagement, simplification of procedures and processes, redressal of grievances and the use of technology to bridge the government-citizen gap as focus areas for his government. Here is the Prime Minister’s message to the nation on the occasion of ‘Good Governance Day’: Sushaasan – Good Governance is […]
The best of our city in summer is back with a vengeance as Sydney Festival returns to our favourite destinations across Sydney, Parramatta and beyond. Expect a spectacular program of free and ticketed events spanning contemporary and classical music, theatre, dance, visual arts and much more. Sydney Festival 2015 is comprised of 179 events, […]
Nominations for the 2015 Premier’s Multicultural Community Medals are now open and tickets for the Premier’s Harmony Dinner are now on sale, Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello has announced today. Winners of the medals will be announced by NSW Premier Mike Baird at the Premier’s Harmony Dinner at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on […]
An Appeal and an Invitation – To be Friends of the Ethno Specific Indian Origin Age Care Project in Dandenong The message concerning the ”˜Ethno Specific Indian Origin Age Care’ from Mr Vasan Srinivasan, Chair, Confederation of Indian Associations Inc., was long awaited and welcoming news for the Indian Community in Australia. This project was […]
Minister for Regional Tourism John Barilaro said the increasing appetite from the Indian market to include regional NSW into travel itineraries builds upon the strong results in the year ending September 2014, which saw 86,500 visitors from India come to NSW, who stayed 3.2 million nights and spent $192 million. Mr Barilaro said a […]
By Kanwal Sibal PUBLISHED: 00:25 GMT, 23 December 2014 | UPDATED: 00:25 GMT, 23 December 2014 The problem for India is that Pakistan is unable to deal with domestic terrorism, which is become more lethal – as the latest incident of the brutal killing of school children inPeshawar shows. At the same […]
This New Year’s Eve, the best seat in the house for Sydney’s world famous fireworks displays may well be at home ”“ in front of the TV, next to the radio or by your computer, tablet or phone. The City of Sydney is teaming up with ABC TV, […]
L-R: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Volunteer Dhivinya Naicker, The Hon. Daniel Andrews Premier of Victoria, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Chief Executive John Harnden, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Volunteer Lachie Rowe Fast Facts: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand 14 teams: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, […]
Shri Atal bihari Vajpayee was conferred Bharat Ratna on December 24, 2014, the highest honour conferred on its citizens by the government of India. Atal Bihari Vajpayee (born 25 December 1924) is an Indian statesman who was the eleventh Prime Minister of India, first for 13 days in 1996 and then from 1998 to 2004. […]