Archive for: August, 2016

Indian Ministry of External Affair’s scholarship program for NRI children

Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children by Ministry of External Affairs enables Children of Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), to pursue Under Graduate courses in Indian Universities/Institutes in different fields (except medical and related courses) both professional and non-professional in Engineering/Technology, Humanities/Liberal Arts, Commerce, Management, Journalism, Hotel Management, Agriculture/Animal husbandry etc. The […]

Portrait in Pink exhibition in Parramatta 5-11 September 2016

                  To celebrate Women’s Health Week, the City of Parramatta Library and the Pink Sari Project will be presenting Portraits in Pink exhibition, from 5 to 11 September 2016. Portraits in Pink is a photographic exhibition in print and digital formats that showcases 14 intimate portraits of […]

India becoming world’s dumping ground for E-waste

  A lack of regulation and increasing ”˜throw away’ culture in India has led to the country becoming the world’s biggest dumping ground for discarded electronic goods, a conference at The Australian National University (ANU) will hear. Co-convener of the world-making and the environment in the Asia-Pacific region  conference, Dr Assa Doron of the ANU […]

Wet pitch and poor planning rob India of top Test ranking

    By Kersi Meher-Homji Soaking pitch and outfield due to earlier heavy rains robbed India of no. 1 ranking in Test cricket. India had to win this Test in Port-of-Spain to retain their top position. A draw and Pakistan would get the top spot. I could imagine the Indian supporters chanting “Rain, rain, go […]

Shreya Ghoshal mesmerises Sydney with her midas touch

By Neeru Saluja She descended Sydney as a queen, sang and conquered the hearts of music lovers who came to see her perform to a packed concert. On August 21, Sydney Olympic Park Centre witnessed Sydney’s most successful Bollywood concert of the year organised by the pioneer in musical concerts, Cinestarr Events. Churning out hit […]

Telstra launches new plans with best value yet for international calling

                22 August 2016 Telstra will make it easier and more affordable than ever for customers to keep in touch with loved ones when it includes unlimited standard international calls on selected mobile and home internet plans from tomorrow. The new plans will include calls to some of […]

Night Out in Sydney, shop till you drop

Australia’s biggest night time shopping event is returning to Sydney, with beauty bars, champagne, catwalks and shopping throughout the CBD on Thursday 1 September. Vogue American Express Fashion’s Night Out is expected to bring more than 190,000 shoppers, VIP guests and retailers together to participate in the seventh annual shopping extravaganza that is celebrated this […]

Swashbuckling Sehwag awarded MCC membership

              By Kersi Meher-Homji India’s dynamic opening batsman Virender (Viru) Sehwag was recently awarded the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) membership. “He will be able to enjoy all privileges at Lord’s, the Mecca of Cricket”, said Rhys Hayward, the Digital Editor at MCC, world’s oldest and most exclusive cricket […]

India wins a silver, a bronze and looses three very close bronzes

  P V Sandhu has come as saviour of India’s honour at the Rio Olympics 2016. She beat Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 21-10 that she dominated with a  torrent of smashes and drop shots in the finals of the women’s singles to  enter in the race for a gold in the finals. A day earlier […]

The Indian Film Festival Bollywood and Beyond in Sydney!

                  Tannishtha Chatterjee with Sheba Nandkeolyar and Swati Kapoor By Neeru Saluja After a star studded opening in Melbourne, the Indian Film festival Bollywood and Beyond organised by Mind Blowing Films now travels to Sydney. The ”˜Westpac Indian Film Festival ”“ Bollywood and Beyond’ had it’s opening […]

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