Mithali Raj scored a magnificent century to secure a place in semi-finals and is the first woman to score 6137 runs By Kersi Meher-Homji It was a do or die match between Indian and New Zealand women. The winner to enter the semi-final of the women’s World Cup in England, the loser to […]
By Neena Badhwar First it was titled ‘Shri Shri 420’, then just ‘Shri 420’ as some concerned members of the community objected to using the words ‘Shri Shri’ and others suggested, ”˜why not a 420 mullah’. What’s in a name! A conman is a conman, a fraudster, a fraudster, embellished or not embellished, Hindu or […]
By Neeru Saluja Stand-up comedian Amit Tandon has arrived in Sydney to embark on his Australian tour of performing in seven cities. Thanks to Heart and Soul Productions led by Arun Nanda and Rushi Dave, who have brought him to Australia as a solo artist for the first time. Reaching out to a wider audience […]
By Manju Mittal The annual event Teeyan Mela was a great success with thousands of Punjabans, an exceptional experience of the traditional Punjabi festival in Sydney on Sunday of July 9, 2017 at Bowman Hall, Blacktown. Teeyan ( Teej ) is a favourite Indian festival especially with ladies, observed at the onset of the monsoon […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee The ruling Liberal-National coalition had claimed victory in Australia’s general election after securing a razor-thin one-seat majority in the lower house of Parliament exactly a year ago ”“ on the 11th July 2016 After eight days of vote-counting, the coalition finally won the seats needed to form a (paper thin) majority in […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji India won her first four matches in Women’s World Cup currently being played in England. But they lost to South Africa last night. The only Indian to do well was teenager Deepti Sharma who scored 60 out of India’s disappointing total of 158. She had also top-scored in the previous match against […]
India Club together with the partnership of Community Migrant Resource Centre held its inaugural “Women Breaking Barriers” on 5th July, 2017. The event was aimed at bringing communities together, exchange views on distinct values, traditions, diverse art, music, food including their concerns of every day life, also be friends, laugh together and share ideas on […]
Director Arun Vaidyanathan explains the scene in Nibunan Critically acclaimed director of Achamundu Achamundu Arun Vaidyanathan is now back with his new age bilingual, ”˜Nibunan’ in Tamil and ”˜Vismaya’ in Kannada. In a recent chat, he shared details of his upcoming films. Arun has been passionate about movies from a young age and identified […]
The tension between democracy and freedom in India Brown University’s Professor Ashutosh Varshney will deliver the So, What? free public lecture at UNSW Sydney on Wednesday 12 July. India’s democracy and its unsteady record of liberal freedoms will be the focus of the next So, What? public lecture at UNSW Sydney on Wednesday 12 July. […]
Mayank Mehra, a student from Mumbai is studying Master of Cyber Security at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Perth, Western Australia, which has just been announced as an Academic Centre of Cyber Security Excellence by the Australian Government. The announcement recognises the university as one of the best in the world for it’s cyber security […]