Aftab Shivdasani and Bipasha Basu who were slated to appear in the festival as main guests but never showed up even when Aftab had been in Sydney IFEFA 2014 report At Amarinder Bajwa’s request it has been decided to hold the publication of the article until […]
No shows of IFEFA 2014 – Aftab Shivdasani who was in Sydney but absent at IFEFA and Bipasha Basu who decided to come a day after the show after the festival ended according to the organisers What a disorganised mess!! What a disappointment that something so shabby and poorly organised festival of films such […]
Westpac recently opened its first Indian Welcome Centre at Blacktown branch. Located in Western Sydney, the Centre is right in the heart of a large and vibrant Indian community, and is able to assist newly arrived Indian migrants by providing key settlement information. The Centre is open from Monday to Friday from 9.30am to […]
Consul General Mr Sunjay Sudhir ( right) at the briefing in Sydney of the TVoA scheme by the Government of India The Consul General of India in Sydney, Mr. Sunjay Sudhir briefed the media on the Tourist Visa on Arrival (TVOA) scheme, at the India Tourism office in Sydney on December 04, 2014. Referring […]
By Vijay Badhwar Now there is a genuine genuine South Indian restaurant right in the heart of Parramatta, albeit only a short distance from the dhaba belt of Harris Park. Hotel Saravanaa Bhavan, a well-known name in South Indian cuisine in India and on […]
Delegates from Sydney at the World Hindu Congress held in Delhi’s Ashoka Hotel By Vijay Badhwar The Ashok in New Delhi turned saffron during the World Hindu Congress (WHC) from 21-23 November with more than 15 delegates from Australia attending amongst representation from 51 countries around the world. It was akin to a Hindu Parvasi […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird today announced the NSW Government’s in-principle support for a federal referendum to recognise Indigenous Australians in the nation’s Constitution. Mr Baird made the announcement with Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Victor Dominello and Recognise Joint Campaign Directors Tanya Hosch and Tim Gartrell at the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence in Redfern. […]
US president Barack Obama has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations in January. Mr Modi had tweeted on November 22: This Republic Day, we hope to have a friend over”¦invited President Obama to be the 1st US President to grace the […]