The GI Cancer Institute is organising its first national GI Cancer Awareness Week from 27th April ”“ 3rd May 2015. During this week of GI cancer awareness, education and fundraising, we will be hosting our second Engage Community Forum in Sydney on the 30th of April at the Epping Club, from 6.30pm – […]
Australia’s partnership with India is strategically important and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will visit New Delhi and Chennai on 12-15 April. She will be there to help progress the ambitious bilateral agenda following visits last year by Prime Minister Abbott to India and Prime Minister Modi to Australia. As part of the annual […]
Vidhu Vinod Chopra scaling Hollywood with ‘Broken Horse’ By Neeru Saluja Vidhu Vinod Chopra is one of India’s most successful director and producer. He has challenged norms, touched controversial topics, played with politics, but all with a pint of laughter or romance. His films are a reflection of his beliefs – be it the controversial […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Richie Benaud who passed away last night aged 84 will be sorely missed. He was a spinner, captain and commentator extraordinaire. And a gentleman to who cricket meant fair play. Anything unsporting to him was “not cricket”. We knew each other for decades as we discussed the finer points of the […]
Well-known psychologist Dr S. Sunder Das passed away on April 1 following a prolonged illness. A regular columnist with The Indian Down Under for several years, Dr Sunder Das was one intellectual whose wisdom Sydneysiders will miss. He is survived by his wife Santha. Originally from Kerala, Dr Sunder Das received his early education in […]
TIDU’s Gaurav Joshi is in India as he previews IPL teams competing in Pepsi IPL 2015 that kicks off today and predicts Chennai as the winners… Kolkata The current IPL champions have boasted a simply game plan over the past two years. It is based around variety of spinners and a home pitch that […]
By Vijay Badhwar Baba Ramdev, the modern day avatar to turn yoga into a household name in India, initiated his maiden Australia Tour on Good Friday at the Whitlam Centre in Liverpool to bring thousands of his followers Down Under in the fold who have been clamouring for his visit for several decades. […]
A roundtable discussion to raise awareness and engagement in HIV care for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds was recently held on 17th March at Cabra-Vale Diggers Club in south western Sydney. Organised by the Multicultural HIV and Hepatitis Service (MHAHS) of the Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) in partnership with South […]
An Australian court on Friday ordered a restaurant owner to pay A$186,000 ($144,387) in unpaid wages to a man who was trafficked from India and held in forced labour for 16 months, a leading Australian law firm involved in the case said in a statement. The Federal Circuit Court of Australia heard that Divye Kumar […]
Message from Julie Owen , MP, Labor Member for Parramatta Is your Australian flag looking a little tired and worn around the edges? You might like to dob in that dodgy flag and get a new one in time for ANZAC day ceremonies. My office is able to provide community organisations in the Parramatta area […]