NEW YORK: Asserting that cricketing ties can help improve relations, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has urged the governments of India and Pakistan to resume the bilateral series which has been stalled due to political tension. “These are issues which the two countries’ governments need to decide. I […]
November 3, 2015. CSIRO will today launch a massive eight-person energy generating swing at one of the nation’s most prominent locations to kick start a conversation about energy sustainability in Australia. During November, thousands of Australians will hop on the swing and see their movements turned into energy to power a stunning light and […]
The Australian Education Union Victorian Branch today said TAFEs should be properly funded to deliver the skills Victoria needs after Minister for Training and Skills the Hon Steve Herbert admitted ”˜profiteering, rorting and mounting debt’ plagues the Victorian training sector. “No amount of government regulation will fix the fact that the current system […]
Indian Support Centre team at fundraising event The recently formed Indian Support Centre Inc (ISC) launched its first Fund Raising event on Saturday 17th October 2015. The event was held in the Roselea Community Hall in Carlingford. In spite of the many Indian Australian community events occurring on that day, the ISC event was well […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Virender Sehwag who recently announced his retirement from cricket was a spectators’ delight, a six-o-maniac who skied balls for sixes whether he was on naught or 99 and had the twenty-twenty vision to see the ball a fraction earlier than most batsmen. I […]
They are typically community based not- for -profit organisations that run our sports clubs, arts, crafts, ethnic and cultural groups, musical societies, childcare services and environmental clubs. Incorporated associations, invariably run by dedicated volunteers, are the backbone of many communities across the state and there are now more than 36,000 such entities registered in […]
A series of writers have returned awards conferred on them by the Sahitya Academy in protest against what they said was growing intolerance against writers and free thinkers. Gulzar reacted on returning of these awards in an interview with ANI. ANI tweeted, “”‹Ab kahan lautaye jaa rahe hain? Ye humare Akademi kay awards the, […]
More counselling and support services will be provided to students in NSW schools and staff will have access to additional training to assist our schools in countering violent extremism (CVE), NSW Premier Mike Baird announced today. Training will be available for counsellors and other school staff for the start of the 2016 school year to […]
Westmead Medical Research Foundation (WMRF) recently launched its inaugural Diwali appeal titled, ”˜Spread the light, share some love’, in acknowledgment of the Festival of Lights and its significance to the large subcontinent community of Western Sydney. Diwali is celebrated with enthusiasm across India, the […]